Cantonal Council (Zurich)
The Cantonal Council of Zurich is the parliament of the Canton of Zurich . It meets the cantonal hall in the town hall of Zurich and is the legislative and supreme supervising authority of the canton. Its 180 members are distributed over 18 constituencies and elected for four years according to the proportional procedure , whereby the biproportional seat allocation procedure according to Pukelsheim has been used since 2006 . The Cantonal Council enacts all fundamental and important provisions in the form of laws. The meetings of the Cantonal Council usually take place every Monday (except during school holidays). The last general renewal election took place on March 24, 2019.
tasks
General
Basic requirements for the Cantonal Council can be found in the Zurich Cantonal Constitution in Articles 50 ff.
The 180 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.
Referendums
Budget drafts and statements by the government council are approved or rejected by the canton council. The government council can decide on new one-off expenses of up to 3 million francs or new annual recurring expenses of up to 300,000 francs. Any expenditure that goes beyond this must be approved by the Cantonal Council. A referendum can be held on request for one-off new expenditures of over 6 million Swiss francs or new annual recurring expenditures of over 600,000 Swiss francs if 3,000 eligible voters (optional financial referendum) or 45 cantonal councilors (cantonal council referendum) do so within 60 days of the publication of the resolution desire.
Resolutions are submitted to the people for voting in any case if they concern the constitution, or if they are intercantonal or international treaties, the content of which has constitutional status.
A popular initiative is submitted to the people for voting in any case
- it is in the form of a draft that the Cantonal Council does not approve
- it is in the form of a general suggestion that the Cantonal Council does not want to implement
- if the Cantonal Council makes a counter-proposal.
additional
According to Article 37 of the cantonal constitution, however, the cantonal council can put urgent laws into effect immediately if two thirds of the council members present agree.
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 Zurich, the Office of the Cantonal Council consists of the President, two Vice-Presidents, the members of the Secretariat and other members. They are all elected for the following year in office at the first meeting in May. 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 more than half of the members are present. If the quorum is doubted before a vote begins, the Presidium orders a name call. It can suspend voting for a short time. If the Presidium finds that the Council does not have a quorum, it cancels the meeting.
If a member or close relatives of a member is directly affected by an issue, this shall temporarily withdraw.
Parliamentary instruments
The members of the Cantonal Council have various instruments at their disposal to start an advance.
- Motion : A motion can oblige the government council to submit a draft for a constitutional or legislative proposal, a resolution or a report.
- Postulate : With a postulate one asks the government council to examine whether a constitutional or legislative proposal or a draft for a resolution should be submitted. If the government council accepts the postulate or if it is transferred by the majority of the council, the government council must report within two years, with the possibility of an extension of one year. If the report is available, the cantonal council decides whether the postulate should be copied. The council can request a supplementary report from the government council or it can issue an opinion that differs from the government council.
- Urgent postulate : An urgent postulate can be used to ask the government council to report back within four weeks. This requires the approval of 60 council members.
- Interpellation : With an interpellation one asks the government council to provide information on certain matters of the state administration. The approval of 20 council members is required. The government council submits its answer in writing within two months. A discussion can then take place in the council.
- Political group statement : a specific member of a political group can make a current affairs statement to the Council. There is no discussion of this in the Council.
- Personal statement : A council member can make a personal statement for a maximum of two minutes. As a rule, this involves making statements or defending against personal attacks.
- General debate : In the event of extraordinary events that materially affect the Canton of Zurich, the Cantonal Council can hold a general debate. No resolutions are passed
- Parliamentary initiative : Members of the council request changes to the cantonal constitution with a parliamentary initiative.
- Inquiry : With an inquiry one requests information about affairs of the state administration. The government council replies in writing within three months.
Parties
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Members
Constituencies and electoral system
The canton council has 180 members. These are elected according to proportional representation, with each district of the Canton of Zurich corresponding to one constituency. The constitution also allows large districts to be divided into several constituencies.
The number and designation of electoral districts is specified in the Act on Political Rights. Thus, the canton of Zurich is currently divided into 18 constituencies for cantonal elections. The allocation of seats is based on the population of the constituencies.
