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Parliament of Canton Zürich, Switzerland

Cantonal Council of Zürich
Zürcher Kantonsrat (German)
Type
TypeUnicameral
Leadership
PresidentEsther Guyer (glp)
Structure
Seats180
Political groupsParties in the Executive Council (139)

Other Parties (41)

Length of termFour years
Elections
Voting systemParty-list proportional representation
Biproportional apportionment
Last election24 March 2019
Next election12 February 2023
Meeting place
Zürich Town Hall, Zürich
Website
http://www.kantonsrat.zh.ch/

The Cantonal Council of Zürich (German: Zürcher Kantonsrat) is the legislature of the canton of Zürich, in Switzerland. Zürich has a unicameral legislature. The Cantonal Council has 180 seats, with members elected every four years.

Elections

The council is re-elected every four years. Like other legislatures in Switzerland, elections use proportional representation with biproportional apportionment. There are eighteen constituencies, which are based on the canton's twelve districts. The district of Winterthur is split into two constituencies, one representing the city of Winterthur, and the other representing the surrounding countryside. The city of Zürich is split into six constituencies, each composed of two metropolitan districts.

  • Districts in the Canton of Zürich Districts in the Canton of Zürich
  • Zürich municipal districts Zürich municipal districts
Number of seats by constituency since 2007
Constituency 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
I Zürich city districts 1 & 2 5 5 4 5 5
II Zürich city districts 3 & 9 12 12 12 12 12
III Zürich city districts 4 & 5 5 5 5 5 5
IV Zürich city districts 6 & 10 9 9 9 9 8
V Zürich city districts 7 & 8 7 6 6 6 6
VI Zürich city districts 11 & 12 12 12 12 12 12
VII Dietikon 11 11 11 11 11
VIII Affoltern 6 6 6 6 7
IX Horgen 15 15 15 15 15
X Meilen 13 13 13 12 12
XI Hinwil 11 12 12 11 11
XII Uster 16 16 16 16 16
XIII Pfäffikon 7 7 7 7 7
XIV Winterthur city 13 13 13 13 13
XV Winterthur land 7 7 7 7 7
XVI Andelfingen 4 4 4 4 4
XVII Bülach 17 17 17 18 18
XVIII Dielsdorf 10 10 11 11 11
Total 180

Latest elections

Results of the 2019 Zürich Cantonal Council election
62235823298454
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Swiss People's Party74,56324.46−5.5645−9
Social Democratic Party58,87019.31−0.3635−1
FDP.The Liberals47,74715.66−1.6629−2
Green Liberal Party39,34212.91+5.2723+9
Green Party36,30911.91+4.6922+9
Christian Democratic People's Party13,0864.29−0.598−1
Evangelical People's Party12,9284.24−0.038±0
Alternative List9,5933.15+0.176+1
Federal Democratic Union6,9262.27−0.364−1
Conservative Democratic Party4,6551.53−1.090−5
Labour Party5300.17New0New
Die Guten2600.09New0New
Helvida120.00New0New
Total304,821100.00–180–
Valid votes304,81899.81
Invalid/blank votes5660.19
Total votes305,384100.00
Registered voters/turnout910,77633.53
Source: wahlen.zh.ch

President

The council is presided over by the president, who is re-elected every year.

List of presidents

Name Party From To
Ulrich Bremi FDP 7 May 1973 4 May 1974
Willy Walker - 5 May 1974 25 May 1975
Albert Eggli - 26 May 1975 11 January 1976
Konrad Gisler SVP 3 May 1976 7 March 1977
Rolf A. Widmer - 12 January 1976 2 May 1976
Josef Landolt CVP 2 May 1977 7 May 1978
Rudolf Reichling SVP 14 March 1977 1 May 1978
Werner Wydler EVP 8 May 1978 29 April 1979
Kurt Müller FDP 30 April 1979 4 May 1980
Ernst Spillmann SP 5 May 1980 4 May 1981
Erich Rüfenacht - 4 May 1981 2 May 1982
Bruno Schürch FDP 3 May 1982 29 May 1983
Werner Bosshard SP 30 May 1983 6 May 1984
Wolfgang Nigg CVP 7 May 1984 5 May 1985
Gertrud Erismann-Peyer FDP 6 May 1985 4 May 1986
Hansjörg Frei SVP 5 May 1986 3 May 1987
Robert Hux - 4 May 1987 1 May 1988
Hermann Hauser FDP 2 May 1988 7 May 1989
Ursula Leemann SP 8 May 1989 6 May 1990
Ueli Maurer SVP 7 May 1990 5 May 1991
Paul Angst FDP 6 May 1991 3 May 1992
Fritz Jauch EVP 4 May 1992 2 May 1993
Marlies Voser-Huber SP 3 May 1993 1 May 1994
Peter Lauffer FDP 8 May 1994 7 May 1995
Markus Kägi SVP 8 May 1995 5 May 1996
Esther Holm GPS 6 May 1996 4 May 1997
Roland Brunner SP 5 May 1997 3 May 1998
Kurt Schellenberg FDP 4 May 1998 29 May 1999
Richard Hirt CVP 30 May 1999 7 May 2000
Hans Rutschmann SVP 8 May 2000 6 May 2001
Martin Bornhauser SP 7 May 2001 5 May 2002
Thomas Dähler FDP 6 May 2002 4 May 2003
Ernst Stocker-Rusterholz SVP 5 May 2003 2 April 2004
Emy Lalli SP 3 May 2004 8 May 2005
Peter Hans Frei SVP 9 May 2005 7 May 2006
Hartmuth Attenhofer SP 8 May 2006 10 May 2007
Ursula Moor-Schwarz SVP 21 May 2007 4 May 2008
Regula Thalmann-Meyer FDP 5 May 2008 3 May 2009
Esther Hildebrand GPS 4 May 2009 2 May 2010
Gerhard Fischer EVP 3 May 2010 8 May 2011
Jürg Trachsel SVP 9 May 2011 6 May 2012
Bernhard Egg SP 7 May 2012 5 May 2013
Bruno Walliser SVP 6 May 2013 11 May 2014
Brigitta Johner FDP 12 May 2014 17 May 2015
Mario Fehr SP 4 May 2015 2 May 2016
Ernst Stocker-Rusterholz SVP 3 May 2015 8 May 2016
Rolf Steiner SP 8 May 2016 7 May 2017
Karin Egli-Zimmermann SVP 8 May 2017 6 May 2018
Yvonne Bürgin-Hartmann CVP 8 May 2018 3 May 2022
Esther Guyer glp 3 May 2022 present

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Kantonsrat Zürich – Mitglieder – Esther Guyer". Cantonal Council of Zürich. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Kantonsrat Zürich – Ratspräsidium". Cantonal Council of Zürich. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Übersicht Mitglieder" [Overview of members]. kantonsrat.zh.ch (in German). Archived from the original on 20 November 2020.
  4. "Wahlen 2019". wahlen.zh.ch. Retrieved 5 January 2023.

See also

External links

Politics of Swiss cantons
Cantonal governments
Cantonal parliaments
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