The Grand Council (, ) 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. Seats were last reallocated for the 2022 election.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
ConstituencyBoundariesSeatsBiel-Bienne - SeelandDistricts of Biel/Bienne and Seeland27Mittelland NorthNorth Part of Bern-Mittelland22BernCity of Bern20Mittelland-SouthSouth Part of Bern-Mittelland20ThunDistrict of Thun16OberlandOberland region (contains three districts)16EmmentalDistrict of Emmental15Bernese JuraDistrict of Jura Bernois12OberaargauDistrict of Oberaargau12
Composition The last election was held in 2022.
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