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1995 Swiss federal election 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)Turnout 42.2%
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results
below .
Map of Swiss cantons colored by the party that won the most votes. The seats that were won in the cantons for both the National Council and the Council of States are shown as well.
Federal elections were held in Switzerland on October 22, 1995.[1] The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council , winning 54 of the 200 seats.[2]
Results [ ]
National Council [ ]
Summary [ ]
Party
Votes
%
Seats
+/–
Social Democratic Party
415,226
21.8
54
+13
Free Democratic Party
384,515
20.2
45
+1
Christian Democratic People's Party
319,972
16.8
34
–1
Swiss People's Party
283,902
14.9
29
+4
Green Party
96,069
5.0
8
–6
Freedom Party
75,641
4.0
7
–1
Swiss Democrats
59,613
3.1
3
–2
Liberal Party
51,182
2.7
7
–3
Ring of Independents
34,801
1.8
3
–2
Evangelical People's Party
34,071
1.8
2
–1
28,076
1.5
2
+1
Federal Democratic Union
24,795
1.3
1
0
Swiss Party of Labour
22,850
1.2
3
+1
Ticino League
17,940
0.9
1
–1
Solidarity
6,168
0.3
0
New
Independent Social-Christian Party
5,625
0.3
1
0
Other parties
44,878
2.4
0
–
Invalid/blank votes
35,298
–
–
–
Total
1,940,622
100
200
0
Registered voters/turnout
4,596,209
42.2
–
–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
By constituency [ ]
Constituency
Seats
Electorate
Turnout
Party
Votes
Seats won
Aargau
15
342,331
144,183
Swiss People's Party
416,584
3
Social Democratic Party
408,491
3
Free Democratic Party
332,189
3
Christian Democratic People's Party
297,955
2
Freedom Party
236,929
2
Green Party
112,351
1
Swiss Democrats
93,690
0
Ring of Independents
69,321
1
Evangelical People's Party
64,030
0
Federal Democratic Union
28,016
0
FrauenPolitik
20,293
0
Catholic People's Party
14,643
0
Kurt Bornhauser
4,567
0
Non-Partisan Forum
3,009
0
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
2
35,511
17,303
Free Democratic Party
12,401
1
Swiss People's Party
7,494
1
Social Democratic Party
7,461
0
Christian Democratic People's Party
3,240
0
Freedom Party
3,032
0
Non-Partisan
405
0
Appenzell Innerrhoden
1
9,888
1,716
Christian Democratic People's Party
1,346
1
Others
230
0
Basel-Landschaft
7
172,915
71,412
Social Democratic Party
124,385
2
Free Democratic Party
96,442
1
Christian Democratic People's Party
57,615
1
Swiss Democrats
53,823
1
Swiss People's Party
53,177
1
Green Party
46,766
1
Free Citizens' List
31,418
0
Federal Democratic Union
9,275
0
Evangelical People's Party
8,455
0
Freedom Party
6,467
0
Ring of Independents
6,402
0
Natural Law Party
1,873
0
Swiss Freedom Party
1,705
0
Basel-Stadt
6
129,279
60,500
Social Democratic Party
125,965
4
Liberal Party
52,707
1
Free Democratic Party
43,108
1
Christian Democratic People's Party
34,387
0
Swiss Democrats
24,453
0
Green Party
19,782
0
Evangelical People's Party
14,657
0
Basel's Strong Alternative
11,344
0
Women's List
9,962
0
Freedom Party
8,835
0
Party of Labour
4,706
0
Solidarity
2,309
0
Natural Law Party
1,214
0
Gray Panther
1,151
0
Bern
27
676,293
273,451
Swiss People's Party
1,873,155
8
Social Democratic Party
1,779,142
8
Free Democratic Party
1,127,035
4
Green Party
599,878
2
Freedom Party
421,925
1
Swiss Democrats
392,735
1
Federal Democratic Union
300,218
1
Evangelical People's Party
270,781
1
Ring of Independents
139,538
0
Christian Democratic People's Party
112,048
1
Jurassic Alliance
104,970
0
Liberal Party
22,637
0
Independent Social-Christian Party
21,303
0
Workers and Pensioners' Party
18,170
0
Natural Law Party
10,399
0
Generation 2001
9,025
0
Fribourg
6
151,395
59,778
Christian Democratic People's Party
123,968
3
Social Democratic Party
59,619
1
Free Democratic Party
54,850
1
Independent Social-Christian Party
30,069
1
Swiss People's Party
28,735
1
Independence - Equality - Solidarity
15,961
0
Democratic Social Party
11,107
0
Green Party
8,025
0
Time Bomb Politics
3,428
0
Party of Labour
3,156
0
Swiss Democrats
3,035
0
Swiss Europe Renaissance
2,103
0
Natural Law Party
633
0
Geneva
11
206,078
73,435
Social Democratic Party
233,287
4
Liberal Party
138,219
2
Free Democratic Party
105,053
2
Christian Democratic People's Party
104,056
1
Party of Labour
73,476
2
Green Party
43,598
0
Solidarity
29,468
0
Swiss Democrats
18,919
0
Let's Stay Swiss and Free!
