Grand Council of Bern


The Grand Council is the parliament of the Swiss canton of Bern.
It consists of 160 members elected by proportional representation for a four-year term of office. The French-speaking part of the canton, the Bernese Jura 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.
ConstituencyBoundariesSeats
Biel-Bienne - SeelandDistricts of Biel/Bienne and Seeland27
Mittelland NorthNorth Part of Bern-Mittelland22
BernCity of Bern20
Mittelland-SouthSouth Part of Bern-Mittelland20
ThunDistrict of Thun16
OberlandOberland region 16
EmmentalDistrict of Emmental15
Bernese JuraDistrict of Jura Bernois12
OberaargauDistrict of Oberaargau12

Composition

The last election was held in 2022.