1987 Swiss federal election

1987 Swiss federal election
	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)
Turnout	46.5% 2.4 pp
National Council
Council of States

Last updated January 28, 2025

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 18 October 1987.^[1]^[2] The Free Democratic Party remained the largest party in the National Council, winning 51 of the 200 seats.^[3]

Results

National Council



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Free Democratic Party	443,617	22.93	51	–3
	Christian Democratic People's Party	378,822	19.58	42	0
	Social Democratic Party	356,266	18.42	41	–6
	Swiss People's Party	213,253	11.02	25	+2
	Green Party	94,378	4.88	9	+5
	Alliance of Independents	80,691	4.17	8	0
	Green Alliance	77,451	4.00	4	+1
	Liberal Party	52,532	2.72	9	+1
	Swiss Motorists' Party	50,372	2.60	2	New
	National Action	49,104	2.54	3	–1
	Evangelical People's Party	37,265	1.93	3	0
	Federal Democratic Union	17,830	0.92	0	0
	Swiss Party of Labour	15,528	0.80	1	0
	Autonomous Socialist Party	10,879	0.56	1	0
	Republican Movement	6,769	0.35	0	–1
	Independent Social-Christian Party	5,889	0.30	0	0
	Other parties	43,803	2.26	1	–
Total		1,934,449	100.00	200	0

Valid votes		1,934,449	98.77
Invalid/blank votes		24,007	1.23
Total votes		1,958,456	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		4,214,595	46.47
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By constituency

