2011 Swiss federal election

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2011 Swiss federal election
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  2007 23 October 2011 2015  

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)
Turnout48.5% Increase2.svg 0.2 pp
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
National Council
Swiss People's Toni Brunner 26.6%54−8
Social Democrats Christian Levrat 18.7%46+3
FDP.The Liberals Fulvio Pelli 15.1%30−5
Christian Democrats Christophe Darbellay 12.3%28−3
Greens Ueli Leuenberger 8.4%15−5
Green Liberals Martin Bäumle 5.4%12+9
BDP Hans Grunder 5.4%9New
Evangelical People's Heiner Studer2.0%20
Ticino League Giuliano Bignasca 0.8%2+1
Geneva Citizens' Éric Stauffer 0.4%1+1
CSP Obwalden Sepp Stalder0.4%1+1
Council of States
Christian Democrats 13−2
FDP.The Liberals 11−1
Social Democrats 11+2
Swiss People's 5−2
Greens 20
Green Liberals 2+1
BDP 1New
Independent 1+1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
National Council of Switzerland 2011 election winner by canton.svg
Map of Swiss cantons shaded by the party that won the most votes. The Swiss People's Party dominated German-speaking Switzerland, while the Social Democrats were the largest in the French-speaking west.

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 23 October 2011. All of the Federal Assembly were to be elected: all 200 seats in the National Council and all 46 seats in the Council of States.

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Voter turnout was 49.1%, compared to 48.9% in 2007. [1]

National Council

At the last election, in 2007, the Swiss People's Party (SVP) won the highest share of the vote ever recorded for a single party in Switzerland, with 29% of the vote. Soon after, a moderate faction split from the SVP, forming the Conservative Democratic Party (BDP).

In the 2011 election, the two neophyte parties BDP and Green Liberal Party (GLP) were successful, each receiving 5.4% of the popular vote. Both the GLP and the BDP have gained the required five seats to form their own parliamentary groups, suggesting a split of the centrist CVP/EVP/glp group.

All other major parties lost votes, the Swiss People's Party (SVP) for the first time since the 1987 elections. With 26.6% of the popular vote, the SVP is still the strongest party by a comfortable margin, but the 2011 elections marked the end of its rapid growth during the period of 1995–2007.

Of the small parties (below 5 seats), the Evangelical People's Party received 2.0% of the vote (+0.4%), retaining its two seats. The Ticino League received 0.8% of the vote (+0.2%) and gains one seat, now holding two.

The Christian Social Party lost one seat, but gained another to remain in the National Council, while the Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland and Swiss Party of Labour lost their single seats. Other minor groups which gathered more than 0.1% of the popular vote are: the Swiss Pirate Party (0.48%), the Swiss Democrats (0.20%), parteifrei.ch (0.19%) and Tierpartei Schweiz (0.15%).

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Swiss People's Party 648,67526.6154−8
Social Democratic Party 457,31718.7646+3
FDP.The Liberals 368,95115.1330−1
Christian Democratic People's Party 300,54412.3328−3
Green Party 205,9848.4515−5
Green Liberal Party 131,4365.3912+9
Conservative Democratic Party 132,2795.439+9
Evangelical People's Party 48,7892.0020
Ticino League 19,6570.812+1
Geneva Citizens' Movement 10,7140.441+1
Federal Democratic Union 31,0561.270−1
Swiss Party of Labour 21,4820.880−1
Christian Social Party 6,2480.260–1
Others54,6222.241
Total2,437,754100.002000
Valid votes2,437,75498.08
Invalid/blank votes47,6491.92
Total votes2,485,403100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,124,03448.50
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in French) Statistics Switzerland (in German) Turnout

