Politics in Cham

Authorities, assemblies, local parties and proposals of the Municipality of Cham.

Municipal Council

Current (2023–2026)

The Centre 2 seats
FDP (FDP.The Liberals) 1 seat
SP (Social Democratic Party of Switzerland) 1 seat
SVP (Swiss People's Party) 1 seat

Total 5 seats

Members Municipal Council, 2023–2026
Name	Role	Party	Department
Georges Helfenstein	President	The Centre	Planning and Building Construction
Christine Blättler-Müller	Vice President	The Centre	Social Affairs and Health
Drin Alaj	Member	SP	Transport and Security
Arno Grüter	Member	FDP	Finance and Administration
Brigitte Wenzin Widmer	Member	SVP	Education

Source: Zugora, curated from official sources (cham.ch), as of 5 Oct 2026, unofficial; authoritative: the official publication of the Municipality of Cham.

Elected for 2027–2030 (provisional until officially confirmed)

The Centre 2 seats Change compared with the previous term: ±0
FDP (FDP.The Liberals) 1 seat Change compared with the previous term: ±0
SP (Social Democratic Party of Switzerland) 1 seat Change compared with the previous term: ±0
SVP (Swiss People's Party) 1 seat Change compared with the previous term: ±0

Total 5 seats

Members Municipal Council, 2027–2030
Name	Role	Party
Georges Helfenstein	President	The Centre
Drin Alaj	Member	SP
Christine Blättler-Müller	Member	The Centre
Arno Grüter	Member	FDP
Brigitte Wenzin Widmer	Member	SVP

Source: Zugora, curated from official sources (cham.ch), as of 5 Oct 2026, unofficial; authoritative: the officially confirmed election result.

Audit Committee (RPK)

Current (2023–2026)

Members Audit Committee (RPK), 2023–2026
Name	Role	Party
Daniel Armando Camenzind	President	independent
Adrian Kalt	Member	The Centre
Fabio Peduzzi	Member	SVP
Brigitte Strickler-Küng	Member	FDP
Markus von Flüe	Member	FDP

Source: Zugora, curated from official sources (cham.ch), as of 5 Oct 2026, unofficial; authoritative: the official publication of the Municipality of Cham.

Elected for 2027–2030

Members Audit Committee (RPK), 2027–2030
Name	Role	Party
Daniel Armando Camenzind	President	independent
Adrian Kalt	Member	The Centre
Fabio Peduzzi	Member	SVP
Brigitte Strickler-Küng	Member	FDP
Markus von Flüe	Member	FDP

Source: Zugora, curated from official sources (cham.ch), as of 5 Oct 2026, unofficial; authoritative: the officially confirmed election result.

Assemblies and sessions

14 Dec 2026, 19:00 Municipal Assembly, Lorzensaal, Cham

Source: Zugora, curated from official sources (cham.ch), as of 5 Oct 2026, unofficial; authoritative: the official publication of the Municipality of Cham.

Cantonal Council members from the constituency of Cham

The eleven municipalities are the eleven constituencies of the Cantonal Council.

Current (2023–2026)

Cantonal Council members from the constituency of Cham, 2023–2026
Name	Party	Parliamentary group
Drin Alaj	SP	SP parliamentary group
Thomas Gander	FDP	FDP parliamentary group
Erich Grob	The Centre	The Centre parliamentary group
Anne Hänel	ALG	ALG parliamentary group
Manuela Käch	The Centre	The Centre parliamentary group
Fabienne Michel	GLP	GLP parliamentary group
Jean Luc Mösch	The Centre	The Centre parliamentary group
Jill Nussbaumer	FDP	FDP parliamentary group
Michèle Schmid-Schuler	SP	SP parliamentary group
Hans Jörg Villiger	SVP	SVP parliamentary group
Brigitte Wenzin Widmer	SVP	SVP parliamentary group

Source: Canton of Zug (zg.ch), as of 5 Oct 2026, unofficial; authoritative: the official publication of the Canton of Zug.

Elected for 2027–2030 (provisional until officially confirmed)

Cantonal Council members from the constituency of Cham, 2027–2030
Name	Party
Drin Alaj	SP
Thomas Gander	FDP
David Gretener	SVP
Anne Hänel	ALG
Manuela Käch	The Centre
Fabienne Michel	GLP
Jean Luc Mösch	The Centre
Jill Nussbaumer	FDP
Michèle Schmid-Schuler	SP
Hans Jörg Villiger	SVP
Brigitte Wenzin Widmer	SVP

Source: Canton of Zug (zg.ch), as of 5 Oct 2026, unofficial; authoritative: the official publication of the Canton of Zug.

