List of cantonal legislatures of Switzerland
Cantons shaded by the largest party in the cantonal parliament:
The Centre (DM/LC)
Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC)
FDP.The Liberals
(FDP/PLR) Social Democratic Party (SP/PS)
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This is a list of cantonal legislatures of
, which elect their legislatures for five years.The largest legislature, in
FDP.The Liberals (FDP/PLR) is the largest in seven and the Social Democratic Party
(SP/PS) is the largest in one.
Two cantons, Appenzell Innerrhoden and Glarus, hold Landsgemeinden as their highest legislative body. Under this system, a form of direct democracy, all adult citizens may attend an annual general assembly, where they may vote on laws. A permanent legislature also sits more frequently, but sovereignty resides with the Landsgemeinden. For the purpose of this article, the permanent legislature is considered the cantonal legislature.
Terminology
The legislatures of the cantons have various names in different cantons and in the four official languages of Switzerland:
- Grand Council (Valais. In German-speaking Switzerland, the members of the Grand Council are called Grand Councilor (Grossrat (m) or Grossrätin ()), with the exception of Thurgau where they are called Cantonal Councilor (Kantonsrat/rätin). In French-speaking Switzerland, the title is Député (Member of Parliament).
- Cantonal Council (German: Kantonsrat) in the cantons of . The term arose in the 19th century; the older names were Grand Council: renamed in Solothurn 1840, in Zurich 1869, in Zug 1873, in Appenzell Ausserrhoden 1876, in Schaffhausen 2002, in St. Gallen 2003, in Lucerne 2008) and District Administrator (renaming in Schwyz 1833, in Obwalden 1867 ).
- State Council (German: Landrat) in the cantons of Nidwalden and Uri.
- Parliament (French: Parlement ) in the canton of Jura (since the canton was founded).
List
| Canton | Legislature Official name(s) |
Members | Largest party | Last election |
Next election | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AG | Aargau
|
Grand Council Grosser Rat (German) |
140 | SVP (43) | 2020 | 2024 | |
|
AR | Appenzell Ausserrhoden
|
Cantonal Council Kantonsrat (German) |
65 | FDP (22)
|
2023 | 2027 | |
|
AI | Appenzell Innerrhoden
|
Grand Council[Note 1] Grosser Rat (German) |
49 | Non-partisan | 2023 | 2027 | |
|
BS | Basel-Stadt
|
Grand Council Grosser Rat (German) |
100 | SP (30) | 2020 | 2024 | |
|
BL | Basel-Landschaft
|
Landrat (German) | 90 | SVP (21) | 2023 | 2027 | |
|
BE | Bern | Grand Council Grosser Rat (German) Grand Conseil (French) |
160 | SVP (44) | 2022 | 2026 | |
|
FR | Fribourg | Grand Council Grand Conseil (French) Grosser Rat (German) |
110 | DM (26) | 2021 | 2026 | |
|
GE | Geneva | Grand Council Grand Conseil (French) |
100 | FDP (28)
|
2023 | 2028 | |
|
GL | Glarus | Landrat (German)[Note 1] | 60 | SVP (18) | 2022 | 2026 | |
|
GR | Grisons
|
Grand Council Grosser Rat (German) Cusegl grond (Romansh) Gran Consiglio (Italian) |
120 | DM (34) | 2022 | 2026 | |
|
JU | Jura | Parliament Parlement (French) |
60 | DM (15) | 2020 | 2025 | |
|
LU | Lucerne | Cantonal Council Kantonsrat (German) |
120 | DM (34) | 2023 | 2027 | |
|
NE | Neuchâtel | Grand Council Grand Conseil (French) |
115 | FDP (32)
|
2021 | 2025 | |
|
NW | Nidwalden
|
Landrat (German) | 60 | FDP (16)
|
2022 | 2026 | |
|
OW | Obwalden
|
Cantonal Council Kantonsrat (German) |
55 | DM (19) | 2022 | 2026 | |
|
SH | Schaffhausen | Cantonal Council Kantonsrat (German) |
60 | SVP (16) | 2020 | 2024 | |
|
SZ | Schwyz | Cantonal Council Kantonsrat (German) |
100 | SVP (33) | 2020 | 2024 | |
|
SO | Solothurn | Cantonal Council Kantonsrat (German) |
100 | FDP (22)
|
2021 | 2025 | |
|
SG | St. Gallen | Cantonal Council Kantonsrat (German) |
120 | SVP (35) | 2020 | 2024 | |
|
TG | Thurgau
|
Grand Council Grosser Rat (German) |
130 | SVP (46) | 2020 | 2024 | |
|
TI | Ticino
|
Grand Council Gran Consiglio (Italian) |
90 | FDP (23)
|
2023 | 2027 | |
|
UR | Uri | Landrat (German) | 64 | DM (24) | 2020 | 2024 | |
|
VS | Valais
|
Grand Council Grand Conseil (French) Grosser Rat (German) |
130 | DM (48) | 2021 | 2025 | |
|
VD | Vaud
|
Grand Council Grand Conseil (French) |
150 | FDP (50)
|
2022 | 2027 | |
|
ZG | Zug | Cantonal Council Kantonsrat (German) |
80 | DM (21) | 2022 | 2026 | |
|
ZH | Zürich
|
Cantonal Council Kantonsrat (German) |
180 | SVP (45) | 2023 | 2027 | |
See also
Notes
- ^ a b The ultimate legislative body is the annual Landsgemeinde.
