# 2019 Vaduz elections

Elections were held in Vaduz on 24 March and 14 April 2019 to elect the mayor of Vaduz and the Vaduz municipal council. Incumbent mayor Ewald Ospelt did not seek re-election. Manfred Bischof of the Progressive Citizens' Party defeated Frank Konrad of the Patriotic Union, whereas both parties won a joint five seats in the municipal council, with the Free List winning two.

## Background

Incumbent mayor Ewald Ospelt was expected to run for a fourth term, but in October 2018 he declared his intention to not do so. The FBP nominated Manfred Bischof, whereas the VU nominated Landtag member Frank Konrad, both in the same month. The FBP presented its candidates for the municipal council on 28 October. The Free List nominated René Hasler for mayor in August 2018.

## Electoral system

The 12-person municipal council is elected by open list proportional representation. Voters vote for a party list and then may strike through candidates they do not wish to cast a preferential vote for and may add names of candidates from other lists.
The mayor is elected by a majority vote, and is also a member of the municipal council. If none of the candidates achieve a majority in the first round, a second round would be held four weeks later, where the candidate with a plurality would be elected as a mayor.

## Results
### Mayoral election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Manfred Bischof | Progressive Citizens' Party | 748 | 39.56 | 996 | 50.58 |
| | Frank Konrad | Patriotic Union | 739 | 39.08 | 892 | 45.30 |
| | René Hasler | Free List | 313 | 16.55 | | |
| | Giovanna Gould | Independent | 91 | 4.81 | 81 | 4.11 |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,891 | 100.00 | 1,969 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,891 | 93.75 | 1,969 | 96.76 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 67 | 3.32 | 31 | 1.52 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 59 | 2.93 | 35 | 1.72 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,017 | 100.00 | 2,035 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,754 | 73.24 | 2,754 | 73.89 |
| Source: Gemeindewahlen, Gemeindewahlen |||||||

### Municipal council election

| | Progressive Citizens' Party | 9,521 | 41.58 | 5 | –2 |
| | Patriotic Union | 9,033 | 39.45 | 5 | 0 |
| | Free List | 3,684 | 16.09 | 2 | +2 |
| | The Independents | 658 | 2.87 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 22,896 | 100.00 | 12 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,908 | 94.60 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 82 | 4.07 | | |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | 27 | 1.34 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 2,017 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,754 | 73.24 | | |
| Source: Gemeindewahlen ||||||
| Seats | Electorate | Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats |
| 12 | 2,754 | Progressive Citizens' Party | Toni Real Philip Thöny Priska Risch-Amann Hannelore Eller-Hemmerle Ruth Ospelt-Niepelt Georg Ospelt Benjamin Fischer Willy Vogt Nicole Wäger | 9,521 | 41.6 | 5 |
| 12 | 2,754 | Patriotic Union | Petra Miescher Antje Moser Natascha Söldi Daniela Ospelt Josef Feurle Rainer Tschütscher Philippe Hefti Patrick Wille Maylin Roth-Wachter Martin Gassner Philip Schädler Volker Frommelt | 9,033 | 39.5 | 5 |
| 12 | 2,754 | Free List | Stefanie Hasler Stephan Gstöhl Rahel Rauter Manuel Kieber | 3,684 | 16.1 | 1 |
| 12 | 2,754 | The Independents | Bianca Risch | 658 | 2.9 | 0 |
| Source: Gemeindewahlen ||||||||