Swiss parliamentary elections 1975
The Swiss parliamentary elections in 1975 took place on October 26, 1975. The 200 mandates of the National Council and 35 of the 44 mandates in the Council of States had to be reassigned. This 40th legislative period lasted four years until October 1979.
There were 1,947 candidatures (1,618 men and 329 women) for the 200 mandates of the National Council. The big election winners were the Social Democrats . They increased from 46 to 55 seats. At that time, their success was usually attributed to the economic crisis at the time . In contrast, the two foreign parties, National Action against Foreign and Homeland Foreign Immigration and Republicans, had to surrender a large part of the mandates they had won in 1971. In contrast, the right-wing populist local party Vigilance from Geneva won a National Council for the first time. The Partito Socialista Autonomo , a left-wing SP split from Ticino , also achieved one seat . On the other hand, the 68 parties POCH and RML , which had competed on a large scale for the first time, were unsuccessful .
There were no major changes in the Council of States: the SPS won 1 seat, the Liberals lost 1 seat.
The turnout in the National Council elections in 1975 reached 55.1%, its lowest value at the time since the introduction of proportional representation in 1919, but fell even further in subsequent elections and reached its provisional low in 1995 at 42.2%.
Election mode
National Council
The national councils have been elected according to the proportional representation system since 1919 . H. the seats are distributed in the individual cantons according to the proportion of voters on the party lists and only within the list according to the individual votes. The number of seats per canton is determined based on the number of inhabitants.
More detailed on this: National Council (Switzerland) - electoral process
Council of States
Every canton has elected two representatives for the Council of States since 1848 (former half-cantons : one representative). The elections to the Council of States are based on cantonal law. In most of the cantons, the cantons were also elected on October 26th. There were several second ballots. In the cantons of Appenzell Innerrhoden , Nidwalden and Obwalden , the municipalities elected the Council of States. The cantons of Graubünden (electoral period from 1974 to 1979) and Zug (1974–1978) had different election dates. In the Canton of Bern , the Council of States were elected by the Cantonal Parliament. With the founding of the Canton of Jura, there were extraordinary elections to the Council of States on November 19, 1978.
More detailed on this: Council of States - electoral procedure
Results National Council
Parties, vote, seats
The nationwide results were as follows:
Political party | Voters | % | (+/-) | Seats | (+/-) |
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Social Democratic Party | 480,396 | 24.87% | +1.97% | 55 | +9 |
Liberal Democratic Party | 428,919 | 22.21% | + 0.39% | 47 | −2 |
Christian Democratic People's Party | 407,286 | 21.09% | + 0.77% | 46 | +2 |
Swiss People's Party | 192,053 | 9.94% | −1.13% | 21st | −2 |
National Ring of Independents | 117'217 | 6.07% | −1.56% | 11 | −2 |
Republican Movement | 51,660 | 2.67% | −1.36% | 3 | −4 |
National action against foreign infiltration of people and homeland | 47,796 | 2.47% | −0.73% | 2 | −2 |
Liberal Party of Switzerland | 47'256 | 2.45% | + 0.26% | 6th | ± 0 |
Party of labor | 45,799 | 2.37% | −0.21% | 4th | −1 |
Evangelical People's Party | 37,959 | 1.97% | −0.15% | 3 | ± 0 |
Progressive organizations in Switzerland | 19,173 | 0.99% | + 0.90% | 0 | ± 0 |
Revolutionary Marxist League | 7,126 | 0.37% | + 0.37% | 0 | ± 0 |
Federal Democratic Union 1 | 6,717 | 0.35% | + 0.35% | 0 | ± 0 |
Partito Socialista Autonomo (PSA) (TI) 2 | 6,706 | 0.35% | +0.09% | 1 | +1 |
Unité Jurassienne (BE) 3 | 6,167 | 0.32% | + 0.32% | 0 | ± 0 |
Vigilance (GE) | 5,532 | 0.29% | +0.07% | 1 | +1 |
Mouvement démocratie et progrès (VS) 4 | 3,340 | 0.17% | + 0.17% | 0 | ± 0 |
Parti chrétien-social indépendent du Jura (BE) 5 | 2,883 | 0.15% | −0.15% | 0 | ± 0 |
Politically interested women (ZH) | 2,584 | 0.13% | + 0.13% | 0 | ± 0 |
Team 67 (AG) | 2,496 | 0.13% | −0.06% | 0 | ± 0 |
Campaign for real elections in the canton of Glarus (GL) | 2,483 | 0.13% | + 0.13% | 0 | ± 0 |
Parti progressiste national (NE) 6 | 2,434 | 0.13% | + 0.01% | 0 | ± 0 |
League for the protection of living space and quality of life (ZH, BS, AG) | 2,020 | 0.11% | + 0.11% | 0 | ± 0 |
Mouvement popular vaudois pour l'environnement (VD) 7 | 1,246 | 0.06% | +0.06% | 0 | ± 0 |
Liberal Socialists and Free Citizens (ZH) | 1,107 | 0.06% | +0.06% | 0 | ± 0 |
New Democratic Movement - List of Democrats (ZH) | 877 | 0.05% | + 0.05% | 0 | ± 0 |
Free Zurich Citizens (ZH) | 403 | 0.02% | +0.02% | 0 | ± 0 |
List du Mouvement populaire socio-écologique (FR) 8 | 332 | 0.02% | +0.02% | 0 | ± 0 |
European Federalist Party (ZH) | 303 | 0.02% | −0.09% | 0 | ± 0 |
Diritti Democratici Ticinesi (TI) 9 | 209 | 0.01% | + 0.01% | 0 | ± 0 |
Liberal Movement (GR) | 138 | 0.01% | + 0.01% | 0 | ± 0 |
Interest group for Swiss employees (BS) | 63 | 0.00% | ± 0.00% | 0 | ± 0 |
Isolated votes in single constituencies (AI, NW, OW, UR) | 708 | 0.04% | ± 0.00% | 0 | ± 0 |
Total | 1,931,387 | 100% | ± 0 | 200 | ± 0 |
Distribution of seats in the cantons
Source:
Canton | Total | SP | FDP | CVP | SVP | LdU | LPS | PdA | EPP | REP | N / A | Vig | PPE | ||||||||||||
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14th | 4th | +1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | −1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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7th | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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7th | 3 | +1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | −1 | ||||||||||||||||
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31 | 11 | +1 | 6th | +1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | −1 | 1 | 0 | −1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
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6th | 2 | +1 | 1 | −1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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11 | 3 | +1 | 2 | 1 | −1 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 1 | +1 | ||||||||||||||
