2003 Swiss federal election

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2003 Swiss federal election
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  1999 19 October 2003 2007  
Turnout45.23% Increase2.svg 1.93pp
National Council

All 200 seats in the National Council
101 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
Swiss People's Ueli Maurer 26.6855+11
Social Democrats Christiane Brunner23.3352+1
Free Democrats Christiane Langenberger17.3436−7
Christian Democrats Philipp Stähelin14.3528−7
Greens Ruth Genner 7.4313+5
Evangelical People's Ruedi Aeschbacher2.2830
Liberals Claude Ruey 2.184−2
Federal Democrats Hans Moser1.262+1
Swiss Democrats Rudolf Keller0.9610
Labour 0.6920
Feminist & Greens 0.5310
solidaritéS 0.5010
Christian Social 0.3610
Ticino League Giuliano Bignasca 0.351−1
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 150
Free Democrats 14−3
Social Democrats 9+3
Swiss People's 8+1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
2003 Swiss federal election.svg
Results by canton

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 19 October 2003. [1] Although in Switzerland's political system, in which all four major parties form a coalition, it is very difficult to achieve a change of government, this election produced an upset with the strong showing of the right-wing, anti-European Union and anti-immigration Swiss People's Party. The left-wing parties, the Social Democrats and the Greens, also improved their positions. The losers were the parties of the centre and centre-right, the Christian Democratic People's Party and the Free Democratic Party.

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In the aftermath of the elections Ruth Metzler-Arnold, one of the two Christian Democrats in the Federal Council was replaced by Christoph Blocher, the most influential politician in the Swiss People's Party.

Electoral system

Switzerland has a bicameral legislature, the Federal Assembly (Assemblée Fédérale / Bundesversammlung / Asamblea Federale / Assemblea Federala).

These elections were to the National Council and for most of the members of the Council of States.

All parties in Switzerland have different names in French, German and Italian, and conduct separate campaigns in the different language areas.

Results

National Council

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Swiss People's Party 560,75026.6855+11
Social Democratic Party 490,38523.3352+1
Free Democratic Party 364,49317.3436–7
Christian Democratic People's Party 301,65214.3528–7
Green Party 156,2267.4313+5
Evangelical People's Party 47,8382.2830
Liberal Party 45,8642.184–2
Federal Democratic Union 26,5901.262+1
Swiss Democrats 20,1770.9610
Swiss Party of Labour 14,5950.6920
Feminist and Green Alternative Groups 11,1530.5310
Solidarity 10,5620.5010
Christian Social Party 7,5390.3610
Ticino League 7,3040.351–1
Freedom Party 4,0000.1900
Other parties32,9131.570
Total2,102,041100.002000
Valid votes2,102,04197.23
Invalid/blank votes59,8802.77
Total votes2,161,921100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,779,73345.23
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By constituency

