Cantonal Council (Lucerne)

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The Cantonal Council holds its meetings in the government building in Lucerne (2011).

The Cantonal Council of Lucerne (until 2007 Grand Council) is the parliament of the Canton of Lucerne . It meets in the cantonal council chamber in the government building in Lucerne and is the canton's legislative and supreme supervisory authority. Its 120 members are distributed over six constituencies and are elected for four years using proportional representation . The Cantonal Council enacts all fundamental and important provisions in the form of laws. As a rule, it holds nine sessions (meetings) of two days each (Monday / Tuesday) each year. The last general renewal election took place on March 31, 2019.

tasks

General

Basic requirements for the Cantonal Council can be found in Articles 36 to 50 of the Lucerne State Constitution.

The 120 members of the Cantonal Council are elected for a term of four years. The council exercises supreme power, subject to the rights of the people. It passes laws and oversees the canton's state organs, i.e. the government council , courts and other authorities.

Management

After a new election of the Cantonal Council, the election of the Cantonal Council President takes place. As soon as he has taken over the chairmanship, the other members of the executive board are elected.

According to the Cantonal Council Act of the Canton of Lucerne, the electoral office of the Cantonal Council consists of the Vice-President, the tellers and their deputies. You are no longer eligible for the same offices in the following year.

Council operation

General

The cantonal council is deemed to have a quorum if at least 61 of the 120 members are present.

Parliamentary instruments

The members of the Cantonal Council have various tools at their disposal to start an initiative:

  • Inquiry : With the inquiry, information is requested from the government council on a matter of the state administration. The government council's answer is usually in writing.
  • Comments : Comments are brief statements or suggestions on planning and accountability reports, the budget and the state accounts or parts thereof, as well as the legislative program.
  • Individual initiative: The individual initiative contains the draft of a constitutional amendment, a law, a decree or a cantonal council resolution (enactment, amendment or repeal). The individual initiative is discussed in advance by a commission and referred to the government council for comment. If the government council's report is available, the individual initiative goes to the cantonal council.
  • Motion : It contains an instruction to the competent authority to submit one of the following advisory documents to the cantonal council: a message and draft of a constitutional amendment, a law, a decree or a cantonal council resolution, a special planning report or a special statement of accounts. The motion can be converted into a postulate.
  • Postulate : The postulate may contain the mandate to the government council to check whether the message and draft for a constitutional amendment, a law, a decree or a decision of the canton council should be submitted to the canton council, the suggestion to the government council in a matter of its area of ​​responsibility in a certain way proceed or the suggestion to the higher court or the administrative court to proceed in a certain way in a matter that affects the course of business in the area of ​​their jurisdiction and supervision. It is also possible to enter an urgent postulate . The urgency must be proven by the applicant.

Parties

Elections to the Lucerne Cantonal Council 2019
Turnout: 41.5%
 %
30th
20th
10
0
27.51
19.63
19.56
13.84
11.65
6.55
0.60
0.31
0.32
Otherwise.
Gains and losses
compared to the 2015 cantonal election
 % p
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
-3.35
-4.48
-1.48
+2.00
+4.95
+2.23
+0.40
-0.57
+0.28
Otherwise.
Composition of the Cantonal Council
Political party 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 % 2019
Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP) 85 88 88 87 85 82 77 48 44 46 39 38 34 27.51
Swiss People's Party (SVP) - - - - - - 11 22nd 26th 23 27 29 22nd 19.63
FDP.The Liberals (FDP) 55 56 58 56 56 57 51 31 28 29 23 25th 22nd 19.56
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP) 11 13 13 12 11 16 18th 12 16 13 16 16 19th 13.84
Green Party of Switzerland (GPS) - - - 1 16 13 11 7th 6th 9 9 7th 15th 11.65
Green Liberal Party (GLP) - - - - - - - - - - 6th 5 8th 6.55
Evangelical People's Party (EPP) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.60
Bourgeois Democratic Party (BDP) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.31
Christian Social Party (CSP) 3 2 3 2 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
State Ring of Independents (LdU) 12 8th 3 2 - - - - - - - - - -
Swiss Democrats / National Action (SD / NA) 4th 2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Progressive Organizations (POCH) - 1 5 10 - - - - - - - - - -
Other - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 0.32

Constituencies and electoral system

Since the general elections in 1999, the Cantonal Council of Lucerne has had 120 members, previously there were 170. The members are elected according to proportional representation. Since January 1, 2008, the canton of Lucerne has been divided into six constituencies, with the constituencies of Willisau and Entlebuch forming a constituency association.

The allocation of seats is based on the population of the constituencies. For the last general election in 2019, the following constituency subdivision applied:

Constituency number Constituency name associated municipalities Number of representatives (2019-2023)
1 Lucerne city Lucerne 24
2 Lucerne Country Adligenswil, Buchrain, Dierikon, Ebikon, Gisikon, Greppen, Honau, Horw, Kriens, Malters, Meggen, Meierskappel, Root, Schwarzenberg, Udligenswil, Vitznau, Weggis 30th
3 Hochdorf Aesch, Altwis, Ballwil, Emmen, Ermensee, Eschenbach, Hitzkirch, Hochdorf, Hohenrain, Inwil, Rain, Römerswil, Rothenburg, Schongau 21st
4th Sursee Beromünster, Büron, Buttisholz, Eich, Geuensee, Grosswangen, Hildisrieden, Knutwil, Mauensee, Neuenkirch, Nottwil, Oberkirch, Rickenbach, Ruswil, Schenkon, Schlierbach, Sempach, Sursee, Triengen 22nd
5 Willisau Alberswil, Altbüron, Altishofen, Dagmersellen, Ebersecken, Egolzwil, Ettiswil, Fischbach, Gettnau, Grossdietwil, Hergiswil near Willisau, Luthern, Menznau, Nebikon, Pfaffnau, Reiden, Roggliswil, Schötz, Ufhusen, Wauau, Wikon, 16
6th Entlebuch Doppleschwand, Entlebuch, Escholzmatt-Marbach, Flühli, Hasle, Romoos, Schüpfheim, Werthenstein, Wolhusen 7th

Cantonal Council Presidency

Until 2015, the calendar year determined the presidential year; since 2016, the presidential year has always started in July. The following are the canton presidents since 2010:

year Surname Political party
2010 Hans Luternauer FDP.The Liberals (FDP)
2011 Leo Müller Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP)
2012 Trix Dettling black Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP)
2013 Urs Dickerhof Swiss People's Party (SVP)
2014 Irene Keller FDP.The Liberals (FDP)
2015/2016 Franz Wüest Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP)
2016/2017 Andreas Hofer Green Party of Switzerland (GPS)
2017/2018 Vroni Thalmann-Bieri Swiss People's Party (SVP)
2018/2019 Hildegard Meier creator FDP.The Liberals (FDP)
2019/2020 Josef Wyss Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP)
2020/2021 Ylfete Fanaj

Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP)

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Current elections 2019
  2. ^ Constitution of the Canton of Lucerne
  3. ↑ Law on the organization and management of the Cantonal Council (Cantonal Council Act, KRG)
  4. ^ Parliamentary instruments
  5. ↑ Allocation of seats to constituencies. Retrieved April 8, 2019 .
  6. ^ Presidents of the Cantonal Council since 1960. Accessed April 8, 2019 .