# 2023 Geneva cantonal election

Cantonal elections were held in Geneva on 3 April 2023, with a second round on 30 April, to elect all 100 members of the legislative Grand Council and 7 members of the executive Council of State of the canton.

## Election system
### Grand Council

The Grand Council holds the legislative power in the Canton of Geneva. It is composed of 100 deputies directly elected via universal suffrage by the electorate using a canton-wide open-list proportional representation system and a 7% threshold. Members are elected for five years instead of four after a reform of the canton's constitution in 2013.

### Council of State

The Council of State holds the executive power in the Canton of Geneva. It is composed of 7 members directly elected via universal suffrage by the electorate using a two-round majoritarian system, with candidates requiring an absolute majority in the first round to be elected. Members are elected for five years instead of four after a reform of the canton's constitution in 2013.
This constitutional reform also led to members not being elected on a list of candidates, but on a single ballot with check boxes. This system reduces the impact of alliances and encourages voters to vote for seven candidates instead of the only candidates who would be on their preferred list.

## Contesting parties

The table below lists contesting parties represented in the Grand Council after the 2018 election.
| Name | Name | Name | Ideology | 2018 result | 2018 result |
| Name | Name | Name | Ideology | Votes (%) | Seats |
| | PLR | The Liberal-Radicals Les Libéraux-Radicaux | Classical liberalism Conservative liberalism | 25.2% | 28 / 100 |
| | PS | Socialist Party Parti socialiste | Social democracy Democratic socialism | 15.3% | 17 / 100 |
| | PES | The Greens Les Vert-e-s | Green politics Progressivism | 13.2% | 15 / 100 |
| | LC | The Centre Le Centre | Christian democracy Social conservatism | 11.2% | 12 / 100 |
| | MCG | Geneva Citizens' Movement Mouvement Citoyens Genevois | Right-wing populism Regionalism | 9.4% | 11 / 100 |
| | EàG | Together on the Left [fr] Ensemble à Gauche Solidarity solidaritéS Swiss Party of Labour – Workers' and People's Party Parti Suisse du Travail – Parti Ouvrier et Populaire Defence of Seniors, Tenants, Housing and Social Défense des aînés, des locataires, du logement et du social | Anticapitalism Eco-socialism | 7.8% | 9 / 100 |
| | UDC | Democratic Union of the Centre Union démocratique du centre | National conservatism Right-wing populism | 7.3% | 8 / 100 |

## Results
### Grand Council

| | The Liberal-Radicals | 17,281 | 18.04 | 22 | -6 |
| | Socialist Party | 13,257 | 13.84 | 18 | +1 |
| | The Greens | 11,798 | 12.32 | 15 | 0 |
| | Geneva Citizens' Movement | 10,603 | 11.07 | 14 | +3 |
| | Democratic Union of the Centre | 9,677 | 10.10 | 12 | +4 |
| | Freedom and Social Justice | 7,823 | 8.17 | 10 | New |
| | The Centre | 7,057 | 7.37 | 9 | −3 |
| | Green Liberal Party | 6,017 | 6.28 | 0 | 0 |
| | Together on the Left [fr] | 3,200 | 3.34 | 0 | −9 |
| | List of Popular Unity | 2,680 | 2.80 | 0 | 0 |
| | Civis - All concerned | 976 | 1.02 | 0 | 0 |
| | Radical Momentum | 256 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 |
| Individual candidates votes | Individual candidates votes | 5,154 | 5.38 | – | – |
| Total | Total | 95,779 | 100.00 | 100 | – |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 95,779 | 96.03 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,954 | 2.96 | | |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,009 | 1.01 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 99,742 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 275,893 | 36.15 | | |
| Source: Canton of Geneva ||||||

### Council of State

Blank votes are only considered as valid in the first round to determine if a candidate has crossed the majority threshold. Elected candidates are highlighted in bold font.
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Nathalie Fontanet [fr] | The Liberal-Radicals | 49,218 | 49.27 | 70,628 | 61.51 |
| | Thierry Apothéloz [fr] | Socialist Party | 38,232 | 38.27 | 57,369 | 49.96 |
| | Antonio Hodgers | The Greens | 35,490 | 35.53 | 52,950 | 46.11 |
| | Anne Hiltpold [fr] | The Liberal-Radicals | 35,147 | 35.18 | 58,487 | 50.93 |
| | Fabienne Fischer | The Greens | 31,403 | 31.44 | 47,104 | 41.02 |
| | Pierre Maudet | Freedom and Social Justice | 31,315 | 31.35 | 48,345 | 42.10 |
| | Carole-Anne Kast [fr] | Socialist Party | 31,289 | 31.32 | 47,956 | 41.76 |
| | Philippe Morel | Geneva Citizens' Movement | 29,575 | 29.61 | 42,006 | 36.58 |
| | Delphine Bachmann [fr] | The Centre | 27,566 | 27.60 | 51,379 | 44.74 |
| | Xavier Magnin | The Centre | 23,656 | 23.68 | | |
| | Lionel Dugerdil | Democratic Union of the Centre | 23,263 | 23.29 | 39,281 | 34.21 |
| | Michael Andersen | Democratic Union of the Centre | 20,904 | 20.93 | | |
| | Marie-Claude Sawerschel | Green Liberal Party | 17,493 | 17.51 | | |
| | Marc Wuarin | Green Liberal Party | 16,663 | 16.68 | | |
| | Luc Barthassat [fr] | Civis - All concerned | 14,732 | 14.75 | | |
| | Françoise Nyffeler Batou | Together on the Left [fr] | 12,651 | 12.66 | | |
| | Stéfanie Prezioso Batou | List of Popular Unity | 11,350 | 11.36 | | |
| | Jean Burgermeister | List of Popular Unity | 11,187 | 11.20 | | |
| | Teo Frei | Together on the Left [fr] | 9,507 | 9.52 | | |
| | Alexander Eniline | Together on the Left [fr] | 7,699 | 7.71 | | |
| | Roland-Daniel Schneebeli | Radical Momentum | 4,943 | 4.95 | | |
| | Philippe Oberson | Popular Resistance | 4,348 | 4.35 | 12,988 | 11.31 |
| | Olivier Pahud | Swiss Evolution | 3,338 | 3.34 | 11,202 | 9.76 |
| Total | Total | Total | 490,969 | 100.00 | 539,695 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 99,983 | 97.90 | 114,832 | 98.89 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 852 | 0.83 | 291 | 0.25 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,292 | 1.27 | 996 | 0.86 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 102,127 | 100.00 | 116,119 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 275,893 | 37.02 | 276,170 | 42.05 |
| Source: Canton of Geneva (first round, second round) |||||||