Grand Council (Valais)
Basic data | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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 |
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CVP | 18th | 22nd |
FDP | 14th | 13 |
SP | 9 | 11 |
SVP | 8th | 4th |
Lower Valais | 2013 | 2009 |
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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.