Cantonal Council (St. Gallen)

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The cantonal council chamber is located in the former monastery district

The Cantonal Council is the cantonal parliament of the Canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It has 120 members. It usually meets five times a year. Since the canton was founded in 1803, the conference venue has been the cantonal council chamber in the former throne room of the prince abbot of St. Gallen. Until 2002 the official name of the parliament was the Grand Council .

The last general renewal elections took place in March 2020.

organization

The Cantonal Council has 120 members who are elected according to the proportional representation system.

A legislative period usually begins every four years in June and ends in April shortly after the renewed general renewal elections - in February or March of the following period - with the so-called clean -up session .

In the constituent session - here too at the beginning of June of the year of the general renewal elections, in the first session of the legislative period - the members elect the President of the Cantonal Council, his deputy and three tellers from among their number. Together with the parliamentary group presidents, they form the presidium. The posts of president, vice-president and teller change annually.

The Cantonal Council meets five times a year. This usually happens in June, September, November, February and April. Depending on the number of business deals or the political situation, special sessions are also possible.

tasks

The Cantonal Council is the legislative power in the Canton of St.Gallen.

Its tasks according to Art. 65 of the Cantonal Constitution (KV) are essentially

  • the resolution of constitutional amendments
  • Enact, amend and repeal laws
  • Conclusion and termination of intergovernmental agreements with constitutional and legal status
  • Decision on the budget (annual budget) and taxes
  • Approval of the annual accounts
  • Oversight of government and courts

Decisions are made by a majority of the voting members. The majority of all members of the Cantonal Council can be provided for certain transactions. (Art. 66 KV)

In the event of urgency, the Cantonal Council can enact laws with immediate effect. However, these must be submitted to a referendum after one year at the latest (Art. 68 KV)

In contrast to other cantons, there are no legal provisions on the quorum of the cantonal council.

Resolutions of the Cantonal Council must be approved by referendum if

  • the constitution is changed or completely revised
  • intergovernmental agreements have been adopted which have constitutional status
  • the cantonal council does not approve a popular initiative or makes a counter-proposal

(Art. 48)

Furthermore, the constitution allows so-called financial referenda, i.e. referendums on expenditure of a certain amount. When these should be compulsory and optional is specified in the law on referendum and initiative.

In the canton of St.Gallen, for example, one-off expenses of more than CHF 15 million or annual expenses of more than CHF 1.5 million that recur for at least ten years must be submitted to the people for a vote. (Art. 6 Law on Referendum and Initiative (GRI)).

There is also an optional referendum; Legislative resolutions are then subject to a referendum if 4,000 voters or a third of the cantonal council members request it. (Art. 49 KV) This applies to all legislative resolutions and international treaties with legal character.

Decrees on the remuneration of state staff and teachers in primary schools are expressly exempt from the referendum.

The facultative referendum can be called for a one-off expenditure of CHF 3 million to CHF 15 million or a period of at least ten years of CHF 300,000 to 1.5 million. (Art. 7 GRI)

The financial referendum is restricted by Art 7bis, which provides for exceptions for state road construction and state contributions to transport companies. One-off expenses for the construction of state roads and state contributions for railway construction are only subject to an optional referendum above CHF 6 million.

Resolutions of the Cantonal Council to promote public transport that have recurring expenses of more than CHF 200,000 per line or more than CHF 2 million per tariff association for at least ten years are subject to an optional referendum.

Parties

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A total of 120 seats

elections

The 120 members of the cantonal council are distributed among the eight constituencies of the canton and are elected for four years using the proportional representation procedure. The last general election for the Cantonal Council took place on March 8, 2020, at the same time as the election of the St. Gallen Government Council .

