List of members of the Federal Assembly from the Canton of Nidwalden

This is a list of members of both houses of the Federal Assembly from the Canton of Nidwalden. As one of the cantons defined until 1999 as "half-cantons", Nidwalden elects only one member to the Council of States

Members of the Council of States Election Councillor (Party)AppointedJosef A. Maria BünterConservative1848–1851Ferdinand JannConservative1851–1855Karl JannConservative1855–1857Jakob KaiserConservative1857–1861Walter ZelgerConservative1861–1868Jakob KaiserConservative1868–1877Niklaus LussiConservative1877–1884Joh. Josef M. AmstadConservative1884–1894Jakob Konst. WyrschConservative1894–1925Anton ZumbühlConservative1925–1937Remigi JollerConservative1937–1947193919431947Werner ChristenIndependent1947–196719511955195919631967Eduard AmstadChristian Social Conservative Party1967–1976197119751977Norbert ZumbühlChristian Democratic People's Party1977–19901979198319871990Peter-Josef SchallbergerChristian Democratic People's Party1990–1999199119951999Marianne SlongoChristian Democratic People's Party1999–200720032007Paul NiederbergerChristian Democratic People's Party2007–201520112015Hans WickiFDP.The Liberals2015–present20192023

Members of the National Council ElectionCouncillor(Party)1848Melchior Jos. Wyrsch(Cons)1851Franz Jos. Nikl. Val. Durrer(Cons)1854Melchior Jos. Wyrsch(Cons)1857Joh. Melchior Al. Joller(Liberal)1860Alois (Louis) Wyrsch(Liberal)1863186618691872Walter Zelger(Cons)1874Robert Ant. Al. Durrer(Cons)187518781881188418871890Hans sen. von Matt(Cons)18931896Karl Jos. Niederberger(Cons)1899190219051908191119141917Hans jun. von Matt(Cons)191919221925192819311932Theodor Gabriel(Cons)1935Gottfried Odermatt(Cons)19391943Arnold Wagner(Cons)194719511955Joseph Odermatt(Cons)195919631967August Albrecht(CCS)197119751979Joseph Iten(CVP/PDC)1983198719911995Eduard Engelberger(FDP/PRD /FDP.The Liberals)19992003200720092011Peter Keller(SVP/UDC)201520192023Regina Durrer-Knobel(The Centre)

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