Swiss parliamentary elections 1967

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Turnout 65.7%

 %

30th

20th

10

0

23.53

23.15

22.05

11.03

9.05

2.89

2.34

1.58

1.44

2.93

SP

FDP

KCVP

BGB

LdU

PdA

LPS

EPP

DP

Otherwise.

Gains and losses

compared to 1963

 % p

   6th

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

-3.09

-0.79

-1.36

-0.32

+4.04

+0.70

+0.10

-0.05

-0.33

+1.10

SP

FDP

KCVP

BGB

LdU

PdA

LPS

EPP

DP

Otherwise.

Bundeshaus in Bern:
seat of the Swiss parliament

The Swiss parliamentary elections in 1967 took place on October 29, 1967. The 200 mandates of the National Council and 31 of the 44 mandates in the Council of States were to be newly awarded. This 38th legislative period lasted four years until October 1971. It was the last National Council elections in which only men were entitled to vote .

The big election winner was the Landesring der Independentigen (LdU), whose representation in the National Council rose from 6 to 16 National Councilors and which won a seat on the Council of States in the Canton of Zurich. This was the best result in the party history of the Landesring. Small parties on the left and right of the political spectrum also grew. For the first time since 1953, the Communist Labor Party regained parliamentary strength. At the other end of the political spectrum, James Schwarzenbach was elected to the National Council as the first representative of the "National Action Against Foreign Immigration and Immigration" (now Swiss Democrats ).

In the National Council there were exceptionally high losses for the Social Democrats . However, the SP only lost 2 seats. The other governing parties KCVP (today CVP), FDP and BGB (merged into the newly founded SVP in 1971) also suffered minor losses.

In the canton of Valais , the Social Democratic National Councilor Karl Dellberg , whom his party did not want to nominate for another term of office, ran on a separate list (Socialist People's Party - parti socialiste populaire) and was elected. In the National Council, Dellberg rejoined the Social Democratic Group .

There were no major changes in the Council of States. BGB and LdU each gained 1 seat, the SP lost 1 seat.

The turnout in the National Council elections in 1967 reached 65.7%, its lowest level at the time since the introduction of proportional representation in 1919, but fell even further in subsequent elections and reached its preliminary low in 1995 .

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 ( 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 29th. 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 1968 to 1972) and Zug (1966–1970) had different election dates. In the cantons of Bern , Friborg and Neuchâtel , the Council of States were elected by the cantonal parliament. Women were eligible to vote in the cantons of Basel-Stadt, Geneva and Vaud; In these cantons, a total of three women ran (unsuccessfully) for the Council of States.

More detailed on this: Council of States - electoral procedure

Results National Council

Parties, vote, seats

The nationwide results were as follows:

5

51

16

3

3

45

49

6th

21st

1

5 51 16 3 3 45 49 6th 21st 1 

A total of 200 seats

• PdA : 5
• SP (incl. SozVP ): 51
• LdU : 16
• EVP : 3
• DP : 3
• KCVP : 45
• FDP : 49
• LPS : 6
• BGB : 21
• NA : 1

Political party	be right	%	(+/-)	Seats	(+/-)
Social Democratic Party 1	233,873	23.53%	−3.09%	50	−3
Liberal Democratic Party	230,095	23.15%	−0.79%	49	−2
Conservative Christian Social People's Party of Switzerland 2	219,184	22.05%	−1.36%	45	−3
Farmers, Trades and Citizens Party 3	109,621	11.03%	−0.32%	21st	−1
National Ring of Independents	89,950	9.05%	+ 4.04%	16	+6
Party of labor	28,723	2.89%	+ 0.70%	5	+1
Liberal Party of Switzerland	23,208	2.34%	+ 0.10%	6th	± 0
Evangelical People's Party	15,728	1.58%	−0.05%	3	+1
Democratic Party 4	14'270	1.44%	−0.33%	3	−1
National action against foreign infiltration of people and homeland	6'275	0.63%	+ 0.63%	1	+1
Socialist People's Party (VS)	5,107	0.51%	+0.51%	1	+1
List for freedom of expression in Parliament (ZH)	4,438	0.45%	+ 0.45%	0
Team 67 (AG)	3,186	0.32%	+ 0.32%	0
Free voters and non-party voters (AG)	2,104	0.21%	−0.00%	0
Vigilance (GE)	1,696	0.17%	+ 0.17%	0
Campaign Canton Basel (BL)	1,454	0.15%	−0.16%	0
Mouvement social indépendant (VS)	1'411	0.14%	+ 0.14%	0
Parti libéral-radical indépendant (BE) 5	1,117	0.11%	+ 0.11%	0
Parti unitaire romand (VD)	901	0.09%	+0.09%	0
United Citizens' Parties (ZH)	546	0.05%	+ 0.05%	0
Christian Democratic People's Party (AG)	299	0.03%	+0.03%	0
Swiss People's Party (ZH)	264	0.03%	+0.02%	0
Non-party (SO)	53	0.01%	+ 0.01%	0
Isolated votes in single constituencies	345	0.03%	−0.03%	0
Total	993,848	100%		200

