Swiss parliamentary elections 1987
The Swiss parliamentary elections in 1987 took place on October 18, 1987. The 200 mandates of the National Council and 39 of the 46 mandates in the Council of States were to be newly awarded. This 43rd legislative period lasted four years until October 1991. There were 2,400 candidatures (1,696 men and 704 women) for the 200 mandates of the National Council.
In the run-up to the elections, left-wing ecological circles spoke of an “election of hope” from which new majorities could emerge. This prognosis should not come true: In the National Council, the two green parties (the more moderate GPS and the left-wing GB) recorded significant growth, but remained below the (very high) expectations. In addition, these gains were more than offset by the massive losses suffered by the Social Democratic Party : After the SP had already suffered a decline in the three previous elections, it again lost almost four and a half percent of the vote and was only the third strongest force for the first time since 1919. In 1987, rather surprisingly, the right-wing populist and decidedly anti-ecological Auto Party won two seats in the National Council straight away.
There were only minor shifts in the Council of States: The CVP was able to further expand its leading position with 19 mandates (+1), the Landesring managed to move back into the small chamber.
The turnout in the National Council elections in 1987 was 46.47%, a significantly lower level than in 1983. However, it fell even further in subsequent elections and in 1995 reached its temporary low of 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 cantons, the cantons were also elected on October 18. 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 1986 to 1990) and Zug (1986–1990) had different election dates.
More detailed on this: Council of States - electoral procedure
Results National Council
Notes on voter numbers
In the multi-person constituencies (in the 1987 elections there were 21 cantons with a total of 195 out of 200 seats), each voter has as many votes as there are seats available in his canton (34 in the canton of Zurich, 2 in the canton of Jura). He can assign these votes to any candidate on the lists that are standing for election ( panaschieren ). One vote for a candidate is also one vote for his party. If a voter has not given all of his votes to candidates, these votes go as so-called “additional votes” to the list he has elected. If the voter does not select a list, but uses a so-called «ballot slip without party name» - also known as a blank list - unused votes expire (so-called empty votes).
In order to obtain results that are comparable across cantons, the number of fictitious voters per canton and party must first be calculated. And the total of all fictitious voters of the individual cantons is then the voters at the state level (e.g. FDP: 443,617.47 fictitious voters rounded to 443,617 voters). An Aargau “voter” can also consist of 15 people who have only one candidate from the party concerned on their list.
The Federal Statistical Office therefore uses the term “fictitious voter” for the voter, since an effective voter can only be a partial voter. The number of voters corresponds to the number of valid ballot papers. At the canton level, the sum of all party votes (sum of the candidate votes of candidates from a party plus additional votes = empty fields in a party list) is the basis for calculation. Example: Party A gets 12,000 in canton X, party B 27,000 and party C 48,000 out of 87,000 party votes. The number of valid ballot papers is 25,000.Thus, party A has 3,448.28 (12,000: 87,000 × 25,000), party B 7,758.62 (27,000: 87,000 × 25,000) and party C 13,793.10 (48,000: 87,000 × 25,000) in this canton. fictional voters. All three parties together have a total of 25,000 voters.
Parties, voters, seats
In the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden there was a silent election because only 2 candidates applied for the 2 seats (Hans-Rudolf Früh from the FDP and the LdU-affiliated non-party Herbert Maeder). The nationwide results were as follows:
Political party | Voters | % | (+/-) | Seats | (+/-) |
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Liberal Democratic Party | 443,617 | 22.93% | −0.40% | 51 | −3 |
Christian Democratic People's Party 1 | 381,667 | 19.73% | −0.49% | 42 | ± 0 |
Social Democratic Party | 356,266 | 18.42% | −4.42% | 41 | −6 |
Swiss People's Party | 213,253 | 11.02% | −0.06% | 25th | +2 |
Green Party of Switzerland | 94,378 | 4.88% | + 2.99% | 9 | 2 +6 |
National Ring of Independents | 80,691 | 4.17% | + 0.18% | 8th | ± 0 |
Green alliance (green alternative and POCH ) 3 | 77,451 | 4.00% | 4 + 0.75% | 4th | 4 +1 |
Liberal Party of Switzerland | 52,532 | 2.72% | −0.10% | 9 | +1 |
Car party | 50,372 | 2.60% | + 2.60% | 2 | +2 |
National action against foreign infiltration of people and homeland | 49,104 | 2.54% | −0.40% | 3 | −1 |
Evangelical People's Party | 37'265 | 1.93% | −0.15% | 3 | ± 0 |
Federal Democratic Union | 17,830 | 0.92% | +0.53% | 0 | ± 0 |
Party of labor | 15,528 | 0.80% | −0.09% | 1 | ± 0 |
Partito Socialista Autonomo (PSA) (TI) 5 | 10,879 | 0.56% | + 0.05% | 1 | ± 0 |
