1983 Swiss federal election

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1983 Swiss federal election
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  1979 23 October 1983 1987  

All 200 seats in the National Council (101 seats needed for a majority)
All 46 seats in the Council of States (24 seats needed for a majority)
Turnout48.9% Increase2.svg 0.9 pp

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 23 October 1983. [1] [2] The Free Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 54 of the 200 seats. [3] It was the first time the Social Democratic Party had not received the most votes in a federal election since 1925. [4]

Contents

The main issues included environmental protection and unemployment. [2]

Results

National Council

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Free Democratic Party 457,28323.3354+3
Social Democratic Party 447,63422.8447–4
Christian Democratic People's Party 396,28120.2242–2
Swiss People's Party 217,16611.08230
Alliance of Independents 78,2923.9980
National Action 57,5922.944+2
Liberal Party 55,3262.8280
Swiss Progressive Organisations 43,6942.233+1
Evangelical People's Party 40,8372.0830
Federation of Swiss Green Parties 37,0791.893+2
Feminist and Green Alternative Groups 20,0631.0200
Swiss Party of Labour 17,4880.891–2
Republican Movement 10,1480.5210
Autonomous Socialist Party 9,9620.5110
Independent Social-Christian Party 7,8080.400New
Federal Democratic Union 7,5900.3900
Other parties55,5992.842
Total1,959,842100.002000
Valid votes1,959,84298.49
Invalid/blank votes30,1181.51
Total votes1,989,960100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,068,94048.91
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By constituency

