# Unterland (electoral district)

Unterland (German: Wahlkreis Unterland), meaning "lower land", is one of the two electoral districts of Liechtenstein. The district's administrative seat is the town of Schellenberg, due to its historical existence as the Lordship of Schellenberg (German: Herrschaft Schellenberg). It has 10 seats in the Landtag.

## Geography

The district is less populous than Oberland (the other district) and takes up between a fifth and a sixth of Liechtenstein's total area. It comprises five municipalities and three villages, for a total of eight settlements.
| Municipality | Pop. (2014) | Area (km$^2$) | Hamlets |
| Eschen | 4,313 | 10.3 | Nendeln |
| Gamprin | 1,657 | 6.1 | Bendern |
| Mauren | 4,189 | 7.5 | Schaanwald |
| Ruggell | 2,146 | 7.4 | none |
| Schellenberg | 1,053 | 3.5 | Hinterschellenberg |

## 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) |
| 1878 | Franz Josef Biedermann | Michael Kaiser | Franz Josef Kind | Josef Martin Oehri |
| 1882 | Franz Josef Biedermann | Sebastian Heeb | Peter Marzer | Josef Martin Oehri | Jakob Kaiser |
| 1886 | Franz Josef Biedermann | Franz Josef Kind | Ludwig Marxer | Chrisostomus Büchel | Jakob Kaiser |
| 1890 | Franz Josef Biedermann | Franz Josef Kind | Ludwig Marxer | Chrisostomus Büchel | Jakob Kaiser |
| 1894 | Lorenz Kind | Wilhelm Fehr | Ludwig Marxer | Chrisostomus Büchel | Jakob Kaiser |
| 1898 | Lorenz Kind | Wilhelm Fehr | Ludwig Marxer | Chrisostomus Büchel | Jakob Kaiser |
| 1902 | Lorenz Kind | Wilhelm Fehr | Ludwid Elkuch | Johann Gstöhl | Franz Josef Hoop |
| 1906 | Lorenz Kind | Jakob Kaiser | Ludwid Elkuch | Franz Josef Marxer | Franz Josef Hoop |
| 1910 | Lorenz Kind | Jakob Kaiser | Emil Batliner | Franz Josef Marxer | Franz Josef Hoop |
| 1914 | Johann Hasler | Johann Wohlwend | Emil Batliner | Franz Josef Marxer | Franz Josef Hoop |

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

| Elec­tion | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) |
| 1918 | | Johann Hasler (FBP) | | Franz Josef Hoop (FBP) | | Franz Josef Marxer (FBP) | | Peter Büchel (FBP) | | Karl Kaiser (FBP) |

#### Six seats: 1922–1932

| Elec­tion | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) |
| 1922 | Felix Gubelmann (FBP) | Karl Kaiser (FBP) | Josef Ignaz Marxer (FBP) | Peter Büchel (FBP) | Johann Büchel (CSV) | Rudolf Matt (CSV) |
| Jan 1926 | Franz Josef Marxer (FBP) | Karl Kaiser (FBP) | Franz Xaver Hoop (FBP) | Peter Büchel (FBP) | Emil Batliner (FBP) | Wilhelm Büchel (FBP) |
| Apr 1926 | Franz Josef Marxer (FBP) | Karl Kaiser (FBP) | Franz Xaver Hoop (FBP) | Peter Büchel (FBP) | Emil Batliner (FBP) | Wilhelm Büchel (FBP) |
| 1928 | Franz Josef Marxer (FBP) | Karl Kaiser (FBP) | Franz Xaver Hoop (FBP) | Peter Büchel (FBP) | Emil Batliner (FBP) | Wilhelm Büchel (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.

#### Six seats: 1939–1989

| Elec­tion | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) |
| 1939 | Oswald Bühler (FBP) | Johann Georg Hasler (FBP) | Franz Xaver Hoop (FBP) | Eugen Schädler (FBP) | Rudolf Matt (VU) | Chrisostomus Öhri (VU) |
| 1945 | Philipp Elkuch (FBP) | Johann Georg Hasler (FBP) | Franz Xaver Hoop (FBP) | Eugen Schädler (FBP) | Josef Marxer (VU) | Alois Hassler (VU) |
| 1949 | Oswald Bühler (FBP) | Rudolf Marxer (FBP) | Eduard Oehri (FBP) | Eugen Schädler (FBP) | Josef Marxer (VU) | Johann Georg Hasler (VU) |
| Feb 1953 | Oswald Bühler (FBP) | Ernst Andreas Büchel (FBP) | Franz Kind Sr. (FBP) | Eugen Schädler (FBP) | Alois Hassler (VU) | Johann Georg Hasler (VU) |
| Jun 1953 | Oswald Bühler (FBP) | Ernst Andreas Büchel (FBP) | Franz Kind Sr. (FBP) | Eugen Schädler (FBP) | Gebhard Gerner (VU) | Paul Büchel (VU) |
| 1957 | Georg Oehri (FBP) | Ernst Büchel (FBP) | Leo Gerner (FBP) | Josef Oehri (FBP) | Alois Oehri (VU) | Johann Georg Hasler (VU) |
| 1958 | Georg Oehri (FBP) | Ernst Büchel (FBP) | Leo Gerner (FBP) | Alfons Büchel (FBP) | Alois Oehri (VU) | Paul Oehri (VU) |
| 1962 | Georg Oehri (FBP) | Ernst Büchel (FBP) | Leo Gerner (FBP) | Franz Nägele (VU) | Alois Oehri (VU) | Paul Oehri (VU) |
| 1966 | Georg Oehri (FBP) | Ernst Büchel (FBP) | Leo Gerner (FBP) | Franz Nägele (VU) | Georg Malin (FBP) | Cyrill Büchel (VU) |
| 1970 | Anton Gerner (FBP) | Ernst Büchel (FBP) | Eugen Hasler (VU) | Franz Nägele (VU) | Georg Malin (FBP) | Cyrill Büchel (VU) |
| 1974 | Anton Gerner (FBP) | Ernst Büchel (FBP) | Werner Gstöhl (VU) | Franz Nägele (VU) | Gerard Batliner (FBP) | Cyrill Büchel (VU) |
| 1978 | Armin Meier (FBP) | Ernst Büchel (FBP) | Franz Meier (VU) | Hermann Hassler (VU) | Gerard Batliner (FBP) | Walter Oehry (VU) |
| 1982 | Armin Meier (FBP) | Beat Marxer (FBP) | Franz Meier (VU) | Hermann Hassler (VU) | Josef Büchel (FBP) | Günther Wohlwend (VU) |
| 1986 | Heinz Ritter (FBP) | Emma Eigenmann-Schädler (FBP) | Beat Hassler (VU) | Hermann Hassler (VU) | Josef Büchel (FBP) | Günther Wohlwend (VU) |

