1991 Swiss federal election
1991 Swiss federal election All 200 seats in the National Council (101 seats needed for a majority) All 46 seats in the Council of States (24 seats needed for a majority)Turnout 46.0% 0.5 pp
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Map of Swiss cantons colored by the party that won the most votes. The seats that were won in the cantons for both the National Council and the Council of States are shown as well.
Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 20 October 1991.[ 1] The Free Democratic Party remained the largest party in the National Council , winning 44 of the 200 seats.[ 2]
Results
National Council
Party Votes % Seats +/– Free Democratic Party 429,072 20.99 44 –7 Social Democratic Party 377,968 18.49 41 0 Christian Democratic People's Party 367,928 18.00 35 –7 Swiss People's Party 243,268 11.90 25 0 Green Party 124,149 6.07 14 +5 Swiss Motorists' Party 103,585 5.07 8 +6 Swiss Democrats 69,297 3.39 5 +2 Liberal Party 62,073 3.04 10 +1 Alliance of Independents 57,819 2.83 5 –3 Evangelical People's Party 38,681 1.89 3 0 Ticino League 28,290 1.38 2 New Swiss Progressive Organisations 24,946 1.22 0 –4 Federal Democratic Union 20,395 1.00 1 +1 Swiss Party of Labour 15,871 0.78 2 +1 Unitarian Socialist Party 12,006 0.59 1 0 Independent Social-Christian Party 8,039 0.39 1 +1 Jura Alliance 5,258 0.26 1 +1 Frauen Macht Politik! 5,211 0.25 1 +1 Herbert Mäder Committee 5,162 0.25 1 0 Other parties 45,083 2.21 0 – Total 2,044,101 100.00 200 0 Valid votes 2,044,101 98.42 Invalid/blank votes 32,800 1.58 Total votes 2,076,901 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 4,510,521 46.05 Source: Nohlen & Stöver
By constituency
Constituency
Seats
Electorate
Turnout
Party
Votes
Seats won
Aargau
14
332,650
140,909
Swiss People's Party
346,119
3
Social Democratic Party
337,007
2
Free Democratic Party
317,931
3
Christian Democratic People's Party
280,324
2
Swiss Motorists' Party
256,217
2
Green Party
132,264
1
Swiss Democrats
86,561
0
Ring of Independents
83,324
1
Evangelical People's Party
63,915
0
Federal Democratic Union
26,823
0
List of An Individual
4,831
0
Europe Party
3,191
0
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
2
34,850
15,520
Herbert Maeder Committee
10,310
1
Free Democratic Party
8,664
1
Christian Democratic People's Party
4,698
0
Swiss Motorists' Party
4,438
0
Appenzell Innerrhoden
1
8,967
2,027
Christian Democratic People's Party
3,748
1
Others
49
0
Basel-Landschaft
7
160,760
71,589
Free Democratic Party
122,018
2
Social Democratic Party
120,329
2
Swiss People's Party
60,517
1
Christian Democratic People's Party
56,917
0
Green Party
54,220
1
Swiss Democrats
44,694
0
Swiss Motorists' Party
21,050
0
Evangelical People's Party
13,013
0
Basel-Stadt
6
131,353
59,079
Social Democratic Party
88,597
2
Free Democratic Party
55,369
1
Liberal Party
46,555
1
Christian Democratic People's Party
36,318
1
Swiss Progressive Organisations
27,155
0
Ring of Independents
25,922
1
Green Party
15,430
0
Evangelical People's Party
11,445
0
Swiss Democrats
11,325
0
People's Action
10,200
0
Swiss People's Party
6,964
0
Party of Labour
5,035
0
Basel Party of Labour
3,911
0
Federal Democratic Union
3,223
0
Homosexual List
2,191
0
Felix Brenner
598
0
Bern
29
682,991
315,533
Swiss People's Party
2,362,133
8
Social Democratic Party
1,791,161
6
Free Democratic Party
1,225,560
4
Green Party
887,110
4
Swiss Motorists' Party
613,974
2
Swiss Democrats
538,322
2
Christian Democratic People's Party
381,183
1
Federal Democratic Union
308,323
1
Evangelical People's Party
296,915
1
Ring of Independents
264,367
0
Swiss Progressive Organisations
179,444
0
Gray Panther
32,662
0
«deshalb»
26,246
0
Representatives of Low Income Earners
24,573
0
Women and Men's List
17,431
0
Progress Party
10,032
0
Citizens' List
9,584
0
Jörg Wilhelm Schmid
3,070
0
Fribourg
6
144,533
65,019
Christian Democratic People's Party
137,594
2
Social Democratic Party
69,528
1
Free Democratic Party
60,280
1
Democratic Social Party
36,184
1
Swiss People's Party
31,201
1
Independent Social-Christian Party
19,865
0
Green Party