For the 2019 elections, one seat was shifted from the Hinwil district in favor of the Bülachs district. This resulted in the following allocation of seats:
Constituency number | Constituency name | associated municipalities | Number of representatives (2019-2023) |
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1 | Zurich, districts 1 and 2 | Zurich | 4th |
2 | Zurich, districts 3 and 9 | Zurich | 12 |
3 | Zurich, districts 4 and 5 | Zurich | 5 |
4th | Zurich, districts 6 and 10 | Zurich | 9 |
5 | Zurich, districts 7 and 8 | Zurich | 6th |
6th | Zurich, districts 11 and 12 | Zurich | 12 |
7th | Dietikon | Aesch, Oberengstringen, Unterengstringen, Birmensdorf, Oetwil ad L., Urdorf, Dietikon, Schlieren, Weiningen, Geroldswil, Uitikon | 11 |
8th | Affoltern | Aeugst a. A., Kappel a. A., Ottenbach, Affoltern a. A., Knonau, Rifferswil, Bonstetten, Maschwanden, Stallikon, Hausen a. A., Mettmenstetten, Wettswil a. A., Hedingen, Obfelden | 6th |
9 | Horgen | Adliswil, Kilchberg, Rüschlikon, Langnau a. A., Horgen, Oberrieden, Thalwil, Richterswil, Wädenswil | 15th |
10 | miles | Erlenbach, Männedorf, Uetikon a. S., Herrliberg, Meilen, Zollikon, Hombrechtikon, Oetwil a. S., Zumikon, Küsnacht, Stäfa | 13 |
11 | Hinwil | Bäretswil, Gossau, Seegräben, Bubikon, Grüningen, Wald, Dürnten, Hinwil, Wetzikon, Fischenthal, Rüti | 11 |
12 | Uster | Dübendorf, Maur, Volketswil, Egg, Mönchaltorf, Wangen-Brüttisellen, Fällanden, Schwerzenbach, Greifensee, Uster | 16 |
13 | Pfaffikon | Bauma, Fehraltorf, Lindau, Weisslingen, Hittnau, Pfäffikon, Wila, Illnau-Effretikon, Russikon, Wildberg | 7th |
14th | City of Winterthur | Winterthur | 13 |
15th | Winterthur country | Altikon, Ellikon ad Th., Rickenbach, Elsau, Schlatt, Brütten, Hagenbuch, Seuzach, Dägerlen, Hettlingen, Turbenthal, Dättlikon, Wiesendangen, Dinhard, Neftenbach, Elgg, Pfungen, Zell | 7th |
16 | Andelfingen | Adlikon, Flaach, Ossingen, Andelfingen, Flurlingen, Rheinau, Benken, Henggart, Thalheim ad Th., Berg a. I., Humlikon, Trüllikon, book a. I., Kleinandelfingen, Truttikon, Dachsen, Laufen-Uhwiesen, Dorf, Marthalen, Volken, Feuerthalen, Stammheim | 4th |
17th | Bulach | Bachenbülach, Hochfelden, Rafz, Bassersdorf, Höri, Rorbas, Bülach, Hüntwangen, Wallisellen, Dietlikon, Kloten, Wasterkingen, Eglisau, Lufingen, Wil, Embrach, Nürensdorf, Winkel, Freienstein-Teufen, Oberembrach, Glattfelden, Opfikon | 18th |
18th | Dielsdorf | Bachs, Niederglatt, Rümlang, Boppelsen, Niederhasli, Schleinikon, Buchs, Niederweningen, Schöfflisdorf, Dällikon, Oberglatt, Stadel, Dänikon, Oberweningen, Steinmaur, Dielsdorf, Otelfingen, Weiach, Hüttikon, Regensberg, Neerach, Regensdorf | 11 |
According to the cantonal constitution , the distribution of seats is to be regulated in such a way that the will of every voter is as equally important as possible throughout the canton. Since the cantonal elections in 2007, the requirement has been implemented through the double-proportional allocation process to Pukelsheim . The votes of all parties are first weighted, added up across the canton and, based on this, the 180 mandates are distributed across the canton, only taking into account those parties that have won at least 5% of the votes in at least one constituency (upper allocation). According to this, the mandates of each party are allocated to the individual constituencies in such a way that each constituency is allocated the seats allocated to it (see table) and every party is allocated the mandates obtained in the overall allocation (sub-allocation).
eligibility
Members of the government council may not be members of the cantonal council at the same time. Members of the cantonal administration who report directly to the government council or one of its members are also not allowed to sit on the cantonal council.
compensation
Claims for compensation and attendance fees are set out in the rules of procedure of the Cantonal Council. However, the amount of an attendance fee is determined by resolution. The attendance fee is currently CHF 200 per meeting. Each member also receives a basic salary of CHF 4,000, a first-class train subscription for the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund , and a flat-rate expense allowance of CHF 2,800 per year in office.
