1999 Swiss federal election
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. |
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Federal elections were held in
National Council, winning 51 of the 200 seats.[2]
Results
National Council
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
Swiss People's Party | 440,159 | 22.56 | 44 | +15 | |
Social Democratic Party | 438,560 | 22.48 | 51 | –3 | |
Free Democratic Party | 388,780 | 19.93 | 43 | –2 | |
Christian Democratic People's Party | 309,118 | 15.84 | 35 | +1 | |
Green Party | 96,807 | 4.96 | 8 | 0 | |
Liberal Party | 43,870 | 2.25 | 6 | –1 | |
Swiss Democrats | 35,883 | 1.84 | 1 | –2 | |
Evangelical People's Party | 35,679 | 1.83 | 3 | +1 | |
Federal Democratic Union | 24,355 | 1.25 | 1 | 0 | |
Swiss Party of Labour | 18,569 | 0.95 | 2 | –1 | |
Ticino League | 17,118 | 0.88 | 2 | +1 | |
Freedom Party | 16,887 | 0.87 | 0 | –7 | |
Alliance of Independents | 14,439 | 0.74 | 1 | –2 | |
Solidarity | 9,138 | 0.47 | 1 | +1 | |
Christian Social Party | 8,212 | 0.42 | 1 | 0 | |
Feminist and Green Alternative Groups | 6,257 | 0.32 | 1 | –1 | |
Other parties | 47,120 | 2.42 | 0 | – | |
Total | 1,950,951 | 100.00 | 200 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 1,950,951 | 97.33 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 53,457 | 2.67 | |||
Total votes | 2,004,408 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 4,628,782 | 43.30 | |||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
By constituency
Constituency | Seats | Electorate | Turnout | Party | Votes | Seats won | |
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Aargau | 15 | 351,130 | 147,630 | Swiss People's Party | 684,136 | 5 | |
Social Democratic Party | 403,663 | 3 | |||||
Free Democratic Party | 369,994 | 3 | |||||
Christian Democratic People's Party | 351,594 | 3 | |||||
Green Party | 95,205 | 0 | |||||
Evangelical People's Party | 82,278 | 1 | |||||
Swiss Democrats | 59,072 | 0 | |||||
Ring of Independents
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43,402 | 0 | |||||
Freedom Party | 30,884 | 0 | |||||
Federal Democratic Union | 30,168 | 0 | |||||
Urs Wirth | 3,051 | 0 | |||||
Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 2 | 35,716 | 18,278 | Swiss People's Party | 12,890 | 1 | |
Free Democratic Party | 11,268 | 1 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 10,182 | 0 | |||||
Appenzell Innerrhoden | 1 | 9,959 | 5,130 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 3,754 | 1 | |
Swiss People's Party | 1,314 | 0 | |||||
Others | 37 | 0 | |||||
Basel-Landschaft | 7 | 175,116 | 73,184 | Social Democratic Party | 117,978 | 2 | |
Free Democratic Party | 111,517 | 2 | |||||
Swiss People's Party | 91,099 | 1 | |||||
Christian Democratic People's Party | 60,529 | 1 | |||||
Swiss Democrats | 51,014 | 0 | |||||
Green Party | 46,719 | 1 | |||||
Evangelical People's Party | 12,233 | 0 | |||||
Sälbverständlich | 11,710 | 0 | |||||
Freedom Party | 1,558 | 0 | |||||
Red List of Critical Endangered Species | 1,118 | 0 | |||||
Basel-Stadt | 6 | 117,588 | 55,770 | Social Democratic Party | 110,119 | 4 | |
Swiss People's Party | 44,885 | 0 | |||||
Free Democratic Party | 40,194 | 1 | |||||
Liberal Party | 35,349 | 1 | |||||
Green Party | 28,839 | 0 | |||||
Christian Democratic People's Party | 28,432 | 0 | |||||
Democratic Social Party | 15,100 | 0 | |||||
Swiss Democrats | 12,696 | 0 | |||||
Evangelical People's Party | 12,473 | 0 | |||||
Humanist Party | 1,680 | 0 | |||||
Strong Basel | 1,309 | 0 | |||||
Bern | 27 | 675,874 | 277,840 | Swiss People's Party | 2,099,834 | 8 | |
Social Democratic Party | 2,029,878 | 8 | |||||
Free Democratic Party | 1,263,455 | 5 | |||||
Green Party | 548,613 | 2 | |||||
Evangelical People's Party | 292,423 | 1 | |||||
Federal Democratic Union | 290,510 | 1 | |||||
Swiss Democrats | 273,464 | 1 | |||||
Freedom Party | 201,299 | 0 | |||||
Christian Democratic People's Party | 177,609 | 1 | |||||
New List | 89,722 | 0 | |||||
Ring of Independents
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56,298 | 0 | |||||
