Cantonal Council of Solothurn

The 100-seat Cantonal Council has four major parties, with the centre-right FDP.The Liberals, Christian Democrats, and Swiss People's Party dominant.

The Cantonal Council of Solothurn (German: Solothurner Kantonsrat) is the legislature of the canton of Solothurn, in Switzerland. Solothurn has a unicameral legislature. The Cantonal Council has 100 seats, with members elected every four years.

In the last election, on 7 March 2009, saw the centre-right maintain its dominance of the Cantonal Council. FDP.The Liberals lost three seats, but remained the largest party, with 27 seats. The Christian Democrats added two seats, becoming the second-largest party, on 24 seats. The Social Democrats lost ground, falling three seats to 21 overall, whilst the Swiss People's Party gained one seat to 18. The left-wing Green Party and centre-right Green Liberal Party also gained two seats apiece.

 Summary of the 7 March 2009 Solothurn Cantonal Council election results

Party		Ideology	Vote %	Vote % ±	Seats	Seats ±
	FDP.The Liberals	Classical liberalism	26.85	–1.61	27	–3
	Christian Democratic People's Party	Christian democracy	20.87	–1.05	25	+2
	Social Democratic Party	Social democracy	20.73	–4.40	21	–3
	Swiss People's Party	National conservatism	19.49	+1.71	18	+1
	Green Party	Green politics	6.49	+1.70	6	+2
	Green Liberal Party	Green liberalism	3.73	N/A	2	N/A
	Evangelical People's Party	Christian democracy	1.77	–0.10	1	±0
	Federal Democratic Union	Christian right	0.27	N/A	0	N/A
	Alternative Switzerland Party		0.08	N/A	0	N/A
Total			100.00	–	100	–
Source: Canton of Solothurn

External links

• (French) Cantonal Council of Solothurn official website