ConstituencySeatsElectorateTurnoutPartyVotesSeats
won
Aargau14287,227129,016 Social Democratic Party 489,3814
Christian Democratic People's Party 382,8624
Free Democratic Party 360,3683
Swiss People's Party 252,0662
Ring of Independents 105,2231
Evangelical People's Party 88,5570
National Action 71,1190
Socialist Workers' Party21,6090
More Freedom7,8270
Social Liberal European Federalist Party2,4530
Appenzell Ausserrhoden231,46313,025 Free Democratic Party 8,1601
"Herbert Maeder in the National Council" Committee5,8561
Social Democratic Party 5,3470
Christian Democratic People's Party 3,2810
Appenzell Innerrhoden18,7022,132 Christian Democratic People's Party 1,9501
Others900
Basel-Landschaft7143,22970,557 Social Democratic Party 158,7593
Free Democratic Party 122,1932
Swiss People's Party 54,5461
Christian Democratic People's Party 52,7071
Swiss Progressive Organisations 35,2060
Ring of Independents 21,3790
National Action 19,1100
Feminist and Green Alternative Groups14,5200
Federation of Swiss Green Parties 9,3240
Basel-Stadt6137,29662,694 Social Democratic Party 115,5772
Free Democratic Party 50,4821
Swiss Progressive Organisations 44,5811
Christian Democratic People's Party 36,9521
Liberal Party 31,0400
Ring of Independents 26,2741
National Action 19,7900
Evangelical People's Party 17,8660
Democratic Social Party11,4290
Party of Labour 8,5280
Feminist and Green Alternative Groups3,7070
People's Action Against Many Foreigners In Our Home2,1080
Green Action7740
Basel Party for Calm, Order and Security7710
Bern29625,995312,288 Swiss People's Party 2,597,0709
Social Democratic Party 2,529,1388
Free Democratic Party 1,351,4725
National Action 536,2542
Free List417,6241
Evangelical People's Party 291,5171
Ring of Independents 288,0991
Autonomous Socialist Party of South Jura 192,6690
Christian Democratic People's Party 191,5360
Federal Democratic Union 162,3410
Feminist and Green Alternative Groups142,7490
Swiss Progressive Organisations 142,6511
Federation of Swiss Green Parties 57,7590
Socialist Workers' Party31,9590
Citizens' List Against the Accumulation of Offices11,3260
Social Liberal European Federalist Party4,6780
Fribourg6122,66664,746 Christian Democratic People's Party 143,5353
Social Democratic Party 90,6581
Free Democratic Party 75,5561
Swiss People's Party 33,4661
Independent Social-Christian Party 28,3020
Socialist Workers' Party6,5610
Geneva11187,93083,705 Social Democratic Party 172,4532
Liberal Party 171,5763
Party of Labour 85,2192
Free Democratic Party 145,1442
Christian Democratic People's Party 110,2931
Republican Movement 109,6901
Federation of Swiss Green Parties 68,4310
National Action 18,8650
Socialist Workers' Party13,0310
Social Liberal European Federalist Party2,5880
Glarus123,0486,061 Swiss People's Party 5,0451
Others4200
Grisons5106,81442,613 Christian Democratic People's Party 66,9862
Social Democratic Party 49,6171
Swiss People's Party 44,2501
Free Democratic Party 40,4201
Jura242,20725,939 Free Democratic Party 14,8081
Christian Democratic People's Party 12,8960
Social Democratic Party 9,1711
Friends and Sympathizers of Jean Wilhelm7,4750
Independent Social-Christian Party 6,0520
Swiss People's Party 1,0370
Lucerne9193,946117,278 Christian Democratic People's Party 509,7925
Free Democratic Party 293,9373
Social Democratic Party 120,5881
Swiss Progressive Organisations 86,3990
National Action 13,2550
Non-Partisan3,3500
Neuchâtel597,58142,674 Social Democratic Party 68,5622
Liberal Party 63,9912
Free Democratic Party 40,2111
Federation of Swiss Green Parties 15,2260
Party of Labour 8,7390
Ring of Independents 7,2570
Socialist Workers' Party2,9450
Nidwalden120,4396,027 Christian Democratic People's Party 4,1661
Others1220
Obwalden117,3785,370 Christian Democratic People's Party 3,4151
Others3370
Schaffhausen244,49932,795 Social Democratic Party 22,4311
Free Democratic Party 16,6241
Swiss People's Party 14,3750
Christian Democratic People's Party 4,0230
Ring of Independents 3,5500
Swiss Progressive Organisations 1,6940
Socialist Workers' Party7660
Schwyz363,06827,491 Christian Democratic People's Party 37,2672
Free Democratic Party 20,7751
Social Democratic Party 16,8120
Swiss People's Party 5,1860
Solothurn7144,23787,554 Free Democratic Party 223,5303
Social Democratic Party 166,8122
Christian Democratic People's Party 160,4782
Swiss Progressive Organisations 20,7810
Ring of Independents 23,8320
Socialist Workers' Party5,2550
St. Gallen12244,526107,611 Christian Democratic People's Party 520,3985
Free Democratic Party 350,2974
Social Democratic Party 207,4552
Ring of Independents 130,2631
Feminist and Green Alternative Groups41,5580
Swiss People's Party 24,0210
Ticino8159,84598,398 Free Democratic Party 285,4203
Christian Democratic People's Party 255,6843
Social Democratic Party 103,6311
Autonomous Socialist Party 79,4541
Swiss People's Party 15,7020
Socialist Workers' Party7,4350
Ticino Democratic Rights3,0910
Social Liberal European Federalist Party2,7170
Thurgau6113,26359,712 Swiss People's Party 80,3812
Christian Democratic People's Party 76,1332
Social Democratic Party 68,7351
Free Democratic Party 64,4441
Federation of Swiss Green Parties 20,7850
Evangelical People's Party 18,5040
Ring of Independents 13,7680
National Action 9,6090
Uri122,4406,772 Free Democratic Party 4,7991
Others8680
Vaud17320,472128,894 Free Democratic Party 650,0617
Social Democratic Party 467,0695
Liberal Party 360,4813
Federation of Swiss Green Parties 150,1491
Swiss People's Party 131,9521
Christian Democratic People's Party 96,6970
Party of Labour 88,6070
Feminist and Green Alternative Groups80,8160
National Action 55,162
Socialist Workers' Party45,1730
Social Liberal European Federalist Party10,8510
Valais7145,44694,937 Christian Democratic People's Party 371,9214
Free Democratic Party 162,4772
Social Democratic Party 91,3231
Democratic Valais Independent Group20,8530
Zug247,81525,464 Christian Democratic People's Party 20,1271
Free Democratic Party 16,9381
Social Democratic Party 11,8410
Socialist Workers' Party1,3090
Joy, Peace and Zwätschgechueche6030
Zürich35717,000336,259 Social Democratic Party 2,679,6908
Free Democratic Party 2,537,5199
Swiss People's Party 1,612,5385
Ring of Independents 1,157,8174
Christian Democratic People's Party 1,058,1753
National Action 682,0872
Evangelical People's Party 632,8132
Federation of Swiss Green Parties 484,5331
Swiss Progressive Organisations 442,0171
Feminist and Green Alternative Groups79,9720
Federal Democratic Union 67,4370
Socialist Workers' Party48,1000
Party of Labour 40,3550
Non-Partisan List26,9150
Senior Citizens' List of the Canton of Zürich20,6730
Social Liberal European Federalist Party21,0580
Life + Justice17,6180
Source: Bundesblatt, 29 November 1983

Council of the States

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PartySeats+/–
Christian Democratic People's Party 180
Free Democratic Party 14+3
Social Democratic Party 6–3
Swiss People's Party 50
Liberal Party 30
Alliance of Independents 00
Total460
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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References

  1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1895 ISBN   9783832956097
  2. 1 2 Lohneis, Hans (1984). "The Swiss election of 1983: A glacier on the move?". West European Politics. 7 (3): 117–119. doi:10.1080/01402388408424490. ISSN   0140-2382.
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1955
  4. Nohlen & Stöver, pp1947–1951