Local elections were held in Liechtenstein on 31 January 1960 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' Party7Patriotic Union4Total11Source: Liechtensteiner Volksblatt
By municipality MunicipalityPartyVotesElected mayorBalzersPatriotic Union206Walter BrunhartEschenPatriotic Union170Johann Georg HaslerGamprinProgressive Citizens' Party71Johann Georg HaslerMaurenProgressive Citizens' Party208Oswald BühlerPlankenProgressive Citizens' PartyGustav JehleRuggellPatriotic Union115Andreas HoopSchaanPatriotic Union320Ludwig BeckSchellenbergProgressive Citizens' Party65Hugo OehriTriesenProgressive Citizens' Party188Gabriel NegeleTriesenbergProgressive Citizens' Party193Hans GassnerVaduzProgressive Citizens' Party338David StrubSource: Liechtensteiner Volksblatt
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