# 1975 Liechtenstein local elections

Local elections were held in Liechtenstein on 2 February 1975 to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities. The elections were the first to take place under the revised municipal law of 1974, in which the term of mayors was increased from three to four years and the number of seats in all the municipal councils was increased.

## Election system

The municipal councils (German: Gemeinderat) are composed of an even number of councillors plus the mayor (German: Gemeindevorsteher). The number of councillors is determined by population count: 6 councillors for population under 500; 8 councillors for population between 500 and 1,500; 10 councillors for population between 1,500 and 3,000; and 12 councillors for population over 3,000.
Councillors were elected in single multi-member districts, consisting of the municipality's territory, using an open list proportional representation system. Voting was on the basis of male suffrage in a secret ballot. The mayors were elected in a two-round system. If none of the candidates achieved a majority in the first round, a second round would have been held four weeks later, where the candidate with a plurality would be elected as a mayor.

## Mayoral elections results
### Summary

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Mayors |
| | Progressive Citizens' Party | 2,032 | 54.9 | 7 |
| | Patriotic Union | 1,666 | 45.1 | 4 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 529 | – | – |
| Total | Total | 4,227 | 100 | 11 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 19,558 | 90.9 | – |
| Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 1978 |||||

### By municipality

| Municipality | Electorate | Party | Elected mayor | Votes | % |
| Balzers | 649 | Progressive Citizens' Party | Emanuel Vogt | 316 | 54.3 |
| Balzers | 649 | Patriotic Union | – | 266 | 45.7 |
| Eschen | 506 | Patriotic Union | Egon Marxer | 270 | 58.8 |
| Eschen | 506 | Progressive Citizens' Party | – | 189 | 41.2 |
| Gamprin | 161 | Progressive Citizens' Party | Lorenz Hasler | 96 | 64.9 |
| Gamprin | 161 | Patriotic Union | – | 52 | 35.1 |
| Mauren | 448 | Progressive Citizens' Party | Werner Matt | 210 | 100 |
| Planken | 50 | Progressive Citizens' Party | Anton Nägele | 48 | 100 |
| Ruggell | 258 | Progressive Citizens' Party | Hugo Oehri | 131 | 52.8 |
| Ruggell | 258 | Patriotic Union | – | 117 | 47.2 |
| Schaan | 728 | Progressive Citizens' Party | Walter Beck | 341 | 55.7 |
| Schaan | 728 | Patriotic Union | – | 271 | 44.3 |
| Schellenberg | 132 | Patriotic Union | Hermann Hassler | 88 | 100 |
| Triesen | 519 | Patriotic Union | Rudolf Kindle | 276 | 59.7 |
| Triesen | 519 | Progressive Citizens' Party | – | 186 | 40.3 |
| Triesenberg | 481 | Patriotic Union | Alfons Schädler | 326 | 100 |
| Vaduz | 720 | Progressive Citizens' Party | Hilmar Ospelt | 519 | 100 |
| Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 1978 |||||||

## Municipal council elections results
### Overall

← Summary of the 1975 Liechtenstein local elections results → :
| Party | Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Mayors |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Mayors |
| | Progressive Citizens' Party (FBPL) | 21,893 | 51.1 | 61 | 7 |
| | Patriotic Union (VU) | 20,909 | 48.9 | 54 | 4 |
| Total | Total | 42,802 | 100 | 115 | 11 |
| Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 4,156 | 97.8 | | |
| Invalid/blank ballots | Invalid/blank ballots | 92 | 2.2 | | |
| Total | Total | 4,248 | 100 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 4,652 | 91.3 | | |
| Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 1999, p.356-367 ||||||

### Results by municipality

| Municipality | FBPL | FBPL | VU | VU |
| Municipality | % | C | % | C |
| Balzers | 45.4 | 5 | 54.6 | 6 |
| Eschen | 50.4 | 6 | 49.6 | 5 |
| Gamprin | 55.1 | 5 | 44.9 | 4 |
| Mauren | 60.2 | 7 | 39.8 | 4 |
| Planken | 75.7 | 6 | 24.3 | 1 |
| Ruggell | 48.1 | 4 | 51.9 | 5 |
| Schaan | 52.4 | 7 | 47.6 | 6 |
| Schellenberg | 49.6 | 4 | 50.4 | 5 |
| Triesen | 45.9 | 5 | 54.1 | 6 |
| Triesenberg | 39.8 | 4 | 60.2 | 7 |
| Vaduz | 59.5 | 8 | 40.5 | 5 |
| Source: Statistisches Jahrbuch 1999, p.356-367 |||||