# Oberland (electoral district)

Oberland (German: Wahlkreis Oberland), meaning "upper land", is one of the two electoral districts of Liechtenstein. 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 (km$^2$) | 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 | Wendelin Erni | Franz Xaver Bargetze | Christian Brunhart | Albert Schädler | Josef Schlegel | Franz Josef Beck |
| 1886 | Christoph Wanger | Wendelin Erni | Franz Xaver Bargetze | Christian Brunhart | Albert Schädler | Peter Rheinberger | Franz Josef Beck |
| 1890 | Meinrad Ospelt | Josef Isidor Brunhart | Franz Xaver Bargetze | Johann Baptist Büchel | Albert Schädler | Peter Rheinberger | Franz Josef Beck |
| 1894 | Ferdinand Walser | Christian Brunhart | Franz Xaver Bargetze | Johann Baptist Büchel | Albert Schädler | Karl Schädler | Franz Josef Beck |
| 1898 | Ferdinand Walser | Heinrich Brunhart | Franz Xaver Bargetze | Johann Baptist Büchel | Albert Schädler | Karl Schädler | Franz Josef Beck |
| 1902 | Franz Schegel | Heinrich Brunhart | Jakob Falk | Johann Baptist Büchel | Albert Schädler | Karl Schädler | Franz Josef Beck |
| 1906 | Franz Schegel | Heinrich Brunhart | Xaver Bargetze | Fritz Walser | Albert Schädler | Karl Schädler | Franz Josef Beck |
| 1910 | Franz Schegel | Emil Wolfinger | Xaver Bargetze | Fritz Walser | Albert Schädler | Alfons Brunhart | Franz Josef Beck |
| 1914 | Wilhelm Beck | Egon Rheinberger | Josef Brunhart | Albert Wolfinger | Albert Schädler | Josef Sprenger | Franz Josef Beck |

