1979 Swiss federal election

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1979 Swiss federal election
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  1975 21 October 1979 1983  
National Council

All 200 seats in the National Council
101 seats needed for a majority
Turnout48.05% (Decrease2.svg 4.31pp)
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
Social Democrats Helmut Hubacher 24.4451−4
Free Democrats Yann Richter 24.0151+4
Christian Democrats Hans Wyer 21.2944−2
Swiss People's Fritz Hofmann 11.623+2
LdU Walter Biel 4.078−3
Liberals Blaise Clerc 2.88+2
Evangelical People's 2.2230
Labour 2.083−1
POCH 1.72+2
National Action Valentin Oehen 1.3220
Republican 0.631−3
Greens 0.631+1
Entente Jurassienne  [ fr ]0.461New
Autonomous Socialists 0.4410
Jurassic Unity 0.411New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Council of States

All 46 seats in the Council of States
24 seats needed for a majority
PartySeats+/–
Christian Democrats 18+1
Free Democrats 11−4
Social Democrats 9+4
Swiss People's 50
Liberals 3+2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 21 October 1979. [1] The Social Democratic Party and the Free Democratic Party emerged as the largest parties in the National Council, both winning 51 of the 200 seats. [2]

Contents

Results

National Council

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Social Democratic Party 447,99024.4451–4
Free Democratic Party 440,09924.0151+4
Christian Democratic People's Party 390,28121.2944–2
Swiss People's Party 212,70511.6023+2
Alliance of Independents 74,6234.078–3
Liberal Party 51,2582.808+2
Evangelical People's Party 40,7442.2230
Swiss Party of Labour 38,1872.083–1
Swiss Progressive Organisations 31,1281.702+2
National Action 24,2571.3220
Republican Movement 11,5870.631–3
Green Party 11,5830.631+1
Autonomous Socialist Party 8,1470.4410
Federal Democratic Union 4,6260.2500
Feminist and Green Alternative Groups 3,2360.180
Other parties42,7402.332
Total1,833,191100.002000
Valid votes1,833,19198.74
Invalid/blank votes23,4601.26
Total votes1,856,651100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,864,28548.05
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By constituency

