Grand Council Grosser Rat (German) Grand conseil (French) | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
President | Jürg Iseli |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 160 |
Political groups | Government parties (132)
Other parliamentary parties (28) [1] |
| Elections | |
| Party-list proportional representation Hagenbach-Bischoff system | |
Last election | 2018 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Rathaus | |
| Website | |
| https://www.gr.be.ch/ | |
The Grand Council (German: Grosser Rat, French: Grand conseil) is the parliament of the Swiss canton of Bern.
It consists of 160 members (as of 2006) elected by proportional representation for a four-year term of office. The French-speaking part of the canton, the Bernese Jura (districts of Courtelary, La Neuveville and Moutier) has 12 seats guaranteed, and 3 seats are guaranteed for the French-speaking minority of the bilingual district of Biel/Bienne.
Election[edit]
The council is re-elected every four years. Like other legislatures in Switzerland, elections use party list proportional representation. There are nine constituencies, based on the districts of the Canton.
| Constituency | Boundaries | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Biel-Bienne - Seeland | Districts of Biel/Bienne and Seeland | 26 |
| Mittelland North | North Part of Bern-Mittelland | 22 |
| Bern | City of Bern | 20 |
| Mittelland-South | South Part of Bern-Mittelland | 20 |
| Thun | District of Thun | 17 |
| Oberland | Oberland region (contains three districts) | 16 |
| Emmental | District of Emmental | 15 |
| Bernese Jura | District of Jura Bernois | 12 |
| Oberaargau | District of Oberaargau | 12 |
Composition[edit]
The last election was held in 2018.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Home". gr.be.ch.
- ^ "Aktuelle Grossratsmitglieder von A-Z". Kanton Bern / Canton de Berne (in German). Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- Swiss Grand Councils in the Ancien Régime in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
External links[edit]
All links are in German and French, unless otherwise noted.
- Official website of the Grand Council of Bern
- German-language Wikipedia article on the Grand Council of Bern
- Websites for the 2002 and 2006 Grand Council elections