By constituency

ConstituencySeatsElectorateTurnoutPartyVotesSeats
won
Aargau15399,092193,601 Swiss People's Party 954,3606
Social Democratic Party 495,5403
FDP.The Liberals 315,4272
Christian Democratic People's Party 290,9641
Green Party 200,6541
Conservative Democratic Party 168,7311
Green Liberal Party 155,6841
Evangelical People's Party 88,4830
Federal Democratic Union 32,1800
Pirate Party 21,2740
Social Liberal Movement 13,0870
Swiss Democrats 10,4190
Appenzell Ausserrhoden137,67817,900 FDP.The Liberals 8,9701
Swiss People's Party 5,3120
Christian Democratic People's Party 1,8400
Green Party 1,1140
Others1780
Appenzell Innerrhoden111,3584,232 Christian Democratic People's Party 3,1071
Social Democratic Party 8300
Others1460
Basel-Landschaft7186,80689,949 Swiss People's Party 165,9952
Social Democratic Party 150,5832
Green Party 83,7791
FDP.The Liberals 68,7101
Christian Democratic People's Party 50,7821
Conservative Democratic Party 39,1290
Green Liberal Party 30,8110
Evangelical People's Party 20,2480
Swiss Democrats 4,1620
Basel-Stadt5114,06457,337 Social Democratic Party 80,6732
Swiss People's Party 45,7711
FDP.The Liberals 53,0041
Green Party 37,2280
Christian Democratic People's Party 18,0821
Green Liberal Party 16,1390
Evangelical People's Party 6,9200
Conservative Democratic Party 6,1800
Pirate Party 5,3140
People's Action4,0480
Federal Democratic Union 1,4180
parteifrei.ch1,3370
Free State of Lower Kleinbasel9010
Bern26713,938359,576 Swiss People's Party 2,663,8638
Social Democratic Party 1,776,1056
Conservative Democratic Party 1,367,4284
Green Party 865,1683
FDP.The Liberals 795,4082
Green Liberal Party 486,2542
Evangelical People's Party 383,5251
Federal Democratic Union 285,2350
Christian Democratic People's Party 167,2120
Pirate Party 67,5090
Swiss Democrats 51,5490
Alternative Left 42,4390
Jimy Hofer plus37,1780
Alpenparlament36,6350
Party of Labour 31,4870
Swiss Nationalist Party 27,7170
Social Liberal Movement 25,4200
Liberal Socialists22,6970
parteifrei.ch21,3780
Les Rauraques17,9110
Animal Party17,5050
Fribourg7185,48587,582 Social Democratic Party 157,6793
Swiss People's Party 126,7591
Christian Democratic People's Party 119,7102
FDP.The Liberals 75,6361
Christian Social Party 32,3250
Green Party 29,2860
Green Liberal Party 20,9790
Conservative Democratic Party 11,1800
Federal Democratic Union 4,1830
Evangelical People's Party 4,1240
Pirate Party 3,6300
parteifrei.ch2,5990
Integral Politics1,5250
Independent Citizens' Movement1,3600
Geneva11240,126101,795 Social Democratic Party 208,5053
FDP.The Liberals 203,1872
Swiss People's Party 174,6042
Green Party 152,8002
Citizens' Movement 106,5921
Christian Democratic People's Party 106,4861
Solidarity 56,7110
Green Liberal Party 34,5280
Party of Labour 13,9320
Evangelical People's Party 11,0850
Pirate Party 9,8060
The Combative Left4,9180
Alliance BLEUE2,8190
Glarus126,0788,915 Conservative Democratic Party 5,0661
Social Democratic Party 2,0160
Swiss People's Party 2280
Green Party 1160
Others7830
Grisons5135,14160,965 Swiss People's Party 72,2901
Conservative Democratic Party 60,3871
Christian Democratic People's Party 49,1171
Social Democratic Party 46,0751
FDP.The Liberals 35,1340
Green Liberal Party 24,3571
Green Party 6,3710
Federal Democratic Union 1,4990
Jura250,62922,472 Christian Democratic People's Party 14,6021
Social Democratic Party 13,5401
Swiss People's Party 6,7920
Green Party 4,8160
FDP.The Liberals 4,1710
Lucerne10260,101132,448 Christian Democratic People's Party 349,7293
Swiss People's Party 323,7832
FDP.The Liberals 237,0312
Social Democratic Party 147,9271
Green Party 106,7561
Green Liberal Party 78,9641
Conservative Democratic Party 27,5860
Evangelical People's Party 9,6190
Animal Party6,5410
parteifrei.ch1,9460
