1995 Swiss federal election

1995 Swiss federal election
Turnout	42.22% ( 3.83pp)
	National Council
	All 200 seats in the National Council ; 101 seats needed for a majority
	Council of States
	All 46 seats in the Council of States ; 24 seats needed for a majority
	Results by canton

Last updated July 02, 2023

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on October 22, 1995.^[1] The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 54 of the 200 seats.^[2]

Results

National Council



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Social Democratic Party	415,226	21.79	54	+13
	Free Democratic Party	384,515	20.18	45	+1
	Christian Democratic People's Party	319,972	16.79	34	–1
	Swiss People's Party	283,902	14.90	29	+4
	Green Party	96,069	5.04	8	–6
	Freedom Party	75,641	3.97	7	–1
	Swiss Democrats	59,613	3.13	3	–2
	Liberal Party	51,182	2.69	7	–3
	Alliance of Independents	34,801	1.83	3	–2
	Evangelical People's Party	34,071	1.79	2	–1
	Feminist and Green Alternative Groups	28,076	1.47	2	+1
	Federal Democratic Union	24,795	1.30	1	0
	Swiss Party of Labour	22,850	1.20	3	+1
	Ticino League	17,940	0.94	1	–1
	Solidarity	6,168	0.32	0	New
	Independent Social-Christian Party	5,625	0.30	1	0
	Other parties	44,878	2.36	0	–
Total		1,905,324	100.00	200	0

Valid votes		1,905,324	98.18
Invalid/blank votes		35,298	1.82
Total votes		1,940,622	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		4,596,209	42.22
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By constituency