¹ Numbers without Dellberg's list

² The CVP's ​​name at the time

³ largest predecessor party of the SVP

^4th thereof 8,841 (0.89%) to DP Graubünden (incorporated into SVP in 1971) and 5,429 (0.55%) to DP Zurich (incorporated into FDP in 1971).

⁵in German (by analogy): Independent liberal party. Spin-off from Bern Jurassic FDP, which in the Jura question began for the establishment of an independent canton of Jura.

Distribution of seats in the cantons

Canton	Total	SP		FDP		KCVP		BGB		LdU		LPS		PdA		EPP		Dem		N / A		SozVP
Aargau	13	4th		2	−1	3		2		2	+1
Appenzell Ausserrhoden	2	1		1
Appenzell Innerrhoden	1					1
Basel-Country	5	2		1		1		1
Basel city	8th	3		2		1				1		1
Bern	33	12		6th		2		10	−1	2						1	+1
Freiburg	6th	1		2		3
Geneva	10	2		2		1	−1			1	+1	2		2
Glarus	2	1		1
Grisons	5			1		2												2
Lucerne	9	1		3		5
Neuchâtel	5	2		1	−1							1		1	+1
Nidwalden	1					1
Obwalden	1					1
Schaffhausen	2	1		1
Schwyz	3	1		1	+1	1	−1
Solothurn	7th	2		3		2
St. Gallen	13	2		4th		6th				1
Ticino	7th	1		3		3
Thurgau	6th	2		1		1		2
Uri	1			1
Vaud	16	4th		6th		1		1				2		2
Valais	7th	0	−1	1		5																1	+1
train	2			1		1
Zurich	35	8th	−2	5	−1	4th	−1	5		9	+4					2		1	−1	1	+1
Switzerland	200	50	−3	49	−2	45	−3	21st	−1	16	+6	6th	± 0	5	+1	3	+1	3	−1	1	+1	1	+1

Results Council of States

2

1

3

18th

14th

3

3

2 1 3 18th 14th 3 3 

A total of 44 seats

• SP : 2
• LdU : 1
• DP : 3
• KCVP : 18
• FDP : 14
• LPS : 3
• BGB : 3

The councils of states of the 38th legislative period are distributed as follows:

Distribution of seats

Political party	Mandates	Change
KCVP	18th	± 0
FDP	14th	± 0
BGB	3	+1
LPS	3	−1
DP	3	± 0
SP	2	−1
LdU	1	+1

