Opinion polling for the 2023 Swiss federal election

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In the run up to the 2023 Swiss federal election and the following Federal Council election, various organizations carry out opinion polling to gauge voting intention and public opinion in Switzerland. Results of such polls are displayed in this article. The date range for these opinion polls is from the previous general election, held on 20 October 2019, to the present day.

Contents

Electoral polling

Graphical summary

The chart below depicts opinion polls conducted for the 2023 Swiss federal election; trendlines are local regressions (LOESS).

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Local regression of polls conducted.

Nationwide polling

Since 2021

Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
size
SVP/
UDC
SP/
PS
FDP/
PLR
DM/
LC
Grüne/
Verts
GLP/
PVL
EVP/
PEV
EDU/
UDF
OthersLead
2023 election22 Oct 202327.918.314.314.19.87.62.01.24.99.6
Sotomo 22 Sep5 Oct 202331,85028.118.314.114.39.76.82.16.69.8
OpinionPlus 20–26 Sep 20231,62328.817.814.014.110.47.22.21.14.611.0
LeeWas 19–20 Sep 202329,08128.717.613.813.610.57.58.311.1
Sotomo 4–25 Aug 202340,88927.617.314.614.810.77.32.15.610.3
LeeWas 10–11 Jul 202325,68827.917.314.313.910.78.27.710.6
Sotomo 8–22 Jun 202325,21627.117.814.614.310.28.32.15.59.3
Sotomo 20 Feb5 Mar 202327,05826.617.815.613.310.78.32.15.68.8
LeeWas 15–17 Feb 202327,66827.516.915.413.511.18.57.110.6
Sotomo 26 Sep7 Oct 202221,03826.116.316.113.311.79.32.15.19.8
LeeWas 15–16 Aug 202226,29825.916.216.413.411.89.27.19.5
LeeWas 8–9 Dec 202119,32427.016.215.413.311.710.26.210.8
Sotomo 29 Sep3 Oct 202127,97626.615.814.613.313.29.82.15.610.8
1 Jan 2021 CVP/PDC and BDP/PBD merge into DM/LC

2020

Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
size
SVP/
UDC
SP/
PS
FDP/
PLR
GPS/
PES
CVP/
PDC
GLP/
PVL
BDP/
PBD
EVP/
PEV
EDU/
UDF
OthersLead
Sotomo 23 Oct2 Nov 202019,62024.116.815.112.211.99.81.92.65.67.3
2019 election20 Oct 201925.616.815.113.211.47.82.42.11.04.68.8

    Regional polling (National Council)

    Language regions

    German-speaking Switzerland
    Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
    size
    SVP SP DM FDP Grüne GLP OthersLead
    Sotomo 22 Sep5 Oct 202326,27431.017.315.412.48.87.87.313.7
    Sotomo 4–25 Aug 202332,95631.016.815.412.99.87.86.312.7
    2019 election20 Oct 201929.016.314.4 [lower-alpha 1] 13.411.88.86.38.8
    1. 11.2 for CVP and 3.2 for BDP.
    French-speaking Switzerland
    Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
    size
    PLR PS Verts UDC LC PVL OthersLead
    Sotomo 22 Sep5 Oct 20234,66119.121.613.519.310.85.710.02.3
    Sotomo 4–25 Aug 20236,98219.620.114.518.811.36.29.50.5
    2019 election20 Oct 201920.119.118.516.310.8 [lower-alpha 1] 5.79.51.0
    1. 10.5 for CVP and 0.3 for BDP.

    Canton of Aargau (16 seats)

    Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
    size
    SVP SP FDP DM Grüne GLP EVP EDU OthersLead
    2023 election22 Oct 202335.516.413.112.07.18.54.51.01.219.1
    OpinionPlus 6–16 Sep 20231,45834.917.113.113.37.78.23.51.01.217.8
    OpinionPlus 14–25 Jun 20231,61034.616.713.213.17.49.43.60.91.117.9
    2019 election20 Oct 201931.516.513.613.0 [lower-alpha 1] 9.88.53.61.02.515.0
    1. 9.9% for CVP and 3.1% for BDP.

