Swiss parliamentary elections 1983

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Turnout: 48.9%

 %

30th

20th

10

0

23.33

22.84

20.22

11.08

3.99

2.94

2.82

2.23

2.08

8.60

FDP

SP

CVP

SVP

LdU

N / A

LPS

POCH

EPP

Otherwise.

Gains and losses

compared to 1979

 % p

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

-0.68

-1.60

-1.07

-0.52

-0.08

+1.62

+0.02

+0.53

-0.14

+2.05

FDP

SP

CVP

SVP

LdU

N / A

LPS

POCH

EPP

Otherwise.

Bundeshaus in Bern:
seat of the Swiss parliament

The Swiss parliamentary elections in 1983 took place on October 23, 1983. The 200 mandates of the National Council and 38 of the 46 mandates in the Council of States were to be newly awarded. This 42nd legislative period lasted four years until October 1987.

There were 1,880 candidacies (1,446 men and 434 women) for the 200 mandates of the National Council. As a result, there were only moderate shifts: the Social Democratic Party lost again, and for the first time since 1928 achieved fewer votes than the FDP , which was able to win four seats despite a slight loss of votes. Among the smaller groups, the two far-right parties NA and Vigilance recorded significant gains. The Soviet Communist Party of Labor , on the other hand, suffered losses and could only have a single National Council.

With a view to the National Council elections, two national Green parties had formed for the first time. The successes of these were varied: while the Federation of Swiss Green Parties (later the Swiss Green Party ) won three seats (plus two), the Green Alternative came away empty-handed.

The FDP also won in the Council of States: it gained 3 seats, while the Social Democrats lost just as many. However, this essentially reversed the result of the previous elections - the composition of the small chamber again corresponded to what was customary in the post-war period.

The turnout in the National Council elections in 1983 reached 48.91%, a slightly higher value than in 1979. However, it fell even further in subsequent elections and reached its temporary low in 1995 at 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 of the cantons, the cantons were also elected on October 23. 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 1982 to 1986) and Zug (1982–1986) had different election dates.

More detailed on this: Council of States - electoral procedure

Results National Council

Parties, voters, seats

The nationwide results were as follows:

1

3

1

47

4th

9

3

42

54

8th

23

1

4th

1 3 1 47 4th 9 3 42 54 8th 23 1 4th 

A total of 200 seats

• PdA : 1
• POCH : 3
• PPE : 1
• SP : 47
• GPS and FL : 4
• LdU (including Maeder ): 9
• EVP : 3
• CVP : 42
• FDP : 54
• LPS : 8
• SVP : 23
• Vig : 1
• NA : 4

