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Grand Council of Bern

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Grand Council

Grosser Rat (German)
Grand conseil (French)
Type
Type
Leadership
President
Jürg Iseli
Structure
Seats160
Political groups
Government parties (125)
  •   SVP/UDC 44
  •   SP/PS 32
  •   Greens (GPS/PES) 19
  •   FDP/PLR 18
  •   The Centre 12


Other parliamentary parties (35)

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Elections
Party-list proportional representation
Hagenbach-Bischoff system
Last election
2022
Meeting place
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

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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. Seats were last reallocated for the 2022 election[3]

Districts of the canton of Bern
Constituency Boundaries Seats
Biel-Bienne - Seeland Districts of Biel/Bienne and Seeland 27
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 16
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

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The last election was held in 2022.[4]

2018–2022 composition of the Grand Council

References

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  1. ^ "Home". gr.be.ch.
  2. ^ https://www.rrgr-service.apps.be.ch/api/rr/documents/document/5eab845a04364323a17e9012761d82a9-332/3/Beilage-Bericht-04.05.2022-fr.pdf Répartition des siège
  3. ^ https://www.rrgr-service.apps.be.ch/api/rr/documents/document/5eab845a04364323a17e9012761d82a9-332/3/Beilage-Bericht-04.05.2022-fr.pdf Répartition des mandats entre les cercles électoraux
  4. ^ "Résultats des élections cantonales 2022". Kanton Bern / Canton de Berne (in French). Retrieved 4 October 2024.
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All links are in German and French, unless otherwise noted.