Constituency	Seats	Electorate	Turnout		Votes	Seats won
Aargau	14	307,082	132,398	Free Democratic Party	371,074	3
				Christian Democratic People's Party	346,025	3
				Social Democratic Party	337,945	3
				Swiss People's Party	286,789	3
				Green Alliance	125,768	1
				Swiss Motorists' Party	97,569	0
				Ring of Independents	86,665	1
				National Action	82,397	0
				Evangelical People's Party	61,516	0
				Federal Democratic Union	18,972	0
				Women for Aargau	14,209	0
Appenzell Ausserrhoden	2	Elected unopposed		Free Democratic Party		1
Appenzell Ausserrhoden	2	Elected unopposed		"Herbert Maeder" Committee		1
Appenzell Innerrhoden	1	8,967	2,027	Christian Democratic People's Party	1,726	1
Appenzell Innerrhoden	1	8,967	2,027	Others	146	0
Basel-Landschaft	7	152,662	71,282	Social Democratic Party	112,265	3
				Free Democratic Party	108,096	2
				Swiss People's Party	58,831	1
				Christian Democratic People's Party	60,355	1
				Green Alliance	46,420	1
				Green Party	34,041	0
				National Action	30,332	0
				Evangelical People's Party	15,883	0
				Ring of Independents	13,050	0
				Swiss Motorists' Party	12,670	0
Basel-Stadt	6	134,127	58,398	Social Democratic Party	90,208	2
				Liberal Party	42,725	1
				Free Democratic Party	38,819	1
				Green Alliance	44,080	1
				Christian Democratic People's Party	34,691	0
				Ring of Independents	32,685	1
				Evangelical People's Party	15,798	0
				National Action	15,611	0
				People's Action	12,019	0
				Party of Labour	6,565	0
				Green Center	5,822	0
				Green Party	3,846	0
				Die Grünen	3,687	0
				The Blue Planet	1,038	0
				Social Liberal European Federalist Party	141	0
Bern	29	647,126	295,606	Swiss People's Party	2,351,139	9
				Social Democratic Party	1,884,108	7
				Free Democratic Party	1,363,827	5
				Green Party	782,080	3
				Ring of Independents	304,488	1
				Evangelical People's Party	287,983	1
				Christian Democratic People's Party	281,787	1
				National Action	269,612	1
				Swiss Motorists' Party	267,032	1
				Federal Democratic Union	229,815	0
				Green Alliance	219,025	0
				Ecological Freedom Party	120,613	0
				Bern Interest Group for Civil-Commercial Politics	50,185	0
				Pensioners also have a say!	19,762	0
				Young List Emmental	15,255	0
				Civic Voters for Nature and the Environment	10,525	0
				Party of Transparency in Politics	7,428	0
Fribourg	6	130,898	60,624	Christian Democratic People's Party	132,811	3
				Social Democratic Party	78,196	1
				Free Democratic Party	58,769	1
				Swiss People's Party	31,201	1
				Independent Social-Christian Party	24,236	0
				Ecological Freedom Party	14,741	0
				Green Alliance	5,989	0
				Grand Union List	4,773	0
				German Fribourg Party	1,782	0
Geneva	11	193,566	74,624	Social Democratic Party	145,478	2
				Liberal Party	141,547	3
				Free Democratic Party	141,189	2
				Christian Democratic People's Party	114,323	2
				Green Party	90,409	1
				Party of Labour	68,292	1
				Republican Movement	54,383	0
				Legalize Cannabis	11,795	0
				National Action	8,331	0
				Ecological Freedom Party	4,652	0
				Social Liberal European Federalist Party	2,960	0
Glarus	1	23,506	5,336	Swiss People's Party	4,089	1
Glarus	1	23,506	5,336	Others	687	0
Grisons	5	111,885	44,181	Christian Democratic People's Party	61,806	2
				Swiss People's Party	43,409	1
				Social Democratic Party	42,469	1
				Free Democratic Party	39,647	1
				Free Citizens' List	13,942	0
				Green Alliance	13,147	0
				Ecological Freedom Party	2,793	0
Jura	2	43,587	22,491	Free Democratic Party	14,861	1
				Christian Democratic People's Party	14,681	1
				Social Democratic Party	11,319	0
				Independent Social-Christian Party	3,581	0
Lucerne	9	205,188	111,309	Christian Democratic People's Party	461,535	5
				Free Democratic Party	292,530	3
				Social Democratic Party	88,472	1
				Green Alliance	85,562	0
				Swiss Motorists' Party	33,579	0
				National Action	14,120	0
				Ecological Freedom Party	4,096	0
				Tell 2000	1,773	0
Neuchâtel	5	99,384	37,175	Social Democratic Party	55,780	2
				Liberal Party	54,193	2
				Free Democratic Party	36,994	1
				Green Party	12,279	0
				Free List	8,110	0
				Party of Labour	6,802	0
				National Action	6,173	0
Nidwalden	1	22,112	5,175	Christian Democratic People's Party	3,992	1
Nidwalden	1	22,112	5,175	Others	129	0
Obwalden	1	18,532	9,437	Christian Democratic People's Party	4,771	1
				Free Democratic Party	2,805	0
				Others	1,605	0
Schaffhausen	2	46,272	32,217	Social Democratic Party	24,066	1
				Free Democratic Party	21,064	1
				Swiss People's Party	14,436	0
				Federal Democratic Union	1,845	0
