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This is a list of members of both houses of the Federal Assembly from the Canton of Nidwalden. As one of the cantons defined until 1999 as "half-cantons", Nidwalden elects only one member to the Council of States
This is a list of members of both houses of the Federal Assembly from the Canton of Nidwalden. As one of the cantons defined until 1999 as "half-cantons", Nidwalden elects only one member to the Council of States
| Election | Councillor (Party) | |
|---|---|---|
| Appointed | Josef A. Maria Bünter Conservative 1848–1851 | |
| Ferdinand Jann Conservative 1851–1855 | ||
| Karl Jann Conservative 1855–1857 | ||
| Jakob Kaiser Conservative 1857–1861 | ||
| Walter Zelger Conservative 1861–1868 | ||
| Jakob Kaiser Conservative 1868–1877 | ||
| Niklaus Lussi Conservative 1877–1884 | ||
| Joh. Josef M. Amstad Conservative 1884–1894 | ||
| Jakob Konst. Wyrsch Conservative 1894–1925 | ||
| Anton Zumbühl Conservative 1925–1937 | ||
| Remigi Joller Conservative 1937–1947 | ||
| 1939 | ||
| 1943 | ||
| 1947 | Werner Christen Independent 1947–1967 | |
| 1951 | ||
| 1955 | ||
| 1959 | ||
| 1963 | ||
| 1967 | Eduard Amstad Christian Social Conservative Party 1967–1976 | |
| 1971 | ||
| 1975 | ||
| 1977 | Norbert Zumbühl Christian Democratic People's Party 1977–1990 | |
| 1979 | ||
| 1983 | ||
| 1987 | ||
| 1990 |  Peter-Josef Schallberger Christian Democratic People's Party 1990–1999 | |
| 1991 | ||
| 1995 | ||
| 1999 |  Marianne Slongo Christian Democratic People's Party 1999–2007 | |
| 2003 | ||
| 2007 |  Paul Niederberger Christian Democratic People's Party 2007–2015 | |
| 2011 | ||
| 2015 |  Hans Wicki FDP.The Liberals 2015–present | |
| 2019 | ||
| 2023 |
| Election | Councillor (Party) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1848 | Melchior Jos. Wyrsch (Cons) | |
| 1851 | Franz Jos. Nikl. Val. Durrer (Cons) | |
| 1854 | Melchior Jos. Wyrsch (Cons) | |
| 1857 | Joh. Melchior Al. Joller (Liberal) | |
| 1860 | Alois (Louis) Wyrsch (Liberal) | |
| 1863 | ||
| 1866 | ||
| 1869 | ||
| 1872 | Walter Zelger (Cons) | |
| 1874 | Robert Ant. Al. Durrer (Cons) | |
| 1875 | ||
| 1878 | ||
| 1881 | ||
| 1884 | ||
| 1887 | ||
| 1890 | Hans sen. von Matt (Cons) | |
| 1893 | ||
| 1896 | Karl Jos. Niederberger (Cons) | |
| 1899 | ||
| 1902 | ||
| 1905 | ||
| 1908 | ||
| 1911 | ||
| 1914 | ||
| 1917 | Hans jun. von Matt (Cons) | |
| 1919 | ||
| 1922 | ||
| 1925 | ||
| 1928 | ||
| 1931 | ||
| 1932 | Theodor Gabriel (Cons) | |
| 1935 | Gottfried Odermatt (Cons) | |
| 1939 | ||
| 1943 | Arnold Wagner (Cons) | |
| 1947 | ||
| 1951 | ||
| 1955 | Joseph Odermatt (Cons) | |
| 1959 | ||
| 1963 | ||
| 1967 | August Albrecht (CCS) | |
| 1971 | ||
| 1975 | ||
| 1979 | Joseph Iten (CVP/PDC) | |
| 1983 | ||
| 1987 | ||
| 1991 | ||
| 1995 | Eduard Engelberger (FDP/PRD / FDP.The Liberals) | |
| 1999 | ||
| 2003 | ||
| 2007 | ||
| 2009 | ||
| 2011 | Peter Keller (SVP/UDC) | |
| 2015 | ||
| 2019 | ||
| 2023 | Regina Durrer-Knobel (The Centre) | |
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