Cantonal Council of Zürich
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.
Cantonal Council of Zürich Zürcher Kantonsrat (German) | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
President | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 180 |
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Political groups | Parties in the Executive Council (139)
Other Parties (41) |
Length of term | Four years |
| Elections | |
| Party-list proportional representation Biproportional apportionment | |
Last election | 24 March 2019 |
Next election | 12 February 2023 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Zürich Town Hall, Zürich | |
| Website | |
| http://www.kantonsrat.zh.ch/ | |
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.[3]
Districts in the Canton of Zürich
Zürich municipal districts
| 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
| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swiss People's Party | 74,563 | 24.46 | −5.56 | 45 | −9 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 58,870 | 19.31 | −0.36 | 35 | −1 | |
| FDP.The Liberals | 47,747 | 15.66 | −1.66 | 29 | −2 | |
| Green Liberal Party | 39,342 | 12.91 | +5.27 | 23 | +9 | |
| Green Party | 36,309 | 11.91 | +4.69 | 22 | +9 | |
| Christian Democratic People's Party | 13,086 | 4.29 | −0.59 | 8 | −1 | |
| Evangelical People's Party | 12,928 | 4.24 | −0.03 | 8 | ±0 | |
| Alternative List | 9,593 | 3.15 | +0.17 | 6 | +1 | |
| Federal Democratic Union | 6,926 | 2.27 | −0.36 | 4 | −1 | |
| Conservative Democratic Party | 4,655 | 1.53 | −1.09 | 0 | −5 | |
| Labour Party | 530 | 0.17 | New | 0 | New | |
| Die Guten | 260 | 0.09 | New | 0 | New | |
| Helvida | 12 | 0.00 | New | 0 | New | |
| Total | 304,821 | 100.00 | – | 180 | – | |
| Valid votes | 304,818 | 99.81 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 566 | 0.19 | ||||
| Total votes | 305,384 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 910,776 | 33.53 | ||||
| Source: wahlen.zh.ch[4] | ||||||
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 | 7/5/1973 | 4/5/1974 | |
| Willy Walker | - | 5/5/1974 | 25/5/1975 | |
| Albert Eggli | - | 26/5/1975 | 11/1/1976 | |
| Konrad Gisler | SVP | 3/5/1976 | 7/3/1977 | |
| Rolf A. Widmer | - | 12/1/1976 | 2/5/1976 | |
| Josef Landolt | CVP | 2/5/1977 | 7/5/1978 | |
| Rudolf Reichling | SVP | 14/3/1977 | 1/5/1978 | |
| Werner Wydler | EVP | 8/5/1978 | 29/4/1979 | |
| Kurt Müller | FDP | 30/4/1979 | 4/5/1980 | |
| Ernst Spillmann | SP | 5/5/1980 | 4/5/1981 | |
| Erich Rüfenacht | - | 4/5/1981 | 2/5/1982 | |
| Bruno Schürch | FDP | 3/5/1982 | 29/5/1983 | |
| Werner Bosshard | SP | 30/5/1983 | 6/5/1984 | |
| Wolfgang Nigg | CVP | 7/5/1984 | 5/5/1985 | |
| Gertrud Erismann-Peyer | FDP | 6/5/1985 | 4/5/1986 | |
| Hansjörg Frei | SVP | 5/5/1986 | 3/5/1987 | |
| Robert Hux | - | 4/5/1987 | 1/5/1988 | |
| Hermann Hauser | FDP | 2/5/1988 | 7/5/1989 | |
| Ursula Leemann | SP | 8/5/1989 | 6/5/1990 | |
| Ueli Maurer | SVP | 7/5/1990 | 5/5/1991 | |
| Paul Angst | FDP | 6/5/1991 | 3/5/1992 | |
| Fritz Jauch | EVP | 4/5/1992 | 2/5/1993 | |
| Marlies Voser-Huber | SP | 3/5/1993 | 1/5/1994 | |
| Peter Lauffer | FDP | 8/5/1994 | 7/5/1995 | |
| Markus Kägi | SVP | 8/5/1995 | 5/5/1996 | |
| Esther Holm | GPS | 6/5/1996 | 4/5/1997 | |
| Roland Brunner | SP | 5/5/1997 | 3/5/1998 | |
| Kurt Schellenberg | FDP | 4/5/1998 | 29/5/1999 | |
| Richard Hirt | CVP | 30/5/1999 | 7/5/2000 | |
| Hans Rutschmann | SVP | 8/5/2000 | 6/5/2001 | |
| Martin Bornhauser | SP | 7/5/2001 | 5/5/2002 | |
| Thomas Dähler | FDP | 6/5/2002 | 4/5/2003 | |
| Ernst Stocker-Rusterholz | SVP | 5/5/2003 | 2/4/2004 | |
| Emy Lalli | SP | 3/5/2004 | 8/5/2005 | |
| Peter Hans Frei | SVP | 9/5/2005 | 7/5/2006 | |
| Hartmuth Attenhofer | SP | 8/5/2006 | 10/5/2007 | |
| Ursula Moor-Schwarz | SVP | 21/5/2007 | 4/5/2008 | |
| Regula Thalmann-Meyer | FDP | 5/5/2008 | 3/5/2009 | |
| Esther Hildebrand | GPS | 4/5/2009 | 2/5/2010 | |
| Gerhard Fischer | EVP | 3/5/2010 | 8/5/2011 | |
| Jürg Trachsel | SVP | 9/5/2011 | 6/5/2012 | |
| Bernhard Egg | SP | 7/5/2012 | 5/5/2013 | |
| Bruno Walliser | SVP | 6/5/2013 | 11/5/2014 | |
| Brigitta Johner | FDP | 12/5/2014 | 17/5/2015 | |
| Mario Fehr | SP | 4/5/2015 | 2/5/2016 | |
| Ernst Stocker-Rusterholz | SVP | 3/5/2015 | 8/5/2016 | |
| Rolf Steiner | SP | 8/5/2016 | 7/5/2017 | |
| Karin Egli-Zimmermann | SVP | 8/5/2017 | 6/5/2018 | |
| Yvonne Bürgin-Hartmann | CVP | 8/5/2018 | 3/5/2022 | |
| Esther Guyer[1][2] | glp | 3/5/2022 | present | |
Notes and references
- "Kantonsrat Zürich – Mitglieder – Esther Guyer". Cantonal Council of Zürich. Cantonal Council of Zürich. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- "Kantonsrat Zürich – Ratspräsidium". Cantonal Council of Zürich. Cantonal Council of Zürich. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- "Übersicht Mitglieder" [Overview of members]. www.kantonsrat.zh.ch (in German). Archived from the original on 20 November 2020.
- "Wahlen 2019". www.wahlen.zh.ch. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
External links
- (in German) Cantonal Council of Zürich official website
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