Parliament of Jura

Parliament of Jura Parlement du Jura
2020 election period
Type
Type	Unicameral
Structure
Seats	100
Political groups	PDC 15   PS 13   PLR 8   Greens 7   UDC 7   PCSI 6   PVL 2   CS - POP 2
Meeting place
Hôtel du Parlement, Delémont
Website
www.jura.ch/fr/Autorites/PLT.html

The Parliament of Jura (French: Parlement du Jura) is the legislature of the canton of Jura, in Switzerland. Jura, styled a 'Republic and Canton', has a unicameral legislature. The Parliament has 60 seats, with members elected every five years.

The last election, on 18 October 2020, saw the Christian Democratic Party retain its plurality (15 seats). The Socialist Party (13 seats) and classical liberal Liberal-Radicals (8 seats) remained the second-, and third-largest parties. The Greens became the fourth-largest party (7 seats), gaining 3 seats. The national conservative UDC won 7 seats and the Christian left Christian Social Party won 6 seats. The communist Socialist Combat / Swiss Party of Labour alliance and the Green Liberal Party (competing for the first time) won two each.

Summary of the 18 October 2020 Jura parliamentary election results

Party		Ideology	Vote %	Vote % ±	Seats	Seats ±
	Christian Democratic Party (PDC)	Christian democracy	24.41	–2.37	15	–2
	Socialist Party (PS)	Social democracy	20.20	+0.16	13	+1
	LRP.The Liberal-Radicals (PLR)	Classical liberalism	13.50	–1.93	8	–1
	The Greens (PES)	Green politics	11.48	+3.78	7	+3
	Democratic Union of the Centre (UDC)	National conservatism	10.94	–1.94	7	–1
	Christian Social Party (PCSI)	Christian left	10.30	–1.83	6	–2
	Green Liberal Party (PVL)	Green liberalism	4.50	+4.50	2	+2
	Socialist Combat-Swiss Party of Labour (CS-POP)	Communism	3.65	+0.42	2	±0
	Others		0.45	–1.35	0	±0
Total (turnout 43.85%)			100.00	–	60	–
Source: Federal Statistical Office

External links

• (in French) Parliament of Jura official website