Unterland (electoral district)
Electoral district of Liechtenstein in Schellenberg From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Unterland (German: Wahlkreis Unterland), meaning "lower land", is one of the two electoral districts of Liechtenstein.[1] 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.
Unterland
Wahlkreis Unterland | |
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| Coordinates: 47°14′0.98″N 9°32′53.01″E | |
| Country |  Liechtenstein |
| Seat |  Schellenberg |
| Municipalities | 5 (Eschen, Gamprin, Mauren, Ruggell, Schellenberg) |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.8 km2 (13.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 13,986 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | (+423) |
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.[2]
| Municipality | Pop. (2014) | Area (km2) | 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
Summarize
Perspective
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 | Sebastian Heeb | Peter Marzer | Jakob Kaiser | ||
| 1886 | Franz Josef Kind | Ludwig Marxer | Chrisostomus Büchel | ||
| 1890 | |||||
| 1894 | Lorenz Kind | Wilhelm Fehr | |||
| 1898 | |||||
| 1902 | Ludwid Elkuch | Johann Gstöhl | Franz Josef Hoop | ||
| 1906 | Jakob Kaiser | Franz Josef Marxer | |||
| 1910 | Emil Batliner | ||||
| 1914 | Johann Hasler | Johann Wohlwend |
Direct election: 1918-1932
Five seats: 1918-1922
| Election | 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) |
Franz Xaver Hoop (FBP) |
Emil Batliner (FBP) |
Wilhelm Büchel (FBP) | ||||||||
| Apr 1926 | ||||||||||||
| 1928 | ||||||||||||
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) |
Josef Marxer (VU) |
Alois Hassler (VU) | |||||||||
| 1949 | Oswald Bühler (FBP) |
Rudolf Marxer (FBP) |
Eduard Oehri (FBP) |
Johann Georg Hasler (VU) | ||||||||
| Feb 1953 | Ernst Andreas Büchel (FBP) |
Franz Kind Sr. (FBP) |
Alois Hassler (VU) | |||||||||
| Jun 1953 | 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 | Alfons Büchel (FBP) |
Paul Oehri (VU) | ||||||||||
| 1962 | Franz Nägele (VU) | |||||||||||
| 1966 | Georg Malin (FBP) |
Cyrill Büchel (VU) | ||||||||||
| 1970 | Anton Gerner (FBP) |
Eugen Hasler (VU) | ||||||||||
| 1974 | Werner Gstöhl (VU) |
Gerard Batliner (FBP) | ||||||||||
| 1978 | Armin Meier (FBP) |
Franz Meier (VU) |
Hermann Hassler (VU) |
Walter Oehry (VU) | ||||||||
| 1982 | Beat Marxer (FBP) |
Josef Büchel (FBP) |
Günther Wohlwend (VU) | |||||||||
| 1986 | Heinz Ritter (FBP) |
Emma Eigenmann-Schädler (FBP) |
Beat Hassler (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 | Gabriel Marxer (FBP) |
Renate Wohlwend (FBP) |
Wolfgang Marxer (FL) |
Egon Gstöhl (VU) |
Arnold Kind (VU) | |||||||||||||||
| Oct 1993 | Rudolf Lampert (FBP) |
Johannes Matt (FBP) |
Otto Büchel (VU) |
Ingrid Hassler-Gerner (VU) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Egon Matt (FL) |
Donath Oehri (VU) |
Hansjörg Goop (VU) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Johannes Kaiser (FBP) |
Renate Wohlwend (FBP) |
Markus Büchel (FBP) |
Jürgen Zech (FBP) |
Helmut Büchel (FBP) |
Ivo Klein (VU) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Franz J. Heeb (FBP) |
Günther Kranz (VU) |
Andrea Matt (FL) |
Doris Beck (VU) |
Marlies Amann-Marxer (VU) | |||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Gerold Büchel (FBP) |
Manfred Batliner (FBP) |
Rainer Gopp (FBP) |
Werner Kranz (VU) |
Peter Büchel (VU) | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Elfried Hasler (FBP) |
Wolfgang Marxer (FL) |
Herbert Elkuch (DU) |
Erich Hasler (DU) |
Judith Öhri (VU) |
Violanda Lanter-Koller (VU) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Johannes Hasler (FBP) |
Daniel Oehry (FBP) |
Patrick Risch (FL) |
Mario Wohlwend (VU) |
Violanda Lanter-Koller (VU) | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Franziska Hoop (FBP) |
Karin Zech-Hoop (FBP) |
Herbert Elkuch (DpL) |
Gunilla Marxer-Kranz (VU) |
Peter Frick (VU) |
Dietmar Lampert (VU) | ||||||||||||||
See also
References
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