This repository contains updated data on the partisan composition of Swiss cantonal governments from the mid-19th century until today. For more information, see the original paper published in the Swiss Political Science Review.
- Member_Data.xlsx: Names of government member and party/ideological affiliation
- finaldat_new: Seat shares of parties in cantonal governments (canton-year format)
- SVP: Swiss People's Party and predecessors (e.g. BGB)
- Kon: Conservatives (right-wing Protestants, disappeared at the end of the 19th century/joined the Liberals)
- FDP: Radicals/"Freisinn"
- CVP: CVP and predecessors (e.g. KVP, "Katholisch-Konservative")
- Demo: Democratic Party
- SP: Social Democratic Party
- LDU: Alliance of Independents
- CSP: Christian Social Party (Party of the Catholic Worker's Movement, see my article)
- GP: Green Party
- Ind: no party affiliation
- BDP: Conservative Democratic Party
- Lib: Liberals
- M: "Mitte" (merger of CVP and BDP in November 2020)
- Oth: Other parties
- Seat: Size of government in number of seats