Federal Council election 1991

On December 4, 1991, 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 government of Switzerland , the Bundesrat , for a term of office from 1992 to 1995. The seats were ordered individually in the order of the age of office of the seat holder.

All previous Federal Councilors ran for re-election and were each confirmed in the first ballot.

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	243
ballot papers received	243
empty / invalid	17/0
valid total	226
absolute more	114
Otto Stich	145
Eduard Belser ( SP )	33
Various	48

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

Jean-Pascal Delamuraz

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

	1st ballot
ballot papers distributed	240
ballot papers received	240
empty / invalid	12/0
valid total	228
absolute more	115
Jean-Pascal Delamuraz	172
Yvette Jaggi ( SP )	16
Various	40

Third choice (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	243
ballot papers received	243
empty / invalid	19/0
valid total	224
absolute more	113
Arnold Koller	132
Judith Stamm ( CVP )	27
Peter Schmid ( GPS )	16
Paul Gemperli ( CVP )	10
Various	39

Fourth choice (seat of Flavio Cotti, CVP)

Flavio Cotti

Federal Councilor Flavio Cotti ( CVP ) had been Head of the Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA) since 1987 .

	1st ballot
ballot papers distributed	243
ballot papers received	243
empty / invalid	19/1
valid total	223
absolute more	112
Flavio Cotti	135
Jean-Philippe Maitre ( CVP )	24
Markus Kündig ( CVP )	11
Various	53

Fifth choice (seat of René Felber, SP)

René Felber

Federal Councilor René Felber ( SP ) has been Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) since 1988 .

	1st ballot
ballot papers distributed	239
ballot papers received	238
empty / invalid	17/12
valid total	209
absolute more	105
René Felber	144
Gilbert Coutau ( LPS )	14th
Ursula Mauch ( SP )	13
Various	38

Sixth election (seat of Adolf Ogi, SVP)

Adolf Ogi

Federal Councilor Adolf Ogi ( SVP ) had been Head of the Federal Transport and Energy Department (EVED) since 1988 .

	1st ballot
ballot papers distributed	240
ballot papers received	240
empty / invalid	22/2
valid total	216
absolute more	109
Adolf Ogi	151
Leni Robert ( GPS )	19th
Christoph Blocher ( SVP )	10
Various	36

Seventh election (seat of Kaspar Villiger, FDP)

Kaspar Villiger

Federal Councilor Kaspar Villiger ( FDP ) had been head of the Military Department (EMD) since 1989 .

	1st ballot
ballot papers distributed	238
ballot papers received	238
empty / invalid	19/14
valid total	205
absolute more	103
Kaspar Villiger	127
Vreni Spoerry ( FDP )	13
Various	65

Election of the Federal Chancellor

François Couchepin

The incumbent Chancellor François Couchepin , who had been elected six months earlier, ran for re-election and was confirmed in office with 156 votes.

Election of the Federal President

René Felber was elected Federal President for 1992 with 158 votes and Adolf Ogi was elected Vice President with 163 votes.

Web links

Results of the elections of the Federal Council, the Federal Chancellor and the General (pdf)

Individual evidence

↑ www.parlament.ch: election results (pdf, page 65)
↑ Election results, page 21 (PDF; 554 kB)

[1] www.parlament.ch: election results (pdf, page 65)

[2] Election results, page 21 (PDF; 554 kB)