Elections in Switzerland gives information on election and election results in Switzerland.
Background
Switzerland elects on national level a head of state - the Federal Council - and a legislature. The Federal Assembly (Bundesversammlung/Assemblée fédérale/Asamblea Federale/Assemblea Federala) has two chambers. The National Council (Nationalrat/Conseil National/Consiglio Nazionale/Cussegl Naziunal) has 200 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation in multi-seat constituencies, the cantons. The Council of States (Ständerat/Conseil des Etats/Consiglio degli Stati/Cussegl dals Stadis) has 46 members, elected for four years in 20 multi-seat and 6 single-seat constituencies which are equal to the 26 cantons and half-cantons. One of the members of the Federal Council assumes the honorific title of President of the Confederation for a one-year term. Switzerland has a multi-party system with numerous parties. A world-unique characteristic of Switzerland is that all the executives, from federal to municipal level, are plural, and often include members from all main parties.
Federal elections
Latest elections
e • d Summary of the 23 October 2011 National Council of Switzerland election results
| Parties |
Abbr. |
Alignment |
Ideology |
Votes1 |
% |
+/– |
Seats |
+/– |
|
Swiss People's Party |
SVP/UDC |
Right-wing |
National conservatism |
641,106 |
26.6 |
−2.4 |
54 |
−8 |
|
Social Democratic Party |
SPS/PSS |
Left-wing |
Social democracy |
450,693 |
18.7 |
−0.9 |
46 |
+3 |
|
FDP.The Liberals |
FDP/PLR |
Centre-right |
Classical liberalism |
364,704 |
15.1 |
−2.5 |
30 |
−5 |
|
Christian Democratic People's Party |
CVP/PDC |
Centre |
Christian democracy |
296,350 |
12.3 |
−2.2 |
282 |
−3 |
|
Green Party |
GPS/PES |
Left-wing |
Green politics |
203,447 |
8.4 |
−1.2 |
15 |
−5 |
|
Green Liberal Party |
GLP/PVL |
Centre |
Green liberalism |
130,041 |
5.4 |
+4.0 |
12 |
+9 |
|
Conservative Democratic Party |
BDP/PBD |
Centre-right |
Conservatism / economic liberalism |
130,878 |
5.4 |
New |
9 |
New |
|
Evangelical People's Party |
EVP/PEV |
Centre |
Christian democracy |
48,259 |
2.0 |
−0.4 |
2 |
±0 |
|
Ticino League |
LdT |
Right-wing |
Regionalism / Right-wing populism |
18,956 |
0.8 |
+0.2 |
2 |
+1 |
|
Christian Social Party |
CSP/PCS |
Left-wing |
Christian left |
15,312 |
0.6 |
+0.2 |
13 |
±0 |
|
Geneva Citizens' Movement |
MCG |
Right-wing |
Regionalism / Right-wing populism |
10,555 |
0.4 |
+0.3 |
1 |
+1 |
|
Federal Democratic Union |
EDU/UDF |
Right-wing |
Christian right |
30,340 |
1.3 |
±0 |
0 |
−1 |
|
Left (Alternative Left, Party of Labour, solidarités) |
LIN/GAU |
Far-left |
Socialism / communism |
28,861 |
1.2 |
−0.1 |
0 |
−1 |
|
Other |
|
|
|
40,623 |
1.7 |
|
0 |
±0 |
| Total (turnout 49.1%) |
2,410,125 |
— |
— |
200 |
— |
| Source: Federal Chancellery, Swiss Broadcasting DRS (German) |
See also
References
- ^ The official results are listed by canton. These numbers are a summary of the 26 separate tables of cantonal results. See German-language Wikipedia for details.
- ^ One seat for Ticino goes to either Duca Widmer Monica or Romano Marco, both of whom received the exact same number of 23,979 votes. It is yet to be decided (as of 25 October) which candidate will receive the seat.
- ^ Karl Vogler of Obwalden, declared his intention to join the Christian Democratic parliamentary group.
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