Grand Council of Vaud

The Grand Council of Vaud (French: Grand Conseil de Vaud) is the legislature of the canton of Vaud, in Switzerland.

The Great Council has 150 seats, with members elected every five years.

In May 1981, Marguerite Narbel became the first woman to serve as president of the Grand Council of Vaud, holding the position until the following year.

Narbel left the Grand Council in 1986.

[1] The largest groups are the Free Democratic Party (49 seats), followed by the Socialist group (35 seats), the People's Party (25 seats), the Green group (22 seats), the Green Liberals group (9 seats).

The new assembly room of the Grand Council of Vaud, inaugurated in 2017.
Composition of the Grand Council