Oberland (electoral district)

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Oberland (electoral district) - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 47°8′27.6″N 9°31′15.6″E / 47.141000°N 9.521000°E

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Oberland Wahlkreis Oberland
Electoral district of Liechtenstein

Coordinates: 47°8′27.6″N 9°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.

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.

Municipality	Pop. (2014)	Area (km²)	Hamlets
Balzers	4,587	19.6	Mäls
Planken	424	5.3	none
Schaan	5,963	26.8	none
Triesen	5,009	26.4	Lawena, Valüna
Triesenberg	2,604	29.8	Gaflei, Malbun, Masescha, Rotenboden, Silum, Steg, Sücka, Wangerberg
Vaduz	5,425	17.3	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.

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	Josef Anton Amann		Franz Xaver Bargetze	Christian Brunhart	Albert Schädler	Josef Schlegel	Franz Josef Beck
1886	Christoph Wanger			Christian Brunhart		Peter Rheinberger
1890	Meinrad Ospelt	Josef Isidor Brunhart		Johann Baptist Büchel		Peter Rheinberger
1894	Ferdinand Walser	Christian Brunhart				Karl Schädler
1898	Ferdinand Walser	Heinrich Brunhart
1902	Franz Schegel		Jakob Falk
1906			Xaver Bargetze	Fritz Walser
1910		Emil Wolfinger	Xaver Bargetze	Fritz Walser		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
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		Alois Frick (CSV)	Johann Jakob Feger (CSV)	Alois Jehle (CSV)	Andreas Vogt (CSV)			Anton Walser-Kirchthaler (CSV)
Apr 1926		Josef Steger (CSV)	Johann Jakob Feger (CSV)	Alois Jehle (CSV)	Andreas Vogt (CSV)			Anton Walser-Kirchthaler (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	Heinrich Brunhart (FBP)	Anton Frommelt (FBP)	Ferdinand Risch (FBP)	Georg Vogt (FBP)	Oswald Walser (FBP)	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
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)	Josef Sele (VU)	Florian Kindle (VU)	Johann Wachter (VU)
1949		Tobias Jele (FBP)		Engelbert Schädler (FBP)		Heinrich Andreas Brunhart (VU)	Wendelin Beck (VU)	Alois Vogt (VU)	Johann Wachter (VU)
Feb 1953		Martin Risch (FBP)		Ernst Risch (FBP)		Ivo Beck (VU)	Wendelin Beck (VU)	Josef Büchel (VU)	Alois Ospelt Jr. (VU)
Jun 1953				Ernst Risch (FBP)		Ivo Beck (VU)	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	Josef Hoop (FBP)		Meinrad Ospelt (FBP)		Fidel Brunhart (FBP)	Roman Gassner (VU)		Alois Vogt (VU)
1962	Hans Gassner (FBP)		Meinrad Ospelt (FBP)		Franz Josef Schurte (FBP)		Otto Schaedler (VU)	Alois Vogt (VU)
1966	Alexander Frick (FBP)	Peter Marxer (FBP)	Gustav Ospelt (FBP)	Josef Büchel (FBP)	Karlheinz Ritter (VU)		Ivo Beck (VU)	Samuel Kindle (VU)
1970	Alexander Frick (FBP)		Emanuel Vogt (FBP)	Hans Verling (FBP)			Herbert Kindle (VU)	Franz Beck (VU)
1974	Hilmar Ospelt (FBP)		Emanuel Vogt (FBP)	Noldi Frommelt (FBP)		Josef Frommelt (FBP)	Herbert Kindle (VU)
1978	Hilmar Ospelt (FBP)		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)	Georg Gstöhl (VU)
1986	Louis Gassner (FBP)	Dieter Walch (FBP)		Johann Kindle (FBP)			Paul Kindle (VU)	Helmuth Matt (VU)	Georg Vogt (VU)

15 seats: 1989-present

Election
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	Ernst Walch (FBP)	Dieter Walch (FBP)	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)	Xaver Hoch (FBP)	Thomas Büchel (FBP)		Werner Ospelt (FBP)	Hubert Sele (VU)
1997	Gebhard Hoch (FBP)		Marco Ospelt (FBP)	Elmar Kindle (FBP)		Helmut Konrad (FBP)	Hubert Sele (VU)		Peter Sprenger (VU)
2001	Peter Lampert (FBP)		Wendelin Lampert (FBP)			Helmut Konrad (FBP)	Adrian Hasler (FBP)		Peter Sprenger (VU)			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)	Hugo Quaderer (VU)	Heinz Vogt (VU)	Jürgen Beck (VU)
2009		Albert Frick (FBP)			Doris Frommelt (FBP)	Christian Batliner (FBP)	Diana Hilti (VU)	Peter Hilti (VU)		Pepo Frick (FL)	Arthur Brunhart (VU)	Gebhard Negele (VU)	Gisela Biedermann (VU)	Tomas Vogt (VU)	Jürgen Beck (VU)
2013	Eugen Nägele (FBP)			Alois Beck (FBP)	Christine Wohlwend (FBP)	Christian Batliner (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	Eugen Nägele (FBP)			Daniel Seger (FBP)	Susanne Eberle-Strub (FBP)	Thomas Rehak (DU)	Jürgen Beck (DU)	Georg Kaufmann (FL)		Thomas Lageder (FL)	Frank Konrad (VU)	Christoph Wenaweser (VU)	Manfred Kaufmann (VU)		Günter Vogt (VU)
2021	Sebastian Gassner (FBP)			Daniel Seger (FBP)	Sascha Quaderer (FBP)	Bettina Petzold-Mähr (FBP)	Thomas Rehak (DpL)	Georg Kaufmann (FL)	Norma Heidegger (VU)	Manuela Haldner-Schierscher (FL)	Dagmar Bühler-Nigsch (VU)	Walter Frick (VU)	Manfred Kaufmann (VU)		Günter Vogt (VU)