1969 Liechtenstein local elections

1969 Liechtenstein local elections

26 January 1969

Mayoral results by municipality

Local elections were held in Liechtenstein on 26 January 1969 to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities.[1]

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 listproportional 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.[2]

Results

Summary

Party Mayors
Progressive Citizens' Party8
Patriotic Union3
Total11
Source: Liechtensteiner Volksblatt

By municipality

Municipality Party Votes Elected mayor
BalzersProgressive Citizens' Party328 Emanuel Vogt
EschenProgressive Citizens' Party188 Alban Meier
GamprinPatriotic Union77 Alois Oehri
MaurenProgressive Citizens' Party190 Werner Matt
PlankenProgressive Citizens' Party20 Anton Nägele
RuggellProgressive Citizens' Party117 Hugo Oehri
SchaanProgressive Citizens' Party307 Walter Beck
SchellenbergProgressive Citizens' Party69 Hugo Oehri
TriesenPatriotic Union203 Rudolf Kindle
TriesenbergPatriotic Union300 Alfons Schädler
VaduzProgressive Citizens' Party329 Meinrad Ospelt
Source: Liechtensteiner Volksblatt

References

  1. ^"Amtliche Bekanntmachung". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 29 January 1969. p. 1. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  2. ^"Gemeindegesetz vom 2. Dezember 1959". gesetze.li (in German). 2 December 1959. Retrieved 4 November 2025.