Neuchâtel5109,92646,601 FDP.The Liberals 60,2472
Social Democratic Party 55,4511
Swiss People's Party 47,9671
Green Party 26,1371
Party of Labour 23,3290
Christian Democratic People's Party 7,8330
Conservative Democratic Party 3,3310
Nidwalden130,36318,501 Swiss People's Party 8,0601
FDP.The Liberals 6,2730
Green Party 3,4870
Obwalden125,22116,209 Christian Democratic People's Party 8,8961
Swiss People's Party 6,7390
Schaffhausen249,78330,263 Swiss People's Party 23,3621
Social Democratic Party 20,2561
FDP.The Liberals 7,2060
Christian Democratic People's Party 3,0640
Federal Democratic Union 2,2180
Alternative Left 2,5030
Schwyz498,19349,221 Swiss People's Party 72,0081
FDP.The Liberals 39,5571
Christian Democratic People's Party 38,9641
Social Democratic Party 28,0171
Green Party 3,7970
Atom Free - Yes to Sun and Wood3,4660
Evangelical People's Party 2,0970
Fresher Wind1,6650
Solothurn7173,35689,651 Swiss People's Party 148,7102
FDP.The Liberals 112,5291
Social Democratic Party 111,8942
Christian Democratic People's Party 109,1522
Green Party 45,8330
Green Liberal Party 30,4150
Conservative Democratic Party 26,6750
Evangelical People's Party 8,9400
parteifrei.ch8,1820
Animal Party6,0090
Federal Democratic Union 2,9680
St. Gallen12311,495145,657 Swiss People's Party 536,1504
Christian Democratic People's Party 345,6173
Social Democratic Party 283,8032
FDP.The Liberals 208,5871
Green Party 108,7081
Green Liberal Party 101,5981
Conservative Democratic Party 64,4500
Evangelical People's Party 31,0570
Federal Democratic Union 20,8100
Ticino8212,103115,173 FDP.The Liberals 214,8142
Christian Democratic People's Party 172,5742
Ticino League 151,6472
Social Democratic Party 143,5171
Swiss People's Party 83,9191
Green Party 58,2780
Communist Party 10,5600
Green Liberal Party 9,0980
Strengthening the Family2,4370
Svizzera Italiana2,2270
Thurgau6160,45374,975 Swiss People's Party 168,2393
Christian Democratic People's Party 62,5251
Social Democratic Party 52,5571
FDP.The Liberals 48,9360
Green Party 30,6091
Green Liberal Party 22,6840
Conservative Democratic Party 21,5700
Federal Democratic Union 15,1480
Evangelical People's Party 12,7470
Uri126,11012,979 FDP.The Liberals 9,0051
Social Democratic Party 2,6030
Others5170
Vaud18410,956171,084 Social Democratic Party 742,7286
Swiss People's Party 677,1704
FDP.The Liberals 649,3724
Green Party 341,7112
Green Liberal Party 150,5851
Christian Democratic People's Party 136,6161
Party of Labour 115,9150
Solidarity 53,3290
Federal Democratic Union 32,3920
Evangelical People's Party 31,4240
Pirate Party 29,1250
Conservative Democratic Party 24,5470
Citizens' Movement 15,6100
Swiss Democrats 2,5970
Swiss Nationalist Party 2,3890
Valais7205,917127,351 Christian Democratic People's Party 262,2633
Swiss People's Party 166,5081
FDP.The Liberals 159,0461
Social Democratic Party 129,7972
Christian Social Party 75,3220
Green Party 42,2190
Alternative Left 5,4970
Conservative Democratic Party 5,3410
Zug371,84535,121 Swiss People's Party 33,1161
Christian Democratic People's Party 28,4131
FDP.The Liberals 22,4941
Green Party 17,9720
Green Liberal Party 7,9430
Social Democratic Party 6,1670
Christian Social Party 8680
Zürich34877,817410,976 Swiss People's Party 4,135,95911
Social Democratic Party 2,671,3287
FDP.The Liberals 1,613,8514
Green Liberal Party 1,591,9244
Green Party 1,163,5223
Conservative Democratic Party 731,5012
Christian Democratic People's Party 697,2402
Evangelical People's Party 425,5201
Federal Democratic Union 300,5400
Alternative Left 141,7880
Pirate Party 119,4000
parteifrei.ch60,4710
Animal Party55,4660
Swiss Democrats 39,0120
Party of Labour 33,1000
Fools Party8,5210
Anti-PowerPoint Party 4,7960
Subitas1,9890
Source: Bundesblatt, 22 November 2011

