Английская Википедия:Grand Council of Bern
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox legislatureШаблон:Multiple issues The Grand Council (Шаблон:Lang-de, Шаблон:Lang-fr) 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
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
The last election was held in 2018.[1]
References
External links
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
Шаблон:Politics of Swiss cantons