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Cantonal Council Resolution concerning the Number of Cantonal Council Seats for Individual Municipalities (Elections 2026)
Statutory Text (2 Articles)
1. For the renewal election of the Cantonal Council to be held in 2026, the municipalities shall elect one member to the Cantonal Council per 1,682 residents based on the population statistics (permanent residents) updated as of December 31, 2024, by the Federal Statistical Office on August 27, 2025. The remaining six residual mandates shall be allocated based on the largest remainder method.
2. Each municipality shall receive at least two representatives. The municipality of Neuheim, which would receive only one Cantonal Council mandate according to the allocation in paragraph 1, shall accordingly elect two members to the Cantonal Council.
1. Accordingly, the individual municipalities elect the following number of members
Municipality; Inhabitants; Members; (previously)
Zug; 32,122; 19; 19
Oberägeri; 6,578; 4; 4
Unterägeri; 9,495; 6; 6
Menzingen; 4,700; 3; 3
Baar; 25,004; 15; 15
Cham; 18,273; 11; 11
Hünenberg; 8,972; 5; 5
Steinhausen; 10,399; 6; 6
Risch; 11,674; 7; 7
Walchwil; 3,995; 2; 2
Neuheim; 2,527; 2; 2
Total; 133,739; 80; 80