Grand Council of Aargau Grosse Rat | |
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 140 |
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Political groups | |
| Elections | |
| Party-list proportional representation Hagenbach-Bischoff system | |
Last election | 2020 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Grossratsgebäude, Aarau | |
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 on 18 October 2020.
At the elections between 1997 and 2020 the parties won the following number of seats and votes: [1]
| Seats | 2020 | 2016 | 2012 | 2009 | 2005 | 2001 | 1997 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SVP | 43 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 72 | 47 | |
| FDP | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 40 | 40 | |
| SP | 23 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 30 | 36 | 48 | |
| CVP | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 32 | 37 | |
| Grüne | 14 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
| glp | 13 | 7 | 8 | 5 | --- | --- | --- | |
| EVP | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
| BDP | --- | 4 | 6 | 4 | --- | --- | --- | |
| EDU | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | --- | --- | 1 | |
| SD | --- | --- | --- | 2 | --- | 4 | 7 | |
| FP | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1 | 4 | |
| LdU | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 2 | |
| total | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 200 | 200 |
| Votes | 2020 | 2016 | 2012 | 2009 | 2005 | 2001 | 1997 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SVP | 30,3% | 31,9% | 32,0% | 31,9% | 30,3% | 33,5% | 21,9% | |
| SP | 16,6% | 18,9% | 15,2% | 15,7% | 19,7% | 18,6% | 21,7% | |
| FDP | 14,7% | 16,0% | 15,4% | 14,3% | 16,9% | 19,0% | 19,6% | |
| CVP | 12,8% | 12,1% | 13,3% | 15,0% | 17,5% | 15,0% | 17,3% | |
| Grüne | 10,1% | 7,1% | 7,4% | 8,9% | 6,8% | 4,0% | 3,5% | |
| GLP | 9,2% | 5,3% | 5,5% | 3,5% | --- | --- | --- | |
| EVP | 4,2% | 4,1% | 3,9% | 4,5% | 5,7% | 4,9% | 4,3% | |
| BDP | --- | 2,7% | 4,4% | 3,1% | --- | --- | --- | |
| EDU | 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% | --- |
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