Federal Council election 1987

On December 9, 1987, the general election of the Federal Council took place in Switzerland . The two chambers of the newly elected parliament, the United Federal Assembly , elected the Swiss government, the Bundesrat , for a term of office from 1988 to 1991. The seats were ordered individually in the order of the age of office of the seat holder.

elections

First choice (seat of Otto Stich, SP)

Otto Stich

Federal Councilor Otto Stich ( SP ) was Head of the Federal Department of Finance (FDF). As the oldest member of the Federal Council, he was the first to stand for election.

	1st ballot
ballot papers distributed	245
ballot papers received	245
empty / invalid	33/0
valid total	212
absolute more	107
Otto Stich	185
Various	27

Second choice (seat of Jean-Pascal Delamuraz, FDP)

Jean-Pascal Delamuraz

Federal Councilor Jean-Pascal Delamuraz ( FDP ) headed the Department of Economic Affairs (EVD) at the beginning of 1987 .

	1st ballot
ballot papers distributed	244
ballot papers received	244
empty / invalid	25/1
valid total	218
absolute more	110
Jean-Pascal Delamuraz	194
Various	24

Third choice (seat of Elisabeth Kopp, FDP)

Elisabeth Kopp

Federal Councilor Elisabeth Kopp ( FDP ) had been the head of the Federal Department of Justice and Police (FDJP) since 1984 .

	1st ballot
ballot papers distributed	239
ballot papers received	239
empty / invalid	27/0
valid total	212
absolute more	107
Elisabeth Kopp	166
Lili Nabholz ( FDP )	20th
Various	26th

Fourth election (seat of Arnold Koller, CVP)

Arnold Koller

Federal Councilor Arnold Koller ( CVP ) had been Head of the Federal Department of Justice and Police (FDJP) since 1989 .

	1st ballot
ballot papers distributed	245
ballot papers received	245
empty / invalid	13/4
valid total	228
absolute more	115
Arnold Koller	178
Anita Fetz ( POCH )	13
Various	37

Fifth choice (seat of Flavio Cotti, CVP)

Flavio Cotti

Federal Councilor Flavio Cotti ( CVP ) was head of the Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA) at the beginning of 1987 .

	1st ballot
ballot papers distributed	244
ballot papers received	242
empty / invalid	16/3
valid total	223
absolute more	112
Flavio Cotti	205
Various	18th

Sixth election (replacement of Pierre Aubert, SP)

Pierre Aubert, resigning Federal Councilor

René Felber, newly elected Federal Councilor

Federal Councilor Pierre Aubert ( SP ) has been Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) since 1978 . Since he had announced his resignation on December 31, 1987, a replacement election for his seat was necessary. According to the magic formula, the SP raised a claim to this seat, which was not disputed. The Social Democratic candidate, René Felber , was elected in the 1st ballot and took over the department from Aubert.

	1st ballot
ballot papers distributed	242
ballot papers received	242
empty / invalid	11/3
valid total	228
absolute more	115
René Felber	152
Christian Grobet ( SP )	36
Félicien Morel ( SP )	27
Various	13

Seventh election (replacement election of Leon Schlumpf, SVP)

Leon Schlumpf, resigning Federal Councilor

Adolf Ogi, newly elected Federal Councilor

Federal Councilor Leon Schlumpf ( SVP ) has been Head of the Federal Transport and Energy Department (EVED) since 1980 . Since he had announced his resignation on December 31, 1987, a replacement election for his seat was necessary. The right to a seat of the SVP (which until 2003 only had its seat according to the magic formula) was not questioned.

The SVP candidate, Adolf Ogi , was elected in the second ballot and took over the department from Leon Schlumpf.

	1st ballot	2nd ballot
ballot papers distributed	245	245
ballot papers received	244	245
empty / invalid	4/0	4/0
valid total	240	241
absolute more	121	121
Adolf Ogi	114	132
Hans-Rudolf Nebiker ( SVP )	43	69
Ulrich Gadient ( SVP )	33	22nd
Ulrich Siegrist ( SVP )	31	16
Leni Robert ( Greens )	17th	-
Various	2	2

Election of the Federal Chancellor

Walter Buser

The incumbent Chancellor Walter Buser ran for re-election and was confirmed in office with 212 votes.

Election of the Federal President

Otto Stich was elected Federal President for 1988 with 165 votes , Jean-Pascal Delamuraz was elected Vice President with 157 votes.

Web links

• Results of the Federal Council elections since 1919

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Election results, page 64 (PDF file; 541 kB)
2. ↑ Election results, page 20 (PDF file; 541 kB)