Local elections were held in Liechtenstein on 26 January 1969 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' Party8Patriotic Union3Total11Source: Liechtensteiner Volksblatt
By municipality MunicipalityPartyVotesElected mayorBalzersProgressive Citizens' Party328Emanuel VogtEschenProgressive Citizens' Party188Alban MeierGamprinPatriotic Union77Alois OehriMaurenProgressive Citizens' Party190Werner MattPlankenProgressive Citizens' Party20Anton NägeleRuggellProgressive Citizens' Party117Hugo OehriSchaanProgressive Citizens' Party307Walter BeckSchellenbergProgressive Citizens' Party69Hugo OehriTriesenPatriotic Union203Rudolf KindleTriesenbergPatriotic Union300Alfons SchädlerVaduzProgressive Citizens' Party329Meinrad OspeltSource: Liechtensteiner Volksblatt
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