Schwyz	3	68,324	28,452	Christian Democratic People's Party	30,745	1
				Free Democratic Party	20,194	1
				Social Democratic Party	11,891	1
				Critical Forum	10,013	0
				Swiss People's Party	6,320	0
				Swiss Motorists' Party	4,085	0
Solothurn	7	149,758	91,033	Free Democratic Party	226,001	3
				Christian Democratic People's Party	156,117	2
				Social Democratic Party	138,601	2
				Green Party	46,724	0
				Swiss Motorists' Party	30,680	0
				Ring of Independents	22,066	0
				Party of Labour	2,035	0
St. Gallen	12	257,455	112,230	Christian Democratic People's Party	522,650	6
				Free Democratic Party	318,140	3
				Social Democratic Party	151,068	2
				Ring of Independents	133,135	1
				Green Alliance	70,596	0
				Swiss Motorists' Party	67,532	0
				Evangelical People's Party	30,496	0
				National Action	28,082	0
				Group for Integral Politics	1,772	0
				New Movement	1,322	0
Ticino	8	169,279	101,887	Christian Democratic People's Party	301,833	4
				Free Democratic Party	285,031	3
				Autonomous Socialist Party	86,787	1
				Social Democratic Party	73,182	0
				Green Party	15,086	0
				Swiss People's Party	9,871	0
				Party of Labour	9,341	0
				Ecological Freedom Party	7,250	0
				Socialist Green Alternative	7,042	0
				Via Libera	2,365	0
				Radical Anti-Mafia Ecological Party	1,679	0
Thurgau	6	120,550	58,487	Swiss People's Party	75,322	2
				Christian Democratic People's Party	71,000	1
				Social Democratic Party	46,673	1
				Free Democratic Party	64,231	1
				Green Party	37,472	1
				Swiss Motorists' Party	22,065	0
				For Law and Justice	18,909	0
				Ring of Independents	9,096	0
				Fresh Wind	1,776	0
				Green Alliance	722	0
Uri	1	23,343	10,793	Free Democratic Party	8,765	1
				Swiss Motorists' Party	170	0
				Others	902	0
Vaud	17	333,224	124,630	Free Democratic Party	567,827	6
				Social Democratic Party	464,006	6
				Liberal Party	357,275	3
				Green Party	172,073	1
				Swiss People's Party	127,916	1
				Christian Democratic People's Party	84,134	0
				Socialist Green Alternative	75,574	0
				Party of Labour	71,979	0
				National Action	57,326	0
				Federal Democratic Union	22,940	0
				Legalize Cannabis	21,087	0
				Humanist Independent List	19,657	0
				Social Liberal European Federalist Party	10,291	0
				Patriotic Union	5,660	0
Valais	7	155,139	92,529	Christian Democratic People's Party	366,632	4
				Free Democratic Party	153,333	2
				Social Democratic Party	90,800	1
				Green Party	10,328	0
				Legalize Cannabis	3,579	0
Zug	2	52,674	24,460	Christian Democratic People's Party	16,561	1
				Free Democratic Party	16,478	1
				Social Democratic Party	10,911	0
				Green Alliance	3,783	0
				Social Liberal European Federalist Party	624	0
Zürich	35	740,438	351,688	Free Democratic Party	2,477,532	8
				Social Democratic Party	2,125,218	6
				Swiss People's Party	1,853,712	6
				Ring of Independents	1,411,707	4
				Green Party	979,270	3
				Christian Democratic People's Party	869,292	2
				National Action	605,840	2
				Evangelical People's Party	532,088	2
				Green Alliance	467,859	1
				Swiss Motorists' Party	457,963	1
				Federal Democratic Union	214,523	0
				Republican Movement	58,258	0
				Party of Labour	32,147	0
				Reasonable Traffic Policy for A Better Environment	19,681	0
				Women's Movement "Mother and Child"	14,897	0
				Pro Solar	14,369	0
				Humanist Party	12,916	0
				Young Environmentally Conscious Democratic List	9,875	0
				Social Liberal European Federalist Party	9,737	0
				Sensible Agricultural and Consumer Politics	9,483	0
				Ecological Freedom Party	7,864	0
				Dynamic Center	4,476	0

Source: Bundesblatt, 24 November 1987

Council of the States



Party		Seats	+/–
	Christian Democratic People's Party	19	+1
	Free Democratic Party	14	0
	Social Democratic Party	5	–1
	Swiss People's Party	4	–1
	Liberal Party	3	0
	Alliance of Independents	1	+1
Total		46	0

Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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References

↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1895 ISBN 9783832956097
↑ Sidjanski, Dusan (1988-08-01). "The Swiss elections of 1987". Electoral Studies. 7 (2): 167–173. doi:10.1016/0261-3794(88)90030-3. ISSN 0261-3794.
↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1955

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[NS-1] Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1895 ISBN 9783832956097

[2] Sidjanski, Dusan (1988-08-01). "The Swiss elections of 1987". Electoral Studies. 7 (2): 167–173. doi:10.1016/0261-3794(88)90030-3. ISSN 0261-3794.

[3] Nohlen & Stöver, p1955

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