Swiss parliamentary elections 1999

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1995General election of
the National Council in 1999
2003
Turnout: 43.2%
 %
30th
20th
10
0
22.6
22.5
19.9
15.8
5.0
2.3
1.8
1.8
0.9
7.4
Otherwise.
Gains and losses
compared to 1995
 % p
   8th
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
+7.7
+0.7
-0.4
-1.0
-0.2
-0.4
-1.3
± 0.0
-3.1
-2.0
Otherwise.
Bundeshaus in Bern:
seat of the Swiss parliament

The 1999 Swiss parliamentary elections took place on October 24, 1999. The 200 mandates of the National Council and 40 of the 46 mandates in the Council of States were to be newly awarded. This 46th legislative period lasted four years until October 2003.

In the National Council there was a landslide victory for the Swiss People's Party . The SVP won 15 seats and was able to gain particularly in those cantons in which it was only founded during the 1990s (mainly medium-sized and small cantons in German-speaking Switzerland ). It went from being the fourth largest to the strongest party.

The big losers in this development were the small far-right parties: The Freedom Party lost four fifths of its votes and all seven seats in the National Council; the Swiss Democrats were left with a single National Council.

The three big traditional parties SP , FDP and CVP remained more or less stable. This also applied to the Swiss Green Party , which between 1995 and 1999 practically all the remaining small green alternative cantonal parties had joined (the most important of which was the Green Alliance of Bern ).

The National Ring of Independents , a traditional social-liberal opposition party, entered in 1999 under the name of the List of Independents and achieved only one mandate. He decided to dissolve himself in December 1999.

The changes in the Council of States were less dramatic. The Landesring and the Liberal Party of Switzerland lost their representation in the small chamber, and for the next eight years the four Federal Council parties (FDP, CVP, SVP and SP) remained to themselves.

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. With the exception of the canton of Jura, all cantons apply the majority vote . With the exception of the cantons of Appenzell Innerrhoden , Graubünden , Obwalden and Zug , the representatives of the cantons were also elected on October 24th.

More detailed on this: Council of States - electoral procedure

Results National Council

Parties, vote, seats

Results from the cantons of the Swiss parliamentary elections 1999 / Results of the National Council elections .

3
9
51
1
1
3
35
43
6th
44
2
1
1
51 35 43 6th 44 
A total of 200 seats
Strongest parties in the cantons and distribution of seats
Political party be right % (+/-) Seats (+/-)
Swiss People's Party 440,158 22.56% +7.66% 44 +15
Social Democratic Party 1 438,555 22.48% + 0.69% 51 −3
Liberal Democratic Party 388,782 19.93% −0.38% 43 −2
Christian Democratic People's Party 309,119 15.84% −0.96% 35 +1
Green Party of Switzerland 97,652 5.01% −0.18% 9 2 +1
Liberal Party of Switzerland 43,870 2.25% −0.42% 6th −1
Swiss democrats 35,882 1.84% −1.29% 1 −2
Evangelical People's Party 35,674 1.83% + 0.04% 3 +1
Federal Democratic Union 24,356 1.25% −0.05% 1 0
Party of labor 18,568 0.95% −0.24% 2 −1
Lega dei Ticinesi 17,118 0.88% −0.07% 2 +1
Freedom party 16,886 0.87% −3.11% 0 −7
List of Independents 14'439 0.74% −1.09% 1 −2
solidarityS 9,138 0.47% + 0.15% 1 +1
Senior Lists (ZH, ZG) 8,779 0.45% + 0.40%
Christian Social Party 8'212 0.42% + 0.13% 1 0
Democratic Social Party (BS, FR) 3,508 0.22% +0.08%
New list - For SMEs - Independence - Neutrality (BE) 3,323 0.17% + 0.17%
Alternative list (ZH) 3,300 0.17% +0.06%
Women make politics! (ZH) 2,957 0.15% −0.37% 0 −1
Renaissance Suisse Europe (VD) 2,809 0.14% −0.03%
Free List - Solidarity (FR) 2,786 0.14% + 0.00%
SMEs for trade and medium-sized companies (TG) 1,895 0.10% + 0.10%
Sälbwandlech (BL) 1,673 0.09% +0.09%
A3A Association Aînés Actifs 2 (VD) 1,296 0.07% +0.07%
Non-partisan movement for a neutral Switzerland without EU / NATO accession UPB (LU) 1,293 0.07% +0.07%
SMEs and trade - entrepreneurs in politics! (ZH) 1'216 0.06% +0.06%
Contre le démantèlement social, non aux bilatérales 3 (GE) 1,176 0.06% −0.03%
Environmental List Graubünden (GR) 1'130 0.06% +0.06%
Freiburg Independent Movement (FR) 1,056 0.05% + 0.05%
Union des patriotes suisses (GE) 955 0.05% + 0.05%
Humanist Party (BS, BE, ZH) 927 0.05% + 0.05%
Workers 'and Pensioners' Party (BE) 873 0.04% + 0.01%
List for tax cuts (ZH) 745 0.04% + 0.04%
Adrian Steiger (GR) 719 0.04% + 0.04%
Free Citizenship (SG) 693 0.04% + 0.04%
European Party (ZH) 327 0.03% −0.01%
Young List (SG) 612 0.03% +0.03%
Catholic People's Party (TG) 569 0.03% −0.07%
Citizen List (SO) 525 0.03% +0.03%
Free List Graubünden (GR) 523 0.03% +0.03%
Humanist Hemp Party (SO) 491 0.03% +0.03%
Forum for the Sovereign (GR) 486 0.02% +0.02%
I liberalsocialisti (TI) 418 0.02% +0.02%
Il guastafeste 4 (TI) 380 0.02% +0.02%
Pro Free Switzerland (SZ) 334 0.02% +0.02%
Pour un Avenir Meilleur 5 (GE) 380 0.02% −0.01%
Future for everyone (FR) 281 0.01% + 0.01%
Free Ecological Initiative (FR) 237 0.01% + 0.01%
Strong Basel (BS) 218 0.01% + 0.01%
Urs Wirth - For a progressive policy (AG) 203 0.01% + 0.01%
Red List of Threatened Species (MIR 21) (BS) 160 0.01% + 0.01%
Action droit de Regarde (VD) 139 0.01% + 0.01%
Free and independent electorate (SZ) 135 0.01% + 0.01%
Freedom, law, independence, justice, progress, nature (TG) 110 0.01% + 0.01%
Swiss Citizens' Vote (TG) 80 0.00% + 0.00%
Isolated votes in single-person constituencies 2,576 0.13% + 0.01%
1Including a joint list of SP and alternatives in the canton of Zug
2In 1995 the Green Alliance of Bern , which at the time was not part of the GPS, won a seat in the National Council. In 1999 it was a candidate on a joint green list. If this change is taken into account, the Greens won no additional seat
3 in German: German: Active Age Association
4thin German: Against social cuts, no to the bilateral agreements
5 in German: Der Spielverderber
6th in German: For a better future

