Grand Council (Valais)

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Grand Council of the Republic and the Canton of Valais
Basic data
Seat: Manners
Legislative period : 4 years
First session: 1839
MPs: 130
Current legislative period
Last choice: 2017
Chair: Olivier Turin
Website
www.vs.ch

The Grand Council of the Canton of Valais (French: Grand Conseil du canton du Valais ) is the legislative authority of the Canton of Valais .

General

The Great Council of Valais was created in 1839. Due to the historical importance of the Zenden in the former district administrator of the Republic of Valais , the election of the members of the Zenden or district was retained despite the different sizes of the constituencies.

Between 1839 and 1909 there was a seat in the Grand Council for every 1,000 district residents. This figure was raised to 1,100 residents in the 1913 Grand Council elections. The reduction of the Grand Council to a maximum of 130 members took place in the 1953 election.

In the years 1839 to 1847 the grand councils were elected by electors who delegated the communities to the Zenden election meeting . There was one voter for every 100 inhabitants of a municipality. Between 1847 and 1852, the district residents elected their representatives directly at the electoral assembly. The list election was made possible in 1852. The election of the grand councils has taken place in the municipalities since 1857. This introduced the ballot box with the ballot paper. The proportional representation came in 1921 for the first time used.

The term of office was initially two years and was extended to five years in 1847. Since 1857 the legislature has lasted four years.

A special feature is the simultaneous election of substitutes, the so-called substitutes. In 1847 there was a substitute for two councilors. Since 1852, the same number of substitutes as grand councilors have been elected.

Constituencies

The 130 seats in the Grand Council are allocated before each renewal election.

district 2017 2013 2009 2005 2001
Goms 2 2 2 2 3
East of Raron 1 2 2 2 2
Brig 11 12 12 12 12
Visp 11 12 13 13 13
West Raron 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th
Leuk 5 6th 6th 6th 6th
Sierre 17th 17th 18th 18th 18th
Manners 18th 17th 17th 17th 17th
Hérens 5 5 5 5 5
Gundis 11 10 10 10 10
Martinach 17th 16 15th 15th 15th
Entremont 6th 6th 6th 6th 6th
Saint-Maurice 5 5 5 5 5
Monthey 17th 16 15th 15th 14th

Spectrum of parties

Distribution of seats in 2017 direction 2017 2013 2009 2005 2001 1997 1993
26th
55
26th
23
26th 55 26th 23 
A total of 130 seats
  • Left Alliance: 26
  • CVP : 55
  • FDP : 26
  • SVP : 23
 Conservative Christian Social (PDC-CVP-CSP) 55 61 68 73 74 71 75
Free spirit liberal (PLR-PRD-PL-FDP) 26th 28 28 30th 35 38 39
Left Alliance (PS-SP-PCS-Les Verts-Entremont Autrement) 26th 20th 22nd 21st 19th 21st 16
National Conservative (UDC-SVP-Free Voters) 23 21st 12 6th 2 0 0

Party strength according to language regions

Political party 2017 2013 2009
French language lists
8th
9
1
4th
32
26th
16
34
8th 9 1 4th 32 26th 16 34 
A total of 130 seats
  • Verts: 8
  • PSVr: 9
  • EA : 1
  • PCS: 4
  • PDCVr: 32
  • PLRVr: 26
  • UDCVr: 16
  • (Upper Valais): 34
German-language lists
96
4th
10
13
7th
96 4th 10 13 7th 
A total of 130 seats
  • (Lower Valais): 96
  • SPO: 4
  • CSPO : 10
  • CVPO: 13
  • SVPO: 7
Christian Democratic People's Party Lower Valais (PDCVr) 32 33 38
Radical Liberal Party Lower Valais (PLRVr) 26th 28 28
Swiss People's Party Lower Valais (UDCVr) 16 15th 7th
Christian Democratic People's Party Upper Valais (CVPO) 13 16 16
Christian Social People's Party Upper Valais (CSPO) 10 12 14th
Social Democratic Party of Lower Valais (PSVr) 9 10 13
Green Party Lower Valais (Les Verts) 8th 2 2
Swiss People's Party Upper Valais (SVPO) 7th 6th 3
Social Democratic Party Upper Valais (SPO) 4th 4th 4th
Christian Social Party Lower Valais (PCSVr) 4th 3 3
Entremont Autrement 1 1 0
Free voters 0 0 2

Distribution of seats by region

Upper Valais 2017 2013 2009 2005
CVP 13 16 16 17th
CSP 10 12 14th 15th
SVP 7th 6th 5 1
SP 4th 4th 4th 4th
FDP 0 0 0 2
Central Valais 2013 2009
CVP 18th 22nd
FDP 14th 13
SP 9 11
SVP 8th 4th
Lower Valais 2013 2009
CVP 15th 16
FDP 14th 15th
SP 7th 7th
SVP 7th 3

literature

  • Jean-Marc Biner: Valais authorities 1848–1977 / 79: Canton and federal government. Yearbook of the Valais Cantonal Library, the State Archives and the Museums of Valeria and Majoria, Sion 1982.
  • Alois Grichting: The Upper Valais 1840 to 1990. 150 years of the Walliser Bote. 3. Edition. Mengis Druck und Verlag, Visp 1994.

See also

Web links

Individual references / comments

  1. ↑ Elected on the lists of the SP Unterwallis before 2013
  2. ↑ Elected on the lists of the SP Unterwallis
  3. ↑ Elected on the lists of SVP Oberwallis