    Canton of the Grisons (5 seats)

    Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
    size
    SVP/
    UDC
    DM/
    AdC
    SP/
    PS
    FDP/
    PLR
    GLP Grüne/
    Verdi/
    Verda
    EVP EDU OthersLead
    2023 election22 Oct 202330.623.917.813.76.35.21.01.20.36.7
    OpinionPlus 6–16 Sep 20231,51230.425.517.413.46.94.51.00.50.44.9
    2019 election20 Oct 201929.925.4 [lower-alpha 1] 17.113.68.35.50.24.5
    1. 16.3% for CVP and 9.1% for BDP.

    Canton of Lucerne (9 seats)

    Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
    size
    DM SVP FDP SP Grüne GLP OthersLead
    2023 election22 Oct 202327.926.515.413.78.16.51.91.4
    OpinionPlus 6–16 Sep 20231,33825.028.015.114.010.06.81.13.0
    2019 election20 Oct 201925.524.715.613.512.27.11.30.8

      Canton of Solothurn (6 seats)

      Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
      size
      SVP FDP SP DM Grüne GLP EVP MASS-
      VOLL
      OthersLead
      2023 election22 Oct 202328.717.417.217.99.36.01.52.010.8
      OpinionPlus Aug/Sep 2023>1,10029.117.819.217.06.87.21.21.30.49.9
      2019 election20 Oct 201925.918.518.416.2 [lower-alpha 1] 11.46.81.21.57.4
      1. 14.2% for CVP and 2.0% for BDP.

      Canton of Thurgau (6 seats)

      Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
      size
      SVP DM SP FDP Grüne GLP EDU EVP Lead
      2023 election22 Oct 202340.315.310.210.78.56.62.82.425.0
      OpinionPlus 6–16 Sep 20231,25539.814.713.111.38.37.62.62.625.1
      2019 election20 Oct 201936.715.0 [lower-alpha 1] 12.611.510.68.12.82.721.7
      1. 12.7% for CVP and 2.3% for BDP.

      Canton of Valais (8 seats)

      Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
      size
      LC/
      DM
      Neo UDC/
      SVP
      PLR/
      FDP
      PS/
      SP
      Verts/
      Grüne
      PVL/
      GLP
      OthersLead
      2023 election22 Oct 202330.45.024.514.714.38.42.00.75.9
      Sotomo 19–27 Sep 20233,36728.55.821.816.016.67.11.32.96.7
      2019 election20 Oct 201927.57.319.816.515.110.61.01.57.7

        Canton of Zurich (36 seats)

        Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
        size
        SVP SP Grüne GLP FDP DM EVP AL EDU OthersLead
        2023 election22 Oct 202327.421.19.912.412.58.12.81.01.52.56.3
        OpinionPlus 30 Aug10 Sep 202391729.620.49.912.613.86.43.21.61.70.89.2
        OpinionPlus 18–20 Jul 202386729.120.19.113.514.06.63.41.61.41.29.0
        2019 election20 Oct 201926.717.314.114.013.76.0 [lower-alpha 1] 3.31.91.61.49.4
        1. 4.4% for CVP and 1.6% for BDP.

        Council of States polling

        Canton of Aargau (2 seats)

        Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
        size
        Burkart
        FDP
        Giezendanner
        SVP
        Binder
        DM
        Suter
        SP
        Kälin
        Grüne
        Portmann
        GLP
        Studer
        EVP
        Lead
        2023 election (first round)22 Oct 202352.242.623.925.619.010.28.19.6
        OpinionPlus 6–16 Sep 20231,458453127282216714
        OpinionPlus 14–25 Jun 20231,61038.325.620.715.817.812.34.412.7
        2019 election (first round)20 Oct 201943.438.2
        (Knecht)
        30.4 [lower-alpha 1] 29.1
        (Wermuth)
        21.4
        (Müri)
        12.2
        (Flach)
        5.2
        (Frauchiger)
        5.2
        1. 19.3 for Binder (CVP) and 11.4 for Bally (BDP).

