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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2013}}{{Infobox legislature |name=Cantonal Council of Zürich |native_name={{native name|de|nolink=on|Zürcher Kantonsrat}} |session_room=Zürich - Gmüesbrugg - Rathaus - Sicht vom Grossmünster Karlsturm IMG 6408.JPG |house_type=Unicameral |leader1_type=President |leader1=TBA |members=180 |structure1= |structure1_res=250px |political_groups1= Government parties (94)- {{Color box|{{Social Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color}}|border=darkgray}} SPS/PSS (35)
- {{Color box|{{Green Liberal Party of Switzerland/meta/color}}|border=darkgray}} GLP/PVL (23)
- {{Color box|{{Green Party of Switzerland/meta/color}}|border=darkgray}} GPS/PES (22)
- {{Color box|{{Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland/meta/color}}|border=darkgray}} EVP/PEV (8)
- {{Color box|{{Alternative Left/meta/color}}|border=darkgray}} AL (6)
Other parliamentary parties (86) - {{Color box|{{Swiss People's Party/meta/color}}|border=darkgray}} SVP/UDC (45)
- {{Color box|{{Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color}}|border=darkgray}} CVP/PDC (29)
- {{Color box|{{Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland/meta/color}}|border=darkgray}} CVP/PDC/PPD (8)
- {{Color box|{{Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland/meta/color}}|border=darkgray}} EDU (4)
[1] |term_length=Four years |voting_system1=Party-list proportional representation Biproportional apportionment |last_election1=24 March 2019 |next_election1=2023 |meeting_place=Zürich Town Hall, Zürich |website=http://www.kantonsrat.zh.ch/ }}The Cantonal Council of Zürich ({{lang-de|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. ElectionsThe council is re-elected every four years. Like other legislatures in Switzerland, elections use party list proportional representation. 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.[2] Constituency | Seats | Affoltern | 6 | Andelfingen | 4 | Bülach | 17 | Dielsdorf | 11 | Dietikon | 11 | Hinwil | 12 | Horgen | 15 | Meilen | 13 | Pfäffikon | 7 | Uster | 16 | Winterthur Land | 7 | Winterthur Stadt | 13 | Zürich 1+2 | 4 | Zürich 3+9 | 12 | Zürich 4+5 | 5 | Zürich 6+10 | 9 | Zürich 7+8 | 6 | Zürich 11+12 | 12 |
2019 Election Results Party | Vote% | Vote%± | Seats | Seats± | | SVP | 24.46 | -5.56 | 45 | -9 | | SDP | 19.31 | -0.36 | 35 | -1 | | FDP | 15.66 | -1.67 | 29 | -2 | | GLP | 12.91 | +5.27 | 23 | +9 | | GPS | 11.91 | +4.69 | 22 | +9 | | CVP | 4.29 | -0.59 | 8 | -1 | | EVP | 4.24 | -0.03 | 8 | ±0 | | AL | 3.15 | +0.17 | 6 | +1 | | EDU | 2.27 | -0.39 | 4 | -1 | | BDP | 1.53 | -1.09 | 0 | -5 | Total | 100 | 0 | 180 | 0 |
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[3] President The council is presided over by the president, who is re-elected every year. List of PresidentsName | 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 | SDP | 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 | SDP | 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 | SDP | 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 | SDP | 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 | SDP | 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 | SDP | 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 | SDP | 3/5/2004 | 8/5/2005 | | Peter Hans Frei | SVP | 9/5/2005 | 7/5/2006 | | Hartmuth Attenhofer | SDP | 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 | SDP | 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 | SDP | 4/5/2015 | 2/5/2016 | | Ernst Stocker-Rusterholz | SVP | 3/5/2015 | 8/5/2016 | | Rolf Steiner | SDP | 8/5/2016 | 7/5/2017 | | Karin Egli-Zimmermann | SVP | 8/5/2017 | 6/5/2018 | | Yvonne Bürgin-Hartmann | CVP | 8/5/2018 | Incumbent | [4] Notes and references 1. ^https://www.nzz.ch/zuerich/regierungsrat-und-kantonsrat-zuerich-die-resultate-der-wahlen-ld.1465859 2. ^http://www.kantonsrat.zh.ch/mitglieder/mitglieder.aspx 3. ^https://www.nzz.ch/zuerich/regierungsrat-und-kantonsrat-zuerich-die-resultate-der-wahlen-ld.1465859 4. ^http://www.kantonsrat.zh.ch/mitglieder/mitglieder.aspx
See also - Executive Council of Zürich
- List of cantonal legislatures of Switzerland
External links- {{de icon}} Cantonal Council of Zürich official website
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