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![]() Mayoral results by municipality |
Local elections were held in Liechtenstein on 20 January 1963 to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities. [1]
Party | Mayors | |
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Progressive Citizens' Party | 5 | |
Patriotic Union | 6 | |
Total | 11 | |
Source: Liechtensteiner Volksblatt |
Municipality | Party | Votes | Elected mayor | |
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Balzers | Patriotic Union | 200 | Walter Burnhart | |
Eschen | Patriotic Union | 185 | Franz Meier | |
Gamprin | Patriotic Union | 58 | Alois Öhri | |
Mauren | Progressive Citizens' Party | 242 | Egon Meier | |
Planken | Progressive Citizens' Party | 17 | Gustav Jehle | |
Ruggell | Patriotic Union | 134 | Andreas Hoop | |
Schaan | Patriotic Union | 320 | Ludwig Beck | |
Schellenberg | Progressive Citizens' Party | 76 | Hugo Oehri | |
Triesen | Patriotic Union | 188 | Alois Beck | |
Triesenberg | Progressive Citizens' Party | 175 | Hans Gassner | |
Vaduz | Progressive Citizens' Party | 276 | David Strub | |
Source: Liechtensteiner Volksblatt |
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