1979 Swiss federal election

1979 Swiss federal election
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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)
Turnout48.0% Decrease 4.4 pp
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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 21 October 1979.[1] The Social Democratic Party and the Free Democratic Party emerged as the largest parties in the National Council, both winning 51 of the 200 seats.[2]

Results

National Council

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Social Democratic Party447,99024.4451–4
Free Democratic Party440,09924.0151+4
Christian Democratic People's Party390,28121.2944–2
Swiss People's Party212,70511.6023+2
Alliance of Independents74,6234.078–3
Liberal Party51,2582.808+2
Evangelical People's Party40,7442.2230
Swiss Party of Labour38,1872.083–1
Swiss Progressive Organisations31,1281.702+2
National Action24,2571.3220
Republican Movement11,5870.631–3
Green Party11,5830.631+1
Autonomous Socialist Party8,1470.4410
Federal Democratic Union4,6260.2500
Feminist and Green Alternative Groups3,2360.180–
Other parties42,7402.332–
Total1,833,191100.002000
Valid votes1,833,19198.74
Invalid/blank votes23,4601.26
Total votes1,856,651100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,864,28548.05
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By constituency

Constituency Seats Electorate Turnout Party Votes Seats
won
Aargau 14 268,819 122,659 Social Democratic Party 467,304 4
Christian Democratic People's Party 380,057 4
Free Democratic Party 347,187 3
Swiss People's Party 234,691 2
Ring of Independents 93,658 1
Evangelical People's Party 85,202 0
Republican Movement 36,056 0
National Action 27,145 0
Revolutionary Marxist League 15,212 0
Social Liberal European Federalist Party 3,656 0
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 2 Elected unopposed Free Democratic Party 1
Social Democratic Party 1
Appenzell Innerrhoden 1 8,174 1,964 Christian Democratic People's Party 1,853 1
Others 54 0
Basel-Landschaft 7 134,554 57,940 Social Democratic Party 126,256 2
Free Democratic Party 107,104 2
Christian Democratic People's Party 46,284 1
Swiss People's Party 42,341 1
Ring of Independents 31,500 1
Swiss Progressive Organisations 28,506 0
Evangelical People's Party 15,472 0
Party of Labour 4,118 0
Basel-Stadt 7 140,392 55,356 Social Democratic Party 128,153 3
Free Democratic Party 54,225 1
Christian Democratic People's Party 53,570 1
Liberal Party 43,148 1
Swiss Progressive Organisations 39,576 1
Ring of Independents 29,103 0
Party of Labour 17,963 0
National Action 15,132 0
Revolutionary Marxist League 3,082 0
Social Liberal European Federalist Party 400 0
Bern 29 601,067 299,125 Swiss People's Party 2,689,061 10
Social Democratic Party 2,604,568 9
Free Democratic Party 1,532,680 6
National Action 305,344 1
Evangelical People's Party 287,246 1
Ring of Independents 263,902 1
Entente Jurassienne 238,793 1
Christian Democratic People's Party 211,171 0
Swiss Progressive Organisations 117,994 0
Federal Democratic Union 100,099 0
Democratic Alternative 92,612 0
Citizens' List Against the Accumulation of Offices 26,979 0
Party of Labour 22,161 0
Republican Movement 16,895 0
Revolutionary Marxist League 16,504 0
Social Liberal European Federalist Party 7,020 0
Fribourg 6 115,172 56,020 Christian Democratic People's Party 131,487 3
Social Democratic Party 101,272 2
Free Democratic Party 75,731 1
Swiss People's Party 21,237 0
Geneva 11 182,765 68,654 Social Democratic Party 156,909 3
Liberal Party 155,489 2
Party of Labour 145,154 2
Free Democratic Party 107,497 2
Christian Democratic People's Party 102,239 1
Vigilance 47,865 1
Revolutionary Marxist League 10,936 0
National Action 4,428 0
Glarus 1 22,726 8,037 Swiss People's Party 6,394 1
Others 1,423 0
Grisons 5 100,685 46,168 Christian Democratic People's Party 79,143 2
Free Democratic Party 51,169 1
Swiss People's Party 47,280 1
Social Democratic Party 45,878 1
Jura 2 40,981 24,010 Christian Democratic People's Party 17,901 1