Members of the legislative period 2016–2020

Surname vintage Political party Constituency place of residence Election year function
Patrizia Adam 1962 CVP St. Gallen St. Gallen 2016 member
Cornel Aerne 1968 CVP Sea gaster St.Gallenkappel 2014 member
Kurt Alder 1955 SVP St. Gallen St. Gallen 2005 member
Ludwig Altenburger 1951 SP Werdenberg Buchs SG 2004 member
Thomas Ammann 1953 FDP St. Gallen Waldkirch 2012 member
Alexander Bartl 1977 FDP Rhine Valley Widnau 2016 member
Erich Baumann 1965 FDP Wil Flawil 2016 member
Daniel Baumgartner 1954 SP Wil Flawil 2005 member
Raphael Frei 1959 FDP Rorschach Rorschacherberg 2016 member
Felix Bischofberger 1968 CVP Rorschach Altenrhein 2004 member
Ruedi Blumer 1957 SP St. Gallen Gossau 1996 member
Erwin Bohi 1953 SVP Wil Wil SG 2004 member
Markus Bonderer 1983 SVP Sarganserland Vattis 2015 member
Peter Boppart 1958 CVP St. Gallen Andwil 2000 member
Karl Brandle 1958 CVP Toggenburg Butschwil 2012 member
Stefan Britschgi 1962 FDP Rhine Valley Diepoldsau 2006 member
Andreas Broger 1982 CVP Rhine Valley Altstätten 2015 member
Guido Brühlmann 1971 SVP St. Gallen Waldkirch 2016 member
Elisabeth Brunner-Müller 1973 FDP Sea gaster Schmerikon 2016 member
Laura Bucher 1984 SP Rhine Valley St.Margrethen 2010 member
Dominic Büchler 1989 SVP Werdenberg Box 2015 member
Daniel Bühler 1970 FDP Rhine Valley Bad Ragaz 2012 member
René Bühler 1956 SVP Sea gaster Schmerikon 2000 member
Karl Bürki 1962 SP St. Gallen Gossau 2013 member
Christopher Chandiramani 1957 SVP Sea gaster Rapperswil-Jona 2008–2012
2015		 member
Bruno Cozzio 1960 CVP Wil Henau 2014 member
Nino Cozzio-Heuberger 1957 CVP St. Gallen St. Gallen 2000 member
Marcel Dietsche 1979 SVP Rhine Valley Kriessern 2004 member
Ernst Dobler 1960 CVP Wil Oberuzwil 2000 member
Bruno Dudli 1972 SVP Wil Sun Valley 2014 member
Barbara Dürr 1963 CVP Werdenberg Chamois 2016 member
Patrick Dürr 1973 CVP Rhine Valley Widnau 2010 member
Peter Eggenberger 1964 SVP Rhine Valley Rüthi SG 2010 member
Cornel Egger 1961 CVP Wil Bichwil 2016 member
Mike Egger 1992 SVP Rhine Valley Berneck 2012 member
Egli-Seliner Ursula 1970 SVP Wil Rossrüti 2016 member
Etterlin Guido 1967 SP Rorschach Rorschach 2016 member
Walter friend 1956 SVP Rhine Valley Eichberg 2009 member
Katrin Frick 1962 FDP Werdenberg Box 2015 member
Hedy Fürer-Ulrich 1957 SVP Sea gaster Bollingen 2016 member
Damian Gahlinger 1974 SVP Wil Niederhelfenschwil 2016 member
Walter Gartmann-Kalberer 1969 SVP Sarganserland Madris-Vermol 2014 member
Mirco Gerig 1987 SVP Toggenburg Underwater 2014 member
Peter Göldi 1963 CVP Sea gaster Gommiswald 2004 Cantonal Council President
Michael Gotte 1979 SVP Rorschach Tübach 2003 Group President (SVP)
Meinrad Gschwend 1958 Green Rhine Valley Altstätten 1995 member
Christoph Gull 1958 SVP Sarganserland Flumserberg 2016 member
Karl Güntzel 1950 SVP St. Gallen St. Gallen 1992 member
Daniel Good 1959 SP Werdenberg Buchs SG 2012 member
Peter Haag 1973 SVP Wil Schwarzenbach 2014 member
Andreas Hartmann 1956 FDP Rorschach Rorschach 2000 member
Christof Hartmann 1976 SVP Sarganserland Walenstadt 2011 member
Peter Hartmann 1951 SP Wil Flawil 2000 Group President (SP Greens)
Etrit Hasler 1977 SP St. Gallen St. Gallen 2012 member
Seline home basement 1964 CVP St. Gallen Gossau 2004 member
Sandro Hess 1975 CVP Rhine Valley Balgach 2016 member
Rolf Huber 1967 FDP Rhine Valley Oberriet 2015 member
Michael Hugentobler 1981 CVP St. Gallen St. Gallen 2016 member
Jens Jäger 1977 FDP Sarganserland Vilters 2015 member
Eva B. Keller 1956 SP Sea gaster Uetliburg 2007 member
Josef Kofler 1953 SP Sea gaster Uznach 2004 member
Benno Koller 1965 SVP Rhine Valley Gossau 2014 member
Peter Kuster 1956 SVP Rhine Valley Diepoldsau 2014 member
Silvia Kündig-Schlumpf 1955 Green Sea gaster Rapperswil-Jona 2004 member
