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Grand Council of Basel-Stadt

Parliament of the canton of Basel-Stadt, Switzerland


Parliament of the canton of Basel-Stadt, Switzerland

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nameGrand Council of Basel-Stadt
native_name
legislature2024 election period
structure1Switzerland_Basel-Stadt_GrandCouncil_2024.svg
coa_res200px
house_typeUnicameral
members100
structure1_res300px
last_election120 October 2024
next_election12028
session_roomGrosser Rat Basel.jpg
political_groups1* SP 33
*borderdarkgray}} Greens 12
*borderdarkgray}} LDP 12
*borderdarkgray}} SVP 12
*borderdarkgray}} FDP 7
*borderdarkgray}} Centre 7
*borderdarkgray}} GLP 7
* {{Color box#E6007Eborderdarkgray}} 6
*borderdarkgray}} EVP 4
* {{Color box#DDDDDDborderdarkgray}} AB 1
* {{Color box#000000borderdarkgray}} VA 1
meeting_placeRathaus Basel
website
  • Greens 12
  • LDP 12
  • SVP 12
  • FDP 7
  • Centre 7
  • GLP 7
  • 6
  • EVP 4
  • AB 1
  • VA 1 The Grand Council of Basel-Stadt () is the legislature of the canton of Basel-Stadt, in Switzerland. Basel-Stadt has a unicameral legislature. The Grand Council has 100 seats, with members elected every four years. Members of the canton's executive, the Executive Council, are elected on the same day.

At the 2008 election, held on 14 September 2008, the Social Democratic Party fared badly, but retained its dominant position, with more than twice as many seats as the next-largest party, the Swiss People's Party (SVP). The legislature was reduced from 130 seats to 100, making all existing parties to lose ground. However, the SVP and Green Party both did relatively well, as did the new centrist Green Liberal Party, which won five seats.

At the 2012 election, held on 28 October 2012, the Volksaktion, a populist anti-immigration party, was able to win two seats, while the Evangelical People's Party lost all but one of their seats.

At the 2016 election, held on 23 October 2016, the Social Democrats, the Greens and the Liberals won the election, while the Christian Democratic People's Party, the Green Liberals and the FDP lost popular vote and seats in the Grand Council. The Volksaktion lost their two seats they won four years before.

Election

The council is re-elected every four years. Like other legislatures in Switzerland, elections use party list proportional representation. There are five constituencies. The communities of Riehen and Bettingen each form a constituency, whilst the city of Basel is divided into three constituencies: the area north of the river Rhine is Kleinbasel, whilst the remaining Grossbasel is arbitrarily split into Grossbasel East and Grossbasel West.

ConstituencySeats
Grossbasel East27
Grossbasel West34
Kleinbasel27
Riehen11
Bettingen1

Election overview 1988–2024

Election result

YearSPFDPLDPCVPMitte6DSPPOBSD1EVP2LdUGPSFraPSVPGB3glp
1988418.313.911.010.68.27.87.86.25.75.4
199220.715.112.510.37.85.15.55.82.53.54.03.8
199627.012.410.79.58.26.15.85.73.59.4
200026.012.611.39.96.04.65.6GB10.059.6
200431.211.78.68.14.82.95.512.110.9
200828.210.19.09.33.22.25.213.913.05.1
201230.711.19.67.34.215.011.85.0
201632.59.213.85.91.414.313.44.3
202030.08.414.16.33.611.016.67.8
202429.27.912.46.73.513.311.06.8

Distribution of seats

YearTotalSPFDPLDPCVPMittePOBSDDSPLdUEVPGPSPdAFraPSVPGBglpothers
1988130271915151210987521
1992130322117156810363153
19961303917141381067313
200013039181614566GB1412
2004130461712116615161
200810032119834141351
2012100331210811513535
201610034101471151441
20201003071473111882
20241003171274121278

Footnotes

1 SD: until 2004: SD, 2008: SD/EDU

2 EVP: until 2004: VEW, 2008: EVP

3 GB: 1996: GB, 2000: BastA (Greens and FraP), 2004 and 2008: GB

4 1988: additionally: PvA: 2.0%

5 VA: 2 seats, AB (Aktives Bettingen): 1 seat

6 Die Mitte: Merger of CVP & BDP, 2021

References

References

  1. "Wahlergebnisse".
  2. "Staatskanzlei Basel-Stadt – Wahlen 2016".
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