Workers and Pensioners' Party | 23,574 | 0 | |||||
Humanist Party | 7,978 | 0 | |||||
Fribourg | 6 | 156,868 | 64,697 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 126,236 | 3 | |
Social Democratic Party | 75,908 | 1 | |||||
Free Democratic Party | 55,227 | 1 | |||||
Swiss People's Party | 42,831 | 1 | |||||
Christian Social Party | 40,836 | 1 | |||||
Independent-Solidarity | 16,716 | 0 | |||||
Independent Movement | 6,334 | 0 | |||||
Democratic Social Party | 5,948 | 0 | |||||
Future for All | 1,684 | 0 | |||||
Free Ecological Initiative | 1,424 | 0 | |||||
Swiss Democrats | 1,223 | 0 | |||||
Geneva | 11 | 209,047 | 75,945 | Social Democratic Party | 161,435 | 2 | |
Liberal Party | 149,455 | 2 | |||||
Christian Democratic People's Party | 113,930 | 2 | |||||
Free Democratic Party | 102,424 | 2 | |||||
Party of Labour | 70,310 | 1 | |||||
Green Party | 66,300 | 1 | |||||
Solidarity | 64,977 | 1 | |||||
Swiss People's Party | 60,208 | 0 | |||||
Union of Swiss Patriots | 10,502 | 0 | |||||
Unity Against Social Dismantlement | 5,011 | 0 | |||||
For A Better Future | 3,435 | 0 | |||||
Glarus | 1 | 24,570 | 6,939 | Social Democratic Party | 5,179 | 1 | |
Others | 866 | 0 | |||||
Grisons | 5 | 127,447 | 51,760 | Swiss People's Party | 66,936 | 2 | |
Social Democratic Party | 66,010 | 1 | |||||
Christian Democratic People's Party | 63,198 | 1 | |||||
Free Democratic Party | 37,472 | 1 | |||||
Environmental List | 5,650 | 0 | |||||
Adrian Steiger | 3,595 | 0 | |||||
Forum for the Sovereign | 2,432 | 0 | |||||
Free List | 2,613 | 0 | |||||
Jura | 2 | 48,010 | 19,767 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 15,127 | 1 | |
Social Democratic Party | 13,187 | 1 | |||||
Free Democratic Party | 7,516 | 0 | |||||
Swiss People's Party | 2,771 | 0 | |||||
Lucerne | 10 | 230,726 | 122,004 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 409,318 | 4 | |
Swiss People's Party | 271,083 | 2 | |||||
Free Democratic Party | 269,786 | 2 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 119,103 | 1 | |||||
Green Party | 95,182 | 1 | |||||
Non-Partisan Movement | 12,933 | 0 | |||||
Swiss Democrats | 9,972 | 0 | |||||
Freedom Party | 4,016 | 0 | |||||
Neuchâtel | 5 | 105,078 | 35,681 | Social Democratic Party | 48,061 | 2 | |
Liberal Party | 41,220 | 1 | |||||
Free Democratic Party | 35,280 | 2 | |||||
Green Party | 25,213 | 0 | |||||
Party of Labour | 11,795 | 0 | |||||
Solidarity | 4,559 | 0 | |||||
Swiss Democrats | 3,900 | 0 | |||||
Unity Against Social Dismantlement | 1,763 | 0 | |||||
Nidwalden | 1 | 26,805 | 12,340 | Free Democratic Party | 9,546 | 1 | |
Swiss Democrats | 846 | 0 | |||||
Others | 164 | 0 | |||||
Obwalden | 1 | Elected unopposed | Christian Democratic People's Party | 1 | |||
Schaffhausen | 2 | 48,182 | 29,840 | Free Democratic Party | 22,823 | 1 | |
Social Democratic Party | 18,958 | 1 | |||||
Swiss People's Party | 14,695 | 0 | |||||
Schwyz | 3 | 84,406 | 41,838 | Swiss People's Party | 36,080 | 1 | |
Christian Democratic People's Party | 27,425 | 1 | |||||
Free Democratic Party | 19,234 | 1 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 16,480 | 0 | |||||
Pro Freie | 1,001 | 0 | |||||
Free and Independent Electorate | 406 | 0 | |||||
Solothurn | 7 | 163,747 | 81,887 | Social Democratic Party | 153,457 | 2 | |
Free Democratic Party | 143,140 | 2 | |||||
Christian Democratic People's Party | 120,831 | 2 | |||||
Swiss People's Party | 104,777 | 1 | |||||
Green Party | 27,642 | 0 | |||||
Freedom Party | 7,324 | 0 | |||||
Citizens' List | 3,676 | 0 | |||||
Humanist Hemp Party | 3,438 | 0 | |||||
St. Gallen | 12 | 283,297 | 123,612 | Swiss People's Party | 401,904 | 3 | |
Christian Democratic People's Party | 380,655 | 4 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 248,539 | 2 | |||||
Free Democratic Party | 245,371 | 2 | |||||
Green Party | 58,070 | 1 | |||||
Ring of Independents
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27,331 | 0 | |||||
Swiss Democrats | 20,152 | 0 | |||||
Evangelical People's Party | 19,151 | 0 | |||||