Constituency	Seats	Electorate	Turnout		Votes	Seats won
Aargau	15	342,331	144,183	Swiss People's Party	416,584	3
				Social Democratic Party	408,491	3
				Free Democratic Party	332,189	3
				Christian Democratic People's Party	297,955	2
				Freedom Party	236,929	2
				Green Party	112,351	1
				Swiss Democrats	93,690	0
				Ring of Independents	69,321	1
				Evangelical People's Party	64,030	0
				Federal Democratic Union	28,016	0
				FrauenPolitik	20,293	0
				Catholic People's Party	14,643	0
				Kurt Bornhauser	4,567	0
				Non-Partisan Forum	3,009	0
Appenzell Ausserrhoden	2	35,511	17,303	Free Democratic Party	12,401	1
				Swiss People's Party	7,494	1
				Social Democratic Party	7,461	0
				Christian Democratic People's Party	3,240	0
				Freedom Party	3,032	0
				Non-Partisan	405	0
Appenzell Innerrhoden	1	9,888	1,716	Christian Democratic People's Party	1,346	1
Appenzell Innerrhoden	1	9,888	1,716	Others	230	0
Basel-Landschaft	7	172,915	71,412	Social Democratic Party	124,385	2
				Free Democratic Party	96,442	1
				Christian Democratic People's Party	57,615	1
				Swiss Democrats	53,823	1
				Swiss People's Party	53,177	1
				Green Party	46,766	1
				Free Citizens' List	31,418	0
				Federal Democratic Union	9,275	0
				Evangelical People's Party	8,455	0
				Freedom Party	6,467	0
				Ring of Independents	6,402	0
				Natural Law Party	1,873	0
				Swiss Freedom Party	1,705	0
Basel-Stadt	6	129,279	60,500	Social Democratic Party	125,965	4
				Liberal Party	52,707	1
				Free Democratic Party	43,108	1
				Christian Democratic People's Party	34,387	0
				Swiss Democrats	24,453	0
				Green Party	19,782	0
				Evangelical People's Party	14,657	0
				Basel's Strong Alternative	11,344	0
				Women's List	9,962	0
				Freedom Party	8,835	0
				Party of Labour	4,706	0
				Solidarity	2,309	0
				Natural Law Party	1,214	0
				Gray Panther	1,151	0
Bern	27	676,293	273,451	Swiss People's Party	1,873,155	8
				Social Democratic Party	1,779,142	8
				Free Democratic Party	1,127,035	4
				Green Party	599,878	2
				Freedom Party	421,925	1
				Swiss Democrats	392,735	1
				Federal Democratic Union	300,218	1
				Evangelical People's Party	270,781	1
				Ring of Independents	139,538	0
				Christian Democratic People's Party	112,048	1
				Jurassic Alliance	104,970	0
				Liberal Party	22,637	0
				Independent Social-Christian Party	21,303	0
				Workers and Pensioners' Party	18,170	0
				Natural Law Party	10,399	0
				Generation 2001	9,025	0
Fribourg	6	151,395	59,778	Christian Democratic People's Party	123,968	3
				Social Democratic Party	59,619	1
				Free Democratic Party	54,850	1
				Independent Social-Christian Party	30,069	1
				Swiss People's Party	28,735	1
				Independence - Equality - Solidarity	15,961	0
				Democratic Social Party	11,107	0
				Green Party	8,025	0
				Time Bomb Politics	3,428	0
				Party of Labour	3,156	0
				Swiss Democrats	3,035	0
				Swiss Europe Renaissance	2,103	0
				Natural Law Party	633	0
Geneva	11	206,078	73,435	Social Democratic Party	233,287	4
				Liberal Party	138,219	2
				Free Democratic Party	105,053	2
				Christian Democratic People's Party	104,056	1
				Party of Labour	73,476	2
				Green Party	43,598	0
				Solidarity	29,468	0
				Swiss Democrats	18,919	0
				Let's Stay Swiss and Free!	17,423	0
				Unity Against Social Dismantlement	5,941	0
				Party Against Unfair Machinations	5,035	0
				Ex-Yugoslavia: Acting Against The Unsustainable	4,130	0
Glarus	1	24,786	6,072	Social Democratic Party	4,498	1
Glarus	1	24,786	6,072	Others	863	0
Grisons	5	124,493	45,782	Swiss People's Party	59,119	1
				Christian Democratic People's Party	58,892	1
				Social Democratic Party	47,457	2
				Free Democratic Party	36,202	1
				Green Party	7,581	0
				Independent Women	4,112	0
				Youth '91	2,712	0
				Ring of Independents	2,331	0
				Gray Panther	522	0
				Natural Law Party	488	0
Jura	2	47,625	20,256	Christian Democratic People's Party	15,041	1
				Social Democratic Party	12,745	1
				Free Democratic Party	11,608	0
Lucerne	10	227,940	112,654	Christian Democratic People's Party	408,725	4
				Free Democratic Party	279,132	3
				Swiss People's Party	154,384	1
				Social Democratic Party	127,888	1
				Green Party	88,183	1
				Swiss Democrats	24,194	0
				Independent Women's List	8,931	0
				Clarity, Logic and Environmental Awareness	2,001	0
				Gray Panther	1,907	0
Neuchâtel	5	104,273	33,293	Social Democratic Party	44,640	2
				Free Democratic Party	40,714	2
				Liberal Party	39,880	1
				Party of Labour	11,290	0
				Green Party	9,313	0
				Swiss Democrats	4,017	0
				Federal Democratic Union	3,638	0
				Unity Against Social Dismantlement	2,646	0
