This article contains the results of all elections relevant to the composition of the Swiss Council of States during the 46th legislative period (October 1999 - October 2003) . This includes the ordinary elections held together with the National Council elections on October 24, 1999, the replacement elections for members of the Council who resigned or died during the term of office as well as the ordinary elections held on their own dates in the cantons of Graubünden, Zug, Obwalden and Appenzell Innerrhoden, whose winners (also ) sat on the Council between 1999 and 2003.
Electoral system
More detailed on this: Council of States - electoral procedure
The election and term of office of the Council of States of the cantons are the responsibility of the cantons. In 1999, this resulted from the then applicable Federal Constitution of 1874, which tacitly assumed it.
Over time, however, a certain standardization developed. During the period in question, the Council of States was elected directly by the people in all cantons: in the cantons of Appenzell Innerrhoden and Obwalden at the Landsgemeinde , in all other cantons at the ballot box. The councils of states of the canton of Jura were elected using proportional representation ( proportional representation ), in all other cantons the majority procedure ( majority voting ) applied. A system with two ballots usually applied: In the first ballot, a candidate must achieve the (differently calculated) absolute majority in order to be elected . In the second ballot, a relative majority is sufficient : then whoever received the most votes is elected.
In all cantons except Appenzell Innerrhoden, Graubünden, Obwalden and Zug, the elections to the Council of States for the 46th legislative period took place together with the elections to the National Council on October 24, 1999. The last elections to the Council of States before October 24, 1999 are also listed for these cantons. This is because the winners of those elections sat in the Council of States during the 46th legislative period due to these electoral victories.
Ordinary election, 1st ballot (October 24, 1999)
In the first ballot only Maximilian Reiman achieved an absolute majority of 70,925 votes. A second ballot therefore had to be scheduled.
Ordinary election, 2nd ballot (November 28, 1999)
In the first ballot only Maximilian Reiman achieved the absolute majority. A second ballot therefore had to be scheduled.
Ordinary election (October 24, 1999)
|
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
% |
Result
|
|
Hans-Rudolf Merz (previously) |
FDP |
14,303 |
94.9% |
elected
|
|
Isolated |
765 |
5.1% |
|
Ordinary election 1999 (April 24, 1999)
At the Landsgemeinde of April 24, 1999, the previous Council of States Carlo Schmid-Sutter was re-elected.
Ordinary election 2003 (April 25, 2003)
At the Landsgemeinde of April 25, 2003, the previous Council of States Carlo Schmid-Sutter was re-elected.
Ordinary choice, l. Ballot (October 24, 1999)
Because no candidate achieved an absolute majority of 32,511 votes in the first ballot, a second ballot had to be scheduled.
Ordinary election, 2nd ballot (November 28, 1999)
Because no candidate had achieved an absolute majority in the first ballot, a second ballot took place on November 28, 1999. The relative majority applied, which means that the candidate who received the most votes was elected.
Ordinary election (October 24, 1999)
|
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
% |
Result
|
|
Gian-Reto Plattner (previously) |
SP |
33,385 |
76.0% |
elected
|
|
Peter Adam |
SVP |
9,582 |
21.8% |
|
|
Isolated |
985 |
2.2% |
|
Ordinary election (October 24, 1999)
Replacement election Schmid (March 4, 2001)
On December 6, 2000, Schmid was elected to the Federal Council . Therefore, on December 19, 2003, a replacement election for his successor took place.
|
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
% |
Result
|
|
Hans Lauri |
SVP |
193,603 |
63.5% |
elected
|
|
Gret Haller |
SP |
109'416 |
35.9% |
|
|
Thomas Brönnimann |
independent |
430 |
0.1% |
|
|
Isolated |
1,316 |
0.4% |
|
Ordinary election (October 24, 1999)
Ordinary election (October 24, 1999)
Ordinary election (October 24, 1999)
|
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
% |
Result
|
|
Fritz Schiesser (previously) |
FDP |
5,855 |
88.6% |
elected
|
|
This Jenny (so far) |
SVP |
4996 |
75.6% |
elected
|
|
Isolated |
1,191 |
18.0% |
|
In the canton of Graubünden, the elections to the Council of States did not take place together with the elections to the National Council until 2007, as in most of the other cantons, but a year earlier. Because both the election of September 27, 1998 and that of September 22, 2002 influenced the composition of the Council of States during the 1999/2003 legislative period, the results of both elections are listed.
