Cantonal Council of Solothurn

Cantonal Council of Solothurn

Kantonsrat Solothurn
Type
Type
Leadership
President
Myriam Frey Schär, GRÜNE
Structure
Seats100
Political groups
  SVP (25)
  SP (21)
  The Centre (20)
  FDP (20)
  Greens (9)
  GLP (4)
  EVP (1)
Elections
Last election
9 March 2025

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 7 March 2009 election, the centre-right maintained 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 2021 Solothurn Cantonal Council election results
Party Ideology Vote % Vote % ± Seats Seats ±
FDP.The Liberals Classical liberalism 22.7 –1.9 22 –4
Swiss People's Party National conservatism 21.0 +1.3 21 +3
Social Democratic Party Social democracy 19.3 –2.3 20 –3
Christian Democratic People's Party Christian democracy 17.6 –1.3 20 ±0
Green Party Green politics 10.3 +2.8 10 +3
Green Liberal Party Green liberalism 7.0 +2.8 6 +3
Evangelical People's Party Christian democracy 1.9 +0.8 1 ±0
Swiss Democrats Swiss nationalism 0.2 N/A 0 N/A
Total 100.00 100
Source: Canton of Solothurn