Results of the local elections in Zurich
Zurich municipal council elections on March 4, 2018
Share of voters in percent
%
40
30th
20th
10
0
32.7
16.2
12.9
12.0
10.5
7.9
3.7
2.8
Gains and losses
compared to 2014
% p
4th
2
0
-2
-4
-6
+3.5
+0.2
-4.4
+1.4
+0.3
+1.4
-0.9
-0.9
The following list shows the results of the local elections for the City Council of Zurich (until 1934: Grand City Council). The results of the municipal council elections from 1895 are given. The field of the party that won the most seats in the respective election is marked in color. Absolute majorities are printed in bold.
Parties
- AL: Alternative list
- CVP: Christian Democratic People's Party
- DP: Democratic Party
- EPP: Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
- FDP: Liberal Democratic Party
- FraP: women make politics!
- GLP: Green Liberal Party
- GPS: Swiss Green Party
- LdU: State ring of the independents
- NA: National Action for People and Homeland → from 1994 SD
- PdA: Swiss Labor Party
- POCH: Progressive Organizations in Switzerland
- SD: Swiss Democrats
- SL: list of seniors
- SP: Swiss Social Democratic Party
- SVP: Swiss People's Party
Municipal council elections
Distribution of seats
Source: Statistics City of Zurich
year | SP | FDP | SVP 1 | GPS | GLP | AL 2 | EPP | CVP | SD 3 | LdU | PdA 4 | DP | Rest | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1895 | 18th | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 41 | 6 5 | 118 |
1898 | 22nd | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 39 | 6 5 | 118 |
1901 | 31 | 54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36 | 4 5 | 125 |
1904 | 44 | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31 | 3 5 | 125 |
1907 | 49 | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26th | 3 5 | 125 |
1910 | 49 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26th | 4 5 | 125 |
1913 6 | 53 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | - | - | - | 17th | 13 7 | 125 |
1916 | 60 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | - | - | - | 15th | 6 7 | 125 |
1919 | 60 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | - | - | - | 10 | 8 8 | 125 |
1922 | 44 | 41 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 9 | - | - | 13 | 12 | 5 8 | 125 |
1925 | 55 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | 9 | 10 | 1 8 | 125 |
1928 | 59 | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | 5 | 10 | - | 125 |
1931 | 63 | 35 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 11 | - | - | 6th | 9 | - | 125 |
1933 | 63 | 28 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | 2 | 6th | 10 9 | 125 |
1938 | 60 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | 20th | 2 | 4th | - | 125 |
1942 | 48 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | 37 | - | 3 | 1 10 | 125 |
1946 | 38 | 25th | 4th | - | - | - | - | 14th | - | 21st | 19th | 4th | - | 125 |
1950 | 40 | 28 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | 28 | 4th | 4th | - | 125 |
1954 | 46 | 27 | 7th | - | - | - | 3 | 16 | - | 20th | 2 | 4th | - | 125 |
1958 | 46 | 25th | 10 | - | - | - | 4th | 17th | - | 21st | 1 | 1 | - | 125 |
1962 | 46 | 27 | 10 | - | - | - | 8th | 19th | - | 14th | - | 1 | - | 125 |
1966 | 41 | 23 | 11 | - | - | - | 7th | 18th | - | 22nd | 2 | 1 | - | 125 |
1970 11 | 41 | 26 12 | 5 | - | - | - | 12 | 15th | - | 26th | - | - | - | 125 |
1974 | 44 | 23 | 4th | - | - | - | 8th | 19th | 9 | 16 | 1 | - | 1 13 | 125 |
1978 | 50 | 26th | 5 | - | - | - | 6th | 19th | - | 16 | - | - | 3 13 | 125 |
1982 | 42 | 36 | 7th | - | - | - | 6th | 19th | 2 | 9 | - | - | 4 13 | 125 |
1986 | 39 | 27 | 6th | 5 | - | - | 6th | 17th | 11 | 11 | - | - | 3 13 | 125 |
1990 | 47 | 25th | 7th | 10 | - | 4th | 4th | 12 | 5 | 8th | - | - | 3 14 | 125 |
1994 | 43 | 28 | 19th | 5 | - | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4th | 7th | - | - | 5 14 | 125 |
1998 | 49 | 26th | 26th | 7th | - | 2 | 1 | 8th | 1 | 4th | - | - | 1 14 | 125 |
2002 | 49 | 20th | 31 | 10 | - | 3 | 2 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 1 15 | 125 |
2006 16 | 44 | 19th | 24 | 14th | - | 5 | 6th | 10 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 125 |
2010 | 39 | 18th | 24 | 14th | 12 | 5 | 4th | 7th | 2 | - | - | - | - | 125 |
2014 | 39 | 21st | 23 | 14th | 13 | 9 | - | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | 125 |
2018 | 43 | 21st | 17th | 16 | 14th | 10 | 4 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 125 |
2 until 1998 as alternative list Zurich 1990
5 conservative
6th Introduction of proportional representation
7th Citizens Association
12Introduction of the right to vote for women
14th Women make politics!
15th Seniors list
16Introduction of the double proportional allocation procedure
Graphic representation
1895
|
A total of 118 seats
1898
|
A total of 118 seats
1900
|
A total of 125 seats
1904
|
A total of 125 seats
1907
|
A total of 125 seats
1910
|
A total of 125 seats
1913
|
A total of 125 seats
1916
|
A total of 125 seats
1919
|
A total of 125 seats
1922
|
A total of 125 seats
1925
|
A total of 125 seats
1928
|
A total of 125 seats
1931
|
A total of 125 seats
1933
|
A total of 125 seats
1938
|
A total of 125 seats
1942
|
A total of 125 seats
1946
|
A total of 125 seats
1950
|
A total of 125 seats
1954
|
A total of 125 seats
1958
|
A total of 125 seats
1962
|
A total of 125 seats
1966
|
A total of 125 seats
1970
|
A total of 125 seats
1974
|
A total of 125 seats
1978
|
A total of 125 seats
1982
|
A total of 125 seats
1986
|
A total of 125 seats
1990
|
A total of 125 seats
1994
|
A total of 125 seats
1998
|
A total of 125 seats
2002
|
A total of 125 seats
2006
|
A total of 125 seats
2010
|
A total of 125 seats
2014
|
A total of 125 seats
2018
|
A total of 125 seats
Web links
- Allocation of seats in the municipal council elections from 1990 to 2006 : p. 8
- Distribution of seats in 2010
- Allocation of seats in 2014