Local parties

Alternative - die Grünen Cham (external link) checked on 5 Oct 2026
Die Mitte Cham (external link) checked on 5 Oct 2026
FDP.Die Liberalen Cham (external link) checked on 5 Oct 2026
Grünliberale Partei Cham (external link) checked on 5 Oct 2026
SP Sozialdemokratische Partei (external link) checked on 5 Oct 2026
SVP Ortspartei Cham (external link) checked on 5 Oct 2026

Source: Zugora, curated from official sources, as of 5 Oct 2026, unofficial; authoritative: the website of the party concerned.

Municipal proposals

Past proposals

8 Mar 2026 Umsetzung der Wohnraumstrategie: Reglement zur Wohnraumförderung German

Final result · Outcome: accepted

Yes share 56.10% (Yes 3,332, No 2,607), Turnout 55.43%

Source: Zugora, curated from official sources (cham.ch), as of 5 Oct 2026, unofficial; authoritative: the minutes of the Municipality of Cham.

Source: Zugora, curated from official sources (cham.ch), as of 5 Oct 2026, unofficial; authoritative: the official publication of the Municipality of Cham.

8 Mar 2026 Umsetzung der Wohnraumstrategie: Anpassung Gemeindeordnung German

Final result · Outcome: accepted

Yes share 53.15% (Yes 3,148, No 2,775), Turnout 55.44%

Source: Zugora, curated from official sources (cham.ch), as of 5 Oct 2026, unofficial; authoritative: the minutes of the Municipality of Cham.

Source: Zugora, curated from official sources (cham.ch), as of 5 Oct 2026, unofficial; authoritative: the official publication of the Municipality of Cham.

8 Mar 2026 Umsetzung der Wohnraumstrategie: Rahmenkredit für die Gewährung von Darlehen German

Final result · Outcome: rejected

Yes share 49.70% (Yes 2,944, No 2,979), Turnout 55.39%

Source: Zugora, curated from official sources (cham.ch), as of 5 Oct 2026, unofficial; authoritative: the minutes of the Municipality of Cham.

Source: Zugora, curated from official sources (cham.ch), as of 5 Oct 2026, unofficial; authoritative: the official publication of the Municipality of Cham.

8 Mar 2026 Umsetzung der Wohnraumstrategie: Rahmenkredit für den Kauf von Grundstücken German

Final result · Outcome: accepted

Yes share 50.52% (Yes 2,999, No 2,937), Turnout 55.42%

Source: Zugora, curated from official sources (cham.ch), as of 5 Oct 2026, unofficial; authoritative: the minutes of the Municipality of Cham.

Source: Zugora, curated from official sources (cham.ch), as of 5 Oct 2026, unofficial; authoritative: the official publication of the Municipality of Cham.

28 Sep 2025 Gesamtrevision Nutzungsplanung: Gesamtrevision Zonenplan und Bauordnung German

Final result · Outcome: accepted

Yes share 60.12% (Yes 3,234, No 2,145), Turnout 50.68%

Source: Zugora, curated from official sources (cham.ch), as of 5 Oct 2026, unofficial; authoritative: the minutes of the Municipality of Cham.

Source: Zugora, curated from official sources (cham.ch), as of 5 Oct 2026, unofficial; authoritative: the official publication of the Municipality of Cham.

28 Sep 2025 Gesamtrevision Nutzungsplanung: Teilrevision Parkplatzreglement German

Final result · Outcome: accepted

Yes share 57.75% (Yes 3,096, No 2,265), Turnout 50.72%

Source: Zugora, curated from official sources (cham.ch), as of 5 Oct 2026, unofficial; authoritative: the minutes of the Municipality of Cham.

Source: Zugora, curated from official sources (cham.ch), as of 5 Oct 2026, unofficial; authoritative: the official publication of the Municipality of Cham.

Results in Cham

Federal and cantonal proposals of the latest voting days, figures of the municipality.

Results in Cham
Proposal	Date	Yes share	Turnout
Federal Volksinitiative «Wahrung der schweizerischen Neutralität (Neutralitätsinitiative)» German	27 Sep 2026	27.00%	53.25%
Federal Volksinitiative «Für eine sichere Ernährung – durch Stärkung einer nachhaltigen inländischen Produktion, mehr pflanzliche Lebensmittel und sauberes Trinkwasser German	27 Sep 2026	24.84%	53.43%
Federal Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)» German	14 Jun 2026	46.45%	65.92%
Federal Änderung vom 26. September 2025 des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG) German	14 Jun 2026	59.26%	64.00%

Source: Canton of Zug (wab.zug.ch), as of 27 Sep 2026, unofficial; authoritative: the official result of the Canton of Zug.