        Canton of Berne (2 seats)

        Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
        size
        Wasserfallen
        SP/PS
        Pulver
        G/V
        Salzmann
        SVP/UDC
        L. Hess
        DM/LC
        S. Hess
        FDP/PLR
        Grossen
        GLP/PVL
        Jost
        EVP/PEV
        Lead
        2023 election (first round)22 Oct 202342.626.142.411.125.019.67.60.2
        LeeWas 19–20 Sep 20235,23234254217142068
        2019 election (first round)20 Oct 201940.0
        (Stöckli)
        39.3
        (Rytz)
        39.224.9
        (Simon) [lower-alpha 1]
        20.3
        (Markwalder)
        15.8
        (Bertschy)
        7.9
        (Streiff)
        0.7

        Canton of the Grisons (2 seats)

        Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
        size
        Engler
        DM
        Schmid
        FDP
        OthersLead
        2023 election (first round)22 Oct 202377.267.811.59.4
        OpinionPlus 6–16 Sep 20231,5123735122
        2019 election (first round)20 Oct 201952.846.8 [lower-alpha 1] 6.0
        1. 26.8 for Pult (SP), 17.7 for Favre-Accola (SVP), 12.5 for Danuser (GLP), 10.6 for others.

        Canton of Lucerne (2 seats)

        Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
        size
        Müller
        FDP
        Gmür
        DM
        Haller
        SVP
        Spring
        Grüne
        Roth
        SP
        Fischer
        GLP
        Lead
        2023 election (first round)22 Oct 202353.750.723.521.222.17.23.0
        OpinionPlus 6–16 Sep 20231,33833.028.017.010.014.014.05.0
        2019 election (first round)20 Oct 201950.241.929.3
        (Grüter)
        23.2
        (Frey)
        22.77.1
        (Graber)
        8.3

        Canton of Solothurn (2 seats)

        Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
        size
        Bischof
        DM
        Roth
        SP
        Imark
        SVP
        Wettstein
        Grüne
        Ankli
        FDP
        Künzli
        GLP
        Lead
        2023 election (first round)22 Oct 202353.435.433.816.729.610.118.0
        OpinionPlus Aug/Sep 2023>1,10031.416.119.410.824.69.56.8
        2019 election (first round)20 Oct 201953.147.1
        (Zanetti)
        30.824.922.6
        (Nünlist)
        6.0

        Canton of Thurgau (2 seats)

        Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
        size
        Häberli-
        Koller

        DM
        Stark
        SVP
        Leuthold
        GLP
        Coray
        Ind.
        Vietze
        FDP
        Spiri
        Aufrecht
        Lead
        2023 election (first round)22 Oct 202363.557.223.94.521.99.26.3
        OpinionPlus 6–16 Sep 20231,25549422262887
        2019 election (first round)20 Oct 201961.653.319.7
        (Fisch)
        6.28.3

        Canton of Valais (2 seats)

        Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
        size
        Rieder
        LC/DM
        Maret
        LC/DM
        Bogiqi
        PS/SP
        Nantermod
        PLR/FDP
        Dessimoz
        LV/G
        Addor
        UDC/SVP
        Alpiger
        PS/SP
        Jansen
        PVL/GLP
        Salzmann
        PVL/GLP
        Lead
        2023 election (first round)22 Oct 202348.739.910.423.212.621.611.56.24.98.8
        Sotomo 19–27 Sep 20233,36748351026122195513
        2019 election (first round)20 Oct 201938.933.830.9
        (Reynard)
        21.921.1
        (Wolf)
        27.3 [lower-alpha 1] 5.1
        1. 14.2% for Fauchère (UDC) & 13.1% for Kreuzer (SVP).

        Canton of Zurich (2 seats)

        Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
        size
        Jositsch
        SP
        Sauter
        FDP
        Rutz
        SVP
        Leupi
        Grüne
        Moser
        GLP
        Kutter
        DM
        Gugger
        EVP
        Lead
        2023 election (first round)22 Oct 202351.826.433.921.323.114.67.217.9
        LeeWas 19–20 Sep 20237,897522136202016516
        OpinionPlus 30 Aug10 Sep 20231,110472931172228816
        OpinionPlus 10–18 Jul 20231,118452327121424518
        2019 election (first round)20 Oct 201952.634.4
        (Noser)
        26.1
        (Köppel)
        23.1
        (Schlatter)
        19.54.9
        (Barandun)
        4.318.2

        Seat predictions

        National Council

        FirmPublication SVP/
        UDC
        SP/
        PS
        FDP/
        PLR
        Grüne/
        Verts
        DM/
        LC
        GLP/
        PVL
        EVP/
        PEV
        PST-Sol EDU/
        UDF
        Lega MCG OthersLead
        2023 election22 Oct 202362412823291020212021
        NZZ 7 Oct 20235642312330112121114
        Tamedia 23 Sep 2023574030242913717
        CH Media 2 Sep 2023553931243212212216
        2019 election20 Oct 201953392928281632110014

