Grand Council election in Bern 2010

The Grand Council election in Bern 2010 was the election to the Grand Council of the Canton of Bern and took place on March 28, 2010.

Election of the Grand Council of the Canton of Bern in 2010

Share of voters in percent

 %

30th

20th

10

0

26.6
(-0.8)

18.9
(-5.1)

16.0
( n.k. )

10.3
(-6.1)

10.1
(-2.8)

5.9
(-1.4)

4.4
(-0.4)

4.1
( n. K. )

3.7
(-3.4)

SVP

SP

BDP

FDP

GPS

EPP

EDU

glp

Otherwise.

2006





initial situation

The last election took place on April 9, 2006. The number of eligible voters was 693,381. A total of 210,110 ballot papers were cast, which corresponded to a turnout of 31.05%. The 160 seats in the Grand Council were distributed as follows.

Political party	Percent (2006)	Seats (Jan 1, 2009)
Swiss People's Party (SVP)	27.4%	30 *
Social Democratic Party (SP)	24.0%	42
Free Democratic Party (FDP)	16.4%	26th
Green Party (GPS)	12.9%	19th
Bourgeois Democratic Party (BDP)	*%	17 *
Evangelical People's Party (EPP)	7.3%	13
Federal Democratic Union (EDU)	4.8%	6th
Parti socialiste autonomous (PSA)	1.3%	3
Swiss Democrats (SD)	2.2%	1
Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP)	1.8%	1
Freedom Party (FPS)	0.5%	1
Entente PDC / PLJ	0.3%	1
Other parties	1.1%	-

* The Berne Democratic Party was founded on June 21, 2008, its representatives in the Grand Council were elected as SVP members.

Results

Political party	Percent (2010)	Seats (2010)	Difference percent	Difference in number of seats
Swiss People's Party (SVP)	26.6%	44	−0.8%	−3 / + 14 *
Social Democratic Party (SP)	18.9%	35	−5.1%	−7
Bourgeois Democratic Party (BDP)	16.0%	25th	+ 16.0%	+ 25 / + 8 *
Free Democratic Party (FDP)	10.3%	17th	−6.1%	−9
Green Party (GPS)	10.1%	16	−2.8%	−3
Evangelical People's Party (EPP)	5.9%	10	−1.4%	−3
Federal Democratic Union (EDU)	4.4%	5	−0.4%	−1
Green Liberal Party (GLP)	4.1%	4th	+ 4.1%	+4
Parti socialiste autonomous (PSA)	1.0%	3	−0.3%	± 0
Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP)	1.2%	1	−0.6%	± 0
Swiss Democrats (SD)	0.4%	0	−1.8%	−1
Entente PDC / PLJ	0.2%	0	−0.1%	−1
Freedom Party (FPS)	0.0%	0	−0.5%	−1
Other parties	0.8%	0	−0.3%	± 0

* For SVP and BDP: comparison with 2006 / comparison with 2009

• List of members of the Grand Council of the Canton of Bern 2010

Web links

• Website of the State Chancellery of the Canton of Bern on the 2010 Grand Council elections

Individual evidence

1. ↑ see article