IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Liechtenstein

Principality of Liechtenstein

38,404	10
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019)	Elections in our database
20,384	84.20%
Registered Voters (as of March 10, 2021)	Average Turnout

Name	Official Name	Type
Liechtenstein Parliament	Landtag	Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: Prince HANS ADAM II *
Head of Government: Prime Minister Daniel RISCH
Assembly: Liechtenstein has a unicameral Parliament (Landtag) with 25 seats.

* On August 15, 2004, Prince HANS ADAM II transferred the official duties to the Prince-Regent ALOIS, but Prince HANS ADAM II retains his title of Head of State.

Description of electoral system:

The Prince is the hereditary head of state.
The Head of Government is appointed by the monarch. The leader of the majority party is usually chosen as Head of Government.
In the Parliament (Landtag) 25 members are elected through an open-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms. There are 2 multi-member constituencies and an 8 percent threshold.

Elections

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Liechtenstein Parliament	2001-02-09	14,178	16,350	86.72%
Liechtenstein Parliament	2001-02-11	14,178	16,350	86.72%
Referendum	2003-03-14	14,845	16,932	87.67%
Liechtenstein Parliament	2005-03-11	15,070	17,428	86.47%
Liechtenstein Parliament	2009-02-08	15,650	18,493	84.63%
Referendum	2011-06-17	13,998	18,865	74.2%
Referendum	2012-07-01	15,807	15,812	99.97%
Liechtenstein Parliament	2013-02-03	15,363	19,251	79.8%
Liechtenstein Parliament	2017-02-05	15,408	19,806	77.79%
Liechtenstein Parliament	2021-02-07	15,901	20,384	78.01%

Voter Turnout