        Council of States

        FirmPublication DM/
        LC
        FDP/
        PLR
        SP/
        PS
        SVP/
        UDC
        Grüne/
        Verts
        GLP/
        PVL
        MCG Ind. Lead
        2023 election22 Oct19 Nov 202315119631104
        Tamedia 30 Sep 2023141566411
        SRG 20 Sep 202313–1414–155–66–84–510–2
        2019 election20 Oct – 24 Nov 2019131296511

        Leadership polling

        Federal councilors approval

        Federal councilors are elected indirectly by the Federal Assembly, but opinion polls are held regularly to gauge their popular approval.

        Average rating

        The table below lists opinion polling on leader ratings, on a 1–6 scale: 1 would stand for "absolutely inadequate", whereas 6 would stand for "excellent".

        Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
        size
        Maurer
        SVP/UDC
        Sommaruga
        SP/PS
        Berset
        SP/PS
        Parmelin
        SVP/UDC
        Cassis
        FDP/PLR
        Amherd
        DM/LC
        Keller-
        Sutter

        FDP/PLR
        Rösti
        SVP/UDC
        Baume-
        Schneider

        SP/PS
        LeeWas 19–20 Sep 202329,0814.093.693.494.093.943.993.31
        LeeWas 10–11 Jul 202325,6884.153.773.574.173.894.023.42
        LeeWas 15–17 Feb 202327,6683.923.843.694.224.093.893.64
        7 Dec 2022Albert Rösti and Élisabeth Baume-Schneider are elected to the Federal Council
        LeeWas 15–16 Aug 202226,2983.813.664.113.843.514.024.05
        LeeWas 8–9 Dec 202119,3243.754.004.334.144.234.123.51

        Approval

        Swiss People's Party councilors
        Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
        size
        Question wording Ueli Maurer (SVP/UDC) Guy Parmelin (SVP/UDC) Albert Rösti (SVP/UDC)
        YesNoNeitherNetYesNoNeitherNetYesNoNeitherNet
        Sotomo 21–23 Oct 202323,207Sympathy343036+4482824+20
        Sotomo 22 Sep5 Oct 202331,850Sympathy323137+1452827+17
        Sotomo 4–25 Aug 202340,889Sympathy362836+8452827+17
        Sotomo 8–22 Jun 202325,216Sympathy343135+3433126+12
        Sotomo 20 Feb5 Mar 202327,058Sympathy392735+12452926+16
        7 Dec 2022Albert Rösti is elected to the Federal Council
        Sotomo 26 Sep7 Oct 202221,038Sympathy383922−1372835+9
        Sotomo 29 Sep3 Oct 202127,976Sympathy463520−11422434+18
        Social Democratic councilors
        Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
        size
        Question wording Simonetta Sommaruga (SP/PS) Alain Berset (SP/PS) Élisabeth Baume-Schneider (SP/PS)
        YesNoNeitherNetYesNoNeitherNetYesNoNeitherNet
        Sotomo 21–23 Oct 202323,207Sympathy602218+38432928+14
        Sotomo 22 Sep5 Oct 202331,850Sympathy582517+33422830+14
        Sotomo 4–25 Aug 202340,889Sympathy592417+35432829+15
        Sotomo 8–22 Jun 202325,216Sympathy522721+25452530+20
        Sotomo 20 Feb5 Mar 202327,058Sympathy552618+29511930+32
        7 Dec 2022Élisabeth Baume-Schneider is elected to the Federal Council
        Sotomo 26 Sep7 Oct 202221,038Sympathy483220+16542719+27
        Sotomo 29 Sep3 Oct 202127,976Sympathy523117+21592615+33
        FDP.The Liberals councilors
        Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
        size
        Question wording Ignazio Cassis (FDP/PLR) Karin Keller-Sutter (FDP/PLR)
        YesNoNeitherNetYesNoNeitherNet
        Sotomo 21–23 Oct 202323,207Sympathy293833−9422830+14
        Sotomo 22 Sep5 Oct 202331,850Sympathy274033−13413029+11
        Sotomo 4–25 Aug 202340,889Sympathy303832−8413029+11
        Sotomo 8–22 Jun 202325,216Sympathy363034−4412930+12
        Sotomo 20 Feb5 Mar 202327,058Sympathy333434−1432730+16
        Sotomo 26 Sep7 Oct 202221,038Sympathy293933−10402633+14
        Sotomo 29 Sep3 Oct 202127,976Sympathy234037−17462530+21
        The Centre councilors
        Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
        size
        Question wording Viola Amherd (DM/LC)
        YesNoNeitherNet
        Sotomo 21–23 Oct 202323,207Sympathy611524+46
        Sotomo 22 Sep5 Oct 202331,850Sympathy591625+43
        Sotomo 4–25 Aug 202340,889Sympathy581824+40
        Sotomo 8–22 Jun 202325,216Sympathy571627+41
        Sotomo 20 Feb5 Mar 202327,058Sympathy591625+43
        Sotomo 26 Sep7 Oct 202221,038Sympathy492228+27
        Sotomo 29 Sep3 Oct 202127,976Sympathy571428+43

