Grand Council of Bern

The Grand Council (German: Grosser Rat, French: Grand conseil) is the parliament of the Swiss canton of Bern.

Grand Council

Grosser Rat (German)
Grand conseil (French)
Type
Type
Leadership
President
Jürg Iseli
Structure
Seats160
Political groups
Government parties (132)
  •   SVP/UDC 46
  •   SP/PS 38
  •   FDP/PLR 20
  •   Greens (GPS/PES) 13
  •   BDP/PBD 13

Other parliamentary parties (28)

[1]
Elections
Party-list proportional representation
Hagenbach-Bischoff system
Last election
2018
Meeting place
Rathaus
Website
https://www.gr.be.ch/

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

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.

Districts of the canton of Bern
Constituency Boundaries Seats
Biel-Bienne - SeelandDistricts of Biel/Bienne and Seeland26
Mittelland NorthNorth Part of Bern-Mittelland22
BernCity of Bern20
Mittelland-SouthSouth Part of Bern-Mittelland20
ThunDistrict of Thun17
OberlandOberland region (contains three districts)16
EmmentalDistrict of Emmental15
Bernese JuraDistrict of Jura Bernois12
OberaargauDistrict of Oberaargau12

Composition

The last election was held in 2018.[2]

2018–2022 composition of the Grand Council

References
  1. "Home". gr.be.ch.
  2. "Aktuelle Grossratsmitglieder von A-Z". Kanton Bern / Canton de Berne (in German). Retrieved 12 February 2022.

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