2019 Liechtenstein hospital referendum

A referendum on the financing of a new public hospital in Vaduz was held in Liechtenstein on 24 November 2019.^[1] The proposal was approved by 56% of voters.

2019 Liechtenstein hospital referendum

24 November 2019
Referendum on the financing of a new public hospital in Vaduz
Results
Choice Votes  % Yes 8,090 56.22% No 6,301 43.78% Valid votes 14,391 99.42% Invalid or blank votes 84 0.58% Total votes 14,475 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 20,243 71.51%
Results by municipality

Background

In 2011 a referendum was held after the Landtag voted to build a new hospital in Vaduz at a cost of 83 million Swiss francs, which would have been financed by a loan.^[1] Voters rejected the proposal by 58% to 42%.

Following the referendum, a commission was set up to implement a new, more modest project, as the cost of the hospital was deemed to be the primary reason for the rejection.^[2] The new proposal would cost 65.5 million Swiss francs, also financed by a loan.^[3] The Landtag voted in favour of the proposal on 5 September 2019 by a margin of 17-8, with MPs subsequently voting to make the loan conditional on a favourable result in a new referendum.

The vote took the form of an optional referendum of parliamentary origin on a budgetary issue; under Article 66 of the Constitution, the budget allocated by the Landtag is the subject of a request for a unanimous vote by the deputies.^[4]

Results

Choice		Votes	%
For		8,090	56.22
Against		6,301	43.78
Total		14,391	100.00
Valid votes		14,391	99.42
Invalid votes		66	0.46
Blank votes		18	0.12
Total votes		14,475	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		20,243	71.51
Source: Government of Liechtenstein