Grand Council of Aargau
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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.
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| Type | |
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| 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 | |
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% | --- |