ConstituencySeatsElectorateTurnoutPartyVotesSeats
won
Aargau15363,920153,832 Swiss People's Party 778,7706
Social Democratic Party 474,7273
Christian Democratic People's Party 348,6392
Free Democratic Party 342,6292
Green Party 133,2021
Evangelical People's Party 116,8641
Swiss Democrats 32,1750
Freedom Party 5,0700
Swiss Nationalist Party 2,8670
Appenzell Ausserrhoden136,04717,789 Free Democratic Party 7,1611
Swiss People's Party 6,6800
Social Democratic Party 3,4680
Others1310
Appenzell Innerrhoden110,2283,595 Christian Democratic People's Party 2,3101
Swiss People's Party 7250
Others3000
Basel-Landschaft7179,18679,248 Swiss People's Party 144,6242
Social Democratic Party 134,6202
Free Democratic Party 108,5661
Green Party 68,6521
Christian Democratic People's Party 54,7691
Swiss Democrats 14,7070
Evangelical People's Party 14,5540
Non-Partisan 4Wb4,3320
Freedom Party 1,1070
Basel-Stadt5116,36157,735 Social Democratic Party 115,4923
Swiss People's Party 52,5741
Free Democratic Party 27,9751
Liberal Party 23,8730
Christian Democratic People's Party 18,6120
Green Party 16,1220
Strong Alternative Basel9,8930
Evangelical People's Party 8,0800
People's Action4,4250
Swiss Democrats 3,1220
Federal Democratic Union 2,0860
Bern26685,159288,679 Swiss People's Party 2,180,9618
Social Democratic Party 2,058,3178
Free Democratic Party 1,089,8974
Green Party 683,0252
Evangelical People's Party 379,0991
Federal Democratic Union 301,8861
Swiss Democrats 196,4581
Christian Democratic People's Party 172,6391
Romand List143,5580
Freedom Party 77,4360
Independent Health Party64,0810
Action Jörg Stettler16,2540
Fribourg7164,21074,547 Christian Democratic People's Party 128,0632
Social Democratic Party 108,4372
Swiss People's Party 107,9581
Free Democratic Party 64,3691
Christian Social Party 52,7661
Green Party 20,3050
Free List - Solidarity11,1580
Federal Democratic Union 3,6250
Evangelical People's Party 3,6140
Independent Movement2,6440
Direct Access1,6940
Geneva11219,984101,081 Social Democratic Party 268,7033
Swiss People's Party 198,5862
Liberal Party 182,5172
Christian Democratic People's Party 128,3171
Green Party 121,7621
Free Democratic Party 79,0301
Solidarity 58,9031
Party of Labour 29,1950
Union of Swiss Patriots10,7350
The Communists7,5060
Glarus124,9346,304 Social Democratic Party 3,8111
Christian Democratic People's Party 7010
Swiss People's Party 3340
Others8310
Grisons5129,78250,766 Swiss People's Party 81,0122
Social Democratic Party 59,6241
Christian Democratic People's Party 56,2951
Free Democratic Party 37,8491
Federal Democratic Union 4,4840
Jura248,35622,552 Christian Democratic People's Party 17,5171
Social Democratic Party 15,1861
Free Democratic Party 7,2430
Swiss People's Party 3,6750
Federal Democratic Union 7870
Lucerne10237,537120,970 Christian Democratic People's Party 345,7913
Swiss People's Party 280,5663
Free Democratic Party 271,1532
Social Democratic Party 130,6941
Green Party 115,0761
CHance2118,3520
Evangelical People's Party 9,5050
Swiss Democrats 4,1370
Neuchâtel5105,23559,925 Social Democratic Party 74,5512
Swiss People's Party 57,2791
Free Democratic Party 37,8001
Liberal Party 36,8080
Green Party 35,2471
Party of Labour 7,6550
Solidarity 5,6300
Nidwalden128,26611,136 Free Democratic Party 7,8881
Swiss Democrats 9120
Others1110
Obwalden122,90010,471 Christian Democratic People's Party 6,4021
Swiss People's Party 3,2380
Others20
Schaffhausen248,02230,349 Social Democratic Party 23,0541
Free Democratic Party 16,9231
Swiss People's Party 16,5650
Christian Democratic People's Party 1,5400
Schwyz489,90243,338 Swiss People's Party 72,4192
Christian Democratic People's Party 38,8941
Social Democratic Party 29,1341
Free Democratic Party 25,4710
Solothurn7166,05278,689 Social Democratic Party 136,6672
Free Democratic Party 129,0862
Swiss People's Party 120,9672
Christian Democratic People's Party 113,1931
Green Party 32,2830
Evangelical People's Party 6,4450
St. Gallen12291,445124,786 Swiss People's Party 486,4214
Christian Democratic People's Party 326,1043
Social Democratic Party 270,3532
Free Democratic Party 215,5992
Green Party 103,8681
Evangelical People's Party 22,1180
Federal Democratic Union 16,4570
Swiss Democrats 11,1650
Catholic People's Party6,1290
Animal Welfare is Human Protection6,0540
Brave and Innovative, One for All4,9570
The East Swiss Party1,4050
Ticino8198,99296,760 Free Democratic Party 218,6192
Social Democratic Party 189,4272
Christian Democratic People's Party 180,3202
Ticino League 58,4281
Swiss People's Party 55,6520
Green Party 21,7650
Risorgimento ticinese9,5520
Thurgau6146,43162,771 Swiss People's Party 151,5913
Christian Democratic People's Party 60,7641
Social Democratic Party 52,0801
Free Democratic Party 43,9091
Green Party 29,2820
Swiss Democrats 10,8790
Evangelical People's Party 10,0200
Federal Democratic Union 7,1450
Catholic People's Party2,5570
Freedom Party 1,1471
Uri125,51311,323 Free Democratic Party 3,9641
Swiss People's Party 3,3840
Green Party 3,3120
Others1600
Vaud18373,917172,119 Social Democratic Party 604,8204
Swiss People's Party 567,0154
Free Democratic Party 515,5924
Green Party 315,4302
Liberal Party 308,4372
Party of Labour 187,3882
Christian Democratic People's Party 128,8780
Solidarity 73,4830
Federal Democratic Union 49,2250
Evangelical People's Party 18,3650
Swiss Democrats 9,6750
Future + Security7,2680
The Right to Know6,8430
Valais7190,121101,344 Christian Democratic People's Party 259,8463
Social Democratic Party 128,4282
Free Democratic Party 114,9101
Swiss People's Party 89,8341
Christian Social Party 62,3820
Green Party 17,4430
Zug367,31835,418 Swiss People's Party 28,7151
Christian Democratic People's Party 23,7301
Free Democratic Party 23,1780
Alternative Kanton Zug14,0951
Social Democratic Party 13,9290
Zürich34810,622365,859 Swiss People's Party 4,103,13612
Social Democratic Party 3,153,11210
Free Democratic Party 1,995,9885
Green Party 1,040,6723
Christian Democratic People's Party 667,2362
Evangelical People's Party 504,9521
Alternative List266,0630
Federal Democratic Union 253,3221
Free Forum112,7810
Swiss Democrats 106,8770
Hanf Ueli23,7310
Youth in Parliament!19,2870
Europe Party12,1840
Freedom Party 11,3640
Humanist Party9,7300
Die-Jugend.ch4,2060
Danowski3,6310
Source: Bundesblatt, 18 November 2003

Council of the States

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PartySeats+/–
Christian Democratic People's Party 150
Free Democratic Party 14–3
Social Democratic Party 9+3
Swiss People's Party 8+1
Total460
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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