Distribution of seats in the cantons

Votes and percentages in the cantons as well as the names of those elected in the Swiss parliamentary elections 1999 / results of the national council elections .

Canton Total SVP SP FDP CVP Green 6 LPS EPP PdA / Sol. Lega SD EDU LdU CSP FPS Women 7
Kanton AargauKanton Aargau Aargau 15th 5 +2 3 3 3 +1 0 −1 1 +1 0 −1 0 −2
Canton of Appenzell AusserrhodenCanton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden Appenzell Ausserrhoden 2 1 1
Canton of Appenzell InnerrhodenCanton of Appenzell Innerrhoden Appenzell Innerrhoden 1 1
Canton of Basel-CountryCanton of Basel-Country Basel-Country 7th 1 2 2 +1 1 1 0 −1
Canton of Basel-StadtCanton of Basel-Stadt Basel city 6th 1 +1 3 −1 1 1
Canton BernCanton Bern Bern 27 8th 8th 5 +1 1 2 1 1 1 0 −1
Canton of FriborgCanton of Friborg Freiburg 6th 2 +1 1 2 −1 1
Canton of GenevaCanton of Geneva Geneva 11 2 −2 2 2 +1 1 +1 2 2
Canton of GlarusCanton of Glarus Glarus 1 1
canton of Grisonscanton of Grisons Grisons 5 2 +1 1 −1 1 1
Canton of JuraCanton of Jura law 2 1 1
Canton lucerneCanton lucerne Lucerne 10 2 +1 1 2 −1 4th 1
Canton of NeuchâtelCanton of Neuchâtel Neuchâtel 5 2 1 −1 1 +1 1
Canton of NidwaldenCanton of Nidwalden Nidwalden 1 1
Canton of ObwaldenCanton of Obwalden Obwalden 1 1
Canton of SchaffhausenCanton of Schaffhausen Schaffhausen 2 1 1
Canton of SchwyzCanton of Schwyz Schwyz 3 1 1 1
Canton of SolothurnCanton of Solothurn Solothurn 7th 1 +1 2 2 2 0 −1
Canton of St. GallenCanton of St. Gallen St. Gallen 12 3 +2 2 −1 2 4th 1 0 −1
Canton of TicinoCanton of Ticino Ticino 8th 2 2 −1 2 2 +1
Canton of ThurgauCanton of Thurgau Thurgau 6th 3 +1 1 1 1 0 −1
Canton of UriCanton of Uri Uri 1 1
Canton of VaudCanton of Vaud Vaud 17th 2 +1 5 5 1 1 2 −1 1
Canton of ValaisCanton of Valais Valais 7th 2 +1 1 −1 4th
Canton of ZugCanton of Zug train 3 1 +1 0 −1 1 1
Canton ZurichCanton Zurich Zurich 34 13 +4 10 +1 6th 2 1 −1 1 0 −1 1 −1 0 −1 0 −1
Switzerland 200 44 +15 51 −3 43 −2 35 +1 9 ± 0 6th −1 3 +1 3 ± 0 2 +1 1 −2 1 ± 0 1 −2 1 ± 0 0 −7 0 −1
7th Women make politics! (FraP, ZH); National Councilor Christine Goll had joined the SP during the previous legislature.

