Grand Council of Neuchâtel

Neuchâtel Castle, where the Grand Council of Neuchâtel meets.

  Solidarity: 8 seats

  Social Democratic Party: 32 seats

  Green Party: 17 seats

  Green Liberal Party: 4 seats

  Christian Democratic People's Party: 2 seats

  FDP.The Liberals: 43 seats

  Swiss People's Party: 9 seats

The Grand Council of Neuchâtel (French: Grand Conseil de Neuchâtel) is the legislature of the canton of Neuchâtel, in Switzerland. Neuchâtel, styled as a Republic and Canton (République et canton), has a unicameral legislature. The Grand Council has 115 seats, with members elected every four years.

2017 election[]

On the last occasion, on 2 April 2017, FDP.The Liberals won a plurality, with 43 of the 115 seats. They supplanted the Social Democrats, who won 32. The Green Party (17 seats), Swiss People's Party (9 seats), Solidarity (8 seats), Green Liberal Party (4 seats) and Christian Democratic People's Party (2 seats) also won representation.

See also[]

• Politics of Switzerland

Archive sources[]

• CHA, Fonds: Chancellerie d'État (1848-2015). Archives de l'État de Neuchâtel.

External links[]

• (in French) Grand Council of Neuchâtel official website^{[permanent dead link]}