Federal Democratic Union | 14,715 | 0 | |||||
Freedom Party | 14,046 | 0 | |||||
Youth - Independent - Green | 10,166 | 0 | |||||
Free Bourgeoisie | 8,318 | 0 | |||||
Youth List | 7,347 | 0 | |||||
Ticino | 8 | 192,912 | 95,946 | Free Democratic Party | 204,753 | 2 | |
Christian Democratic People's Party | 191,666 | 2 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 138,646 | 2 | |||||
Ticino League | 136,944 | 2 | |||||
Swiss People's Party | 39,145 | 0 | |||||
Green Party | 10,471 | 0 | |||||
Party of Labour | 9,922 | 0 | |||||
Liberal Socialists | 3,342 | 0 | |||||
The Mood Breaker | 3,043 | 0 | |||||
Evangelical People's Party | 1,590 | 0 | |||||
Thurgau | 6 | 141,044 | 62,922 | Swiss People's Party | 122,995 | 3 | |
Social Democratic Party | 59,517 | 1 | |||||
Christian Democratic People's Party | 58,314 | 1 | |||||
Free Democratic Party | 54,333 | 1 | |||||
Green Party | 22,780 | 0 | |||||
SMEs for Trade and Medium-Sized Companies | 11,369 | 0 | |||||
Evangelical People's Party | 10,298 | 0 | |||||
Freedom Party | 9,891 | 1 | |||||
Swiss Democrats | 9,184 | 0 | |||||
Federal Democratic Union | 6,995 | 0 | |||||
Catholic People's Party | 3,412 | 0 | |||||
Freedom, Law, Independence, Justice, Progress, Nature | 661 | 0 | |||||
Swiss Citizens' Vote | 479 | 0 | |||||
Uri | 1 | 25,451 | 9,230 | Free Democratic Party | 6,721 | 1 | |
Others | 1,509 | 0 | |||||
Vaud | 17 | 365,522 | 115,306 | Free Democratic Party | 468,795 | 5 | |
Social Democratic Party | 420,185 | 5 | |||||
Liberal Party | 236,993 | 2 | |||||
Swiss People's Party | 200,635 | 2 | |||||
Party of Labour | 145,804 | 1 | |||||
Green Party | 133,037 | 1 | |||||
Christian Democratic People's Party | 84,497 | 1 | |||||
Federal Democratic Union | 51,554 | 0 | |||||
Swiss Europe Renaissance | 47,755 | 0 | |||||
Solidarity | 39,426 | 0 | |||||
A3A Active Seniors Association | 22,033 | 0 | |||||
Swiss Democrats | 16,465 | 0 | |||||
Unity Against Social Dismantlement | 6,256 | 0 | |||||
Straight Look Action | 2,355 | 0 | |||||
Valais | 7 | 182,841 | 96,435 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 231,476 | 4 | |
Free Democratic Party | 119,134 | 2 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 106,628 | 1 | |||||
Christian Social Party | 93,774 | 0 | |||||
Swiss People's Party | 56,742 | 0 | |||||
Green Party | 13,156 | 0 | |||||
Liberal Party | 11,680 | 0 | |||||
Zug | 3 | 64,457 | 34,487 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 26,735 | 1 | |
Free Democratic Party | 26,023 | 1 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 23,604 | 0 | |||||
Swiss People's Party | 21,731 | 1 | |||||
Senior Citizens | 3,315 | 0 | |||||
Zürich | 34 | 780,462 | 353,340 | Swiss People's Party | 3,864,173 | 13 | |
Social Democratic Party | 3,048,666 | 10 | |||||
Free Democratic Party | 2,119,869 | 6 | |||||
Christian Democratic People's Party | 609,457 | 2 | |||||
Green Party | 492,017 | 1 | |||||
Evangelical People's Party | 408,726 | 1 | |||||
Senior Citizens | 260,926 | 0 | |||||
Ring of Independents
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244,221 | 1 | |||||
Federal Democratic Union | 209,452 | 0 | |||||
Swiss Democrats | 183,811 | 0 | |||||
Alternative List | 112,185 | 0 | |||||
Frauen macht Politik! | 100,544 | 0 | |||||
Freedom Party | 97,977 | 0 | |||||
SMEs and Trade | 41,342 | 0 | |||||
Christian Social Party | 25,929 | 0 | |||||
List for Tax Cuts | 25,332 | 0 | |||||
Europe Party | 21,302 | 0 | |||||
Liberal Party | 18,305 | 0 | |||||
Humanist Party | 11,951 | 0 | |||||
Source: Bundesblatt, 7 December 1999 |
Council of the States
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Party | Seats | +/– | |
Free Democratic Party | 17 | 0 | |
Christian Democratic People's Party | 15 | –1 | |
Swiss People's Party | 7 | +2 | |
Social Democratic Party | 6 | +1 | |
Liberal Party | 0 | –2 | |
Alliance of Independents | 0 | –1 | |
Other parties | 1 | – | |
Total | 46 | 0 | |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
- ISBN 9783832956097
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1955