Council of States

The elections of the Council of States are done by a plurality voting system. 27 out of 46 seats were determined on the first ballot on 23 October; the remaining 19 seats were decided in a second ballot held in November.

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PartySeats+/–
Christian Democratic People's Party 13–2
FDP.The Liberals 11-1
Social Democratic Party 11+2
Swiss People's Party 5–2
Green Party 20
Green Liberal Party 2+1
Conservative Democratic Party 1+1
Independents1+1
Total460
Source: Politik-Stat

By canton

CantonSeat 1PartySeat 2Party
Wappen Zurich matt.svg Zurich Felix Gutzwiller * FDP.The Liberals Verena Diener * Green Liberal Party
Wappen Bern matt.svg Berne Werner Luginbühl * Conservative Democratic Party Hans Stöckli Social Democratic Party
Wappen Luzern matt.svg Lucerne Konrad Graber * Christian Democratic People's Party Georges Theiler FDP.The Liberals
Wappen Uri matt.svg Uri Isidor Baumann Christian Democratic People's Party Markus Stadler * Green Liberal Party
Wappen Schwyz matt.svg Schwyz Alex Kuprecht * Swiss People's Party Peter Föhn Swiss People's Party
Wappen Obwalden matt.svg Obwald Hans Hess * FDP.The Liberals N/A
Wappen Nidwalden matt.svg Nidwald Paul Niederberger * Christian Democratic People's Party N/A
Wappen Glarus matt.svg Glaris This Jenny * Swiss People's Party Pankraz Freitag * FDP.The Liberals
Wappen Zug matt.svg Zoug Joachim Eder FDP.The Liberals Peter Bieri * Christian Democratic People's Party
Wappen Freiburg matt.svg Friburg Alain Berset * Social Democratic Party Urs Schwaller * Christian Democratic People's Party
Wappen Solothurn matt.svg Soleure Roberto Zanetti * Social Democratic Party Pirmin Bischof Christian Democratic People's Party
Wappen Basel-Stadt matt.svg Basle-City Anita Fetz * Social Democratic Party N/A
Wappen Basel-Landschaft matt.svg Basle-Country Claude Janiak Social Democratic Party N/A
Wappen Schaffhausen matt.svg Schaffhouse Hannes Germann * Swiss People's Party Thomas Minder Independent
Wappen Appenzell Innerrhoden matt.svg Appenzell Inner-Rhodes Ivo Bischofberger * Christian Democratic People's Party N/A
Wappen Appenzell Ausserrhoden matt.svg Appenzell Outer-Rhodes Hans Altherr * FDP.The Liberals N/A
Coat of arms of canton of St. Gallen.svg St Gall Karin Keller-Sutter FDP.The Liberals Paul Rechsteiner Social Democratic Party
CHE Graubunden COA.svg Grisons Martin Schmid FDP.The Liberals Stefan Engler Christian Democratic People's Party
Wappen Aargau matt.svg Argovia Pascale Bruderer Social Democratic Party Christine Egerszegi * FDP.The Liberals
Wappen Thurgau matt.svg Thurgovia Roland Eberle Swiss People's Party Brigitte Häberli-Koller Christian Democratic People's Party
Wappen Tessin matt.svg Tessin Filippo Lombardi * Christian Democratic People's Party Fabio Abate FDP.The Liberals
Wappen Waadt matt.svg Vaud Géraldine Savary * Social Democratic Party Luc Recordon * Green Party
Wappen Wallis matt.svg Valais Jean-René Fournier * Christian Democratic People's Party René Imoberdorf * Christian Democratic People's Party
Wappen Neuenburg matt.svg Neuchâtel Didier Berberat * Social Democratic Party Raphaël Comte * FDP.The Liberals
Wappen Genf matt.svg Geneva Liliane Maury Pasquier * Social Democratic Party Robert Cramer * Green Party
Wappen Jura matt.svg Jura Claude Hêche * Social Democratic Party Anne Seydoux-Christe * Christian Democratic People's Party
* indicates a candidate that was re-elected. Source: Federal Chancellery