Ordinary election 1998 (September 27, 1998)
Ordinary election 2002 (September 22, 2002)
|
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
% |
Result
|
|
Christoffel Brändli (previously) |
SVP |
23,273 |
64.7% |
elected
|
|
Theo Maissen (previously) |
CVP |
22,704 |
63.1% |
elected
|
|
Peter Peyer |
SP |
9,505 |
26.4% |
|
|
Isolated |
1,039 |
2.9% |
|
Ordinary election (October 24, 1999)
Source for choice:
In the canton of Jura, the Council of States is elected according to proportional representation ( proportional representation ). So the number of votes of the parties is decisive first and then only within the party the number of votes of the individual candidates.
Ordinary election, 1st ballot (October 24, 1999)
In the first ballot only Franz Wicki achieved an absolute majority of 54,852 votes. A second ballot therefore had to be scheduled.
Ordinary election, 2nd ballot (November 28, 1999)
In the first ballot, only Franz Wicki had an absolute majority. Therefore a second ballot took place. Walter Häcki from SVP was a new candidate.
|
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
% |
Result
|
|
Helen Leumann-Würsch (previously) |
FDP |
60,948 |
69.3% |
elected
|
|
Walter Haecki |
SVP |
26,080 |
29.7% |
|
|
Isolated |
909 |
1.0% |
|
Ordinary election, 1st ballot (October 24, 1999)
In the first ballot, no candidate achieved an absolute majority of 16,794 votes. A second ballot therefore had to be scheduled.
Ordinary election, 2nd ballot (November 7, 1999)
Because no candidate achieved an absolute majority in the first ballot, a second ballot took place on November 7, 1999. The relative majority applied: the two candidates who received the most votes were elected.
Ordinary election (October 24, 1999)
|
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
% |
Result
|
|
Marianne Slongo |
CVP |
6,651 |
63.6% |
elected
|
|
Heinz Wyss |
DN |
3,447 |
33.0% |
|
|
Benedikt Egli |
independent |
363 |
3.5% |
|
Ordinary election (April 26, 1998)
On April 26, 1998, the Obwaldner Landsgemeinde elects ex-government councilor Hans Hess, who was not a party to the state, as a councilor. In the third ballot, he defeated the President of the Cantonal Council, Oskar Stockmann ( CSP ). The president of the FDP cantonal parliamentary group, Hans-Jörg Bechter, and the Engelberger Talammann Hans von Holzen (CVP) had already resigned .
In the Council of States, Hans Hess joined the FDP parliamentary group .
|
candidate |
Political party |
Result
|
|
Hans Hess |
independent |
elected
|
|
Oskar Stockmann |
CSP OW |
eliminated in the 3rd ballot
|
|
Hans-Jörg Bechter |
FDP |
eliminated in the 2nd ballot
|
|
Hans von Holzen |
CVP |
eliminated in the 1st ballot
|
Ordinary election (October 24, 1999)
Replacement Wenger (August 25, 2002)
Councilor of States Rico Wenger died on June 10, 2002. Therefore, a replacement election took place on August 25.
Ordinary election (October 24, 1999)
Ordinary election (October 24, 1999)
|
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
% |
Result
|
|
Ernst Leuenberger |
SP |
42,903 |
54.2% |
elected
|
|
Rolf Büttiker (previously) |
FDP |
39,287 |
49.7% |
elected
|
|
Anna Mannhardt |
CVP |
29,076 |
36.8% |
|
|
Marcel Wyss |
independent |
6,862 |
8.7% |
|
|
Patrick Eruimy |
FPS |
6,727 |
8.5% |
|
Ordinary election, 1st ballot (October 24, 1999)
Because in the 1st ballot only Erika Forster achieved an absolute majority of 58,301 votes, a 2nd ballot had to be scheduled. The following situation existed at the CVP: They nominated Cantonal Councilor Peter Blöchlinger as the official candidate, and not National Councilor Eugen David or Government Councilor Peter Schönberg. During the elections a "wild" committee was formed, which called for the election of David. Schönenberger also received a few votes, although he had distanced himself from a candidacy.
