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This is a list of members of both houses of the Federal Assembly from the Canton of Jura. Until 1979, the area of Jura was part of the Canton of Bern and was represented as such.
This is a list of members of both houses of the Federal Assembly from the Canton of Jura. Until 1979, the area of Jura was part of the Canton of Bern and was represented as such.
| Councillor (Party) | Election | Councillor (Party) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Roger Schaffter Christian Democratic People's Party 1979–1987 | 1979 | Pierre Gassmann Social Democratic Party 1979–1983 | ||
| 1983 | Gaston Brahier Free Democratic Party 1983–1986 | |||
| 1986 | Michel Flückiger Free Democratic Party 1986–1995 | |||
| Jean-François Roth Christian Democratic People's Party 1987–1995 | 1987 | |||
| 1991 | ||||
| Marie-Madeleine Prongué Christian Democratic People's Party 1995 | 1995 | Nicolas Carnat Free Democratic Party 1995 | ||
 Pierre Paupe Christian Democratic People's Party 1995–2003 | 1995 |  Pierre-Alain Gentil Social Democratic Party 1995–2003 | ||
| 1999 | ||||
 Madeleine Amgwerd Christian Democratic People's Party 2003–2007 | 2003 | |||
 Anne Seydoux-Christe Christian Democratic People's Party 2007–2019 | 2007 |  Claude Hêche Social Democratic Party 2007–2019 | ||
| 2011 | ||||
| 2015 | ||||
 Charles Juillard Christian Democratic People's Party 2019–2023 The Centre 2023–present | 2019 |  Élisabeth Baume-Schneider Social Democratic Party 2019–2023 | ||
| 2023 |  Mathilde Crevoisier Crelier Social Democratic Party 2019–present |
| Election | Councillor (Party) | Councillor (Party) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Gabriel Roy (Ind. CSP/PCS) | Jean Wilhelm (CVP/PDC) | ||
| 1983 | Pierre Etique (FDP/PRD) | Valentine Friedli (SP/PS) | ||
| 1987 | Gabriel Theubet (CVP/PDC) | |||
| 1991 | ||||
| 1993 | Alain Schweingruber (FDP/PRD) | |||
| 1995 | Jean-Claude Rennwald (SP/PS) | François Lachat (CVP/PDC) | ||
| 1999 | ||||
| 2003 | Pierre Kohler (CVP/PDC) | |||
| 2007 | Dominique Baettig (SVP/UDC) | |||
| 2011 | Pierre-Alain Fridez (SP/PS) | Jean-Paul Gschwind (CVP/PDC) | ||
| 2015 | ||||
| 2019 | ||||
| 2023 | Thomas Stettler (SVP/UDC) | |||
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