Pre-election polls

PollsterDate SVP SPS FDP CVP GPS GLP BDP EVP EDU PdA LdT CSP oth.
gfs.bern [2] 1–8 October 201129.319.915.214.29.34.93.61.51.0n.c.n.c.n.c.1.1
Isopublic [3] 1–23 September 201128.220.315.714.29.85.23.2n.c.n.c.n.c.n.c.n.c.3.4
gfs.bern [4] 23 August – 3 September 201128.020.515.614.59.54.53.11.61.0n.c.n.c.n.c.1.7
demoscope.ch [5] 25 July – 6 August 201124.819.517.812.49.97.23.0n.c.n.c.n.c.n.c.n.c.5.4
gfs.bern [4] 25 July – 6 August 201127.418.516.115.010.14.62.91.71.7n.c.n.c.n.c.2.0
gfs.bern [6] 13–26 June 201127.518.915.013.410.05.23.02.41.3n.c.n.c.n.c.3.3
Isopublic [7] 8–18 June 201128.718.613.913.29.98.03.71.00.1n.c.n.c.0.21.8
gfs.bern [6] 4–16 April 201129.917.715.212.710.95.73.51.51.1n.cn.cn.c1.8
Isopublic [8] 17–26 March 201125.418.215.414.310.56.12.8n.cn.cn.cn.cn.c7.3
gfs.bern [6] 10–22 January 201129.818.017.712.98.85.22.62.21.5n.cn.cn.c1.4
Isopublic [9] 10–21 December 201026.019.117.113.89.13.24.51.41.20.5n.cn.c4.1
gfs.bern [6] 28 Sept. – 11 Oct. 201026.120.117.214.18.53.83.62.40.60.70.20.72.0
2007 federal election [10] 21 October 200728.919.517.714.59.61.42.41.30.70.60.42.9

Notes and references

  1. "Wahlbeteiligung 2011". Politik-stat.ch. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  2. "gfs.bern AG - öffentliche Meinung; Umfragen; Issue-Analysen; Politik, Kommunikation, Gesellschaft, Trends". Gfsbern.ch. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  3. "Detail - SonntagsZeitung". Sonntagszeitung.ch. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Archived copy". www.gfsbern.ch. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "demoscope.ch" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Barometer of voting". Kunden.gfsbern.ch. Archived from the original (JPG) on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  7. "Auswertung ISOPUBLIC POLITBAROMETER im Auftrag der SonntagsZeitung & Le Matin Dimanche" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  8. "Einen Moment bitte, die Ausgabe wird geladen" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  9. "ISOPUBLIC POLITBAROMETER im Auftrag der SonntagsZeitung & Le Matin Dimanche" (PDF). Isopublic.ch. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  10. "politiquesuisse.5gigs.net". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2011.

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