The presidents of the cantonal council and commissions receive twice the attendance fee for each meeting they chair. In addition, the Presidium of the Cantonal Council receives a one-time annual lump-sum compensation for representation obligations. The parliamentary groups also receive parliamentary group compensation of 40,000 francs plus a surcharge of 2,300 francs per member.
List of members
As of June 13, 2019.
Surname | Political party | place of residence | vintage | Election year | function |
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Pia Ackermann | SP | Zurich | 1988 | 2015 | member |
Ruth Ackermann | CVP | Zurich | 1960 | 2015 | member |
Theresia Agosti Monn | SP | Turbenthal | 1961 | 2013 | member |
Sarah Akanji | SP | Wiesendangen | 1993 | 2019 | member |
Franco Albanese | SVP | Winterthur | 1977 | 2011 | member |
Ronald Alder | GLP | Ottenbach | 1969 | 2017 | member |
Hans-Peter Amrein | SVP | Küsnacht | 1958 | 2011 | member |
Bettina Balmer-Schiltknecht | FDP | Zurich | 1966 | 2015 | member |
Ueli Bamert | SVP | Zurich | 1979 | 2018 | member |
Franziska Barmettler | GLP | Zurich | 1982 | 2019 | member |
Isabel Bartal | SP | Zurich | 1964 | 2014 | member |
Markus Bärtschiger | SP | Streaks | 1962 | 2017 | member |
Judith Bellaïche | GLP | Kilchberg | 1971 | 2011 | member |
André Bender | SVP | Oberengstringen | 1962 | 2015 | member |
Melanie Berner | AL | Zurich | 1981 | 2019 | member |
Michael Beaver | FDP | Bachenbülach | 1982 | 2015 | member |
Markus Bischoff | AL | Zurich | 1956 | 2007 | Member of the executive board, AL group president |
Beat Bloch | CSP | Zurich | 1963 | 2012 | member |
Diego Bonato | SVP | Aesch | 1959 | 2015 | member |
Sandra Bossert | SVP | Waedenswil | 1979 | 2019 | member |
Marc Bourgeois | FDP | Zurich | 1971 | 2015 | member |
Harry Robert Brandenberger | SP | Gossau | 1971 | 2019 | member |
Hans-Peter Brunner | FDP | Horgen | 1955 | 2015 | member |
Robert Brunner | Green | Steinmaur | 1959 | 2004 | member |
Yvonne Bürgin | CVP | Rüti ZH | 1970 | 2013 | Member of the Executive Board, President of the CVP parliamentary group |
Rochus Burtscher | SVP | Dietikon | 1963 | 2011 | member |
Jeannette Büsser | Green | Zurich | 1973 | 2019 | member |
Kaspar Bütikofer | AL | Zurich | 1965 | 2007 | member |
Linda Camenisch | FDP | Wallisellen | 1955 | 2010 | member |
Leandra Columberg | SP | Dubendorf | 1999 | 2019 | member |
Katrin Cometa | GLP | Winterthur | 1975 | 2019 | member |
Pierre Dalcher | SVP | Streaks | 1961 | 2011 | member of the managing board |
Andreas Daurù | SP | Winterthur | 1979 | 2012 | member |
Urs Dietschi | Green | Lindau | 1954 | 2019 | member |
Michéle Dünki-Bättig | SP | Glattfelden | 1989 | 2015 | member |
Renate Dürr | Green | Winterthur | 1967 | 2019 | member |
Hans Egli | EDU | Steinmaur | 1965 | 2007 | member |
Jonas Erni | SP | Waedenswil | 1981 | 2014 | member |
Carola Etter | FDP | Winterthur | 1980 | 2019 | member |
Martin Farner | FDP | Oberstammheim | 1963 | 2008 | member |
Raffaela Fehr | Green | Volketswil | 1985 | 2019 | member |
Nina Fehr Düsel | SVP | Küsnacht | 1980 | 2015 | member |
Karin Fehr Thoma | Green | Uster | 1963 | 2015 | member |
