1999 Swiss Federal Council election

Elections to the Swiss Federal Council were held on 15 December 1999 to elect all seven members of Switzerland's Federal Council. The 246 members of the United Federal Assembly elect the seven members individually by an absolute majority of votes, with the members serving for four years, beginning on 1 January 2000, or until resigning.

Results

Seat held by Adolf Ogi

Candidate		Party	Canton	Round 1 [1]
	Adolf Ogi	SVP	Zürich	191
	Franz Steinegger	FDP	Uri	11
	Others			27
Ballot papers distributed				245
Ballot papers returned				245
Invalid votes (of which spoiled)				16 (2)
Valid votes				229

Seat held by Kaspar Villiger

Candidate		Party	Canton	Round 1 [2]
	Kaspar Villiger	FDP	Valais	187
	Franz Steinegger	FDP	Uri	15
	Others			31
Ballot papers distributed				244
Ballot papers returned				244
Invalid votes (of which spoiled)				11 (0)
Valid votes				233

Seat held by Ruth Dreifuss

Candidate		Party	Canton	Round 1 [3]
	Ruth Dreifuss	SP	Geneva	148
	Franz Steinegger	FDP	Uri	58
	Others			29
Ballot papers distributed				244
Ballot papers returned				244
Invalid votes (of which spoiled)				9 (1)
Valid votes				235

Seat held by Moritz Leuenberger

Candidate		Party	Canton	Round 1 [4]
	Moritz Leuenberger	SP	Zürich	154
	Christoph Blocher	SVP	Zürich	58
	Others			23
Ballot papers distributed				243
Ballot papers returned				243
Invalid votes (of which spoiled)				8 (2)
Valid votes				235

Seat held by Pascal Couchepin

Candidate		Party	Canton	Round 1 [5]
	Pascal Couchepin	FDP	Valais	124
	Franz Steinegger	FDP	Uri	20
	Frank A. Meyer	None	Bern	19
	Yves Christen	FDP	Valais	15
	Christine Beerli	FDP	Bern	13
	Others			33
Ballot papers distributed				245
Ballot papers returned				245
Invalid votes (of which spoiled)				21 (1)
Valid votes				224

Seat held by Ruth Metzler

Candidate		Party	Canton	Round 1 [6]
	Ruth Metzler	CVP	Appenzell Innerrhoden	144
	Chiara Simoneschi	CVP	Ticino	13
	Rosmarie Zapfl	CVP	Zürich	11
	Others			63
Ballot papers distributed				245
Ballot papers returned				242
Invalid votes (of which spoiled)				11 (0)
Valid votes				231

Seat held by Joseph Deiss

Candidate		Party	Canton	Round 1 [7]
	Joseph Deiss	CVP	Fribourg	173
	Peter Hess	CVP	Zug	10
	Others			46
Ballot papers distributed				242
Ballot papers returned				241
Invalid votes (of which spoiled)				12 (5)
Valid votes				229

Footnotes

1. "CF Adolf Ogi". www.parlament.ch (in French). Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
2. "CF Kaspar Villiger". www.parlament.ch (in French). Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
3. "CF Ruth Dreifuss". www.parlament.ch (in French). Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
4. "CF Moritz Leuenberger". www.parlament.ch (in French). Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
5. "CF Pascal Couchepin". www.parlament.ch (in French). Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
6. "CF Ruth Metzler". www.parlament.ch (in French). Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
7. "CF Joseph Deiss". www.parlament.ch (in French). Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2025-12-30.

External links

• (in French) Federal Assembly webpage on the 1999 Federal Council election

• (in German) Parliamentary Services Results of the elections for the Federal Council, the Federal Chancellor, and the General