17,423
0
Unity Against Social Dismantlement
5,941
0
Party Against Unfair Machinations
5,035
0
Ex-Yugoslavia: Acting Against The Unsustainable
4,130
0
Glarus
1
24,786
6,072
Social Democratic Party
4,498
1
Others
863
0
Grisons
5
124,493
45,782
Swiss People's Party
59,119
1
Christian Democratic People's Party
58,892
1
Social Democratic Party
47,457
2
Free Democratic Party
36,202
1
Green Party
7,581
0
Independent Women
4,112
0
Youth '91
2,712
0
Ring of Independents
2,331
0
Gray Panther
522
0
Natural Law Party
488
0
Jura
2
47,625
20,256
Christian Democratic People's Party
15,041
1
Social Democratic Party
12,745
1
Free Democratic Party
11,608
0
Lucerne
10
227,940
112,654
Christian Democratic People's Party
408,725
4
Free Democratic Party
279,132
3
Swiss People's Party
154,384
1
Social Democratic Party
127,888
1
Green Party
88,183
1
Swiss Democrats
24,194
0
Independent Women's List
8,931
0
Clarity, Logic and Environmental Awareness
2,001
0
Gray Panther
1,907
0
Neuchâtel
5
104,273
33,293
Social Democratic Party
44,640
2
Free Democratic Party
40,714
2
Liberal Party
39,880
1
Party of Labour
11,290
0
Green Party
9,313
0
Swiss Democrats
4,017
0
Federal Democratic Union
3,638
0
Unity Against Social Dismantlement
2,646
0
Swiss Europe Renaissance
1,963
0
Natural Law Party
465
0
Nidwalden
1
25,496
15,022
Free Democratic Party
7,081
1
Christian Democratic People's Party
4,724
0
Democratic Nidwalden
2,819
0
Natural Law Party
58
0
Others
36
0
Obwalden
1
21,350
6,800
Christian Democratic People's Party
6,118
1
Freedom Party
244
0
Others
136
0
Schaffhausen
2
48,702
31,349
Social Democratic Party
22,620
1
Free Democratic Party
19,061
1
Swiss People's Party
12,190
0
Freedom Party
5,130
0
Natural Law Party
820
0
Schwyz
3
80,097
28,089
Christian Democratic People's Party
22,208
1
Free Democratic Party
19,486
1
Swiss People's Party
17,432
1
Social Democratic Party
16,160
0
Swiss Democrats
2,516
0
Freedom Party
2,299
0
Natural Law Party
723
0
Gray Panther
369
0
Solothurn
7
162,618
78,471
Free Democratic Party
136,936
2
Social Democratic Party
130,378
2
Christian Democratic People's Party
115,744
2
Freedom Party
56,898
1
Swiss People's Party
36,040
0
Green Party
31,477
0
Swiss Democrats
14,941
0
Ring of Independents
8,806
0
Free List of Non-Partisans
5,839
0
Natural Law Party
1,036
0
St. Gallen
12
280,839
115,214
Christian Democratic People's Party
417,191
4
Free Democratic Party
254,476
2
Social Democratic Party
218,130
3
Freedom Party
137,691
1
Swiss People's Party
113,683
1
Green Party
65,903
1
Ring of Independents
55,309
0
Swiss Democrats
27,173
0
Evangelical People's Party
22,840
0
Federal Democratic Union
13,960
0
Zum Glück gits üs
13,297
0
Think with Heart and Mind
1,930
0
St. Gallen Craft
1,868
0
Natural Law Party
1,739
0
Gray Panther
1,490
0
Ticino
8
189,625
99,681
Free Democratic Party
233,392
3
Christian Democratic People's Party
217,217
2
Ticino League
142,441
1
Social Democratic Party
130,672
2
Green Party
13,254
0
Swiss People's Party
11,358
0
Party of Labour
10,277
0
Pole of Liberty
7,287
0
Thurgau
6
137,602
60,624
Swiss People's Party
96,708
2
Social Democratic Party
64,738
1
Free Democratic Party
54,729
1
Christian Democratic People's Party
46,424
1
Green Party
33,146
0
Freedom Party
28,532
1
Swiss Democrats
17,067
0
Evangelical People's Party
9,580
0
Catholic People's Party
5,052
0
Rustic People's Party
1,881
0
Uri
1
25,381
10,081
Free Democratic Party
7,550
1
Natural Law Party
265
0
Others
962
0
Vaud
17
362,897
119,186
Free Democratic Party
450,305
5
Social Democratic Party
436,391
5
Liberal Party
281,870
3
Party of Labour
171,533
1
Swiss People's Party
148,684
1
Green Party
127,235
1
Christian Democratic People's Party
108,461
0
Federal Democratic Union
52,359
0
Swiss Democrats
34,911
0
Solidarity
50,479
0
Swiss Europe Renaissance
41,595
0
Unity Against Social Dismantlement
9,403
0
Movement for A Lively Switzerland
4,162
0
Natural Law Party
3,810
0
Valais
7
177,102
97,311
Christian Democratic People's Party
351,978
4
Free Democratic Party
154,763
2
Social Democratic Party
106,518
1
Liberal Party
14,259
0
Green Party
8,419
0
Party of Labour
5,458
0
Zug
3
60,447
26,850
Christian Democratic People's Party
21,587
1
Free Democratic Party
17,935
1
Social Democratic Party
13,523
1
Swiss People's Party
12,072
0
Bunte List
3,867
0
Basic Democracy
1,577
0
Liberal Alternative
776
0
Zürich
34
768,809
332,133
Swiss People's Party
2,823,623
9
Social Democratic Party
2,559,235
9
Free Democratic Party
2,007,068
6
Green Party
723,603
2
Ring of Independents
589,346
2
Christian Democratic People's Party
540,385
2
Evangelical People's Party
414,962
1
Freedom Party
392,693
1
Swiss Democrats
365,336
1
Frauen macht Politik!
302,116
1
Federal Democratic Union
206,746
0
Liberal Party
52,179
0
Senior Citizens
31,952
0
Europe Party
29,043
0
Independent Social-Christian Party
17,739
0
Natural Law Party
14,874
0
Non-Partisan Movement
14,336
0
Gray Panther
5,750
0
Source: Bundesblatt, 12 December 1995
Council of the States [ ]
References [ ]
^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook , p1895 ISBN 9783832956097
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1955
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