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The Council of States of . There are 46 Councillors. 20 Cantons send two Councillors each, whereas the cantons of Obwalden , Nidwalden , Basel-Stadt , Basel-Landschaft , Appenzell Ausserrhoden and Appenzell Innerrhoden only send one Councillor each. The Councillors serve for four years, and are not bound in their vote to instructions from the Cantonal authorities. Under the Swiss Federal Constitution , the mode of election is left to the cantons; however, all cantons now provide for the councillors to be chosen by popular election. In all Cantons except for Zug and Appenzell Innerrhoden , the Councillors are elected concurrently with the members of the National Council. In the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden the representatives are elected by the physically convened popular assembly (''Landsgemeinde''). With the exception of the Canton Of Jura , where a proportional representation election system is used, the representatives are elected by majority vote. There are currently ( 2005 ) 11 women in the Council of States (23.9%). LISTS LATEST ELECTION See Also: Swiss federal election, 2003 NUMBER OF SEATS AND POPULATION
Notes: ¹ Population data from Cantons Of Switzerland (2001). &2 Relative representation compared to Zürich. EXTERNAL LINKS
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