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This is a list of members of both houses of the Federal Assembly from the Canton of Obwalden. As one of the cantons defined until 1999 as "half-cantons", Obwalden 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 Obwalden. As one of the cantons defined until 1999 as "half-cantons", Obwalden elects only one member to the Council of States
| Election | Councillor (Party) | |
|---|---|---|
| Appointed | Johann Imfeld Conservative 1848–1849 | |
| Nicolaus Hermann Conservative 1849–1872 | ||
| Theodor Wirz Conservative 1872–1901 | ||
 Adalbert Wirz Conservative 1901–1925 | ||
| Walter Amstalden Conservative 1926–1943 | ||
| 1928 | ||
| 1931 | ||
| 1935 | ||
| 1939 | ||
| 1943 |  Ludwig von Moos Conservative 1943–1959 | |
| 1947 | ||
| 1951 | ||
| 1955 | ||
| 1959 | ||
| 1960 | Gotthard Odermatt Christian Social Conservative Party 1960–1970 | |
| 1963 | ||
| 1967 | ||
| 1970 |  Jost Dillier Christian Social Conservative Party 1970–1982 | |
| 1971 | ||
| 1975 | ||
| 1979 | ||
| 1982 |  Wilfried Hophan Christian Democratic People's Party 1982–1986 | |
| 1983 | ||
| 1986 |  Niklaus Küchler Christian Democratic People's Party 1986–1998 | |
| 1987 | ||
| 1991 | ||
| 1995 | ||
| 1998 | Hans Hess Independent 1998–2015 | |
| 1999 | ||
| 2003 | ||
| 2007 | ||
| 2011 | ||
| 2015 |  Erich Ettlin Christian Democratic People's Party 2015–2023 The Centre 2023–present | |
| 2019 | ||
| 2023 |
| Election | Councillor (Party) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1848 | Franz Wirz (Conservative) | |
| 1851 | ||
| 1854 | ||
| 1857 | ||
| 1860 | ||
| 1863 | ||
| 1866 | Simon Etlin (Conservative) | |
| 1869 | ||
| 1871 | Theodor Wirz (Conservative) | |
| 1872 | Alois Reinert (Conservative) | |
| 1875 | ||
| 1878 | Nicolaus Hermann (Conservative) | |
| 1881 | ||
| 1884 | ||
| 1887 | ||
| 1888 | Nikolaus Durrer (Liberal) | |
| 1890 | Peter Anton Ming (Conservative) | |
| 1893 | ||
| 1896 | ||
| 1899 | ||
| 1902 | ||
| 1905 | ||
| 1908 | ||
| 1911 | ||
| 1914 | ||
| 1917 | ||
| 1919 | ||
| 1922 | ||
| 1924 | Maria Odermatt (Conservative) | |
| 1925 | ||
| 1928 | ||
| 1931 | ||
| 1935 | ||
| 1939 | ||
| 1943 | Gotthard Odermatt (Conservative) | |
| 1947 | ||
| 1951 | Hans Ming (Conservative) | |
| 1955 | ||
| 1959 | ||
| 1963 | Hans Gasser (CCS) | |
| 1967 | ||
| 1971 | Walter Röthlin (CVP/PDC) | |
| 1975 | ||
| 1979 | ||
| 1983 | ||
| 1987 | Ulrich Blatter (CVP/PDC) | |
| 1991 | ||
| 1995 | Adalbert Durrer (CVP/PDC) | |
| 1999 | ||
| 2001 | Adrian Imfeld (CVP/PDC) | |
| 2003 | ||
| 2007 | Christoph von Rotz (SVP/UDC) | |
| 2011 | Karl Vogler (CSP OW) | |
| 2015 | ||
| 2019 | Monika Rüegger-Hurschler (SVP/UDC) | |
| 2023 | ||
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