Elected Councils of State

Canton	1. Seat of the Council of States	2. Seat of the Council of States
Aargau	Ernst Bachmann , FDP (previously)	Robert Reimann , KCVP (previously)
Appenzell Ausserrhoden	Hans Nänny , FDP (previously)	only 1 seat
Appenzell Innerrhoden	Carl Dobler , KCVP (previously)	only 1 seat
Basel-Country	Werner Jauslin , FDP (previously)	only 1 seat
Basel city	Willi Wenk , SP (previously)	only 1 seat
Bern	Dewet Buri , BGB (previously)	Maurice Péquignot , FDP (previously)
Freiburg	Alphonse Roggo , KCVP (previously)	Paul Torche , KCVP (previously)
Geneva	Alfred Borel , FDP (previously)	Éric Choisy , LPS (previously)
Glarus	Heinrich Heer , DP (previously)	Fridolin Stucki , DP (previously)
Grisons	Gion Darms , KCVP (previously)	Arno Theus , DP (so far)
Lucerne	Christian Clavadetscher , FDP (previously)	Franz Xaver Leu , KCVP (previously)
Neuchâtel	Jean-Louis Barrelet , FDP (previously)	Blaise Clerc , LPS (so far)
Nidwalden	Eduard Amstad , KCVP (new)	only 1 seat
Obwalden	Gotthard Odermatt , KCVP (previously)	only 1 seat
Schaffhausen	Kurt Bächtold , FDP (previously)	Konrad Graf , BGB (previously)
Schwyz	Heinrich Oechslin , KCVP (previously)	Josef Ulrich , KCVP (new)
Solothurn	Werner Vogt , SP (previously)	Ulrich Luder , FDP (new)
St. Gallen	Paul Hofmann , KCVP (previously)	Willi Rohner , FDP (previously)
Ticino	Ferruccio Bolla , FDP (so far)	Alberto Stefani , KCVP (previously)
Thurgau	Heinrich Herzog , BGB (previously)	Hans Munz , FDP (new)
Uri	Ludwig Danioth , KCVP (previously)	Emil Wipfli , KCVP (previously)
Vaud	Louis Guisan , LPS (previously)	Jean-Pierre Pradervand , FDP (new)
Valais	Marius Lampert , KCVP (previously)	Hermann Bodenmann , KCVP (new)
train	Hans Hürlimann , KCVP (previously)	Augustin Lusser , KCVP (previously)
Zurich	Albin Heimann , LdU (new)	Fritz Honegger , FDP (new)

Web links

• Federal Gazette of November 30, 1967 with official final results
• International Parliamentary Union, results of election 67 (PDF; 30 kB)
• Number of candidacies by canton

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from November 28, 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. , Statistics of the political groups since 1912 
2. ↑ http://www.portal-stat.admin.ch/nrw/files/de/01b3.xml , table: National Council elections: "Distribution of mandates according to parties, 1919–2007", je-d-17.02.03.04.01
3. ^ Bbl 1967 p. 1140
4. ↑ Alain Clavien: Dell Berg, Karl. In: Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz ., Accessed on April 6, 2014
5. ↑ http://www.parlament.ch/d/suche/Seiten/ratsträger.aspx , Karl Dellberg
6. ↑ http://www.portal-stat.admin.ch/nrw/files/de/01b.xml , table National Council elections: voter turnout, 1919–2007 (je-d-17.02.03.02.02)
7. ↑ http://www.parlament.ch/d/wahlen-abstimmen/parlamentswahlen/staenderatswahlen/Documents/staenderatswahlen-38-legislatur.pdf Table "Senate elections: results of the candidates for the 38th legislative period
8. ↑ http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/SWITZERLAND_1967_E.PDF , p. 4th
9. ↑ Source, if not deviated from it: Federal Statistical Office: Election results 1967, page 25
10. ↑ In the original source, the Federal Statistical Office kept the Baselstädtische and Zurich lists separately, but the list in the BS canton bore the full party name (Nationale Aktion gegen die Überfremdung von Volk und Heimat, Bbl. 1967 p. 1105) and is also included in one current collection of results in the same category as the Zurich NA ( http://www.portal-stat.admin.ch/nrw/files/de/01b2.xml , table "National Council elections 1967: strength of parties and voter participation, by cantons, 1967 ", su-d-17.02.03.03.zm.1967.k), cf. also http://www.anneepolitique.ch/APS/de/APS_1968/APS1968_III_a.html
11. ↑ http://www.portal-stat.admin.ch/nrw/files/de/01b3.xml , table "National Council elections: distribution of seats according to parties, 1919–2007 (je-d-17.02.03.04.01)
12. ^ Bbl. 1967 p. 1146 ff., Party and so far new: http://www.parlament.ch/d/suche/Seiten/ratsträger.aspx