Oberland (electoral district)

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Oberland
Wahlkreis Oberland
Electoral district of Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein-Oberland.svg
Coordinates: 47°8′27.6″N9°31′15.6″E / 47.141000°N 9.521000°E / 47.141000; 9.521000
Country Liechtenstein
Seat Vaduz
Municipalities 6 (Balzers, Planken, Schaan, Triesen, Triesenberg, Vaduz)
Area
 • Total
125.2 km2 (48.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
24,763
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code (+423)

Oberland (German : Wahlkreis Oberland), meaning "upper land", is one of the two electoral districts of Liechtenstein. [1] It corresponds to the historic County of Vaduz (German : Grafschaft Vaduz), and the administrative seat is the city of Vaduz, the national capital. It has 15 seats in the Landtag.

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Geography

The district, which includes the main towns of Vaduz and Schaan, is more populous than the Unterland and spans the southern portion, with between four-fifths and five-sixths of the country's land area. It is composed of six municipalities and 11 villages, for a total of 17 settlements.

MunicipalityPop. (2014)Area (km2)Hamlets
Wappen Balzers.svg Balzers 4,58719.6 Mäls
Wappen Planken.svg Planken 4245.3none
Wappen Schaan.svg Schaan 5,96326.8none
Wappen Triesen.svg Triesen 5,00926.4 Lawena, Valüna
Wappen Triesenberg.svg Triesenberg 2,60429.8 Gaflei, Malbun, Masescha, Rotenboden, Silum, Steg, Sücka, Wangerberg
LIE Vaduz COA.svg Vaduz 5,42517.3 Ebenholz, Mühleholz

Members

Indirect Election: 1878–1918

When the district was established, its representatives were elected by a delegation of 100 electors, who themselves were elected by the citizens of the district.

Elec­tionMember
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)
1878 Josef Anton AmannWendelin Erni Peter Rheinberger Johann Alois SchlegelWilhelm SchlegelJohann Georg VogtChristoph Wanger
1882 Franz Xaver BargetzeChristian Brunhart Albert Schädler Josef SchlegelFranz Josef Beck
1886 Christoph WangerPeter Rheinberger
1890 Meinrad OspeltJosef Isidor BrunhartJohann Baptist Büchel
1894 Ferdinand WalserChristian Brunhart Karl Schädler
1898 Heinrich Brunhart
1902 Franz SchegelJakob Falk
1906 Xaver Bargetze Fritz Walser
1910 Emil WolfingerAlfons Brunhart
1914 Wilhelm Beck Egon RheinbergerJosef Brunhart Albert Wolfinger Josef Sprenger

Direct election: 1918–1932

Seven seats: 1918–1922

Elec­tionMember
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)
1918 Johann Wanger
(FBP)		 Fritz Walser
(FBP)		 Wilhelm Beck
(CSV)		 Josef Gassner
(CSV)		Emil Risch
(CSV)		Josef Sprenger
(CSV)		 Albert Wolfinger
(CSV)

Nine seats: 1922–1932

Elec­tionMember
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)
1922 Emil Bargetze
(CSV)		Alois Frick
(CSV)		Augustin Marogg
(CSV)		Stefan Wachter
(CSV)		 Anton Walser
(CSV)		 Wilhelm Beck
(CSV)		Baptist Quaderer
(CSV)		 Albert Wolfinger
(CSV)		 Josef Gassner
(CSV)
Jan 1926 Johann Jakob Feger
(CSV)		Alois Jehle
(CSV)		 Andreas Vogt
(CSV)		Anton Walser-Kirchthaler
(CSV)
Apr 1926 Josef Steger
(CSV)
Apr 1928 Heinrich Brunhart
(FBP)		 Anton Frommelt
(FBP)		 Ferdinand Risch
(FBP)		 Georg Vogt
(FBP)		Oswald Walser
(FBP)		Franz Amann
(CSV)		Gustav Ospelt Sr.
(CSV)		 Basil Vogt
(CSV)
1930 Josef Ospelt
(FBP)		 Bernhard Risch
(FBP)		Johann Schädler
(FBP)		 Fritz Walser
(FBP)

1932–1939

In the 1930s, the electoral districts were abolished, and the Landtag was composed of a mixture of representatives of municipalities and members elected from a national list.

1939–present: proportional representation

In 1939, the coalition government introduced proportional representation, bringing back the districts of Oberland and Unterland.

