4962: Switzerland, 11/30/2025, Referendum
| Quota Information | Parliament Information | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Are there legislated quotas? | No | Structure of parliament | Unicameral |
| For the Single/Lower House? | No | >Current members | 200 |
| Percentage of women | 42.50% | ||
| Source: Gender Quotas Database | Source: New Parline | ||
Former St. Gallen National Councillor Hanna Sahlfeld-Singer has died, according to an obituary in the "St. Galler Tagblatt". The former SP politician would have been 82 years old next Friday.
The average Swiss parliament member is male, well-educated and 50 years old. This year’s elections have accentuated an already existing trend.
At the last federal elections in 2019, the share of women candidates elected to the 200-seat House of Representatives surged by 10 percentage points to 42%.
Women in Swiss parliament are now allowed to show their shoulders and arms after the Council of States relaxed its clothing regulations for women.
In Switzerland, female voters outnumber their male counterparts by 10%. Yet women remain a minority in cantonal and federal politics. Here’s a look at some of the reasons for this discrepancy.
The annual general meeting of the S
Geneva has become the first city in Switzerland to have a parliament where women are in the majority. After the local elections on Sunday, women now occupy 45 of the 80 seats in the parliament.
Since women won the right to vote in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in 1990, females have risen to rule Switzerland's politics, making up four of the seven- member cabinet. Combining a career and motherhood in the Alpine nation presents a steeper climb.