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Ordinary election, 2nd ballot (November 28, 1999)
In the first ballot only Erika Forster achieved the absolute majority. Therefore a second ballot took place. The CVP replaced its previous official candidate Peter Blöchlinger with Eugen David, who received significantly more votes in the first ballot.
|
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
% |
Result
|
|
Eugene David |
CVP |
61'417 |
66.5% |
elected
|
|
Manfred Zemp |
SVP |
30'210 |
32.7% |
|
|
Isolated |
707 |
0.8% |
|
Ordinary election, 1st ballot (October 24, 1999)
Because no candidate achieved an absolute majority of 45,513 votes in the first ballot, a second ballot had to be scheduled.
3 ran on the joint list with the Green candidate
Ordinary election, 2nd ballot (November 14, 1999)
Because no candidate had achieved the absolute majority in the first ballot, a second ballot took place on November 14, 1999. The relative majority applied, meaning that the two candidates who received the most votes were elected.
Ordinary election, 1st ballot (October 24, 1999)
Because only Philipp Stähelin achieved an absolute majority of 30,147 votes in the first ballot, a second ballot had to be scheduled.
|
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
% |
Result
|
|
Philipp Stähelin |
CVP |
30,357 |
50.3% |
elected
|
|
Hermann Bürgi |
SVP |
25,614 |
42.5% |
|
|
Ursula Brasey |
FDP |
16'412 |
27.2% |
|
|
Jost Gross |
SP |
15,332 |
25.4% |
|
|
Adrian Gasser |
independent |
9,737 |
16.1% |
|
|
Heinz Graber |
EDU |
4,231 |
7.0% |
|
|
Lukas Brühwiler |
CIP |
3,136 |
5.2% |
|
|
Isolated |
3,984 |
6.6% |
|
Ordinary election, 2nd ballot (November 28, 1999)
In the first ballot, only Philipp Stähelin achieved the absolute majority. Therefore a second ballot took place on November 28, 1999. The relative majority applied, which means that the candidate who received the most votes was elected.
|
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
% |
Result
|
|
Hermann Bürgi |
SVP |
23,576 |
54.1% |
elected
|
|
Eva Tobler |
SP |
13'133 |
30.1% |
|
|
Adrian Gasser |
independent |
5'314 |
12.2% |
|
|
Lukas Brühwiler |
CIP |
811 |
1.9% |
|
|
Isolated |
771 |
1.8% |
|
Ordinary election (October 24, 1999)
Ordinary election, 1st ballot (October 24, 1999)
In the first ballot only Christiane Langenberger achieved an absolute majority of 54,039 votes. Therefore a second ballot had to be scheduled.
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Ordinary election, 2nd ballot (November 7, 1999)
Because only Christiane Langenberg achieved the absolute majority in the first ballot, a second ballot took place on November 7, 1999. The relative majority applied, which means that the candidate who received the most votes was elected.
Ordinary election, 1st ballot (October 24, 1999)
Because no candidate achieved an absolute majority of 45,432 votes in the first ballot, a second ballot had to be scheduled.
Ordinary election, 2nd ballot (November 7, 1999)
Because no candidate achieved an absolute majority in the first ballot, a second ballot took place on November 7, 1999. The relative majority applied, meaning that the two candidates who received the most votes were elected.
In the canton of Zug, the elections to the Council of States did not take place at the same time as the elections to the National Council until 2007, as in most of the other cantons, but a year earlier. Because both the election of October 25, 1998 and that of October 27, 2002 influenced the composition of the Council of States during the 1999/2003 legislative period, the results of both elections are listed.