        Satisfaction

        The question was "How satisfied are you with the work of the Parliament/Federal Council?"

        Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
        size
        ParliamentFederal Council
        YesNoNeitherNetYesNoNeitherNet
        LeeWas 19–20 Sep 202329,08142571−1549501−1
        LeeWas 10–11 Jul 202325,68848502−254451+9
        LeeWas 15–17 Feb 202327,66850491+155441+11
        LeeWas 15–16 Aug 202226,29846531−750491+1
        LeeWas 8–9 Dec 202119,32456431+1365341+31

        Federal Council

        As federal councilors are elected indirectly by the Federal Assembly, all the polls in this section are hypotheticals to gauge popular support.

        Partisan composition

        Sotomo polls allowed for multiple responses.

        Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
        size
        Magic
        formula
        [lower-alpha 1]
        Grüne+1
        SP−1 [lower-alpha 2]
        Grüne+1
        FDP−1 [lower-alpha 3]
        Grüne+1
        DM−1 [lower-alpha 4]
        GLP+1
        SP−1 [lower-alpha 5]
        GLP+1
        FDP−1 [lower-alpha 6]
        GLP+1
        DM−1 [lower-alpha 7]
        Grüne+1
        GLP+1
        SP−1,
        FDP−1 [lower-alpha 8]
        Center-left+1
        Right−1 [lower-alpha 9]
        Center-
        left
        coalition
        Center-
        right
        coalition
        Bourgeois
        council [lower-alpha 10]
        OtherNot
        specified
        Sotomo 21–23 Oct 202323,2072561992713156
        Sotomo 22 Sep5 Oct 202331,85023620102613165
        LeeWas 19–20 Sep 202329,081267201610129
        Sotomo 4–25 Aug 202340,88925719102414145
        LeeWas 10–11 Jul 202325,68827719179129
        Sotomo 8–22 Jun 202325,21622820112314174
        Sotomo 20 Feb5 Mar 202327,058221020112314144
        LeeWas 15–17 Feb 202327,6681981719121411
        LeeWas 15–16 Aug 202226,2981891617111217
        LeeWas 8–9 Dec 202119,3242892235825117
        1. 2 SVP, 2 SP, 2 FDP, 1 DM
        2. 2 SVP, 2 FDP, 1 SP, 1 DM, 1 Grüne
        3. 2 SVP, 1 FDP, 2 SP, 1 DM, 1 Grüne
        4. 2 SVP, 2 FDP, 2 SP, 1 Grüne
        5. 2 SVP, 2 FDP, 1 SP, 1 GLP, 1 DM
        6. 2 SVP, 1 FDP, 2 SP, 1 DM, 1 GLP
        7. 2 SVP, 2 FDP, 2 SP, 1 GLP
        8. 2 SVP, 1 FDP, 1 SP, 1 DM, 1 Grüne, 1 GLP
        9. 3 Right (SVP, FDP), 4 Center-left (SP, DM, Grüne, GLP)
        10. None for the SP

        Re-election support

        The question is "Which of the federal councilors should be re-elected?"

        Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
        size
        Maurer
        SVP/UDC
        Sommaruga
        SP/PS
        Berset
        SP/PS
        Parmelin
        SVP/UDC
        Cassis
        FDP/PLR
        Amherd
        DM/LC
        Keller-
        Sutter

        FDP/PLR
        Rösti
        SVP/UDC
        Baume-
        Schneider

        SP/PS
        NoneDon't know
        LeeWas 19–20 Sep 202329,08136295754533496
        LeeWas 10–11 Jul 202325,68839326053543886
        LeeWas 15–17 Feb 202327,6684937335854473974
        7 Dec 2022Albert Rösti and Élisabeth Baume-Schneider are elected to the Federal Council
        LeeWas 15–16 Aug 202226,298374356402753557
        LeeWas 8–9 Dec 202119,324345064502757565

        Successors

        Socialist seat

        Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
        size
        Jositsch Maillard Herzog Pult Aebischer Levrat Jans Funiciello Wermuth Nordmann Meyer Fehr Nussbaumer Someone
        else
        Not
        specified
        LeeWas 19–20 Sep 202329,08127974923332211918
        LeeWas 10–11 Jul 202325,688249864333322211020

        Potential Green seat

        Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
        size
        Glättli Mazzone Ryser Neukom Pulver Zopfi Häsler Weichelt Andrey Someone
        else
        No
        Green
        Not
        specified
        LeeWas 10–11 Jul 202325,68876433211144820

        Potential Green-liberal seat

        Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
        size
        Moser Bäumle Grossen Bertschy Someone
        else
        No
        GLP
        Not
        specified
        LeeWas 10–11 Jul 202325,688998444323

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        Two by-elections to the Swiss Federal Council were held in Switzerland on 22 September 2010, after federal councillors Moritz Leuenberger (SP) and Hans-Rudolf Merz announced they would step down from the Federal Council towards the end of the year. The by-elections resulted in the elections of Simonetta Sommaruga from the SP and Johann Schneider-Ammann from the FDP, resulting in no change in the partisan composition of the council. It also resulted in the first majority of women on the Federal Council in its history, with Sommaruga joining Micheline Calmy-Rey, Doris Leuthard and Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf.

        <span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 Swiss federal election</span> Federal elections held in Switzerland

        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.

        Elections were held to the Council of States of Switzerland in October and November 2007 as part of the 2007 federal election. All 46 members of the Council of States were elected from all cantons of Switzerland. The first round was held on 21 October. In eight cantons, not all seats were filled in the first round, and a second round was held on 11 November, 18 November, or 25 November.

        <span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 Swiss Federal Council election</span>

        An election for all seven members of the Federal Council, the Government of Switzerland, was held on 9 December 2015, following the federal election on 19 October 2015, for the 2016–2020 term.

        An election for all seven members of the Federal Council, the Government of Switzerland, was held on 11 December 2019, following the federal election on 20 October 2019, for the 2020–2024 term.

        The 2011 Zürich cantonal elections were held on 3 April 2011, to elect the seven members of the cantonal Executive Council and the 180 members of the Cantonal Council.

        <span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 Swiss Federal Council election</span>

        A by-election to the Swiss Federal Council was held on 20 September 2017, after federal councillor Didier Burkhalter (FDP-NE) announced he would leave the Council effective 31 October 2017. The by-election resulted in the election of Ignazio Cassis (FDP-TI), resulting in no change in the partisan composition of the council.

        <span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 Swiss Federal Council election</span>

        By-elections to the Swiss Federal Council were held on 5 December 2018, after federal councillors Johann Schneider-Ammann (FDP-BE) and Doris Leuthard (CVP-AG) announced in September they would leave the Council effective 31 December of the same year.

        An election for all seven members of the Federal Council, Switzerland's government, were held on 13 December 2023 for the 2024–2028 term. It followed the federal election held a month earlier and partly depended on its results.

        <span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 Zürich cantonal elections</span>

        The 2015 Zürich cantonal elections were held on 12 April 2015, to elect the seven members of the cantonal Executive Council and the 180 members of the Cantonal Council.

        <span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Zürich cantonal elections</span>

        The 2019 Zürich cantonal elections were held on 24 March 2019, to elect the seven members of the cantonal Executive Council and the 180 members of the Cantonal Council. All five incumbents running were re-elected to the Executive Council, as well as green candidate Martin Neukom and Swiss People's Party candidate Natalie Rickli.

        <span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Zürich cantonal elections</span>

        The 2023 Zürich cantonal elections were held on 12 February 2023 to elect the seven members of the cantonal Executive Council and the 180 members of the Cantonal Council.

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