				Swiss Europe Renaissance	1,963	0
				Natural Law Party	465	0
Nidwalden	1	25,496	15,022	Free Democratic Party	7,081	1
				Christian Democratic People's Party	4,724	0
				Democratic Nidwalden	2,819	0
				Natural Law Party	58	0
				Others	36	0
Obwalden	1	21,350	6,800	Christian Democratic People's Party	6,118	1
				Freedom Party	244	0
				Others	136	0
Schaffhausen	2	48,702	31,349	Social Democratic Party	22,620	1
				Free Democratic Party	19,061	1
				Swiss People's Party	12,190	0
				Freedom Party	5,130	0
				Natural Law Party	820	0
Schwyz	3	80,097	28,089	Christian Democratic People's Party	22,208	1
				Free Democratic Party	19,486	1
				Swiss People's Party	17,432	1
				Social Democratic Party	16,160	0
				Swiss Democrats	2,516	0
				Freedom Party	2,299	0
				Natural Law Party	723	0
				Gray Panther	369	0
Solothurn	7	162,618	78,471	Free Democratic Party	136,936	2
				Social Democratic Party	130,378	2
				Christian Democratic People's Party	115,744	2
				Freedom Party	56,898	1
				Swiss People's Party	36,040	0
				Green Party	31,477	0
				Swiss Democrats	14,941	0
				Ring of Independents	8,806	0
				Free List of Non-Partisans	5,839	0
				Natural Law Party	1,036	0
St. Gallen	12	280,839	115,214	Christian Democratic People's Party	417,191	4
				Free Democratic Party	254,476	2
				Social Democratic Party	218,130	3
				Freedom Party	137,691	1
				Swiss People's Party	113,683	1
				Green Party	65,903	1
				Ring of Independents	55,309	0
				Swiss Democrats	27,173	0
				Evangelical People's Party	22,840	0
				Federal Democratic Union	13,960	0
				Zum Glück gits üs	13,297	0
				Think with Heart and Mind	1,930	0
				St. Gallen Craft	1,868	0
				Natural Law Party	1,739	0
				Gray Panther	1,490	0
Ticino	8	189,625	99,681	Free Democratic Party	233,392	3
				Christian Democratic People's Party	217,217	2
				Ticino League	142,441	1
				Social Democratic Party	130,672	2
				Green Party	13,254	0
				Swiss People's Party	11,358	0
				Party of Labour	10,277	0
				Pole of Liberty	7,287	0
Thurgau	6	137,602	60,624	Swiss People's Party	96,708	2
				Social Democratic Party	64,738	1
				Free Democratic Party	54,729	1
				Christian Democratic People's Party	46,424	1
				Green Party	33,146	0
				Freedom Party	28,532	1
				Swiss Democrats	17,067	0
				Evangelical People's Party	9,580	0
				Catholic People's Party	5,052	0
				Rustic People's Party	1,881	0
Uri	1	25,381	10,081	Free Democratic Party	7,550	1
				Natural Law Party	265	0
				Others	962	0
Vaud	17	362,897	119,186	Free Democratic Party	450,305	5
				Social Democratic Party	436,391	5
				Liberal Party	281,870	3
				Party of Labour	171,533	1
				Swiss People's Party	148,684	1
				Green Party	127,235	1
				Christian Democratic People's Party	108,461	0
				Federal Democratic Union	52,359	0
				Swiss Democrats	34,911	0
				Solidarity	50,479	0
				Swiss Europe Renaissance	41,595	0
				Unity Against Social Dismantlement	9,403	0
				Movement for A Lively Switzerland	4,162	0
				Natural Law Party	3,810	0
Valais	7	177,102	97,311	Christian Democratic People's Party	351,978	4
				Free Democratic Party	154,763	2
				Social Democratic Party	106,518	1
				Liberal Party	14,259	0
				Green Party	8,419	0
				Party of Labour	5,458	0
Zug	3	60,447	26,850	Christian Democratic People's Party	21,587	1
				Free Democratic Party	17,935	1
				Social Democratic Party	13,523	1
				Swiss People's Party	12,072	0
				Bunte List	3,867	0
				Basic Democracy	1,577	0
				Liberal Alternative	776	0
Zürich	34	768,809	332,133	Swiss People's Party	2,823,623	9
				Social Democratic Party	2,559,235	9
				Free Democratic Party	2,007,068	6
				Green Party	723,603	2
				Ring of Independents	589,346	2
				Christian Democratic People's Party	540,385	2
				Evangelical People's Party	414,962	1
				Freedom Party	392,693	1
				Swiss Democrats	365,336	1
				Frauen macht Politik!	302,116	1
				Federal Democratic Union	206,746	0
				Liberal Party	52,179	0
				Senior Citizens	31,952	0
				Europe Party	29,043	0
				Independent Social-Christian Party	17,739	0
				Natural Law Party	14,874	0
				Non-Partisan Movement	14,336	0
				Gray Panther	5,750	0

Source: Bundesblatt, 12 December 1995

Council of the States



Party		Seats	+/–
	Free Democratic Party	17	–1
	Christian Democratic People's Party	16	0
	Swiss People's Party	5	+1
	Social Democratic Party	5	+2
	Liberal Party	2	–1
	Alliance of Independents	1	0
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
↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1955

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

[2] Nohlen & Stöver, p1955

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