Ordinary Election 1998 (October 25, 1998)
|
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
% |
Result
|
|
Rolf Schweiger |
FDP |
18,131 |
65.7% |
elected
|
|
Peter Bieri (previously) |
CVP |
16,823 |
61.0% |
elected
|
|
Urs Birchler |
SP |
7,522 |
27.3% |
|
|
Hans Durrer |
SVP |
5,823 |
21.1% |
|
Ordinary election 2002 (October 27, 2002)
Ordinary election (October 24, 1999)
Individual evidence
Unless otherwise stated, the information in the article refers to http://www.portal-stat.admin.ch/nrw/files/de/02.xml , table «Council of States elections: results of the candidates, 1991–2007» (see below -d-17.02.02.02), and where possible they were checked against the official cantonal homepages. The voting shares were calculated on the basis of the valid ballot papers (without invalid and empty ones) in http://www.parlament.ch/d/wahlen-abstimmen/parlamentswahlen/staenderatswahlen/Documents/staenderatswahlen-46-legislatur.pdf ; This procedure was deviated from in the canton of Schaffhausen, where this number of valid votes was not known; here the proportion of votes was calculated based on the votes cast.
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↑ Christoph Lanz, Art. 150 N 5, in: Bernhard Ehrenzeller et al. (Ed.), The Swiss Federal Constitution. Commentary, 2nd edition, Dike, Zurich / St. Gallen 2008, p. 2323.
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↑ https://www.baselland.ch/res_kanton-htm.275530.0.html#body-over
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↑ http://www.gruenenidwalden.ch/?p=uu&page=60.1999&cnr=
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↑ Neue Obwaldner Zeitung, April 27, 1998, p. 11.
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^ Neue Zürcher Zeitung , April 27, 1998, p. 9.
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↑ on the offices of the unsuccessful candidates: Neue Obwaldner Zeitung, April 25, 1998, p. 13.
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↑ Neue Obwaldner Zeitung, June 10, 1998
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↑ Number of votes corresponds to the difference between the valid votes and the sum of the votes of both candidates (probably forgotten in the PDF)
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↑ http://www.toni-dettling.ch/fileadmin/twwc/redakteur/pdf/eidg11/vorschau_1/1.21.pdf
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↑ St. Galler Tagblatt, October 25, 199, p. 10.
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↑ St. Galler Tagblatt, October 25, 1999, p. 42.
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↑ St. Galler Tagblatt, October 30, 1999, p. 41.
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↑ http://www.parlament.ch/d/wahlen-abstimmen/parlamentswahlen/staenderatswahlen/Documents/staenderatswahlen-46-legislatur.pdf ; Joint list from Lega and SVP: Archived copy ( memento of the original from December 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; see. also: http://www.ti.ch/Generale/dirittipolitici/archivio/votazioni/elezioni/1999-04-18/GC/eletti.html ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically saved as marked defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ti.ch@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.ti.ch
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↑ http://www.parlament.ch/d/wahlen-abstimmen/parlamentswahlen/staenderatswahlen/Documents/staenderatswahlen-46-legislatur.pdf ; Joint list of Lega and SVP: http://www.ti.ch/Generale/dirittipolitici/archivio/votazioni/elezioni/1999-10-24/ballottaggio/candidati.html ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; see. also: http://www.ti.ch/Generale/dirittipolitici/archivio/votazioni/elezioni/1999-04-18/GC/eletti.html ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically saved as marked defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.ti.ch @1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.ti.ch
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↑ In the flashlight Adrian Gasser can't help it.
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↑ http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/pore/nrw99/list/cand/TG7_k2.html
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↑ http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/pore/nrw99/list/cand/TG7_k2.html
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↑ http://www.parlament.ch/d/wahlen-abstimmen/parlamentswahlen/staenderatswahlen/Documents/staenderatswahlen-46-legislatur.pdf
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↑ http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/pore/nrw99/list/cand/VD16_k2.html , http://www.parlament.ch/d/wahlen-abstimmen/parlamentswahlen/staenderatswahlen/Documents/staenderatswahlen -46-legislature.pdf
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↑ http://www.parlament.ch/d/wahlen-abstimmen/parlamentswahlen/staenderatswahlen/Documents/staenderatswahlen-46-legislatur.pdf
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↑ http://www.vs.ch/Navig/navig.asp?MenuID=4360&Language=fr
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↑ http://www.swissinfo.ch/fre/index/Einerkandidatur_fuer_das_CVP-Praesidium.html?cid=5359494
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↑ The player. In: nzz.ch. September 24, 2011, accessed October 14, 2018 .
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↑ http://www.zug.ch/behoerden/staatskanzlei/kanzlei/abstimmen-und-wahlen/abstimmen-kantonal/2007
