Swiss parliamentary elections 1987

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Turnout: 48.9%
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22.93
19.73
18.42
11.02
4.88
4.17
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2.72
2.60
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Gains and losses
compared to 1983
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+2.99
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+2.60
-1.19
Bundeshaus in Bern:
seat of the Swiss parliament

The Swiss parliamentary elections in 1987 took place on October 18, 1987. The 200 mandates of the National Council and 39 of the 46 mandates in the Council of States were to be newly awarded. This 43rd legislative period lasted four years until October 1991. There were 2,400 candidatures (1,696 men and 704 women) for the 200 mandates of the National Council.

In the run-up to the elections, left-wing ecological circles spoke of an “election of hope” from which new majorities could emerge. This prognosis should not come true: In the National Council, the two green parties (the more moderate GPS and the left-wing GB) recorded significant growth, but remained below the (very high) expectations. In addition, these gains were more than offset by the massive losses suffered by the Social Democratic Party : After the SP had already suffered a decline in the three previous elections, it again lost almost four and a half percent of the vote and was only the third strongest force for the first time since 1919. In 1987, rather surprisingly, the right-wing populist and decidedly anti-ecological Auto Party won two seats in the National Council straight away.

There were only minor shifts in the Council of States: The CVP was able to further expand its leading position with 19 mandates (+1), the Landesring managed to move back into the small chamber.

The turnout in the National Council elections in 1987 was 46.47%, a significantly lower level than in 1983. However, it fell even further in subsequent elections and in 1995 reached its temporary low of 42.22%.

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 cantons, the cantons were also elected on October 18. There were several second ballots. In the cantons of Appenzell Innerrhoden , Glarus , Nidwalden and Obwalden , the municipalities elected the Council of States. The cantons of Graubünden (electoral period from 1986 to 1990) and Zug (1986–1990) had different election dates.

More detailed on this: Council of States - electoral procedure

Results National Council

Notes on voter numbers

In the multi-person constituencies (in the 1987 elections there were 21 cantons with a total of 195 out of 200 seats), each voter has as many votes as there are seats available in his canton (34 in the canton of Zurich, 2 in the canton of Jura). He can assign these votes to any candidate on the lists that are standing for election ( panaschieren ). One vote for a candidate is also one vote for his party. If a voter has not given all of his votes to candidates, these votes go as so-called “additional votes” to the list he has elected. If the voter does not select a list, but uses a so-called «ballot slip without party name» - also known as a blank list - unused votes expire (so-called empty votes).

In order to obtain results that are comparable across cantons, the number of fictitious voters per canton and party must first be calculated. And the total of all fictitious voters of the individual cantons is then the voters at the state level (e.g. FDP: 443,617.47 fictitious voters rounded to 443,617 voters). An Aargau “voter” can also consist of 15 people who have only one candidate from the party concerned on their list.

The Federal Statistical Office therefore uses the term “fictitious voter” for the voter, since an effective voter can only be a partial voter. The number of voters corresponds to the number of valid ballot papers. At the canton level, the sum of all party votes (sum of the candidate votes of candidates from a party plus additional votes = empty fields in a party list) is the basis for calculation. Example: Party A gets 12,000 in canton X, party B 27,000 and party C 48,000 out of 87,000 party votes. The number of valid ballot papers is 25,000.Thus, party A has 3,448.28 (12,000: 87,000 × 25,000), party B 7,758.62 (27,000: 87,000 × 25,000) and party C 13,793.10 (48,000: 87,000 × 25,000) in this canton. fictional voters. All three parties together have a total of 25,000 voters.

Parties, voters, seats

In the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden there was a silent election because only 2 candidates applied for the 2 seats (Hans-Rudolf Früh from the FDP and the LdU-affiliated non-party Herbert Maeder). The nationwide results were as follows:

1
1
4th
41
9
9
3
42
51
9
25th
2
3
1 1 4th 41 9 9 3 42 51 9 25th 2 3 
A total of 200 seats
Political party Voters % (+/-) Seats (+/-)
Liberal Democratic Party 443,617 22.93% −0.40% 51 −3
Christian Democratic People's Party 1 381,667 19.73% −0.49% 42 ± 0
Social Democratic Party 356,266 18.42% −4.42% 41 −6
Swiss People's Party 213,253 11.02% −0.06% 25th +2
Green Party of Switzerland 94,378 4.88% + 2.99% 9 2 +6
National Ring of Independents 80,691 4.17% + 0.18% 8th ± 0
Green alliance (green alternative and POCH ) 3 77,451 4.00% 4 + 0.75% 4th 4 +1
Liberal Party of Switzerland 52,532 2.72% −0.10% 9 +1
Car party 50,372 2.60% + 2.60% 2 +2
National action against foreign infiltration of people and homeland 49,104 2.54% −0.40% 3 −1
Evangelical People's Party 37'265 1.93% −0.15% 3 ± 0
Federal Democratic Union 17,830 0.92% +0.53% 0 ± 0
Party of labor 15,528 0.80% −0.09% 1 ± 0
Partito Socialista Autonomo (PSA) (TI) 5 10,879 0.56% + 0.05% 1 ± 0
Ecological Freedom Party (ZH, BE, LU, GR, TI, GE) 6,788 0.35% + 0.35% 0 ± 0
Independent Christian Social Parties (FR, JU) 5,889 0.30% −0.10% 0 ± 0
Vigilance (GE) 5,091 0.26% −0.26% 0 −1
Critical Forum Schwyz (SZ) 3,342 0.17% + 0.17% 0 ± 0
For Law and Justice (TG) 3,165 0.16% + 0.16% 0 ± 0
Légalisons le cannabis (GE, VD, VS) 6 2,873 0.15% + 0.15% 0 ± 0
Free Civil List (GR) 2,814 0.15% + 0.15% 0 ± 0
People's Action (BS) 7 2,012 0.10% +0.08% 0 ± 0
IG for civil-industrial policy (BE) 8 1,746 0.09% +0.09% 0 ± 0
Social-Liberal Party of European Federalists (ZH, ZG, BS, AG, VD, GE) 1,681 0.09% −0.02% 0 ± 0
Republican Movement (ZH) 1,678 0.09% +0.09% 0 ± 0
List libre (NE) 9 1,638 0.08% +0.08% 0 ± 0
List humaniste indépendante (VD) 10 1,168 0.06% +0.06% 0 ± 0
Women for Aargau (AG) 1,022 0.05% + 0.05% 0 ± 0
Green Center (BS) 975 0.05% + 0.05% 0 ± 0
List de la Grande Nation (FR) 11 806 0.04% + 0.04% 0 ± 0
Pensioners also have a say! (BE) 688 0.04% + 0.04% 0 ± 0
The Greens Basel-Stadt (BS) 617 0.03% +0.03% 0 ± 0
Reasonable traffic policy for a better environment (ZH) 567 0.03% +0.03% 0 ± 0
Small list Emmental (BE) 531 0.03% +0.03% 0 ± 0
Women's movement mother and child (ZH) 429 0.02% +0.02% 0 ± 0
Pro Solar (ZH) 414 0.02% +0.02% 0 ± 0
Humanist Party (ZH) 372 0.02% +0.02% 0 ± 0
Civic voters for nature and the environment (BE) 366 0.02% +0.02% 0 ± 0
Union patriotique (VD) 12 336 0.02% +0.02% 0 ± 0
List of the German-Freiburg Party (FR) 301 0.02% +0.02% 0 ± 0
Fresh wind (TG) 297 0.02% +0.02% 0 ± 0
Via Libera (TI) 13 296 0.02% +0.02% 0 ± 0
Young Environmentally Conscious Democratic List (JUL) (ZH) 284 0.01% + 0.01% 0 ± 0
Sensible agricultural and consumer policy (ZH) 273 0.01% + 0.01% 0 ± 0
Party of Transparency in Politics (BE) 258 0.01% + 0.01% 0 ± 0
Partito Radicale Antimafia Ecologico (TI) 14 210 0.01% + 0.01% 0 ± 0
Tell 2000 (LU) 198 0.01% + 0.01% 0 ± 0
The Blue Planet (BS) 174 0.01% + 0.01% 0 ± 0
Holistic Policy Group (SG) 148 0.01% + 0.01% 0 ± 0
Dynamic center (ZH) 129 0.01% + 0.01% 0 ± 0
New Movement Real Citizen Center (SG) 111 0.01% + 0.01% 0 ± 0
Independent and isolated votes in single constituencies (AI, GL, NW, OW, UR) 3,926 0.20% + 0.11% 0 ± 0
Herbert Maeder 15 - - - 1 ± 0
Total 1,934,448 100% ± 0 200 ± 0
1Including separatischen CVP of the southern Jura, which is listed by the Federal Statistical Office on its own, but with the other CVP lists connected was.
2The Free List (BE) , which had a seat in 1983, joined the GPS during the legislature. If this is taken into account, the increase is five more seats.
3The POCH and the green alternatives competed on common lists in all cantons except Basel-Stadt as part of the Green Alliance . Contrary to the information provided by the Federal Statistical Office, the Green Canton of Solothurn also belonged to the GB.
4thComparison with the aggregated values ​​of POCH and Grüner Alternative from 1983.
5 Full name: Lista Unitaria del Partito Socialista Autonomo e della Comunità dei Socialisti Ticinesi, in German: United List of the Independent Socialist Party and the Community of Ticino Socialists
6th in German: let's legalize cannabis
7th Full name: People's action against too many foreigners in our homeland
8th Full name: Bernese Interest Group for Civil-Commercial Politics (BIP)
9 in German: Free List
10 in German: List of Independent Humanists
11 in German: List of the Great Nation
12 in German: Patriotic Union
13 in German: Free way / Free path
14th in German: Radical Ecological Antimafia Party