Stefan Feldmann | SP | Uster | 1970 | 2011 | member |
Benjamin Fischer | SVP | Volketswil | 1991 | 2015 | member |
Thomas Forrer | Green | Erlenbach | 1972 | 2016 | member |
Ann Barbara Franzen | FDP | Niederweningen | 1964 | 2015 | member |
Beatrix Frey-Eigenmann | FDP | miles | 1966 | 2011 | Member of the management, FDP parliamentary group president |
Astrid Furrer | FDP | Waedenswil | 1968 | 2014 | member |
David John Galeuchet | Green | Bulach | 1971 | 2018 | member |
Alex Gantner | FDP | Maur | 1968 | 2010 | member |
Sonja Gehrig | GLP | Urdorf | 1970 | 2015 | member |
Andreas Geistlich | FDP | Streaks | 1962 | 2011 | member |
Andrea Gisler | GLP | Gossau | 1967 | 2019 | member |
Hanspeter Göldi | SP | miles | 1960 | 2011 | member |
Corina Gredig | GLP | Zurich | 1987 | 2019 | member |
Barbara Grueter | SVP | Rorbas | 1976 | 2017 | member |
Barbara Günthard Fitze | EPP | Winterthur | 1957 | 2017 | member |
Esther Guyer | Green | Zurich | 1951 | 1998 | Member of the management, President of the Greens |
Martin Haab | SVP | Mettmenstetten | 1962 | 2011 | member |
Beat Habegger | FDP | Zurich | 1975 | 2015 | member |
Lorenz Habicher | SVP | Zurich | 1968 | 2018 | member |
Urs Hans | independent 1 | Turbenthal | 1952 | 2019 | member |
Andreas Hasler | GLP | Illnau-Effretikon | 1963 | 2019 | member |
Daniel Häuptli | GLP | Zurich | 1983 | 2016 | member |
Matthias Hauser | SVP | Hüntwangen | 1973 | 2003 | member |
Edith Häusler-Michel | Green | Kilchberg | 1960 | 2011 | member |
Daniel Heierli | Green | Zurich | 1965 | 2014 | member |
Daniel Hodel | GLP | Zurich | 1971 | 2011 | member |
Felix Hoesch | SP | Zurich | 1970 | 2014 | member |
Jacqueline Hofer | SVP | Dubendorf | 1969 | 2011 | member |
Benedikt Hoffmann | SVP | Zurich | 1970 | 2015 | member |
Claudia Hollenstein | GLP | Stäfa | 1967 | 2019 | member |
Walter Honegger | SVP | Forest ZH | 1962 | 2019 | member |
Stefanie Huber | GLP | Dubendorf | 1982 | 2019 | member |
Martin Huber | FDP | Neftenbach | 1978 | 2019 | member |
Beat Huber | SVP | Box | 1965 | 2011 | member |
Martin Huebscher | SVP | Wiesendangen | 1969 | 2015 | Member of the management, SVP parliamentary group president |
Hanspeter Hugentobler | EPP | Pfaffikon | 1967 | 2015 | member |
Laura Huonker | AL | Zurich | 1981 | 2015 | member |
René Isler | SVP | Winterthur | 1959 | 2003 | member |
Alexander Hunter | FDP | Zurich | 1970 | 2015 | member |
Rosmarie Joss | SP | Dietikon | 1982 | 2010 | member |
Manuel Kampus | Green | Streaks | 1984 | 2019 | member |
Andrew Katumba | SP | Zurich | 1971 | 2014 | member |
Dieter Kläy | FDP | Winterthur | 1963 | 2011 | Member of the Executive Board, President of the Council 2019 |
Jörg Kündig | FDP | Gossau | 1960 | 2007 | member |
Ruedi Lais | SP | Wallisellen | 1953 | 2000 | member of the managing board |
Thomas Lamprecht | EDU | Bassersdorf | 1966 | 2018 | member |
Valentin Landmann | SVP | Zurich | 1950 | 2019 | member |
Tobias Langenegger | SP | Zurich | 1985 | 2015 | member |
Konrad Langhart | independent 2 | Oberstammheim | 1963 | 2011 | member |
Domenik leather tanner | SVP | Herrliberg | 1987 | 2018 | member |
