BERNESE JURA COUNCIL

This file contains election results for the Bernese Jura Council (Conseil du Jura bernois) in 2006 and 2010. The Bernese Jura Council is a regional parliament within Canton established in 2006.

The total votes presented here for the Jura bernois are weighted by the valid votes cast in the constituency (Chiffre de pondération). Voters may cast as many votes for candidates are there are mandates in the constituency, and voters are permitted to vote for candidates of different parties (panachage). The number of mandates per constituency varies, so weighting is necessary to render the results comparable across constituencies.

The Bernese Jura Council also allows apparentment (cartels) between lists. Below the variable description, apparentments within each constituency for each year are listed.

Year, Geography, and Turnout YEAR Election Year CONST Constituency Name REGIS Registered Voters BALLOTS Total Ballots Cast BLANK Blank Votes INVALID Invalid Votes VALID Valid Votes PARTICIP Participation Percentage

Votes by Party UDC_V Union démocratique du centre PLR_V Parti libéral radical UDF_V Union démocratique fédérale AJU_V Alliance jurassienne PSA_V Parti socialiste autonome (du Sud du Jura) PEV_V Parti évangélique PS_V Parti socialiste (du Jura bernois) PBD_V Parti bourgeois démocratique (du Jura bernois) VERTS_V Les Verts PDCPLJ_V Entente Parti Démocrate-Chrétien-Parti Libéral jurassienne AHPDN_V Alliance hors parti du district de

Seats by Party MAND Total Number of Mandates UDC_S Union démocratique du centre PLR_S Parti libéral radical UDF_S Union démocratique fédérale AJU_S Alliance jurassienne PSA_S Parti socialiste autonome (du Sud du Jura) PEV_S Parti évangélique PS_S Parti socialiste (du Jura bernois) PBD_S Parti bourgeois démocratique (du Jura bernois) VERTS_S Les Verts PDCPLJ_S Entente Parti Démocrate-Chrétien-Parti Libéral jurassienne AHPDN_S Alliance hors parti du district de La Neuveville

2006 and 2010 Apparentments:

Courtelary UDC and PLR UDF and PEV

Moutier UDC and PLR UDF and PEV PSA and PDC/PLJ

La Neuveville UDC and PLR UDF and PEV

Source: http://www.sta.be.ch/sta/fr/index.html, Chancellerie d’Etat du canton du Berne.