Monika Lehmann-Wirth 1959 CVP Rorschach Rorschacherberg 2004 member
Max Lemmenmeier 1951 SP St. Gallen St. Gallen 2006 member
Walter Locher 1955 FDP St. Gallen St. Gallen 2003 member
Kilian Looser 1969 FDP Toggenburg stone 2015 member
Ivan Louis 1990 SVP Toggenburg Nesslau 2015 Vice-President of the Cantonal Council
Mäge Luterbacher 1945 SVP Rorschach Steinach 2015 member
Sonja Lüthi 1981 GLP St. Gallen St. Gallen 2015 member
Franz Mächler 1957 FDP Wil Wil SG 2007 member
Claudia Martin 1978 SVP St. Gallen Gossau 2013 member
Remo Maurer 1962 SP Rhine Valley Altstätten 2012 member
Mathias Mueller 1982 CVP Toggenburg Lichtensteig 2016 member
Arno Noger 1956 FDP St. Gallen St. Gallen 2008 member
Basil Oberholzer 1990 Green St. Gallen St. Gallen 2016 member
Robert Raths 1961 FDP Rorschach Staad 2012 member
Valentin Rehli 1948 CVP Sarganserland Walenstadt 2000 member
Mirco Rossi 1983 SVP Werdenberg Sevelen 2012 member
Christian Rüegg 1947 SVP Sea gaster Rüeterswil 2000 member
Thomas Rüegg 1953 FDP Sea gaster Rapperswil-Jona 2014 member
Reinhard Rüesch 1958 FDP St. Gallen Wittenbach 2000 member
Martin Sailer 1971 independent Toggenburg Underwater 2016 member
Thomas Scheitlin 1953 FDP St. Gallen St. Gallen 2004 member
Paul Scheiwiller 1966 SVP St. Gallen Waldkirch 2016 member
Sascha Schmid 1993 SVP Werdenberg Grabs 2016 member
Susanne Schmid-Keller 1956 SP St. Gallen St. Gallen 2016 member
Jacqueline Schneider 1971 SP Rorschach Goldach 2014 member
Michael Schöbi 1970 CVP Rhine Valley Altstätten 2010 member
Isabel Schorer 1978 FDP St. Gallen St. Gallen 2016 member
Thomas Schwager 1964 Green St. Gallen St. Gallen 2015 member
Karl Schweizer 1959 SVP Wil Degersheim 2013 member
Jigme Shitsetsang 1971 FDP Wil Wil 2016 member
Monika Simmler 1990 SP St. Gallen St. Gallen 2016 member
Christian Spoerlé 1957 SVP Toggenburg Ebnat-Kappel 2013 member
Imelda Stadler 1959 FDP Toggenburg Luetisburg 2006 member
Marianne Steiner 1950 SVP Sea gaster Kaltbrunn 2000 member
Martha Storchenegger-Scherrer 1964 CVP Wil Jonschwil 2004 member
Dario Sulzer 1979 SP Wil Wil SG 2012 member
Bettina Surber 1981 SP St. Gallen St. Gallen 2012 member
Yvonne Suter 1977 CVP Sea gaster Rapperswil-Jona 2011 member
Jörg Tanner 1976 GLP Sarganserland Sargans 2012 member
Linus Thalmann 1968 SVP Toggenburg Kirchberg SG 2006 member
Toni Thoma 1968 SVP St. Gallen Andwil 2009 member
Christoph Thurnherr 1962 SP Toggenburg Ulisbach 2015 member
Beat Tinner 1971 FDP Werdenberg Azmoos 2000 Parliamentary group president (FDP)
Thomas Toldo 1969 FDP Werdenberg Sevelen 2016 member
Boris Tschirky 1965 CVP St. Gallen Abtwil 2016 member
Joe Walser 1962 SP Sarganserland Sargans 2006 member
Thomas Warzinek 1964 CVP Sarganserland Mels 2012 member
Sandro waterfalls 1985 SVP Rorschach Goldach 2012 member
Guido Wick 1961 Green Wil Wil SG 2007 member
Andreas Widmer 1960 CVP Toggenburg Mühlrüthi 1999 Group President (CVP-GLP)
Andreas W. Widmer 1960 FDP Wil Wil SG 2000 member
Christian Willi 1984 SVP Rhine Valley Altstätten 2016 member
Markus Wüst 1975 SVP Rhine Valley Oberriet 2016 member
Bernhard Zahner 1989 SVP Sea gaster Kaltbrunn 2016 member
Erich Zoller 1958 CVP Sea gaster Jonah 2000 member
Peter Zuberbühler 1967 FDP Sea gaster Uetliburg-Gommiswald 2003 member

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The canton council chamber - the meeting place of the parliament. In: www.sg.ch. Retrieved January 13, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Council information system. Retrieved January 3, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Council information system. Retrieved January 3, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Person - Raphael Frei. Retrieved January 3, 2020 .
  5. ↑ 2016 | sg.ch. Retrieved January 3, 2020 .