The Cantonal Council of Zürich () 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.
+Number of seats by constituency since 2007Constituency 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023I Zürich city districts 1 & 2 5 5 4 5 5II Zürich city districts 3 & 9 12 12 12 12 12III Zürich city districts 4 & 5 5 5 5 5 5IV Zürich city districts 6 & 10 9 9 9 9 8V Zürich city districts 7 & 8 7 6 6 6 6VI Zürich city districts 11 & 12 12 12 12 12 12VII Dietikon 11 11 11 11 11VIII Affoltern 6 6 6 6 7IX Horgen 15 15 15 15 15X Meilen 13 13 13 12 12XI Hinwil 11 12 12 11 11XII Uster 16 16 16 16 16XIII Pfäffikon 7 7 7 7 7XIV Winterthur city 13 13 13 13 13XV Winterthur land 7 7 7 7 7XVI Andelfingen 4 4 4 4 4XVII Bülach 17 17 17 18 18XVIII Dielsdorf 10 10 11 11 11 Total 180
Cantonal Council
President The council is presided over by the president, who is re-elected every year.
List of presidents NamePartyFromTo Ulrich BremiFDP7 May 19734 May 1974 Willy Walker-5 May 197425 May 1975 Albert Eggli-26 May 197511 January 1976 Konrad GislerSVP3 May 19767 March 1977 Rolf A. Widmer-12 January 19762 May 1976 Josef LandoltCVP2 May 19777 May 1978 Rudolf ReichlingSVP14 March 19771 May 1978 Werner WydlerEVP8 May 197829 April 1979 Kurt MüllerFDP30 April 19794 May 1980 Ernst SpillmannSP5 May 19804 May 1981 Erich Rüfenacht-4 May 19812 May 1982 Bruno SchürchFDP3 May 198229 May 1983 Werner BosshardSP30 May 19836 May 1984 Wolfgang NiggCVP7 May 19845 May 1985 Gertrud Erismann-PeyerFDP6 May 19854 May 1986 Hansjörg FreiSVP5 May 19863 May 1987 Robert Hux-4 May 19871 May 1988 Hermann HauserFDP2 May 19887 May 1989 Ursula LeemannSP8 May 19896 May 1990 Ueli MaurerSVP7 May 19905 May 1991 Paul AngstFDP6 May 19913 May 1992 Fritz JauchEVP4 May 19922 May 1993 Marlies Voser-HuberSP3 May 19931 May 1994 Peter LaufferFDP8 May 19947 May 1995 Markus KägiSVP8 May 19955 May 1996 Esther HolmGPS6 May 19964 May 1997 Roland BrunnerSP5 May 19973 May 1998 Kurt SchellenbergFDP4 May 199829 May 1999 Richard HirtCVP30 May 19997 May 2000 Hans RutschmannSVP8 May 20006 May 2001 Martin BornhauserSP7 May 20015 May 2002 Thomas DählerFDP6 May 20024 May 2003 Ernst Stocker-RusterholzSVP5 May 20032 April 2004 Emy LalliSP3 May 20048 May 2005 Peter Hans FreiSVP9 May 20057 May 2006 Hartmuth AttenhoferSP8 May 200610 May 2007 Ursula Moor-SchwarzSVP21 May 20074 May 2008 Regula Thalmann-MeyerFDP5 May 20083 May 2009 Esther HildebrandGPS4 May 20092 May 2010 Gerhard FischerEVP3 May 20108 May 2011 Jürg TrachselSVP9 May 20116 May 2012 Bernhard EggSP7 May 20125 May 2013 Bruno WalliserSVP6 May 201311 May 2014 Brigitta JohnerFDP12 May 201417 May 2015 Mario FehrSP4 May 20152 May 2016 Ernst Stocker-RusterholzSVP3 May 20158 May 2016 Rolf SteinerSP8 May 20167 May 2017 Karin Egli-ZimmermannSVP8 May 20176 May 2018 Yvonne Bürgin-HartmannCVP8 May 20183 May 2022 Esther Guyerglp3 May 20222023 SP20232024Jürg SulserSVP20245 May 2025 Beat HabeggerFDP5 May 2025Present
Notes and references
See also Executive Council of Zürich List of cantonal legislatures of Switzerland
External links Cantonal Council of Zürich official website