Distribution of seats in the cantons

Source:

Canton Total FDP CVP SP SVP GPS LdU 16 LPS GB 17 N / A EPP automobile PdA PPE Vig
Kanton AargauKanton Aargau Aargau 14th 3 3 −1 3 −1 3 +1 1 1 +1
Canton of Appenzell AusserrhodenCanton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden Appenzell Ausserrhoden 18 2 1 1
Canton of Appenzell InnerrhodenCanton of Appenzell Innerrhoden Appenzell Innerrhoden 1 1
Canton of Basel-CountryCanton of Basel-Country Basel-Country 7th 2 1 2 −1 1 1 +1
Canton of Basel-StadtCanton of Basel-Stadt Basel city 6th 1 0 −1 2 1 1 +1 1
Canton BernCanton Bern Bern 29 5 1 +1 7th −2 9 3 19 +2 1 0 −1 1 −1 1 1 +1
Canton of FriborgCanton of Friborg Freiburg 6th 1 3 1 1
Canton of GenevaCanton of Geneva Geneva 11 2 2 +1 2 1 3 1 0 −1
Canton of GlarusCanton of Glarus Glarus 1 1
canton of Grisonscanton of Grisons Grisons 5 1 2 1 1
Canton of JuraCanton of Jura law 2 1 1 +1 0 −1
Canton lucerneCanton lucerne Lucerne 9 3 5 1
Canton of NeuchâtelCanton of Neuchâtel Neuchâtel 5 1 2 2
Canton of NidwaldenCanton of Nidwalden Nidwalden 1 1
Canton of ObwaldenCanton of Obwalden Obwalden 1 1
Canton of SchaffhausenCanton of Schaffhausen Schaffhausen 2 1 1
Canton of SchwyzCanton of Schwyz Schwyz 3 1 1 −1 1 +1
Canton of SolothurnCanton of Solothurn Solothurn 7th 3 2 2
Canton of St. GallenCanton of St. Gallen St. Gallen 12 3 −1 6th +1 2 1
Canton of TicinoCanton of Ticino Ticino 8th 3 4th +1 0 −1 1
Canton of ThurgauCanton of Thurgau Thurgau 6th 1 1 −1 1 2 1 +1
Canton of UriCanton of Uri Uri 1 1
Canton of VaudCanton of Vaud Vaud 17th 6th −1 6th +1 1 1 3
Canton of ValaisCanton of Valais Valais 7th 2 4th 1
Canton of ZugCanton of Zug train 2 1 1
Canton ZurichCanton Zurich Zurich 35 8th −1 2 −1 6th −2 6th +1 3 +2 4th 1 2 2 1 +1
Switzerland 200 51 −3 42 ± 0 41 −6 25th +2 9 +5 9 ± 0 9 +1 4th +1 3 −1 3 ± 0 2 +2 1 ± 0 1 ± 0 0 −1
16including Herbert Maeder (AR)
17th Comparison with the seat numbers of the POCH from 1983
19thThe Free List had not yet been part of the GPS in 1983, but joined it during the legislative period.

Results of the Council of States elections

Distribution of seats

The Council of States has had 46 members since the canton of Jura was founded in 1979.

