Oberland (), meaning "upper land", is one of the two electoral districts of Liechtenstein. Politics and electoral districts of Liechtenstein It corresponds to the historic County of 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 19.7 Mäls Planken 424 5.3 none Schaan 5,963 26.9 none Triesen 5,009 26.5 Lawena, Valüna Triesenberg 2,604 29.7 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. Member(party)Member(party)Member(party)Member(party)Member(party)Member(party)Member(party)1878Josef Anton AmannWendelin ErniPeter RheinbergerJohann Alois SchlegelWilhelm SchlegelJohann Georg VogtChristoph Wanger1882Franz Xaver BargetzeChristian BrunhartAlbert SchädlerJosef SchlegelFranz Josef Beck1886Christoph WangerPeter Rheinberger1890Meinrad OspeltJosef Isidor BrunhartJohann Baptist Büchel1894Ferdinand WalserChristian BrunhartKarl Schädler1898Heinrich Brunhart1902Franz SchegelJakob Falk1906Xaver BargetzeFritz Walser1910Emil WolfingerAlfons Brunhart1914Wilhelm BeckEgon RheinbergerJosef BrunhartAlbert WolfingerJosef Sprenger
Direct election: 1918–1932 Seven seats: 1918–1922 Member(party)Member(party)Member(party)Member(party)Member(party)Member(party)Member(party)1918Johann Wanger(FBP)Fritz Walser(FBP)Wilhelm Beck(CSV)Josef Gassner(CSV)Emil Risch(CSV)Josef Sprenger(CSV)Albert Wolfinger(CSV)
Nine seats: 1922–1932 Member(party)Member(party)Member(party)Member(party)Member(party)Member(party)Member(party)Member(party)Member(party)1922Emil 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 1926Johann Jakob Feger(CSV)Alois Jehle(CSV)Andreas Vogt(CSV)Anton Walser-Kirchthaler(CSV)Apr 1926Josef Steger(CSV)Apr 1928Heinrich Brunhart(FBP)Anton Frommelt(FBP)Ferdinand Risch(FBP)Georg Vogt(FBP)Oswald Walser(FBP)Franz Amann(CSV)Gustav Ospelt Sr.(CSV)Basil Vogt(CSV)1930Josef 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 Member(party)Member(party)Member(party)Member(party)Member(party)Member(party)Member(party)Member(party)Member(party)1939Louis 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)1945David Strub(FBP)Johann Beck(FBP)Fidel Brunhart(FBP)Josef Negele(FBP)Alois Ritter(VU)Heinrich Andreas Brunhart(VU)Johann Wachter(VU)1949Tobias Jele(FBP)Engelbert Schädler(FBP)Wendelin Beck(VU)Alois Vogt(VU)Feb 1953Martin Risch(FBP)Ernst Risch(FBP)Ivo Beck(VU)Josef Büchel(VU)Alois Ospelt Jr.(VU)Jun 1953Andreas Vogt(VU)Alois Vogt(VU)Johann Beck(VU)1957Josef Hoop(FBP)Hans Gassner(FBP)Stefan Wachter Jr.(FBP)Ludwig Beck(VU)Josef Büchel(VU)1958Meinrad Ospelt(FBP)Fidel Brunhart(FBP)Roman Gassner(VU)Alois Vogt(VU)1962Hans Gassner(FBP)Franz Josef Schurte(FBP)Otto Schaedler(VU)1966Alexander Frick(FBP)Peter Marxer(FBP)Gustav Ospelt(FBP)Josef Büchel(FBP)Karlheinz Ritter(VU)Ivo Beck(VU)Samuel Kindle(VU)1970Emanuel Vogt(FBP)Hans Verling(FBP)Herbert Kindle(VU)Franz Beck(VU)1974Hilmar Ospelt(FBP)Noldi Frommelt(FBP)Josef Frommelt(FBP)1978Josef Biedermann(FBP)Alfons Schädler(VU)Wolfgang Feger(VU)Georg Gstöhl(VU)1982Louis Gassner(FBP)Dieter Walch(FBP)Paul Kindle(VU)Ludwig Seger(VU)1986Johann Kindle(FBP)Paul Kindle(VU)Helmuth Matt(VU)Georg Vogt(VU)
15 seats: 1989–present 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)1989Ernst 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 1993Xaver 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 1993Gebhard Hoch(FBP)Klaus Wagner(FBP)Hubert Sele(VU)1997Marco Ospelt(FBP)Elmar Kindle(FBP)Helmut Konrad(FBP)Peter Sprenger(VU)2001Peter Lampert(FBP)Wendelin Lampert(FBP)Adrian Hasler(FBP)Erich Sprenger(VU)Hugo Quaderer(VU)Dorothee Laternser(VU)Walter Vogt(VU)2005Doris Frommelt(FBP)Josy Biedermann(FBP)Harry Quaderer(VU/DU)Pepo Frick(FL)Arthur Brunhart(VU)Gebhard Negele(VU)Heinz Vogt(VU)Jürgen Beck(VU)2009Albert Frick(FBP)Doris Frommelt(FBP)Christian Batliner(FBP)Diana Hilti(VU)Peter Hilti(VU)Gisela Biedermann(VU)Tomas Vogt(VU)2013Eugen 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)2017Daniel Seger(FBP)Susanne Eberle-Strub(FBP)Thomas Rehak(DU)Jürgen Beck(DU)Georg Kaufmann(FL)Manfred Kaufmann(VU)Günter Vogt(VU)2021Sebastian 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)2025Daniel 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 Unterland (electoral district) Landtag of Liechtenstein NUTS statistical regions of Liechtenstein Lists of electoral districts by nation
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