Davide Loss | SP | Adliswil | 1987 | 2011 | member |
Christian Lucek | SVP | Dänikon | 1964 | 2011 | member |
Jörg Mäder | GLP | Opfikon | 1975 | 2009 | member |
Tobias Mani | EPP | Waedenswil | 1976 | 2017 | member |
Thomas Marthaler | SP | Zurich | 1961 | 2011 | member |
Sibylle Marti | SP | Zurich | 1980 | 2015 | member |
Maria Rita Marty | SVP 3 | Volketswil | 1962 | 2017 | member |
Carmen Marty Fässler | SP | Adliswil | 1980 | 2017 | member |
Sylvie Matter | SP | Zurich | 1981 | 2014 | member of the managing board |
Paul Mayer | SVP | Marthalen | 1964 | 2019 | member |
Doris Meier | FDP | Bassersdorf | 1967 | 2019 | member |
Esther Meier | SP | Zollikon | 1952 | 2015 | member |
Walter Meier | EPP | Uster | 1960 | 2015 | member |
Florian Meier | Green | Winterthur | 1987 | 2019 | member |
Christian Mettler | SVP | Zurich | 1955 | 2001 | member |
Beat Monhart | EPP | Gossau | 1969 | 2017 | member |
Arianne Moser | FDP | Bonstetten | 1965 | 2019 | member |
André Müller | FDP | Uitikon | 1973 | 2015 | member |
Fabian Mueller | FDP | Rüschlikon | 1977 | 2019 | member |
Christian Mueller | FDP | Steinmaur | 1965 | 2015 | member |
Gabi Petri | Green | Zurich | 1960 | 1991 | member |
Hannah Palatine | SP | Mettmenstetten | 1997 | 2018 | member |
Stefanie Pfänder | Green | Zurich | 1985 | 2019 | member |
Ulrich Pfister | SVP | Egg | 1960 | 2015 | member |
Elisabeth Pflugshaupt | SVP | Gossau | 1961 | 2015 | member |
Jean-Philippe Pinto | CVP | Volketswil | 1966 | 2007 | member |
Jasmin Poker Sneaky | Green | Zurich | 1962 | 2019 | member |
Silvia Rigoni | Green | Zurich | 1962 | 2016 | member |
Daniela Rinderknecht | SVP | Wallisellen | 1984 | 2019 | member |
Romaine Rogenmoser | SVP | Bulach | 1971 | 2019 | member |
Angie Romero | FDP | Zurich | 1976 | 2019 | member |
Brigitte Röösli | SP | Illnau-Effretikon | 1963 | 2018 | member |
Sonja Rueff-Frenkel | FDP | Zurich | 1972 | 2014 | member |
Sadriu Qëndresa | SP | Opfikon | 1994 | 2019 | member |
Manuel Sahli | AL | Winterthur | 1988 | 2015 | member |
Monica Sanesi Muri | GLP | Zurich | 1972 | 2019 | member |
Markus Schaaf | EPP | Cell | 1966 | 2010 | Member of the management, EPP parliamentary group president |
Barbara Schaffner | GLP | Otelfingen | 1968 | 2011 | member |
Roland check | SVP | Zurich | 1967 | 2011 | member |
Benno Scherrer Moser | GLP | Uster | 1965 | 2007 | Member of the executive board, 2nd vice president |
Peter Schick | SVP | Zurich | 1969 | 2019 | member |
Marionna Schlatter | Green | Hinwil | 1980 | 2019 | member |
Simon Schlauri | GLP | Zurich | 1973 | 2018 | member |
Claudio Schmid | SVP | Bulach | 1971 | 2003 | member |
Lorenz Schmid | CVP | Männedorf | 1965 | 2006 | member |
Roman Schmid | SVP | Opfikon | 1984 | 2011 | Member of the executive board, 1st Vice President |
Stefan Schmid | SVP | Niederglatt | 1976 | 2015 | member |
Meret Schneider | Green | Uster | 1992 | 2019 | member |
Christian Schucan | FDP | Uetikon am See | 1968 | 2015 | member |
Thomas Schweizer | Green | Hedingen | 1955 | 2019 | member |
Nicola Siegrist | SP | Zurich | 1996 | 2019 | member |
Daniel Sommer | EPP | Affoltern am Albis | 1964 | 2015 | member |