Ecological Freedom Party (ZH, BE, LU, GR, TI, GE) | 6,788 | 0.35% | + 0.35% | 0 | ± 0 |
Independent Christian Social Parties (FR, JU) | 5,889 | 0.30% | −0.10% | 0 | ± 0 |
Vigilance (GE) | 5,091 | 0.26% | −0.26% | 0 | −1 |
Critical Forum Schwyz (SZ) | 3,342 | 0.17% | + 0.17% | 0 | ± 0 |
For Law and Justice (TG) | 3,165 | 0.16% | + 0.16% | 0 | ± 0 |
Légalisons le cannabis (GE, VD, VS) 6 | 2,873 | 0.15% | + 0.15% | 0 | ± 0 |
Free Civil List (GR) | 2,814 | 0.15% | + 0.15% | 0 | ± 0 |
People's Action (BS) 7 | 2,012 | 0.10% | +0.08% | 0 | ± 0 |
IG for civil-industrial policy (BE) 8 | 1,746 | 0.09% | +0.09% | 0 | ± 0 |
Social-Liberal Party of European Federalists (ZH, ZG, BS, AG, VD, GE) | 1,681 | 0.09% | −0.02% | 0 | ± 0 |
Republican Movement (ZH) | 1,678 | 0.09% | +0.09% | 0 | ± 0 |
List libre (NE) 9 | 1,638 | 0.08% | +0.08% | 0 | ± 0 |
List humaniste indépendante (VD) 10 | 1,168 | 0.06% | +0.06% | 0 | ± 0 |
Women for Aargau (AG) | 1,022 | 0.05% | + 0.05% | 0 | ± 0 |
Green Center (BS) | 975 | 0.05% | + 0.05% | 0 | ± 0 |
List de la Grande Nation (FR) 11 | 806 | 0.04% | + 0.04% | 0 | ± 0 |
Pensioners also have a say! (BE) | 688 | 0.04% | + 0.04% | 0 | ± 0 |
The Greens Basel-Stadt (BS) | 617 | 0.03% | +0.03% | 0 | ± 0 |
Reasonable traffic policy for a better environment (ZH) | 567 | 0.03% | +0.03% | 0 | ± 0 |
Small list Emmental (BE) | 531 | 0.03% | +0.03% | 0 | ± 0 |
Women's movement mother and child (ZH) | 429 | 0.02% | +0.02% | 0 | ± 0 |
Pro Solar (ZH) | 414 | 0.02% | +0.02% | 0 | ± 0 |
Humanist Party (ZH) | 372 | 0.02% | +0.02% | 0 | ± 0 |
Civic voters for nature and the environment (BE) | 366 | 0.02% | +0.02% | 0 | ± 0 |
Union patriotique (VD) 12 | 336 | 0.02% | +0.02% | 0 | ± 0 |
List of the German-Freiburg Party (FR) | 301 | 0.02% | +0.02% | 0 | ± 0 |
Fresh wind (TG) | 297 | 0.02% | +0.02% | 0 | ± 0 |
Via Libera (TI) 13 | 296 | 0.02% | +0.02% | 0 | ± 0 |
Young Environmentally Conscious Democratic List (JUL) (ZH) | 284 | 0.01% | + 0.01% | 0 | ± 0 |
Sensible agricultural and consumer policy (ZH) | 273 | 0.01% | + 0.01% | 0 | ± 0 |
Party of Transparency in Politics (BE) | 258 | 0.01% | + 0.01% | 0 | ± 0 |
Partito Radicale Antimafia Ecologico (TI) 14 | 210 | 0.01% | + 0.01% | 0 | ± 0 |
Tell 2000 (LU) | 198 | 0.01% | + 0.01% | 0 | ± 0 |
The Blue Planet (BS) | 174 | 0.01% | + 0.01% | 0 | ± 0 |
Holistic Policy Group (SG) | 148 | 0.01% | + 0.01% | 0 | ± 0 |
Dynamic center (ZH) | 129 | 0.01% | + 0.01% | 0 | ± 0 |
New Movement Real Citizen Center (SG) | 111 | 0.01% | + 0.01% | 0 | ± 0 |
Independent and isolated votes in single constituencies (AI, GL, NW, OW, UR) | 3,926 | 0.20% | + 0.11% | 0 | ± 0 |
Herbert Maeder 15 | - | - | - | 1 | ± 0 |
Total | 1,934,448 | 100% | ± 0 | 200 | ± 0 |
Distribution of seats in the cantons
Source:
Canton | Total | FDP | CVP | SP | SVP | GPS | LdU 16 | LPS | GB 17 | N / A | EPP | automobile | PdA | PPE | Vig | ||||||||||||||
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Aargau | 14th | 3 | 3 | −1 | 3 | −1 | 3 | +1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appenzell Innerrhoden | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basel-Country | 7th | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Basel city | 6th | 1 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bern | 29 | 5 | 1 | +1 | 7th | −2 | 9 | 3 | 19 +2 | 1 | 0 | −1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | ||||||||||||
Freiburg | 6th | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Geneva | 11 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | −1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Glarus | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grisons | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
law | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | −1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Lucerne | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Neuchâtel | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nidwalden | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Obwalden | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schaffhausen | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schwyz | 3 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | +1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Solothurn | 7th | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Gallen | 12 | 3 | −1 | 6th | +1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ticino | 8th | 3 | 4th | +1 | 0 | −1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thurgau | 6th | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Uri | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vaud | 17th | 6th | −1 | 6th | +1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Valais | 7th | 2 | 4th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
train | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zurich | 35 | 8th | −1 | 2 | −1 | 6th | −2 | 6th | +1 | 3 | +2 | 4th | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | ||||||||||||
Switzerland | 200 | 51 | −3 | 42 | ± 0 | 41 | −6 | 25th | +2 | 9 | +5 | 9 | ± 0 | 9 | +1 | 4th | +1 | 3 | −1 | 3 | ± 0 | 2 | +2 | 1 | ± 0 | 1 | ± 0 | 0 | −1 |
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.