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1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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5 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | −1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 | 1 | 0 | −1 | 2 | +1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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7th | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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12 | 2 | 3 | 6th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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8th | 1 | 3 | −1 | 3 | 1 | +1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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6th | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 0 | −1 | |||||||||||||||||
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1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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16 | 5 | +1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | −1 | |||||||||||||||
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7th | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | −1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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35 | 9 | +1 | 7th | +1 | 4th | +1 | 4th | −1 | 6th | 2 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |||||||||||
Switzerland | 200 | 55 | +9 | 47 | −2 | 46 | +2 | 21st | −2 | 11 | −2 | 6th | ± 0 | 4th | −1 | 3 | ± 0 | 3 | −4 | 2 | −2 | 1 | +1 | 1 | +1 |
Results of the Council of States elections
Distribution of seats
Political party | Elections 1975 | Elections 1971 |
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CVP | 17th | 17th |
FDP | 15th | 15th |
SVP | 5 | 5 |
SP | 5 | 4th |
LPS | 1 | 2 |
LdU | 1 | 1 |
Elected Councils of State
Despite the right to vote for women, all members of the Council of States were men. Detailed results with votes from all candidates below
Canton | 1. Seat of the Council of States | 2. Seat of the Council of States |
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Robert Reimann , CVP (previously) | Willy Urech , FDP (previously) |
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Hans Ulrich Baumberger , FDP (new) | only one seat |
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Raymond Broger , CVP (previously) | only one seat |
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Werner Jauslin , FDP (previously) | only one seat |
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Willi Wenk , SP (previously) | only one seat |
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Fritz Krauchthaler , SVP (previously) | Maurice Péquignot , FDP (previously) |
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Jean-François Bourgknecht , CVP (new) | Pierre Dreyer , CVP (previously) |
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Willy Donzé , SP (new) | Olivier Reverdin , LPS (so far) |
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Peter Hefti , FDP (previously) | Fridolin Stucki , DP / SVP (previously) |
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Leon Schlumpf , SVP (new) | Gion Clau Vinzenz , CVP (previously) |
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Alphons Egli , CVP (new) | Peter Knüsel , FDP (previously) |
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Pierre Aubert , SP (previously) | Carlos Grosjean , FDP (so far) |
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Eduard Amstad , CVP (previously) | only one seat |
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Jost Dillier , CVP (previously) | only one seat |
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Kurt Bächtold , FDP (previously) | Konrad Graf , SVP (previously) |
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Alois Dobler , CVP (new) | Josef Ulrich , CVP (previously) |
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Ulrich Luder , FDP (previously) | Walter Weber , SP (new) |
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Paul Bürgi , FDP (new) | Paul Hofmann , CVP (previously) |
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Franco Masoni , FDP (new) | Alberto Stefani , CVP (previously) |
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Heinrich Herzog , SVP (previously) | Hans Munz , FDP (previously) |
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Leo Arnold , CVP (previously) | Franz Muheim , CVP (previously) |
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Edouard Debétaz , FDP (new) | Jacques Morier-Genoud , SP (new) |
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Guy Genoud , CVP (new) | Odilo Guntern , CVP (new) |
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Othmar Andermatt , FDP (previously) | Hans Hürlimann , CVP (previously) |
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Albin Heimann , LdU (previously) | Fritz Honegger , FDP (previously) |
Political groups in the 40th legislative period
Political groups are associations of members of parliament from one or more parties. Only parliamentary groups have members in the commissions of the National Council or Council of States. Non-attached, however, do not have a seat in these commissions. The table below shows the status at the beginning of the legislative period.
fraction | total | National Council | Council of States |
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Christian Democratic Group | 63 | 46 | 17th |
Liberal Democratic Group | 62 | 47 | 15th |
Socialist Group | 60 | 55 | 5 |
Group of the Swiss People's Party | 26th | 21st | 5 |
Fraction of the state ring | 12 | 11 | 1 |
Liberal and Protestant parliamentary groups | 10 | 9 | 1 |
Labor Party and Autonomous Socialist Party | 5 | 5 | 0 |
without party affiliation | 6th | 6th | 0 |
Web links
- Federal Gazette of December 1, 1975 with official final results
- International Parliamentary Union, results of elections 75 (English; PDF; 30 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Number of candidacies by canton
- ^ Année politique suisse 1975
- ↑ cf. u. a. https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/statistiken/kataloge-datenbanken/tabellen.assetdetail.258241.html
- ↑ https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/statistiken/kataloge-datenbanken/tabellen.assetdetail.217225.html
- ↑ National Council elections: distribution of mandates by party and canton. Federal Statistical Office, December 1, 2015, accessed on May 28, 2017 .
- ^ Elections to the Council of States in the 40th legislative period
- ^ Parliamentary groups since 1912