5
1
19th
14th
3
4th
5 1 19th 14th 3 4th 
A total of 46 seats
Political party Elections 1987 Elections 1983
CVP 19th 18th
FDP 14th 14th
SP 5 6th
SVP 4th 5
LPS 3 3
LdU 1 0

Elected Councilors of States

41 men and 5 women were elected. There were only 22 previous members compared to 24 new members. Detailed results with votes from all candidates below

Canton 1. Seat of the Council of States 2. Seat of the Council of States
Kanton AargauKanton Aargau Aargau Hans Jörg Huber , CVP (new) Bruno Hunziker , FDP (new)
Canton of Appenzell AusserrhodenCanton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden Appenzell Ausserrhoden Otto Schoch , FDP (previously) only one seat
Canton of Appenzell InnerrhodenCanton of Appenzell Innerrhoden Appenzell Innerrhoden Carlo Schmid , CVP (previously) only one seat
Canton of Basel-CountryCanton of Basel-Country Basel-Country René Rhinow , FDP (new) only one seat
Canton of Basel-StadtCanton of Basel-Stadt Basel city Carl Miville-Seiler , SP (previously) only one seat
Canton BernCanton Bern Bern Arthur Hänsenberger , FDP (previously) Ulrich Zimmerli , SVP (new)
Canton of FriborgCanton of Friborg Freiburg Anton Cottier , CVP (new) Otto Piller , SP (previously)
Canton of GenevaCanton of Geneva Geneva Robert Ducret , FDP (so far) André Gauthier , LPS (new)
Canton of GlarusCanton of Glarus Glarus Peter Hefti , FDP (previously) Hans Meier , CVP (new)
canton of Grisonscanton of Grisons Grisons Luregn Mathias Cavelty , CVP (previously) Ulrich Gadient , SVP (previously)
Canton of JuraCanton of Jura law Michel Flückiger , FDP (new) Jean-François Roth , CVP (new)
Canton lucerneCanton lucerne Lucerne Josi Meier , CVP (previously) Kaspar Villiger , FDP (new)
Canton of NeuchâtelCanton of Neuchâtel Neuchâtel Thierry Béguin , LPS (new) Jean Cavadini , LPS (new)
Canton of NidwaldenCanton of Nidwalden Nidwalden Norbert Zumbühl , CVP (previously) only one seat
Canton of ObwaldenCanton of Obwalden Obwalden Niklaus Küchler , CVP (new) only one seat
Canton of SchaffhausenCanton of Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Esther Bührer , SP (previously) Bernhard Seiler , SVP (new)
Canton of SchwyzCanton of Schwyz Schwyz Alois Dobler , CVP (previously) Xaver Reichmuth , CVP (previously)
Canton of SolothurnCanton of Solothurn Solothurn Max Affolter , FDP (previously) Rosmarie Simmen , CVP (new)
Canton of St. GallenCanton of St. Gallen St. Gallen Ernst Rüesch , FDP (new) Jakob Schönenberger , CVP (previously)
Canton of TicinoCanton of Ticino Ticino Camillo Jelmini , CVP (previously) Franco Masoni , FDP (so far)
Canton of ThurgauCanton of Thurgau Thurgau Thomas Onken , SP (new) Hans Uhlmann , SVP (new)
Canton of UriCanton of Uri Uri Hans Danioth , CVP (new) Oswald Ziegler , CVP (new)
Canton of VaudCanton of Vaud Vaud Yvette Jaggi , SP (new) Hubert Reymond , LPS (so far)
Canton of ValaisCanton of Valais Valais Édouard Delalay , CVP (new) Daniel Lauber , CVP (previously)
Canton of ZugCanton of Zug train Andreas Iten , FDP (new) Markus Kündig , CVP (previously)
Canton ZurichCanton Zurich Zurich Riccardo Jagmetti , FDP (previously) Monika Weber , LdU (new)

Political groups in the 43rd legislative period

Political groups are associations of one or more parties. Only parliamentary groups have members in the commissions of the National Council or Council of States. At least 5 mandates are required to form a parliamentary group. 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
Liberal Democratic Group 65 51 14th
Christian Democratic Group 61 42 19th
Socialist Group 47 42 5
Group of the Swiss People's Party 29 25th 4th
LdU / EPP Group 13 12 1
Liberal Group 12 9 3
Green Group 9 9 0
without party affiliation 10 10 0

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Number of candidacies by canton
  2. ↑ Année politique suisse 1987, section «Elections»
  3. ↑ cf. Année politique suisse 1987, sections «Elections» and «Parties»
  4. ↑ National Council elections: distribution of mandates by party and canton. Federal Statistical Office, December 1, 2015, accessed on May 28, 2017 .
  5. ^ Elections to the Council of States in the 42nd legislative period
  6. ^ Parliamentary groups since 1912