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This is a list of members of both houses of the Federal Assembly from the Canton of Schwyz.
This is a list of members of both houses of the Federal Assembly from the Canton of Schwyz.
| Councillor (Party) | Election | Councillor (Party) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaspar L. Krieg Conservative 1848–1849 | Appointed | Karl von Schorno Conservative 1848–1852 | ||
| Franz Anton Oetiker Conservative 1849–1850 | ||||
| Kaspar L. Krieg Conservative 1850–1852 | ||||
| Jos. Meinrad Benedikt Düggelin Conservative 1853–1858 | Nazar von Reding Party unknown 1853–1854 | |||
| F. Xaver J. K. Auf der Mauer Conservative 1854–1861 | ||||
| Johann Anton Steinegger Conservative 1858–1867 | ||||
| Joseph M. von Hettlingen Conservative 1862–1873 | ||||
| Johann Michael Stählin Conservative 1867–1872 | ||||
| Marianus Theiler Conservative 1872–1885 | ||||
| Karl Reichlin Conservative 1873–1874 | ||||
| Joseph M. von Hettlingen Conservative 1874–1887 | ||||
| Karl Kümin Conservative 1885–1905 | ||||
| Karl Reichlin Conservative 1887–1905 | ||||
| Nikolaus Benziger Conservative 1905–1908 | Rudolf von Reding Conservative 1905–1911 | |||
| Martin Ochsner Conservative 1908–1939 | ||||
| Josef-Maria Schuler Free Democratic Party 1911–1915 | ||||
| Joseph Räber Conservative 1915–1928 | ||||
| 1919 | ||||
| 1922 | ||||
| 1925 | ||||
| 1928 | Adolf Suter Conservative 1928–1947 | |||
| 1931 | ||||
| 1935 | ||||
| Fritz Stähli Conservative 1939–1959 | 1939 | |||
| 1943 | ||||
| 1947 | Anton Gwerder Conservative 1947–1949 | |||
| 1950 | Dominik Auf der Maur Conservative 1950–1967 | |||
| 1951 | ||||
| 1955 | ||||
| Heinrich Oechslin Christian Social Conservative Party 1959–1975 | 1959 | |||
| 1963 | ||||
| 1967 | Josef Ulrich Christian Social Conservative Party 1967–1983 | |||
| 1971 | ||||
| Alois Dobler Christian Democratic People's Party 1975–1991 | 1975 | |||
| 1979 | ||||
| 1983 | Xaver Reichmuth Christian Democratic People's Party 1983–1991 | |||
| 1987 | ||||
| Hans Bisig Free Democratic Party 1991–1999 | 1991 |  Bruno Frick Christian Democratic People's Party 1991–2011 | ||
| 1995 | ||||
| Toni Dettling Free Democratic Party 1999–2003 | 1999 | |||
 Alex Kuprecht Swiss People's Party 2003–2023 | 2003 | |||
| 2007 | ||||
| 2011 |  Peter Föhn Swiss People's Party 2011–2019 | |||
| 2015 | ||||
| 2019 |  Othmar Reichmuth Christian Democratic People's Party 2019-2023 | |||
 Pirmin Schwander Swiss People's Party 2023–present | 2023 |  Petra Gössi FDP.The Liberals 2023-present |
| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1848 | Fr. Karl Schuler (Conservative) | Johann Anton Steinegger (Conservative) | 2 seats 1848–1881 | |||||
| 1851 | ||||||||
| 1852 | Karl Styger (Conservative) | |||||||
| 1854 | Meinrad Jb. Hegner (Liberal) | |||||||
| 1857 | Jos. Anton G. Büeler (Conservative) | |||||||
| 1860 | ||||||||
| 1863 | Josef Karl Benziger (Conservative) | |||||||
| 1866 | Josef Anton Eberle (Liberal) | |||||||
| 1869 | ||||||||
| 1872 | Fridolin Holdener (Conservative) | Johann Michael Stählin (Conservative) | ||||||
| 1874 | Ambros Eberle (Conservative) | |||||||
| 1875 | ||||||||
| 1878 | ||||||||
| 1881 | Vital sen. Schwander (Conservative) | 3 seats 1881–2003 | ||||||
| 1883 | Nikolaus Benziger (Conservative) | |||||||
| 1884 | ||||||||
| 1887 | ||||||||
| 1890 | ||||||||
| 1893 | ||||||||
| 1896 | Jos. Ferd. Anton Büeler (Conservative) | |||||||
| 1899 | ||||||||
| 1902 | ||||||||
| 1905 | L. Kaspar Knobel (FDP/PRD) | |||||||
| 1908 | Anton von Hettlingen (Conservative) | |||||||
| 1910 | Martin Steinegger (FDP/PRD) | |||||||
| 1911 | ||||||||
| 1914 | ||||||||
| 1917 | ||||||||
| 1919 | Vital jun. Schwander (Conservative) | Josef Bürgi-Gretener (PAB) | Hans Steiner (Conservative) | |||||
| 1922 | ||||||||
| 1925 | Karl von Weber (Conservative) | Johann Wattenhofer (SP/PS) | ||||||
| 1928 | Alois Ab Yberg (FDP/PRD) | Fritz Stähli (Conservative) | ||||||
| 1931 | ||||||||
| 1935 | Erhard Ruoss (FDP/PRD) | |||||||
| 1939 | Clemenz Ulrich (Conservative) | |||||||
| 1943 | Kaspar Knobel (Conservative) | Josef Schuler (BV (SZ)*) | ||||||
| 1947 | Josef Heinzer (SP/PS) | |||||||
| 1951 | Hans Fuchs (Conservative) | |||||||
| 1953 | Josef Ulrich (Conservative) | |||||||
| 1955 | Armin Bruhin (FDP/PRD) | |||||||
| 1959 | Karl Bachmann (CCS) | Josef Diethelm (SP/PS) | ||||||
| 1963 | ||||||||
| 1967 | Joachim Weber (FDP/PRD) | |||||||
| 1971 | Elisabeth Blunschy-Steiner (CVP/PDC) | |||||||
| 1975 | Josef Risi (CVP/PDC) | |||||||
| 1979 | Karl Weber (FDP/PRD) | |||||||
| 1983 | ||||||||
| 1987 | Jakob Bürgi (CVP/PDC) | Arthur Züger (SP/PS) | ||||||
| 1991 | Toni Dettling (FDP/PRD) | |||||||
| 1995 | Toni Eberhard (CVP/PDC) | Peter Föhn (SVP/UDC) | ||||||
| 1999 | Maya Lalive d'Épinay (FDP/PRD) | |||||||
| 2003 | Reto Wehrli (CVP/PDC) | Josy Gyr-Steiner (SP/PS) | Pirmin Schwander (SVP/UDC) | |||||
| 2007 | Andy Tschümperlin (SP/PS) | |||||||
| 2011 | Alois Gmür (CVP/PDC) | Petra Gössi (FDP/PLR) | ||||||
| 2015 | Marcel Dettling (SVP/UDC) | |||||||
| 2019 | ||||||||
| 2023 | Dominik Blunshy (The Centre) | Roman Bürgi (SVP/UDC) | ||||||
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