Political party | Elections 1987 | Elections 1983 |
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CVP | 19th | 18th |
FDP | 14th | 14th |
SP | 5 | 6th |
SVP | 4th | 5 |
LPS | 3 | 3 |
LdU | 1 | 0 |
Elected Councilors of States
41 men and 5 women were elected. There were only 22 previous members compared to 24 new members. Detailed results with votes from all candidates below
Canton | 1. Seat of the Council of States | 2. Seat of the Council of States |
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Aargau | Hans Jörg Huber , CVP (new) | Bruno Hunziker , FDP (new) |
Appenzell Ausserrhoden | Otto Schoch , FDP (previously) | only one seat |
Appenzell Innerrhoden | Carlo Schmid , CVP (previously) | only one seat |
Basel-Country | René Rhinow , FDP (new) | only one seat |
Basel city | Carl Miville-Seiler , SP (previously) | only one seat |
Bern | Arthur Hänsenberger , FDP (previously) | Ulrich Zimmerli , SVP (new) |
Freiburg | Anton Cottier , CVP (new) | Otto Piller , SP (previously) |
Geneva | Robert Ducret , FDP (so far) | André Gauthier , LPS (new) |
Glarus | Peter Hefti , FDP (previously) | Hans Meier , CVP (new) |
Grisons | Luregn Mathias Cavelty , CVP (previously) | Ulrich Gadient , SVP (previously) |
law | Michel Flückiger , FDP (new) | Jean-François Roth , CVP (new) |
Lucerne | Josi Meier , CVP (previously) | Kaspar Villiger , FDP (new) |
Neuchâtel | Thierry Béguin , LPS (new) | Jean Cavadini , LPS (new) |
Nidwalden | Norbert Zumbühl , CVP (previously) | only one seat |
Obwalden | Niklaus Küchler , CVP (new) | only one seat |
Schaffhausen | Esther Bührer , SP (previously) | Bernhard Seiler , SVP (new) |
Schwyz | Alois Dobler , CVP (previously) | Xaver Reichmuth , CVP (previously) |
Solothurn | Max Affolter , FDP (previously) | Rosmarie Simmen , CVP (new) |
St. Gallen | Ernst Rüesch , FDP (new) | Jakob Schönenberger , CVP (previously) |
Ticino | Camillo Jelmini , CVP (previously) | Franco Masoni , FDP (so far) |
Thurgau | Thomas Onken , SP (new) | Hans Uhlmann , SVP (new) |
Uri | Hans Danioth , CVP (new) | Oswald Ziegler , CVP (new) |
Vaud | Yvette Jaggi , SP (new) | Hubert Reymond , LPS (so far) |
Valais | Édouard Delalay , CVP (new) | Daniel Lauber , CVP (previously) |
train | Andreas Iten , FDP (new) | Markus Kündig , CVP (previously) |
Zurich | Riccardo Jagmetti , FDP (previously) | Monika Weber , LdU (new) |
Political groups in the 43rd 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 |
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Liberal Democratic Group | 65 | 51 | 14th |
Christian Democratic Group | 61 | 42 | 19th |
Socialist Group | 47 | 42 | 5 |
Group of the Swiss People's Party | 29 | 25th | 4th |
LdU / EPP Group | 13 | 12 | 1 |
Liberal Group | 12 | 9 | 3 |
Green Group | 9 | 9 | 0 |
without party affiliation | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Web links
- Federal Gazette of November 24, 1987 with the official final results
- International Parliamentary Union, results of election 87 (English; PDF; 30 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Number of candidacies by canton
- ↑ Année politique suisse 1987, section «Elections»
- ↑ cf. Année politique suisse 1987, sections «Elections» and «Parties»
- ↑ National Council elections: distribution of mandates by party and canton. Federal Statistical Office, December 1, 2015, accessed on May 28, 2017 .
- ^ Elections to the Council of States in the 42nd legislative period
- ^ Parliamentary groups since 1912