1963 Monegasque general election

1963 Monegasque general election

25 February 1963 (first round) 3 March 1963 (second round)

All 18 seats in the National Council 10 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Seats +/– UND Joseph Simon 17 −1 MUD 1 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. President of the National Council before President of the National Council after Joseph Simon UND Joseph Simon UND

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General elections were held in Monaco on 25 February and 3 March 1963.^[1] The elections were the first since the promulgation of a new constitution implemented after Prince Rainier III relinquished his absolute rule over the principality, and the first in which women were permitted to vote.^[2] The result was a victory for the National and Democratic Union, which won 17 of the 18 seats in the National Council.

Voters can either choose a party list or choose candidates from various lists ("panachage") for the 18 seats. To be elected a candidate must receive a majority of valid votes. If the 18 seats are not filled in the first round, the remaining seats are elected in a second round by a simple majority.

Sixteen seats were won in the first round, with two decided in the second.