| Grand Council of Aargau Grosse Rat | |
|---|---|
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| Type | |
| Type | Unicameral legislature |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 140 |
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| Political groups | |
| Elections | |
| Voting system | Party-list proportional representation Hagenbach-Bischoff system |
| Last election | 2020 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Grossratsgebäude, Aarau | |
The Grand Council of Aargau (German: Grosser Rat) is the legislature of the canton of Aargau, in Switzerland. Aargau has a unicameral legislature. The Grand Council has 140 seats, with members elected every four years. The most recent election was on 18 October 2020.
Parties
At the elections between 1997 and 2020 the parties won the following number of seats and votes:
| Seats | 2020 | 2016 | 2012 | 2009 | 2005 | 2001 | 1997 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SVP | 43 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 72 | 47 | |
| FDP | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 40 | 40 | |
| SP | 23 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 30 | 36 | 48 | |
| CVP | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 32 | 37 | |
| Grüne | 14 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
| glp | 13 | 7 | 8 | 5 | --- | --- | --- | |
| EVP | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
| BDP | --- | 4 | 6 | 4 | --- | --- | --- | |
| EDU | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | --- | --- | 1 | |
| SD | --- | --- | --- | 2 | --- | 4 | 7 | |
| FP | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1 | 4 | |
| LdU | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 2 | |
| total | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 200 | 200 |
| Votes | 2020 | 2016 | 2012 | 2009 | 2005 | 2001 | 1997 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SVP | 30,3% | 31,9% | 32,0% | 31,9% | 30,3% | 33,5% | 21,9% | |
| SP | 16,6% | 18,9% | 15,2% | 15,7% | 19,7% | 18,6% | 21,7% | |
| FDP | 14,7% | 16,0% | 15,4% | 14,3% | 16,9% | 19,0% | 19,6% | |
| CVP | 12,8% | 12,1% | 13,3% | 15,0% | 17,5% | 15,0% | 17,3% | |
| Grüne | 10,1% | 7,1% | 7,4% | 8,9% | 6,8% | 4,0% | 3,5% | |
| GLP | 9,2% | 5,3% | 5,5% | 3,5% | --- | --- | --- | |
| EVP | 4,2% | 4,1% | 3,9% | 4,5% | 5,7% | 4,9% | 4,3% | |
| BDP | --- | 2,7% | 4,4% | 3,1% | --- | --- | --- | |
| EDU | 1,6% | 1,8% | 1,7% | 1,8% | 0,7% | 1,0% | 1,3% | |
| SD | --- | --- | 0,7% | 1,2% | 1,3% | 1,8% | 3,2% | |
| LdU | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1,4% | --- |
Members
References
- "Election results in the canton of Aargau". Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
External links
- (in German) Grand Council of Aargau official website
| Politics of Swiss cantons | |
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| Cantonal governments | |
| Cantonal parliaments | |