Nine seats: 1939–1989

Elec­tionMember
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)
1939 Louis Brunhart
(FBP)		 Franz Eberle
(FBP)		 Anton Frommelt
(FBP)		 Ferdinand Risch
(FBP)		 Basil Vogt
(VU)		 Otto Schaedler
(VU)		 Josef Sele
(VU)		 Florian Kindle
(VU)		Johann Beck
(VU)
1945 David Strub
(FBP)		Johann Beck
(FBP)		Fidel Brunhart
(FBP)		Josef Negele
(FBP)		 Alois Ritter
(VU)		 Heinrich Andreas Brunhart
(VU)		 Johann Wachter
(VU)
1949 Tobias Jele
(FBP)		Engelbert Schädler
(FBP)		Wendelin Beck
(VU)		Alois Vogt
(VU)
Feb 1953 Martin Risch
(FBP)		Ernst Risch
(FBP)		 Ivo Beck
(VU)		 Josef Büchel
(VU)		Alois Ospelt Jr.
(VU)
Jun 1953 Andreas Vogt
(VU)		Alois Vogt
(VU)		Johann Beck
(VU)
1957 Josef Hoop
(FBP)		Hans Gassner
(FBP)		Stefan Wachter Jr.
(FBP)		Ludwig Beck
(VU)		 Josef Büchel
(VU)
1958 Meinrad Ospelt
(FBP)		Fidel Brunhart
(FBP)		Roman Gassner
(VU)		Alois Vogt
(VU)
1962 Hans Gassner
(FBP)		Franz Josef Schurte
(FBP)		 Otto Schaedler
(VU)
1966 Alexander Frick
(FBP)		 Peter Marxer
(FBP)		Gustav Ospelt
(FBP)		 Josef Büchel
(FBP)		 Karlheinz Ritter
(VU)		 Ivo Beck
(VU)		 Samuel Kindle
(VU)
1970 Emanuel Vogt
(FBP)		Hans Verling
(FBP)		Herbert Kindle
(VU)		Franz Beck
(VU)
1974 Hilmar Ospelt
(FBP)		 Noldi Frommelt
(FBP)		Josef Frommelt
(FBP)
1978 Josef Biedermann
(FBP)		Alfons Schädler
(VU)		Wolfgang Feger
(VU)		Georg Gstöhl
(VU)
1982 Louis Gassner
(FBP)		 Dieter Walch
(FBP)		 Paul Kindle
(VU)		Ludwig Seger
(VU)
1986 Johann Kindle
(FBP)		Paul Kindle
(VU)		 Helmuth Matt
(VU)		Georg Vogt
(VU)

15 seats: 1989–present

Elec­tionMember
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)
1989 Ernst Walch
(FBP)		 Dieter Walch
(FBP)		 Alois Ospelt
(FBP)		Johann Kindle
(FBP)		Georg Schierscher
(FBP)		Martin Jehle
(FBP)		Josef Biedermann
(FBP)		 Helmuth Matt
(VU)		 Paul Kindle
(VU)		Alfons Schädler
(VU)		Walter Schädler
(VU)		Reinhard Walser
(VU)		Georg Vogt
(VU)		 Karlheinz Ritter
(VU)		Patrick Hilty
(VU)
Feb 1993 Xaver Hoch
(FBP)		 Thomas Büchel
(FBP)		Alois Beck
(FBP)		Werner Ospelt
(FBP)		Guido Meier
(FBP)		 Paul Vogt
(FL)		 Peter Wolff
(VU)		Walter Hartmann
(VU)		Norbert Bürzle
(VU)		Karlheinz Ospelt
(VU)		Lorenz Heeb
(VU)		Volker Rheinberger
(VU)
Oct 1993 Gebhard Hoch
(FBP)		 Klaus Wagner
(FBP)		 Hubert Sele
(VU)
1997 Marco Ospelt
(FBP)		Elmar Kindle
(FBP)		Helmut Konrad
(FBP)		Peter Sprenger
(VU)
2001 Peter Lampert
(FBP)		 Wendelin Lampert
(FBP)		 Adrian Hasler
(FBP)		Erich Sprenger
(VU)		Hugo Quaderer
(VU)		Dorothee Laternser
(VU)		Walter Vogt
(VU)
2005 Doris Frommelt
(FBP)		Josy Biedermann
(FBP)		 Harry Quaderer
(VU/DU)		 Pepo Frick
(FL)		 Arthur Brunhart
(VU)		Gebhard Negele
(VU)		Heinz Vogt
(VU)		Jürgen Beck
(VU)
2009 Albert Frick
(FBP)		Doris Frommelt
(FBP)		Christian Batliner
(FBP)		Diana Hilti
(VU)		Peter Hilti
(VU)		 Gisela Biedermann
(VU)		Tomas Vogt
(VU)
2013 Eugen Nägele
(FBP)		Alois Beck
(FBP)		Christine Wohlwend
(FBP)		Pio Schurti
(DU)		Helen Konzett Bargetze
(FL)		Thomas Lageder
(FL)		Frank Konrad
(VU)		Christoph Wenaweser
(VU)		Christoph Beck
(VU)		Karin Rüdisser-Quaderer
(VU)
2017 Daniel Seger
(FBP)		 Susanne Eberle-Strub
(FBP)		Thomas Rehak
(DU)		Jürgen Beck
(DU)		Georg Kaufmann
(FL)		 Manfred Kaufmann
(VU)		 Günter Vogt
(VU)
2021 Sebastian Gassner
(FBP)		 Sascha Quaderer
(FBP)		 Bettina Petzold-Mähr
(FBP)		 Thomas Rehak
(DpL)		 Norma Heidegger
(VU)		 Manuela Haldner-Schierscher
(FL)		 Dagmar Bühler-Nigsch
(VU)		 Walter Frick
(VU)
2025 [2] Daniel Salzgeber
(FBP)		 Bettina Petzold-Mähr
(FBP)		Marion Kindle-Kühnis
(DpL)		Joachim Vogt
(DpL)		Martin Seger
(DpL)		Christoph Wenaweser
(VU)		Roger Schädler
(VU)		Carmen Heeb-Kindle
(VU)

See also

References

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