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Ratio of women representatives per Canton

Not only do the parliamentary groups have a different ratio of women representatives, the quote does also differ depending on which Canton the representatives come from. The following graph presents the different ratios in relation to the total number of representatives of each Canton.
For example: Regarding the 20 representatives from the Canton of Vaud, the proportion of women is 30 percent and is composed of 5 women in the National Council (25% in relation to the 20 seats) and 1 representative in the Council of States (5% in relation to 20).

 
Canton No. of seats
NC + CS		 Proportion of
women, NC + CS		 No. of women
in the NC		 In % No. of women
in the CS		 In %
AG 17 41.2% 6 35.3% 1 5.9%
AI 2 0% 0 0% 0 0%
AR 2 50.0% 1 50.0% 0 0%
BE 28 32.1% 9 32.1% 0 0%
BL 8 37.5% 3 37.5% 0 0%
BS 6 50.0% 2 33.3% 1 16.7%
FR 9 22.2% 2 22.2% 0 0%
GE 13 23.1% 2 15.4% 1 7.7%
GL 3 0% 0 0% 0 0%
GR 7 14.3% 1 14.3% 0 0%
JU 4 25.0% 0 0% 1 25.0%
LU 12 33.3% 3 25% 1 8.3%
NE 7 28.6% 2 28.6% 0 0%
NW 2 0% 0 0% 0 0%
OW 2 0% 0 0% 0 0%
SG 14 28.6% 3 21.4% 1 07.1%
SH 4 0% 0 0% 0 0%
SO 9 33.3% 3 33.3% 0 0%
SZ 6 0% 0 0% 0 0%
TG 8 25.0% 2 25.0% 0 0%
TI 10 20.0% 2 20.0% 0 0%
UR 3 33.3% 1 33.3% 0 0%
VD 20 30.0% 5 25% 1 5.0%
VS 9 11.1% 1 11.1% 0 0%
ZG 5 0% 0 0% 0 0%
ZH 36 36.1% 12 33.3% 1 2.8%
Total 246 27.6% 60 24.4% 8 3.3%
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