Grand Council of Aargau
Grand Council of Aargau Grosse Rat | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 140 |
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Political groups | |
| Elections | |
| Party-list proportional representation Hagenbach-Bischoff system | |
Last election | 2024 |
Next election | 2028 |
| 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 in 2024.
Parties
At the elections between 1997 and 2024 the parties won the following number of seats and votes:[1][2]
| Seats | 2024 | 2020 | 2016 | 2012 | 2009 | 2005 | 2001 | 1997 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SVP | 48 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 72 | 47 | |
| FDP | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 40 | 40 | |
| SP | 23 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 30 | 36 | 48 | |
| CVP | --- | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 32 | 37 | |
| Die Mitte | 18 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | |
| Grüne | 10 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
| GLP | 11 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 5 | --- | --- | --- | |
| EVP | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
| BDP | --- | --- | 4 | 6 | 4 | --- | --- | --- | |
| EDU | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | --- | --- | 1 | |
| SD | --- | --- | --- | --- | 2 | --- | 4 | 7 | |
| FP | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1 | 4 | |
| LdU | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 2 | |
| total | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 200 | 200 |
| Votes | 2024 | 2020 | 2016 | 2012 | 2009 | 2005 | 2001 | 1997 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SVP | 33,9% | 30,3% | 31,9% | 32,0% | 31,9% | 30,3% | 33,5% | 21,9% | |
| SP | 16,1% | 16,6% | 18,9% | 15,2% | 15,7% | 19,7% | 18,6% | 21,7% | |
| FDP | 15,4% | 14,7% | 16,0% | 15,4% | 14,3% | 16,9% | 19,0% | 19,6% | |
| Die Mitte | 12,9% | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | |
| CVP | --- | 12,8% | 12,1% | 13,3% | 15,0% | 17,5% | 15,0% | 17,3% | |
| Grüne | 7,4% | 10,1% | 7,1% | 7,4% | 8,9% | 6,8% | 4,0% | 3,5% | |
| GLP | 8,2% | 9,2% | 5,3% | 5,5% | 3,5% | --- | --- | --- | |
| EVP | 3,9% | 4,2% | 4,1% | 3,9% | 4,5% | 5,7% | 4,9% | 4,3% | |
| BDP | --- | --- | 2,7% | 4,4% | 3,1% | --- | --- | --- | |
| EDU | 1,8% | 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.
- ^ "Grossratswahlen" (in German). 19 October 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
External links
- (in German) Grand Council of Aargau official website