Markus Späth-Walter | SP | Feuerthalen | 1953 | 2007 | Member of the management, parliamentary group president SP |
Kathy Steiner | Green | Zurich | 1963 | 2013 | member |
Rafael Steiner | SP | Winterthur | 1987 | 2013 | member |
Judith Anna Stofer | AL | Zurich | 1959 | 2011 | member |
Esther Straub | SP | Zurich | 1970 | 2015 | member |
Christa Stünzi | GLP | Horgen | 1986 | 2019 | member |
Beatrix Stüssi | SP | Niederhasli | 1960 | 2018 | member |
Juerg Sulser | SVP | Otelfingen | 1961 | 2011 | member |
Marcel Suter | SVP | Thalwil | 1973 | 2017 | member |
Birgit Tognella-Geertsen | SP | Zurich | 1967 | 2015 | member |
René Truninger | SVP | Illnau-Effretikon | 1967 | 2015 | member |
Thomas Vogel | FDP | Illnau-Effretikon | 1972 | 2003 | member |
Peter Vollenweider | FDP | Stäfa | 1973 | 2014 | member |
Paul from Euw | SVP | Bauma | 1978 | 2019 | member |
Cyril of Planta | GLP | Zurich | 1976 | 2011 | member |
Erich Vontobel | EDU | Bubikon | 1959 | 2012 | member |
Daniel Wäfler | SVP | Gossau | 1979 | 2015 | member |
Urs Waser | SVP | Langnau am Albis | 1986 | 2015 | member of the managing board |
Stephan Weber | FDP | Wetzikon | 1966 | 2019 | member |
Tobias Weidmann | SVP | Hettlingen | 1983 | 2019 | member |
Monika Wicki | SP | Zurich | 1967 | 2014 | member |
Josef Widler | CVP | Zurich | 1954 | 2014 | member |
Celine Widmer | SP | Zurich | 1978 | 2012 | member |
Josef Wiederkehr | CVP | Dietikon | 1970 | 2005 | member |
Thomas Wirth | GLP | Hombrechtikon | 1971 | 2007 | member |
Mark Anthony Wisskirchen | EPP | Balls | 1963 | 2017 | member |
Kathrin Wydler | CVP | Wallisellen | 1967 | 2018 | member |
Cristina Wyss | GLP | Dietlikon | 1972 | 2019 | member |
Orlando Wyss | SVP | Dubendorf | 1952 | 2009 | member |
Claudia Wyssen | GLP 4 | Uster | 1979 | 2015 | member |
Erika Zahler | SVP | Boppelsen | 1960 | 2015 | member |
Farid Zeroual | CVP | Adliswil | 1962 | 2018 | member |
Michael witness | GLP | Winterthur | 1977 | 2011 | Member of the Executive Board, President of the GLP parliamentary group |
Christoph Ziegler | GLP | Elgg | 1964 | 2011 | member |
Christina Zurfluh Fräfel | SVP | Waedenswil | 1962 | 2018 | member |
See also
Web links
- Website of the Zurich Cantonal Council
- Cantonal elections on the website of the Statistical Office of the Canton of Zurich
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cantonal and government council elections on March 24, 2019. Accessed on March 24, 2019 .
- ^ Constitution of the Canton of Zurich. (PDF; 205 kB) Retrieved September 20, 2012 .
- ↑ Cantonal Council Act of the Canton of Zurich. (PDF; 70 kB) Retrieved September 20, 2012 .
- ↑ Results of the 2019 canton council elections. Accessed March 25, 2019 .
- ^ Canton of Zurich: national and cantonal elections since 1919. Federal Statistical Office, March 25, 2019, accessed on March 17, 2020 .
- ^ Law on Political Rights in the Canton of Zurich (Section 25). (PDF; 319 kB) Retrieved September 20, 2012 .
- ^ Resolution of the Cantonal Council on the determination of the compensation for the members of the Cantonal Council and for the parliamentary groups. (PDF; 38 kB) Retrieved September 20, 2012 .