### Direct election: 1918–1932
#### Seven seats: 1918–1922

| 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) |
| 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 | Emil Bargetze (CSV) | Alois Frick (CSV) | Johann Jakob Feger (CSV) | Alois Jehle (CSV) | Andreas Vogt (CSV) | Wilhelm Beck (CSV) | Baptist Quaderer (CSV) | Anton Walser-Kirchthaler (CSV) | Josef Gassner (CSV) |
| Apr 1926 | Emil Bargetze (CSV) | Josef Steger (CSV) | Johann Jakob Feger (CSV) | Alois Jehle (CSV) | Andreas Vogt (CSV) | Wilhelm Beck (CSV) | Baptist Quaderer (CSV) | Anton Walser-Kirchthaler (CSV) | Josef Gassner (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) | Josef Gassner (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 | 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) | Josef Sele (VU) | Florian Kindle (VU) | Johann Wachter (VU) |
| 1949 | David Strub (FBP) | Tobias Jele (FBP) | Fidel Brunhart (FBP) | Engelbert Schädler (FBP) | Alois Ritter (VU) | Heinrich Andreas Brunhart (VU) | Wendelin Beck (VU) | Alois Vogt (VU) | Johann Wachter (VU) |
| Feb 1953 | David Strub (FBP) | Martin Risch (FBP) | Fidel Brunhart (FBP) | Ernst Risch (FBP) | Alois Ritter (VU) | Ivo Beck (VU) | Wendelin Beck (VU) | Josef Büchel (VU) | Alois Ospelt Jr. (VU) |
| Jun 1953 | David Strub (FBP) | Martin Risch (FBP) | Fidel Brunhart (FBP) | Ernst Risch (FBP) | Alois Ritter (VU) | Ivo Beck (VU) | Andreas Vogt (VU) | Alois Vogt (VU) | Johann Beck (VU) |
| 1957 | Josef Hoop (FBP) | Martin Risch (FBP) | Hans Gassner (FBP) | Stefan Wachter Jr. (FBP) | Alois Ritter (VU) | Ludwig Beck (VU) | Andreas Vogt (VU) | Josef Büchel (VU) | Johann Beck (VU) |
| 1958 | Josef Hoop (FBP) | Martin Risch (FBP) | Meinrad Ospelt (FBP) | Stefan Wachter Jr. (FBP) | Fidel Brunhart (FBP) | Roman Gassner (VU) | Andreas Vogt (VU) | Alois Vogt (VU) | Johann Beck (VU) |
| 1962 | Hans Gassner (FBP) | Martin Risch (FBP) | Meinrad Ospelt (FBP) | Stefan Wachter Jr. (FBP) | Franz Josef Schurte (FBP) | Roman Gassner (VU) | Otto Schaedler (VU) | Alois Vogt (VU) | Johann Beck (VU) |
| 1966 | Alexander Frick (FBP) | Peter Marxer (FBP) | Gustav Ospelt (FBP) | Josef Büchel (FBP) | Karlheinz Ritter (VU) | Roman Gassner (VU) | Ivo Beck (VU) | Samuel Kindle (VU) | Johann Beck (VU) |
| 1970 | Alexander Frick (FBP) | Peter Marxer (FBP) | Emanuel Vogt (FBP) | Hans Verling (FBP) | Karlheinz Ritter (VU) | Roman Gassner (VU) | Herbert Kindle (VU) | Franz Beck (VU) | Johann Beck (VU) |
| 1974 | Hilmar Ospelt (FBP) | Peter Marxer (FBP) | Emanuel Vogt (FBP) | Noldi Frommelt (FBP) | Karlheinz Ritter (VU) | Josef Frommelt (FBP) | Herbert Kindle (VU) | Franz Beck (VU) | Johann Beck (VU) |
| 1978 | Hilmar Ospelt (FBP) | Peter Marxer (FBP) | Josef Biedermann (FBP) | Noldi Frommelt (FBP) | Karlheinz Ritter (VU) | Alfons Schädler (VU) | Wolfgang Feger (VU) | Franz Beck (VU) | Georg Gstöhl (VU) |
| 1982 | Louis Gassner (FBP) | Dieter Walch (FBP) | Josef Biedermann (FBP) | Noldi Frommelt (FBP) | Karlheinz Ritter (VU) | Alfons Schädler (VU) | Paul Kindle (VU) | Ludwig Seger (VU) | Georg Gstöhl (VU) |
| 1986 | Louis Gassner (FBP) | Dieter Walch (FBP) | Josef Biedermann (FBP) | Johann Kindle (FBP) | Karlheinz Ritter (VU) | Alfons Schädler (VU) | 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 | Ernst Walch (FBP) | Dieter Walch (FBP) | Xaver Hoch (FBP) | Thomas Büchel (FBP) | Alois Beck (FBP) | Werner Ospelt (FBP) | Guido Meier (FBP) | Paul Vogt (FL) | Paul Kindle (VU) | 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) | Alois Beck (FBP) | Werner Ospelt (FBP) | Hubert Sele (VU) | Paul Vogt (FL) | Paul Kindle (VU) | Peter Wolff (VU) | Walter Hartmann (VU) | Norbert Bürzle (VU) | Karlheinz Ospelt (VU) | Lorenz Heeb (VU) | Volker Rheinberger (VU) |
| 1997 | Gebhard Hoch (FBP) | Klaus Wagner (FBP) | Marco Ospelt (FBP) | Elmar Kindle (FBP) | Alois Beck (FBP) | Helmut Konrad (FBP) | Hubert Sele (VU) | Paul Vogt (FL) | Peter Sprenger (VU) | Peter Wolff (VU) | Walter Hartmann (VU) | Norbert Bürzle (VU) | Karlheinz Ospelt (VU) | Lorenz Heeb (VU) | Volker Rheinberger (VU) |
| 2001 | Peter Lampert (FBP) | Klaus Wagner (FBP) | Wendelin Lampert (FBP) | Elmar Kindle (FBP) | Alois Beck (FBP) | Helmut Konrad (FBP) | Adrian Hasler (FBP) | Paul Vogt (FL) | Peter Sprenger (VU) | Peter Wolff (VU) | Walter Hartmann (VU) | Erich Sprenger (VU) | Hugo Quaderer (VU) | Dorothee Laternser (VU) | Walter Vogt (VU) |
| 2005 | Peter Lampert (FBP) | Klaus Wagner (FBP) | Wendelin Lampert (FBP) | Elmar Kindle (FBP) | Alois Beck (FBP) | Doris Frommelt (FBP) | Josy Biedermann (FBP) | Paul Vogt (FL) | Harry Quaderer (VU/DU) | Pepo Frick (FL) | Arthur Brunhart (VU) | Gebhard Negele (VU) | Hugo Quaderer (VU) | Heinz Vogt (VU) | Jürgen Beck (VU) |
| 2009 | Peter Lampert (FBP) | Albert Frick (FBP) | Wendelin Lampert (FBP) | Elmar Kindle (FBP) | Doris Frommelt (FBP) | Christian Batliner (FBP) | Diana Hilti (VU) | Peter Hilti (VU) | Harry Quaderer (VU/DU) | Pepo Frick (FL) | Arthur Brunhart (VU) | Gebhard Negele (VU) | Gisela Biedermann (VU) | Tomas Vogt (VU) | Jürgen Beck (VU) |
| 2013 | Eugen Nägele (FBP) | Albert Frick (FBP) | Wendelin Lampert (FBP) | Alois Beck (FBP) | Christine Wohlwend (FBP) | Christian Batliner (FBP) | Pio Schurti (DU) | Helen Konzett Bargetze (FL) | Harry Quaderer (VU/DU) | Thomas Lageder (FL) | Frank Konrad (VU) | Christoph Wenaweser (VU) | Christoph Beck (VU) | Tomas Vogt (VU) | Karin Rüdisser-Quaderer (VU) |
| 2017 | Eugen Nägele (FBP) | Albert Frick (FBP) | Wendelin Lampert (FBP) | Daniel Seger (FBP) | Susanne Eberle-Strub (FBP) | Thomas Rehak (DU) | Jürgen Beck (DU) | Georg Kaufmann (FL) | Harry Quaderer (VU/DU) | Thomas Lageder (FL) | Frank Konrad (VU) | Christoph Wenaweser (VU) | Manfred Kaufmann (VU) | Tomas Vogt (VU) | Günter Vogt (VU) |
| 2021 | Sebastian Gassner (FBP) | Albert Frick (FBP) | Wendelin Lampert (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) | Tomas Vogt (VU) | Günter Vogt (VU) |
| 2025 | Sebastian Gassner (FBP) | Daniel Salzgeber (FBP) | Bettina Petzold-Mähr (FBP) | Daniel Seger (FBP) | Marion Kindle-Kühnis (DpL) | Joachim Vogt (DpL) | Thomas Rehak (DpL) | Martin Seger (DpL) | Christoph Wenaweser (VU) | Manuela Haldner-Schierscher (FL) | Dagmar Bühler-Nigsch (VU) | Roger Schädler (VU) | Manfred Kaufmann (VU) | Tomas Vogt (VU) | Carmen Heeb-Kindle (VU) |