Parlamentarische Mitgliederfluktuation auf subnationaler Ebene in der Schweiz

This volume considers the legislative turnover in the cantonal parliaments of Switzerland. For the first time the legislative turnover in the cantons was empirically analysed over a period from 1960 to 2012, and research was conducted on motives and reasons for leaving a cantonal legislature. Four categories of retirement from a cantonal parliament are distinguished: resignation at the end of a legislature, leaving the legislature voluntarily, non reelection, and death. The study is divided into three parts. The first part provides a descriptive analysis of the legislative turnover for the period from 1990 to 2012. The second part – using a multilevel analysis – searches for factors on the macro level that influence the resignation of a member of a cantonal parliament for the period between 1960 and 2012. Based on a survey conducted among members of parliament, the third part of the study aimed at validating these factors of influence.