Grand Council of Geneva

Grand Council of Geneva
Type
Type	Unicameral legislature
Leadership
President	Jean-Marie Voumard (MCG) 14 May 2019
1st Vice-president	François Lefort (Greens) 14 May 2019
2nd Vice-president	Salima Moyard (PS) 14 May 2019
Structure
Political groups	Liberal-Radicals (PLR) (28)   Social Democratic Party (PS) (17)   Greens (PES) (15)   Christian Democrats (PDC) (12)   Geneva Citizens' Movement (MCG) (11)   (9)   People's Party (UDC) (8)
Elections
Voting system	Party-list proportional representation
Last election	15 April 2018
Next election	2023
Meeting place
Hôtel de Ville, canton de Genève

The Grand Council of Geneva (French: Grand Conseil de Genève) is the legislature of the canton of Geneva, in Switzerland. Geneva, styled as a 'Republic and Canton', has a unicameral legislature. The Grand Council was established in its present form and with 100 seats in 1842,^[1] with members elected every four years. Its oldest ancestor is the Council of Two Hundred (with 200 seats), founded in 1526.^[2] Members of the canton's executive, the Conseil d'Etat, are elected a month later.

There is a 7% threshold that political parties wishing to be represented on the Grand Council must overcome. Seven parties did so at , held on 15 April 2018.

In 2018, on a lower turnout compared with 2013, right-wing populists lost previous gains, with the traditionally dominant parties, the Liberals, the Social Democrats and the Greens, increasing their votes.

Summary of the 15 April 2018 Geneva Grand Council election results

Party		Ideology	Vote %	Vote % ±	Seats	Seats ±
	FDP.The Liberals (PLR)	Classical liberalism	25.18	+2.81	28	+4
	Social Democratic Party (PS)	Democratic socialism	15.30	+0.97	17	+2
	Green Party (PES)	Green politics	13.16	+4.00	15	+5
	Christian Democratic People's Party (PDC)	Christian democracy	10.71	+0.11	12	+1
	Geneva Citizens' Movement (MCG)	Right-wing populism	9.43	-9.80	11	-9
	Together Left (EAG)1	Communism	7.83	-0.92	9	±0
	Swiss People's Party (UDC)	National conservatism	7.32	-3.02	8	-3
	Geneva Forward		4.10	+4.10	0	±0
	Women's List 2018		3.26	+3.26	0	±0
	Green Liberal Party	Green liberalism	1.60	-1.46	0	±0
	Equality and Equity		0.88	+0.88	0	±0
	List for Geneva		0.71	+0.71	0	±0
	Conservative Democratic Party	Conservative liberalism	0.52	-0.04	0	±0
Total			100.00	–	100	–
Turnout			38.77	2.28	–	–
1 Alliance of SolidaritéS, Swiss Party of Labour, left-wing independents, Defence of the Elderly, Tenants of Housing and Social (DAL), Alternative Left,    the Communist Party of Geneva, and Action of Citizens and Workers in Struggle (ACTE)
Source: Republic and Canton of Geneva

References[]

External links[]

• (in French) Grand Council of Geneva official website