Political party	Voters	%	(+/-)	Seats	(+/-)
Liberal Democratic Party	457,283	23.33%	−0.68%	54	+3
Social Democratic Party	447,634	22.84%	−1.60%	47	−4
Christian Democratic People's Party	396,281	20.22%	−1.07%	42	−2
Swiss People's Party	217,166	11.08%	−0.52%	23	± 0
National Ring of Independents	78,292	3.99%	−0.08%	8th	± 0
National action against foreign infiltration of people and homeland	57,592	2.94%	+1.62%	4th	+2
Liberal Party of Switzerland	55,326	2.82%	+0.02%	8th	± 0
Progressive organizations in Switzerland	43,694	2.23%	+0.53%	3	+1
Evangelical People's Party	40,837	2.08%	−0.14%	3	± 0
Federation of Swiss Green Parties	37,079	1.89%	1 +1.26%	3	+2
Green alternative Switzerland	20'063	1.02%	2 + 0.84%	0	± 0
Party of labor	17,488	0.89%	−1.19%	1	−2
Free list (BE)	14,530	0.74%	+ 0.74%	1	+1
Socialist Labor Party	12,957	0.66%	+ 0.29%	0	± 0
Vigilance (GE)	10,148	0.52%	+ 0.30%	1	± 0
Partito Socialista Autonomo (PSA) (TI) 3	9,962	0.51%	+0.07%	1	± 0
Independent Christian Social Parties (FR, JU)	7,808	0.40%	+ 0.40%	0	4 ± 0
Federal Democratic Union	7,590	0.39%	+ 0.14%	0	± 0
Parti socialiste du Sud du Jura - Entente Jurassienne (BE)	6,703	0.34%	−0.12%	0	−1
Les amis et sympathisants de Jean Wilhelm (JU) 5	3,739	0.19%	+ 0.19%	0	± 0
Group of Independent Valais Democrats (VS)	3'005	0.15%	+ 0.15%	0	± 0
Herbert Maeder Committee in the National Council (AR)	2,932	0.15%	+ 0.15%	1	+1
Social-Liberal Party of European Federalists	2,170	0.11%	+0.06%	0	± 0
Democratic Social Party (BS)	1,914	0.10%	+ 0.10%	0	± 0
Energy and Environment (ZH)	1,302	0.07%	+0.07%	0	± 0
Non-party list (ZH)	775	0.04%	+ 0.04%	0	± 0
List of senior citizens of the Canton of Zurich (ZH)	595	0.03%	+0.03%	0	± 0
More freedom - less state (AG) 6	564	0.03%	+0.03%	0	± 0
Life + Justice 7	507	0.03%	+0.03%	0	± 0
Citizens' list against the accumulation of offices (BE) 8	394	0.02%	−0.03%	0	± 0
Diritti Democratici Ticinesi (TI) 9	388	0.02%	+0.02%	0	± 0
(List) non-party (LU)	374	0.02%	+0.02%	0	± 0
People's Action (BS) 10	353	0.02%	+0.02%	0	± 0
Joy Peace and Zwätschgechueche (FFUZ) (ZG)	302	0.02%	+0.02%	0	± 0
Green Switzerland Campaign (BS)	130	0.01%	+ 0.01%	0	± 0
Basel Party for Peace, Order, and Security	129	0.01%	+ 0.01%	0	± 0
Isolated votes in single constituencies (AI, GL, NW, OW, UR)	1,837	0.09%	−0.24%	0	± 0
Total	1,959,841	100%	± 0	200	± 0

¹ Comparison with the 1979 election resolution council of the Zurich and Vaudois Greens

²Comparison with the election result of the Democratic Alternative of 1979

³ in German: Independent Socialist Party

^4thIn the previous elections, a CSP politician in the canton of Jura was elected on a separatist list. In 1983 he tried unsuccessfully to be re-elected under the CSP label

⁵ in German: Friends and supporters of Jean Wilhelm

^6th Full name: More freedom - less state according to our federal letter, non-party

^7th Full name: Life + Justice for Army Reform, Mortgage Reduction and Public Health

^8th Full name: Citizens' list against the accumulation of offices (accumulation of offices) and for a liberal, democratic constitutional state

⁹ in German: Ticino Democratic Rights

¹⁰ Full name: People's action against too many foreigners in our homeland

Distribution of seats in the cantons

Source:

Canton	Total	FDP		SP		CVP		SVP		LdU 11		LPS		N / A		GP / FL 12		EPP		POCH		PdA		PPE		Vig		Jurassic 13
Aargau	14th	3		4th		4th		2		1
Appenzell Ausserrhoden	2	1		0	−1					1	+1
Appenzell Innerrhoden	1					1
Basel-Country	7th	2		3	+1	1		1		0	−1
Basel city	6th	1		2	−1	1				1	+1	0	−1							1
Bern	29	5	−1	9				9	−1	1				2	+1	1	+1	1		1	+1							0	−1
Freiburg	6th	1		1	−1	3		1	+1
Geneva	11	2		2	−1	1						3	+1			1	+1					1	−1			1
Glarus	1							1
Grisons	5	1		1		2		1
law	2	1	+1	1	+1	0	−1																					0	−1
Lucerne	9	3		1		5
Neuchâtel	5	1		2								2
Nidwalden	1					1
Obwalden	1					1
Schaffhausen	2	1		1
Schwyz	3	1				2
Solothurn	7th	3		2		2
St. Gallen	12	4th	+1	2		5	−1			1
Ticino	8th	3		1		3																		1
Thurgau	6th	1		1		2		2
Uri	1	1
Vaud	17th	7th	+2	5				1				3				1						0	−1
Valais	7th	2		1		4th
train	2	1				1
Zurich	35	9		8th	−2	3		5		4th				2	+1	1	+1	2		1
Switzerland	200	54	+3	47	−4	42	−2	23	± 0	9	+1	8th	± 0	4th	+2	4th	+3	3	± 0	3	+1	1	−2	1	± 0	1	± 0	0	−2

¹¹including Herbert Maeder (AR)

¹² GE, VD, ZH: Federation of Green Parties, BE: Free List

¹³ Jurassic-sepratistic lists

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.

