Unterland (electoral district)

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Unterland
Wahlkreis Unterland
Electoral district of Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein-Unterland.svg
Coordinates: 47°14′0.98″N9°32′53.01″E / 47.2336056°N 9.5480583°E / 47.2336056; 9.5480583
CountryFlag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
Seat Wappen Schellenberg.svg Schellenberg
Municipalities 5 (Eschen, Gamprin, Mauren, Ruggell, Schellenberg)
Area
 • Total
34.8 km2 (13.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
13,986
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code (+423)

Unterland (German : Wahlkreis Unterland), meaning "lower land", is one of the two electoral districts of Liechtenstein. [1] The district's administrative seat is the town of Schellenberg, due to its historical existence as the Lordship of Schellenberg (German : Herrschaft Schellenberg). It has 10 seats in the Landtag.

Contents

Geography

The district is less populous than Oberland (the other district) and takes up between a fifth and a sixth of Liechtenstein's total area. It comprises five municipalities and three villages, for a total of eight settlements. [2]

MunicipalityPop. (2014)Area (km2)Hamlets
Wappen Eschen.svg Eschen 4,31310.3 Nendeln
Wappen Gamprin.svg Gamprin 1,6576.1 Bendern
Wappen Mauren.svg Mauren 4,1897.5 Schaanwald
Wappen Ruggell.svg Ruggell 2,1467.4none
Wappen Schellenberg.svg Schellenberg 1,0533.5 Hinterschellenberg

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)
1878 Franz Josef BiedermannMichael KaiserFranz Josef KindJosef Martin Oehri
1882 Sebastian HeebPeter MarzerJakob Kaiser
1886 Franz Josef Kind Ludwig Marxer Chrisostomus Büchel
1890
1894 Lorenz KindWilhelm Fehr
1898
1902 Ludwid ElkuchJohann GstöhlFranz Josef Hoop
1906 Jakob KaiserFranz Josef Marxer
1910 Emil Batliner
1914 Johann HaslerJohann Wohlwend

Direct election: 1918–1932

Five seats: 1918–1922

Elec­tionMember
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)
1918 Johann Hasler
(FBP)		Franz Josef Hoop
(FBP)		Franz Josef Marxer
(FBP)		 Peter Büchel
(FBP)		 Karl Kaiser
(FBP)

Six seats: 1922–1932

Elec­tionMember
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)
1922 Felix Gubelmann
(FBP)		 Karl Kaiser
(FBP)		Josef Ignaz Marxer
(FBP)		 Peter Büchel
(FBP)		Johann Büchel
(CSV)		 Rudolf Matt
(CSV)
Jan 1926 Franz Josef Marxer
(FBP)		 Franz Xaver Hoop
(FBP)		 Emil Batliner
(FBP)		 Wilhelm Büchel
(FBP)
Apr 1926
1928

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.

Six seats: 1939–1989

Elec­tionMember
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)
1939 Oswald Bühler
(FBP)		Johann Georg Hasler
(FBP)		 Franz Xaver Hoop
(FBP)		 Eugen Schädler
(FBP)		 Rudolf Matt
(VU)		 Chrisostomus Öhri
(VU)
1945 Philipp Elkuch
(FBP)		Josef Marxer
(VU)		Alois Hassler
(VU)
1949 Oswald Bühler
(FBP)		Rudolf Marxer
(FBP)		 Eduard Oehri
(FBP)		 Johann Georg Hasler
(VU)
Feb 1953 Ernst Andreas Büchel
(FBP)		Franz Kind Sr.
(FBP)		Alois Hassler
(VU)
Jun 1953 Gebhard Gerner
(VU)		Paul Büchel
(VU)
1957 Georg Oehri
(FBP)		 Ernst Büchel
(FBP)		Leo Gerner
(FBP)		Josef Oehri
(FBP)		Alois Oehri
(VU)		 Johann Georg Hasler
(VU)
1958 Alfons Büchel
(FBP)		Paul Oehri
(VU)
1962 Franz Nägele
(VU)
1966 Georg Malin
(FBP)		 Cyrill Büchel
(VU)
1970 Anton Gerner
(FBP)		Eugen Hasler
(VU)
1974 Werner Gstöhl
(VU)		 Gerard Batliner
(FBP)
1978 Armin Meier
(FBP)		Franz Meier
(VU)		Hermann Hassler
(VU)		Walter Oehry
(VU)
1982 Beat Marxer
(FBP)		Josef Büchel
(FBP)		Günther Wohlwend
(VU)
1986 Heinz Ritter
(FBP)		 Emma Eigenmann-Schädler
(FBP)		Beat Hassler
(VU)

Ten seats: 1989–present

Elec­tionMember
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)		Member
(party)
1989 Carl Kaiser
(FBP)		 Otmar Hasler
(FBP)		Josef Büchel
(FBP)		Heinz Ritter
(FBP)		 Emma Eigenmann-Schädler
(FBP)		Günther Wohlwend
(VU)		Oswald Kranz
(VU)		Manfred Biedermann
(VU)		Walter Oehry
(VU)		Hermann Hassler
(VU)
Feb 1993 Gabriel Marxer
(FBP)		Renate Wohlwend
(FBP)		 Wolfgang Marxer
(FL)		Egon Gstöhl
(VU)		Arnold Kind
(VU)
Oct 1993 Rudolf Lampert
(FBP)		Johannes Matt
(FBP)		Otto Büchel
(VU)		Ingrid Hassler-Gerner
(VU)
1997 Egon Matt
(FL)		Donath Oehri
(VU)		Hansjörg Goop
(VU)
2001 Johannes Kaiser
(FBP)		Renate Wohlwend
(FBP)		Markus Büchel
(FBP)		Jürgen Zech
(FBP)		Helmut Büchel
(FBP)		Ivo Klein
(VU)
2005 Franz J. Heeb
(FBP)		Günther Kranz
(VU)		Andrea Matt
(FL)		Doris Beck
(VU)		 Marlies Amann-Marxer
(VU)
2009 Gerold Büchel
(FBP)		Manfred Batliner
(FBP)		Rainer Gopp
(FBP)		Werner Kranz
(VU)		Peter Büchel
(VU)
2013 Elfried Hasler
(FBP)		 Wolfgang Marxer
(FL)		 Herbert Elkuch
(DU)		 Erich Hasler
(DU)		Judith Öhri
(VU)		Violanda Lanter-Koller
(VU)
2017 Johannes Hasler
(FBP)		 Daniel Oehry
(FBP)		 Patrick Risch
(FL)		 Mario Wohlwend
(VU)		 Gunilla Marxer-Kranz
(VU)
2021 Franziska Hoop
(FBP)		 Karin Zech-Hoop
(FBP)		 Herbert Elkuch
(DpL)		 Peter Frick
(VU)		 Dietmar Lampert
(VU)
2025 [3] Lino Nägele
(FBP)		 Erich Hasler
(DpL)		Sandra Fausch
(FL)		Simon Schächle
(DpL)		Stefan Öhri
(VU)		Dietmar Hasler
(VU)		Tanja Cissé
(VU)		Johannes Zimmermann
(VU)

See also

References

  1. ↑ (in German) Politics and electoral districts of Liechtenstein
  2. ↑ 1156141 (x   j   a   h) Unterland on OpenStreetMap
  3. ↑ "Landtagswahlen 2025 - Ergebnisse".
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