Grand Council of Thurgau

Grand Council of Thurgau

Grosser Rat
Type
Type
Structure
Seats130
Political groups
  •   SVP (42)
  •   The Centre (21)
  •   SP (18)
  •   FDP (17)
  •   Greens (13)
  •   EDU (6)
  •   EVP (6)
  •   GLP (6)
  •   Aufrecht (1)
Elections
Party-list proportional representation
Last election
7 April 2024
Meeting place
Frauenfeld Town House, Frauenfeld
Weinfelden Town House, Weinfelden
Website
https://parlament.tg.ch/

The Grand Council of Thurgau (‹See Tfd›German: Grosser Rat) is the legislature of the canton of Thurgau, in Switzerland. Thurgau has a unicameral legislature. The Grand Council has 130 seats, with members elected every four years.

The council has the unique feature in Switzerland of convening in two different locations: the town hall of Frauenfeld in the summer and that of Weinfelden in the winter.[1]

  1. ^ "Geschichtlicher Hintergrund". Official Website of the Grosser Rat (in German). Retrieved 29 July 2024.