Results Council of States

Distribution of seats

Detailed results with the number of votes of all candidates in the cantons under the results of the Council of States elections (1999–2003) .

6th
15th
18th
7th
6th 15th 18th 7th 
A total of 46 seats
Political party Mandates Change
FDP 18th +1
CVP 15th −1
SVP 7th +2
SP 6th +1
LPS 0 −1
LdU 0 −1

Elected Councilors of States

Detailed results with the number of votes of all candidates in the cantons under the results of the Council of States elections (1999–2003) .

Canton 1. Seat of the Council of States 2. Seat of the Council of States
Kanton AargauKanton Aargau Aargau Maximilian Reimann , SVP (previously) Thomas Pfisterer , FDP (new)
Canton of Appenzell AusserrhodenCanton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden Appenzell Ausserrhoden Hans-Rudolf Merz , FDP (previously) only 1 seat
Canton of Appenzell InnerrhodenCanton of Appenzell Innerrhoden Appenzell Innerrhoden Carlo Schmid-Sutter , CVP (previously) only 1 seat
Canton of Basel-CountryCanton of Basel-Country Basel-Country Hans Fünfschilling , FDP (new) only 1 seat
Canton of Basel-StadtCanton of Basel-Stadt Basel city Gian-Reto Plattner , SP (previously) only 1 seat
Canton BernCanton Bern Bern Christine Beerli , FDP (so far) Samuel Schmid , SVP (new)
Canton of FriborgCanton of Friborg Freiburg Anton Cottier , CVP (previously) Jean-Claude Cornu , FDP (new)
Canton of GenevaCanton of Geneva Geneva Christiane Brunner , SP (previously) Françoise Saudan , FDP (previously)
Canton of GlarusCanton of Glarus Glarus This Jenny , SVP (so far) Fritz Schiesser , FDP (previously)
canton of Grisonscanton of Grisons Grisons Christoffel Brändli , SVP (previously) Theo Maissen , CVP (previously)
Canton of JuraCanton of Jura law Pierre-Alain Gentil , SP (previously) Pierre Paupe , CVP (previously)
Canton lucerneCanton lucerne Lucerne Franz Wicki , CVP (previously) Helen Leumann-Würsch , FDP (previously)
Canton of NeuchâtelCanton of Neuchâtel Neuchâtel Michèle Berger-Wildhaber , FDP (new) Jean Studer , SP (new)
Canton of NidwaldenCanton of Nidwalden Nidwalden Marianne Slongo , CVP (new) only 1 seat
Canton of ObwaldenCanton of Obwalden Obwalden Hans Hess , FDP (new) only 1 seat
Canton of SchaffhausenCanton of Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Peter Briner , FDP (new) Rico Wenger , SVP (new)
Canton of SchwyzCanton of Schwyz Schwyz Bruno Frick , CVP (previously) Toni Dettling , FDP (new)
Canton of SolothurnCanton of Solothurn Solothurn Rolf Büttiker , FDP (previously) Ernst Leuenberger , SP (new)
Canton of St. GallenCanton of St. Gallen St. Gallen Erika Forster , FDP (previously) Eugen David , CVP (new)
Canton of TicinoCanton of Ticino Ticino Dick Marty , FDP (so far) Filippo Lombardi , CVP (new)
Canton of ThurgauCanton of Thurgau Thurgau Hermann Bürgi , SVP (new) Philipp Stähelin , CVP (new)
Canton of UriCanton of Uri Uri Hansheiri Inderkum , CVP (previously) Hansruedi Stadler , CVP (new)
Canton of VaudCanton of Vaud Vaud Michel Béguelin , SP (new) Christiane Langenberger , FDP (new)
Canton of ValaisCanton of Valais Valais Simon Epiney , CVP (new) Rolf Escher , CVP (new)
Canton of ZugCanton of Zug train Peter Bieri , CVP (previously) Rolf Schweiger , FDP (new)
Canton ZurichCanton Zurich Zurich Hans Hofmann , SVP (previously) Vreni Spoerry , FDP (previously)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.portal-stat.admin.ch/nrw/files/de/02.xml , table "Council of States elections: results of the candidates, 1991-2007" (su-d-17.02.02.02)
  2. http://www.portal-stat.admin.ch/nrw/files/de/02.xml , table "Council of States elections: results of the candidates, 1991-2007" (su-d-17.02.02.02)