ConstituencySeatsElectorateTurnoutPartyVotesSeats
won
Aargau14268,819122,659 Social Democratic Party 467,3044
Christian Democratic People's Party 380,0574
Free Democratic Party 347,1873
Swiss People's Party 234,6912
Ring of Independents 93,6581
Evangelical People's Party 85,2020
Republican Movement 36,0560
National Action 27,1450
Revolutionary Marxist League15,2120
Social Liberal European Federalist Party3,6560
Appenzell Ausserrhoden2 Elected unopposed Free Democratic Party 1
Social Democratic Party 1
Appenzell Innerrhoden18,1741,964 Christian Democratic People's Party 1,8531
Others540
Basel-Landschaft7134,55457,940 Social Democratic Party 126,2562
Free Democratic Party 107,1042
Christian Democratic People's Party 46,2841
Swiss People's Party 42,3411
Ring of Independents 31,5001
Swiss Progressive Organisations 28,5060
Evangelical People's Party 15,4720
Party of Labour 4,1180
Basel-Stadt7140,39255,356 Social Democratic Party 128,1533
Free Democratic Party 54,2251
Christian Democratic People's Party 53,5701
Liberal Party 43,1481
Swiss Progressive Organisations 39,5761
Ring of Independents 29,1030
Party of Labour 17,9630
National Action 15,1320
Revolutionary Marxist League3,0820
Social Liberal European Federalist Party4000
Bern29601,067299,125 Swiss People's Party 2,689,06110
Social Democratic Party 2,604,5689
Free Democratic Party 1,532,6806
National Action 305,3441
Evangelical People's Party 287,2461
Ring of Independents 263,9021
Entente Jurassienne238,7931
Christian Democratic People's Party 211,1710
Swiss Progressive Organisations 117,9940
Federal Democratic Union 100,0990
Democratic Alternative92,6120
Citizens' List Against the Accumulation of Offices26,9790
Party of Labour 22,1610
Republican Movement 16,8950
Revolutionary Marxist League16,5040
Social Liberal European Federalist Party7,0200
Fribourg6115,17256,020 Christian Democratic People's Party 131,4873
Social Democratic Party 101,2722
Free Democratic Party 75,7311
Swiss People's Party 21,2370
Geneva11182,76568,654 Social Democratic Party 156,9093
Liberal Party 155,4892
Party of Labour 145,1542
Free Democratic Party 107,4972
Christian Democratic People's Party 102,2391
Vigilance47,8651
Revolutionary Marxist League10,9360
National Action 4,4280
Glarus122,7268,037 Swiss People's Party 6,3941
Others1,4230
Grisons5100,68546,168 Christian Democratic People's Party 79,1432
Free Democratic Party 51,1691
Swiss People's Party 47,2801
Social Democratic Party 45,8781
Jura240,98124,010 Christian Democratic People's Party 17,9011
People's List for Jurassic Unity14,9231
Free Democratic Party 14,7090
Lucerne9182,390107,952 Christian Democratic People's Party 480,5525
Free Democratic Party 302,0113
Social Democratic Party 119,2891
Swiss Progressive Organisations 48,8600
Revolutionary Marxist League1,8550
Neuchâtel597,24142,059 Social Democratic Party 76,1152
Liberal Party 53,7292
Free Democratic Party 41,8551
Party of Labour 15,6490
Ring of Independents 9,7320
Revolutionary Marxist League3,3600
Democratic Alternative2,9410
Nidwalden118,34510,951 Christian Democratic People's Party 5,3181
Free Democratic Party 4,1890
Social Democratic Party 1,1350
Others960
Obwalden110,0606,796 Christian Democratic People's Party 4,2091
Others1880
Schaffhausen242,95332,240 Social Democratic Party 21,6621
Free Democratic Party 19,7871
Swiss People's Party 12,9570
Evangelical People's Party 3,8560
Swiss Progressive Organisations 3,5110
Revolutionary Marxist League5640
Schwyz358,17028,281 Christian Democratic People's Party 40,8322
Free Democratic Party 23,1831
Social Democratic Party 18,6970
Solothurn7138,09778,551 Free Democratic Party 210,5983
Social Democratic Party 153,4382
Christian Democratic People's Party 148,7762
Swiss Progressive Organisations 21,9820
Party of Labour 5,1600
St. Gallen12231,681104,269 Christian Democratic People's Party 542,4446
Free Democratic Party 339,5873
Social Democratic Party 221,0522
Ring of Independents 101,3331
Evangelical People's Party 26,1020
Ticino8150,69390,519 Free Democratic Party 250,8423
Christian Democratic People's Party 235,7603
Social Democratic Party 104,8841
Autonomous Socialist Party 64,8451
Party of Labour 18,8480
Swiss People's Party 15,8820
Thurgau6106,71251,537 Swiss People's Party 80,6452
Christian Democratic People's Party 75,1442
Social Democratic Party 68,3811
Free Democratic Party 51,5071
Ring of Independents 16,0540
Republican Movement 6,1420
National Action 5,8340
Social Liberal European Federalist Party1,2180
Uri121,54912,112 Free Democratic Party 4,4621
Social Democratic Party 2,6350
Others4,3480
Vaud16310,274115,657 Free Democratic Party 488,2685
Social Democratic Party 449,4015
Liberal Party 301,7543
Party of Labour 168,0881
Swiss People's Party 122,6211
Green Party 115,4651
Christian Democratic People's Party 91,6300
Constitution and Liberty Movement29,1490
Revolutionary Marxist League23,1380
Ring of Independents 14,4630
Valais7135,19688,789 Christian Democratic People's Party 356,7274
Free Democratic Party 137,3832
Social Democratic Party 70,0861
Critical Oberwallis15,4230
Social Independent Movement10,9010
Non-Partisan Movement for Democracy and Progress8,5930
Liberal Party 4,9700
Alliance of Conservatives, Radicals and Socialists2,4990
Zug244,14324,681 Christian Democratic People's Party 16,7101
Free Democratic Party 16,0621
Social Democratic Party 15,1370
Revolutionary Marxist League1,0880
Zürich35694,321322,362 Social Democratic Party 2,943,87310
Free Democratic Party 2,489,4409
Swiss People's Party 1,607,4605
Ring of Independents 1,241,6954
Christian Democratic People's Party 1,080,0463
Evangelical People's Party 630,4852
National Action 279,2221
Swiss Progressive Organisations 254,4291
Green Party 149,0690
Party of Labour 133,4830
Republican Movement 100,7280
Hopp Schwiiz!78,4760
Federal Democratic Union 39,0580
Liberal Socialists34,4630
Revolutionary Marxist League28,7350
Social Liberal European Federalist Party18,0970
Christians at the Gotthard7,6820
European Federalist Party5,0300
Source: Bundesblatt, 4 December 1979

Council of the States

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PartySeats+/–
Christian Democratic People's Party 18+1
Free Democratic Party 11–4
Social Democratic Party 9+4
Swiss People's Party 50
Liberal Party 3+2
Alliance of Independents 0–1
Total46+2
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1895 ISBN   9783832956097
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1955