Oberland (electoral district)
Electoral district of Liechtenstein in Vaduz
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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.
Oberland
Wahlkreis Oberland | |
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| Coordinates: 47°8′27.6″N 9°31′15.6″E | |
| Country | Liechtenstein |
| Seat | Vaduz |
| Municipalities | 6 (Balzers, Planken, Schaan, Triesen, Triesenberg, Vaduz) |
| Area | |
• Total | 125.5 km2 (48.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 24,763 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | (+423) |
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.
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.
| Election | Member (party) |
Member (party) |
Member (party) |
Member (party) |
Member (party) |
Member (party) |
Member (party) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 | Josef Anton Amann | Wendelin Erni | Peter Rheinberger | Johann Alois Schlegel | Wilhelm Schlegel | Johann Georg Vogt | Christoph Wanger |
| 1882 | Franz Xaver Bargetze | Christian Brunhart | Albert Schädler | Josef Schlegel | Franz Josef Beck | ||
| 1886 | Christoph Wanger | Peter Rheinberger | |||||
| 1890 | Meinrad Ospelt | Josef Isidor Brunhart | Johann Baptist Büchel | ||||
| 1894 | Ferdinand Walser | Christian Brunhart | Karl Schädler | ||||
| 1898 | Heinrich Brunhart | ||||||
| 1902 | Franz Schegel | Jakob Falk | |||||
| 1906 | Xaver Bargetze | Fritz Walser | |||||
| 1910 | Emil Wolfinger | Alfons Brunhart | |||||
| 1914 | Wilhelm Beck | Egon Rheinberger | Josef Brunhart | Albert Wolfinger | Josef Sprenger |
Direct election: 1918–1932
Seven seats: 1918–1922
| Election | Member (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
| Election | Member (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
| Election | Member (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
| Election | 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) |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
