This is a list of members of both houses of the Federal Assembly from the Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. As one of the cantons defined until 1999 as "half-cantons", Appenzell Ausserrhoden elects only one member to the Council of States
| Election | Councillor (Party) | |
|---|---|---|
| Appointed |  Johann Konrad Oertli Free Democratic Party 1848–1849 | |
| Johann Jakob Free Democratic Party 1849–1849 | ||
| Johannes Roth Free Democratic Party 1849–1859 | ||
| Johann Jakob Sutter Free Democratic Party 1859–1866 | ||
 Johannes Hohl Free Democratic Party 1866–1868 | ||
| Johannes Roth Free Democratic Party 1868–1871 | ||
 Arnold Roth Party unknown 1871–1877 | ||
| Johann Jakob Hohl Free Democratic Party 1877–1911 | ||
 Johannes Baumann Free Democratic Party 1911–1934 | ||
| Hans-Konrad Sonderegger Independent 1934–1935 | ||
| 1935 | Walter Ackermann Free Democratic Party 1935–1963 | |
| 1939 | ||
| 1943 | ||
| 1947 | ||
| 1951 | ||
| 1955 | ||
| 1959 | ||
| 1963 |  Hans Nänny Free Democratic Party 1963–1975 | |
| 1967 | ||
| 1971 | ||
| 1975 |  Hans Ulrich Baumberger Free Democratic Party 1975–1983 | |
| 1979 | ||
| 1983 | Otto Schoch Free Democratic Party 1983–1997 | |
| 1987 | ||
| 1991 | ||
| 1995 | ||
| 1997 |  Hans-Rudolf Merz Free Democratic Party 1997–2003 | |
| 1999 | ||
| 2003 | ||
| 2004 |  Hans Altherr Free Democratic Party 2004–2009 FDP.The Liberals 2009-2019 | |
| 2007 | ||
| 2009 | ||
| 2011 | ||
| 2015 | ||
| 2019 |  Andrea Caroni FDP.The Liberals 2019–present | |
| 2023 |
| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1848 | Johann Heinrich Heim (Seele der Bewegung) | Johann Jakob Sutter (FDP/PRD) | 2 seats 1848–1881 | |||
| 1851 | Johann Heinrich Tanner (Liberal) | |||||
| 1853 | Jakob Kellenberger (Ind) | Johann Konrad Oertli (FDP/PRD) | ||||
| 1854 | Titus Tobler (Ind) | |||||
| 1857 | Johann Konrad Oertli (FDP/PRD) | Adolf Friedrich Zürcher (Liberal) | ||||
| 1859 | Johannes Roth (FDP/PRD) | |||||
| 1860 | ||||||
| 1863 | ||||||
| 1866 | Johann Ulrich Meyer (FDP/PRD) | |||||
| 1868 | Johann Ulrich Sutter (Liberal) | |||||
| 1869 | Johannes Hohl (FDP/PRD) | |||||
| 1872 | ||||||
| 1873 | Christian Graf (FDP/PRD) | |||||
| 1875 | Johann Georg Tanner (FDP/PRD) | |||||
| 1878 | Johann Fässler (FDP/PRD) | Daniel Hofstetter (Liberal) | ||||
| 1881 | Johann Conrad Sonderegger (FDP/PRD) | Johann Ulrich Schiess (Liberal) | ||||
| 1883 | Johann Jakob Sturzenegger (Liberal) | Johann Ulrich Eisenhut (Liberal) | ||||
| 1884 | ||||||
| 1887 | ||||||
| 1890 | Johannes Zuberbühler (FDP/PRD) | |||||
| 1893 | Joh. Konrad Eisenhut (FDP/PRD) | |||||
| 1896 | Johann Jakob Sonderegger (FDP/PRD) | |||||
| 1899 | Jakob Konrad Lutz (FDP/PRD) | |||||
| 1902 | Arthur Eugster (FDP/PRD) | |||||
| 1905 | Hermann Altherr (FDP/PRD) | |||||
| 1908 | Howard Eugster (SP/PS) | |||||
| 1911 | Johannes Eisenhut (FDP/PRD) | |||||
| 1914 | ||||||
| 1917 | ||||||
| 1919 | ||||||
| 1921 | Alfred Hofstetter (FDP/PRD) | |||||
| 1922 | ||||||
| 1925 | ||||||
| 1928 | ||||||
| 1931 | Gustav Altherr (FDP/PRD) | 2 seats 1931–2003 | ||||
| 1932 | Peter Flisch (SP/PS) | |||||
| 1935 | Albert Keller (FDP/PRD) | |||||
| 1939 | ||||||
| 1943 | ||||||
| 1947 | ||||||
| 1951 | Jakob Bruderer (FDP/PRD) | |||||
| 1955 | Jakob Langenauer (FDP/PRD) | Erwin Schwendinger (SP/PS) | ||||
| 1959 | ||||||
| 1963 | ||||||
| 1967 | ||||||
| 1971 | Hans Ulrich Baumberger (FDP/PRD) | |||||
| 1974 | Christian Merz (SP/PS) | |||||
| 1975 | Hans-Rudolf Früh (FDP/PRD) | |||||
| 1979 | ||||||
| 1983 | Herbert Maeder (LDU/LdI) | |||||
| 1987 | ||||||
| 1991 | ||||||
| 1995 | Dorle Vallender (FDP/PRD) | Jakob Freund (SVP/UDC) | ||||
| 1999 | ||||||
| 2003 | Marianne Kleiner (FDP/PRD / FDP.The Liberals) | 1 seat 2003-present | ||||
| 2007 | ||||||
| 2009 | ||||||
| 2011 | Andrea Caroni (FDP.The Liberals) | |||||
| 2015 | David Zuberbühler (SVP/UDC) | |||||
| 2019 | ||||||
| 2023 | ||||||
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