National Council constituency of Zurich-Southwest
The National Council constituency of Zurich-Southwest was a constituency in elections to the Swiss National Council . It existed from 1848 to 1919 (introduction of today's proportional voting rights ) and covered the southwestern part of the canton of Zurich .
Electoral process
This was a plural constituency. This means that although several seats had to be allocated, the majority voting system was used. In the sense of the Romansh majority election , a candidate needed an absolute majority of the votes in order to be elected. Several ballots may have been necessary to distribute all seats. Each voter had as many votes as there were seats to be allocated.
Name and number of seats
Zürich-Südwest is an unofficial geographical name. In official use, consecutive numbering was used throughout Switzerland, arranged according to the order of the cantons in the Swiss Federal Constitution . Due to the changing number over the years, some constituencies were given a new number several times. Zurich-Southwest always came first in these regulations and was number 1 from 1851 (first application of a uniform federal law).
Due to the growing population, Zurich-South-West was awarded a higher number of seats several times in constituency audits. In 1911 a division was made, which reduced the number of seats.
- 1848: 3 seats
- 1851 to 1869: 4 seats
- 1872 to 1887: 5 seats
- 1890 to 1899: 6 seats
- 1902 to 1908: 9 seats
- from 1911: 7 seats
expansion
The area of the constituency was made binding for the first time on December 21, 1850 with the “Federal Act on the Election of Members of the National Council”, whereby the constituency created by the Zurich cantonal government in 1848 was taken over unchanged. It comprised:
- the Zurich district
- the Affoltern district
- the guilds Thalwil and Horgen in the Horgen district (corresponds to the communities of Adliswil , Hirzel , Horgen , Kilchberg , Langnau am Albis , Oberrieden , Rüschlikon and Thalwil )
With the “Federal Act on Elections to the National Council” of May 3, 1881, a downsizing took place when the eight communities in the Horgen district were transferred to the Zurich-South constituency . The constituency now included:
- the Zurich district
- the Affoltern district
There was a further downsizing with the “Federal Law on the National Council constituencies” of June 4, 1902, when the cantonal constituency of Höngg-Weiningen in the Zurich district was separated and added to the Zurich-North constituency . The constituency now included:
- the Zurich district excluding the municipalities of Geroldswil , Höngg , Oberengstringen , Oetwil an der Limmat , Unterengstringen and Weiningen
- the Affoltern district
The last change in the area came with the Federal Law on National Council constituencies of June 23, 1911. The six municipalities that had been separated in 1902 were returned to the Zurich-Southwest constituency. At the same time, several communities in the Limmat Valley and the western part of the city of Zurich formed the newly created Zurich-West constituency . Most recently, Zurich Southwest comprised:
- Districts I, II, IV and V of the City of Zurich (urban area before 1934 excluding Aussersihl , Industriequartier and Wiedikon )
- in the Zurich district also the communities Affoltern bei Zurich , Geroldswil, Höngg, Oberengstringen, Oerlikon , Oetwil an der Limmat, Seebach , Schwamendingen , Unterengstringen, Weiningen, Witikon and Zollikon
- the Affoltern district
In 1919 the five Zurich constituencies were amalgamated to form the still existing Zurich National Council constituency , in which proportional representation applies.
National Councils
- G = total renewal election
- E = replacement election in the event of vacancies
- K = election of compliments by an incumbent Federal Councilor
- B = supplementary election for a Federal Councilor
source
- Erich Gruner : The elections to the Swiss National Council 1848-1919 . tape 3 . Francke Verlag, Bern 1978, ISBN 3-7720-1445-3 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Federal law on the election of members of the National Council (of December 21, 1850). (PDF, 676 kB) In: Federal Gazette No. 61 of December 28, 1850. admin.ch , May 21, 2013, accessed on October 28, 2014 .
- ↑ Federal law on elections to the National Council (of May 3, 1881). (PDF, 288 kB) In: Federal Gazette No. 20 of May 10, 1881. admin.ch, May 21, 2013, accessed on October 28, 2014 .
- ^ Federal law on the electoral districts of the National Council (of June 4, 1902). (PDF, 281 kB) In: Federal Gazette No. 24 of June 11, 1902. admin.ch, May 21, 2013, accessed on October 28, 2014 .
- ↑ Federal Act on the National Council constituencies (of June 23, 1911). (PDF, 296 kB) In: Federal Gazette No. 26 of June 28, 1911. admin.ch, May 21, 2013, accessed on October 28, 2014 .