People's List for Jurassic Unity 14,923 1
Free Democratic Party 14,709 0
Lucerne 9 182,390 107,952 Christian Democratic People's Party 480,552 5
Free Democratic Party 302,011 3
Social Democratic Party 119,289 1
Swiss Progressive Organisations 48,860 0
Revolutionary Marxist League 1,855 0
Neuchâtel 5 97,241 42,059 Social Democratic Party 76,115 2
Liberal Party 53,729 2
Free Democratic Party 41,855 1
Party of Labour 15,649 0
Ring of Independents 9,732 0
Revolutionary Marxist League 3,360 0
Democratic Alternative 2,941 0
Nidwalden 1 18,345 10,951 Christian Democratic People's Party 5,318 1
Free Democratic Party 4,189 0
Social Democratic Party 1,135 0
Others 96 0
Obwalden 1 10,060 6,796 Christian Democratic People's Party 4,209 1
Others 188 0
Schaffhausen 2 42,953 32,240 Social Democratic Party 21,662 1
Free Democratic Party 19,787 1
Swiss People's Party 12,957 0
Evangelical People's Party 3,856 0
Swiss Progressive Organisations 3,511 0
Revolutionary Marxist League 564 0
Schwyz 3 58,170 28,281 Christian Democratic People's Party 40,832 2
Free Democratic Party 23,183 1
Social Democratic Party 18,697 0
Solothurn 7 138,097 78,551 Free Democratic Party 210,598 3
Social Democratic Party 153,438 2
Christian Democratic People's Party 148,776 2
Swiss Progressive Organisations 21,982 0
Party of Labour 5,160 0
St. Gallen 12 231,681 104,269 Christian Democratic People's Party 542,444 6
Free Democratic Party 339,587 3
Social Democratic Party 221,052 2
Ring of Independents 101,333 1
Evangelical People's Party 26,102 0
Ticino 8 150,693 90,519 Free Democratic Party 250,842 3
Christian Democratic People's Party 235,760 3
Social Democratic Party 104,884 1
Autonomous Socialist Party 64,845 1
Party of Labour 18,848 0
Swiss People's Party 15,882 0
Thurgau 6 106,712 51,537 Swiss People's Party 80,645 2
Christian Democratic People's Party 75,144 2
Social Democratic Party 68,381 1
Free Democratic Party 51,507 1
Ring of Independents 16,054 0
Republican Movement 6,142 0
National Action 5,834 0
Social Liberal European Federalist Party 1,218 0
Uri 1 21,549 12,112 Free Democratic Party 4,462 1
Social Democratic Party 2,635 0
Others 4,348 0
Vaud 16 310,274 115,657 Free Democratic Party 488,268 5
Social Democratic Party 449,401 5
Liberal Party 301,754 3
Party of Labour 168,088 1
Swiss People's Party 122,621 1
Green Party 115,465 1
Christian Democratic People's Party 91,630 0
Constitution and Liberty Movement 29,149 0
Revolutionary Marxist League 23,138 0
Ring of Independents 14,463 0
Valais 7 135,196 88,789 Christian Democratic People's Party 356,727 4
Free Democratic Party 137,383 2
Social Democratic Party 70,086 1
Critical Oberwallis 15,423 0
Social Independent Movement 10,901 0
Non-Partisan Movement for Democracy and Progress 8,593 0
Liberal Party 4,970 0
Alliance of Conservatives, Radicals and Socialists 2,499 0
Zug 2 44,143 24,681 Christian Democratic People's Party 16,710 1
Free Democratic Party 16,062 1
Social Democratic Party 15,137 0
Revolutionary Marxist League 1,088 0
Zürich 35 694,321 322,362 Social Democratic Party 2,943,873 10
Free Democratic Party 2,489,440 9
Swiss People's Party 1,607,460 5
Ring of Independents 1,241,695 4
Christian Democratic People's Party 1,080,046 3
Evangelical People's Party 630,485 2
National Action 279,222 1
Swiss Progressive Organisations 254,429 1
Green Party 149,069 0
Party of Labour 133,483 0
Republican Movement 100,728 0
Hopp Schwiiz! 78,476 0
Federal Democratic Union 39,058 0
Liberal Socialists 34,463 0
Revolutionary Marxist League 28,735 0
Social Liberal European Federalist Party 18,097 0
Christians at the Gotthard 7,682 0
European Federalist Party 5,030 0
Source: Bundesblatt, 4 December 1979

Council of the States

PartySeats+/–
Christian Democratic People's Party18+1
Free Democratic Party11–4
Social Democratic Party9+4
Swiss People's Party50
Liberal Party3+2
Alliance of Independents0–1
Total46+2
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1895 ISBN 9783832956097
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1955
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