List of cantonal legislatures of Switzerland

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This is a list of cantonal legislatures of Switzerland. Each canton has a democratically elected cantonal legislature, as well as elected members to the Federal Assembly. The cantonal legislatures are elected for four years, except in Fribourg, Vaud, Geneva and Jura, which elect their legislatures for five years.

The largest legislature, in Zürich, has 180 members, whilst the smallest, in less-populous Appenzell Innerrhoden, has only 49 members. Appenzell Innerrhoden is also the only legislature that is non-partisan. All other legislatures operate party political systems. The Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC) and FDP.The Liberals are the largest party in eight legislatures each, whilst the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC) is the largest in six and the Social Democratic Party (SP/PS) is the largest in three.

Two cantons, Appenzell Innerrhoden and Glarus, hold Landsgemeinden as their highest legislative body. Under this system, a form of direct democracy, all adult citizens may attend an annual general assembly, where they may vote on laws. A permanent legislature also sits more frequently, but sovereignty resides with the Landsgemeinden. For the purpose of this article, the permanent legislature is considered the cantonal legislature.

List[]

Canton			Legislature Official name(s)	Members	Largest party		Last election	Next election
	AG	Aargau	Grand Council Grosser Rat  (German)	140		SVP (43)		2024
	AR	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	Kantonsrat  (German)	65		FDP (24)		2023
	AI	Appenzell Innerrhoden	[Note 1] Grosser Rat  (German)	49		Non-partisan		2023
	BS	Basel-Stadt	Grand Council Grosser Rat  (German)	100		SP (30)		2024
	BL	Basel-Landschaft	(German)	90		SP (22)		2023
	BE	Bern	Grand Council Grosser Rat  (German) Grand Conseil  (French)	160		SVP (46)		2022
	FR	Fribourg	Grand Council Grand Conseil  (French) Grosser Rat  (German)	110		SP (28)		2021
	GE	Geneva	Grand Council Grand Conseil  (French)	100		FDP (28)		2023
	GL	Glarus	(German)[Note 1]	60		SVP (16)		2022
	GR	Grisons	Grand Council Grosser Rat  (German) Cusegl grond  (Romansh) Gran Consiglio  (Italian)	120		FDP (36)		2022
	JU	Jura	Parliament Parlement  (French)	60		CVP (15)		2025
	LU	Lucerne	Kantonsrat  (German)	120		CVP (34)		2023
	NE	Neuchâtel	Grand Council Grand Conseil  (French)	115		FDP (32)		2025
	NW	Nidwalden	(German)	60		FDP (17)		2022
	OW	Obwalden	Cantonal Council Kantonsrat  (German)	55		CVP (15)		2022
	SH	Schaffhausen	Kantonsrat  (German)	60		SVP (16)		2024
	SZ	Schwyz	Kantonsrat  (German)	100		SVP (33)		2024
	SO	Solothurn	Cantonal Council Kantonsrat  (German)	100		FDP (22)		2025
	SG	St. Gallen	Kantonsrat  (German)	120		SVP (35)		2024
	TG	Thurgau	Grosser Rat  (German)	130		SVP (46)		2024
	TI	Ticino	Grand Council Gran Consiglio  (Italian)	90		FDP (23)		2023
	UR	Uri	Landrat  (German)	64		CVP (24)		2024
	VS	Valais	Grand Council Grand Conseil  (French) Grosser Rat  (German)	130		CVP (48)		2025
	VD	Vaud	Grand Council Grand Conseil  (French)	150		FDP (49)		2022
	ZG	Zug	Kantonsrat  (German)	80		CVP (21)		2022
	ZH	Zürich	Cantonal Council Kantonsrat  (German)	180		SVP (45)		2023

See also[]

• List of cantonal executives of Switzerland

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