Local elections were held in Liechtenstein on 20 January 1963 to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities.
Electoral system Under the municipal law of 1959, the mayors of the respective municipalities were elected by a majority vote. The municipal councillors and their deputies were 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. Only men aged 20 or over were eligible to vote.
Results
Summary PartyMayorsProgressive Citizens' Party5Patriotic Union6Total11Source: Liechtensteiner Volksblatt
By municipality MunicipalityPartyVotesElected mayorBalzersPatriotic Union200Walter BrunhartEschenPatriotic Union185Franz MeierGamprinPatriotic Union58Alois OehriMaurenProgressive Citizens' Party242Egon MeierPlankenProgressive Citizens' Party17Gustav JehleRuggellPatriotic Union134Andreas HoopSchaanPatriotic Union320Ludwig BeckSchellenbergProgressive Citizens' Party76Hugo OehriTriesenPatriotic Union188Alois BeckTriesenbergProgressive Citizens' Party175Hans GassnerVaduzProgressive Citizens' Party276David StrubSource: Liechtensteiner Volksblatt
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