6th

18th

14th

3

5

6th 18th 14th 3 5 

A total of 46 seats

• SP : 6
• CVP : 18
• FDP : 14
• LPS : 3
• SVP : 5

Political party	Elections 1983	Elections 1979
CVP	18th	18th
FDP	14th	11
SP	6th	9
SVP	5	5
LPS	3	3

Elected Councilors of States

43 men and 3 women were elected. In addition to 34 previous members, there were 14 new members in the Small Chamber. Detailed results with votes from all candidates below

Canton	1. Seat of the Council of States	2. Seat of the Council of States
Aargau	Julius Binder , CVP (previously)	Hans Letsch , FDP (previously)
Appenzell Ausserrhoden	Otto Schoch , FDP (new)	only one seat
Appenzell Innerrhoden	Carlo Schmid , CVP (previously)	only one seat
Basel-Country	Eduard Belser , SP (previously)	only one seat
Basel city	Carl Miville , SP (previously)	only one seat
Bern	Peter Gerber , SVP (previously)	Arthur Hänsenberger , FDP (previously)
Freiburg	Pierre Dreyer , CVP (previously)	Otto Piller , SP (previously)
Geneva	Monique Bauer-Lagier , LPS (previously)	Robert Ducret , FDP (new)
Glarus	Peter Hefti , FDP (previously)	Hans Meier , CVP (new)
Grisons	Luregn Mathias Cavelty , CVP (previously)	Ulrich Gadient , SVP (new)
law	Gaston Brahier , FDP (new)	Roger Schaffter , CVP (previously)
Lucerne	Peter Knüsel , FDP (previously)	Josi Meier , CVP (new)
Neuchâtel	Jean-François Aubert , LPS (previously)	René Meylan , SP (previously)
Nidwalden	Norbert Zumbühl , CVP (previously)	only one seat
Obwalden	Wilfried Hophan , CVP (new)	only one seat
Schaffhausen	Esther Bührer , SP (new)	Ernst Steiner , SVP (previously)
Schwyz	Alois Dobler , CVP (previously)	Xaver Reichmuth , CVP (new)
Solothurn	Max Affolter , FDP (previously)	Walter Weber , SP (previously)
St. Gallen	Paul Bürgi , FDP (previously)	Jakob Schönenberger , CVP (previously)
Ticino	Camillo Jelmini , CVP (new)	Franco Masoni , FDP (new)
Thurgau	Franco Matossi , SVP (so far)	Heinz Moll , FDP (new)
Uri	Leo Arnold , CVP (previously)	Franz Muheim , CVP (previously)
Vaud	Edouard Debétaz , FDP (previously)	Hubert Reymond , LPS (so far)
Valais	Guy Genoud , CVP (previously)	Daniel Lauber , CVP (new)
train	Othmar Andermatt , FDP (previously)	Markus Kündig , CVP (previously)
Zurich	Riccardo Jagmetti , FDP (new)	Jakob Stucki , SVP (previously)

Political groups in the 42nd 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	68	54	14th
Christian Democratic Group	60	42	18th
Socialist Group	53	47	6th
Group of the Swiss People's Party	28	23	5
LdU / EPP Group	12	12	0
Liberal Group	11	8th	3
National Action Group / Vigilants	5	5	0
without party affiliation	4th	4th	0

Web links

• Federal Gazette of November 29, 1983 with the official final results
• International Parliamentary Union, results of elections 83 (English; PDF; 30 kB)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Number of candidacies by canton
2. ↑ Green Party of Switzerland (Ed.), Gabriela Bader et al., History of the Greens in Switzerland ( Memento of the original from August 17, 2016 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. , 2014, p. 2. 
3. ↑ National Council elections: distribution of mandates by party and canton. Federal Statistical Office, December 1, 2015, accessed on May 28, 2017 . 
4. ^ Elections to the Council of States in the 42nd legislative period
5. ^ Parliamentary groups since 1912