#### Ten seats: 1989–present

| Elec­tion | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) | Member (party) |
| 1989 | Carl Kaiser (FBP) | Otmar Hasler (FBP) | Josef Büchel (FBP) | Heinz Ritter (FBP) | Emma Eigenmann-Schädler (FBP) | Günther Wohlwend (VU) | Oswald Kranz (VU) | Manfred Biedermann (VU) | Walter Oehry (VU) | Hermann Hassler (VU) |
| Feb 1993 | Carl Kaiser (FBP) | Otmar Hasler (FBP) | Josef Büchel (FBP) | Gabriel Marxer (FBP) | Renate Wohlwend (FBP) | Wolfgang Marxer (FL) | Oswald Kranz (VU) | Manfred Biedermann (VU) | Egon Gstöhl (VU) | Arnold Kind (VU) |
| Oct 1993 | Rudolf Lampert (FBP) | Otmar Hasler (FBP) | Johannes Matt (FBP) | Gabriel Marxer (FBP) | Renate Wohlwend (FBP) | Otto Büchel (VU) | Oswald Kranz (VU) | Manfred Biedermann (VU) | Egon Gstöhl (VU) | Ingrid Hassler-Gerner (VU) |
| 1997 | Rudolf Lampert (FBP) | Otmar Hasler (FBP) | Johannes Matt (FBP) | Gabriel Marxer (FBP) | Egon Matt (FL) | Otto Büchel (VU) | Oswald Kranz (VU) | Donath Oehri (VU) | Hansjörg Goop (VU) | Ingrid Hassler-Gerner (VU) |
| 2001 | Rudolf Lampert (FBP) | Johannes Kaiser (FBP) | Renate Wohlwend (FBP) | Markus Büchel (FBP) | Jürgen Zech (FBP) | Otto Büchel (VU) | Helmut Büchel (FBP) | Donath Oehri (VU) | Ivo Klein (VU) | Ingrid Hassler-Gerner (VU) |
| 2005 | Rudolf Lampert (FBP) | Johannes Kaiser (FBP) | Renate Wohlwend (FBP) | Markus Büchel (FBP) | Franz J. Heeb (FBP) | Günther Kranz (VU) | Andrea Matt (FL) | Doris Beck (VU) | Ivo Klein (VU) | Marlies Amann-Marxer (VU) |
| 2009 | Gerold Büchel (FBP) | Johannes Kaiser (FBP) | Renate Wohlwend (FBP) | Manfred Batliner (FBP) | Rainer Gopp (FBP) | Günther Kranz (VU) | Werner Kranz (VU) | Doris Beck (VU) | Peter Büchel (VU) | Marlies Amann-Marxer (VU) |
| 2013 | Gerold Büchel (FBP) | Johannes Kaiser (FBP) | Elfried Hasler (FBP) | Manfred Batliner (FBP) | Wolfgang Marxer (FL) | Herbert Elkuch (DU) | Erich Hasler (DU) | Judith Öhri (VU) | Peter Büchel (VU) | Violanda Lanter-Koller (VU) |
| 2017 | Johannes Hasler (FBP) | Johannes Kaiser (FBP) | Elfried Hasler (FBP) | Daniel Oehry (FBP) | Patrick Risch (FL) | Herbert Elkuch (DU) | Erich Hasler (DU) | Mario Wohlwend (VU) | Gunilla Marxer-Kranz (VU) | Violanda Lanter-Koller (VU) |
| 2021 | Franziska Hoop (FBP) | Johannes Kaiser (FBP) | Karin Zech-Hoop (FBP) | Daniel Oehry (FBP) | Patrick Risch (FL) | Herbert Elkuch (DpL) | Peter Frick (VU) | Mario Wohlwend (VU) | Gunilla Marxer-Kranz (VU) | Dietmar Lampert (VU) |
| 2025 | Franziska Hoop (FBP) | Johannes Kaiser (FBP) | Lino Nägele (FBP) | Erich Hasler (DpL) | Sandra Fausch (FL) | Simon Schächle (DpL) | Stefan Öhri (VU) | Dietmar Hasler (VU) | Tanja Cissé (VU) | Johannes Zimmermann (VU) |