15,868
0
Swiss Democrats
5,388
0
Geneva
11
200,607
79,539
Social Democratic Party
221,461
3
Liberal Party
185,484
3
Christian Democratic People's Party
121,621
2
Free Democratic Party
107,687
1
Party of Labour
65,307
1
Green Party
56,376
1
Swiss Motorists' Party
25,318
0
Swiss Democrats
17,180
0
Swiss People's Party
9,321
0
Legalize Cannabis
7,082
0
Patriotic Movement
5,958
0
Appeal of 700
4,901
0
Party Against Unfair Machinations
4,657
0
For Politics That Favor Workers
3,262
0
Independent Youth
2,884
0
Glarus
1
24,751
10,352
Social Democratic Party
5,482
1
Swiss People's Party
4,369
0
Others
359
0
Grisons
5
120,643
45,755
Christian Democratic People's Party
57,043
1
Social Democratic Party
47,590
2
Swiss People's Party
43,671
1
Free Democratic Party
40,470
1
Independent Social-Christian Party
15,513
0
Swiss Progressive Organisations
9,549
0
Youth '91
4,176
0
Young Bündner
4,061
0
Roveredo Independent Catholic Conservative Party
1,693
0
Jura
2
46,631
20,245
Christian Democratic People's Party
14,203
1
Free Democratic Party
13,846
1
Social Democratic Party
11,366
0
Lucerne
9
222,228
112,246
Christian Democratic People's Party
476,111
5
Free Democratic Party
272,792
2
Social Democratic Party
107,998
1
Green Party
90,908
1
Swiss Democrats
27,585
0
Siedürfen
3,898
0
Neuchâtel
5
102,814
39,155
Social Democratic Party
56,206
2
Liberal Party
51,046
2
Free Democratic Party
42,449
1
Green Party
15,085
0
Swiss Democrats
11,983
0
Party of Labour
9,840
0
For Politics That Favor Workers
2,040
0
Nidwalden
1
24,526
5,783
Christian Democratic People's Party
4,859
1
Others
115
0
Obwalden
1
20,349
5,431
Christian Democratic People's Party
4,347
1
Others
215
0
Schaffhausen
2
48,445
33,408
Social Democratic Party
21,932
1
Free Democratic Party
18,342
1
Swiss People's Party
12,332
0
Swiss Motorists' Party
7,341
0
Swiss Progressive Organisations
2,508
0
Federal Democratic Union
1,766
0
Schwyz
3
76,046
30,792
Christian Democratic People's Party
29,401
1
Free Democratic Party
23,214
1
Social Democratic Party
17,354
1
Swiss People's Party
8,231
0
Party of the Future
5,721
0
Swiss Motorists' Party
5,309
0
Europe Party
387
0
Solothurn
7
160,145
89,787
Free Democratic Party
200,356
2
Christian Democratic People's Party
135,649
2
Social Democratic Party
121,034
1
Swiss Motorists' Party
55,578
1
Green Party
44,831
1
Progress Party
19,146
0
Ring of Independents
17,776
0
Evangelical People's Party
7,070
0
Free List of Non-Partisans
6,527
0
Party for Children and the Community
2,629
0
Europe Party
664
0
St. Gallen
12
257,455
112,230
Christian Democratic People's Party
499,051
5
Free Democratic Party
278,873
2
Social Democratic Party
182,304
2
Swiss Motorists' Party
175,009
1
Ring of Independents
129,263
1
Green Party
86,647
1
Swiss Democrats
42,642
0
Ticino
8
183,514
123,826
Free Democratic Party
281,966
3
Christian Democratic People's Party
258,122
2
Ticino League
225,445
2
Autonomous Socialist Party
95,662
1
Social Democratic Party
64,463
0
Swiss People's Party
9,197
0
Green Party
9,116
0
Party of Labour
6,720
0
Ecological and Political Turnaround
4,339
0
Ticino Party for the Protection of Citizens
3,021
0
Thurgau
6
132,685
62,450
Swiss People's Party
87,792
2
Free Democratic Party
61,270
1
Christian Democratic People's Party
61,114
1
Social Democratic Party
56,114
1
Green Party
33,428
1
Swiss Motorists' Party
32,375
0
Swiss Democrats
12,860
0
Ring of Independents
12,090
0
Traders, Citizens and Farmers' Party
1,706
0
Uri
1
25,016
8,665
Free Democratic Party
7,413
1
Others
545
0
Vaud
17
355,264
133,024
Free Democratic Party
569,556
5
Social Democratic Party
495,595
5
Liberal Party
381,065
4
Swiss People's Party
158,480
1
Green Party
135,816
1
Party of Labour
91,951
1
Christian Democratic People's Party
76,854
0
Swiss Progressive Organisations
76,827
0
Swiss Democrats
62,116
0
Swiss Motorists' Party
53,877
0
RenouVaud Independent
19,746
0
Call for 700
17,196
0
Europe Party
12,993
0
For Politics That Favor Workers
9,833
0
Valais
7
171,311
102,881
Christian Democratic People's Party
373,031
4
Free Democratic Party
177,665
2
Social Democratic Party
99,221
1
Liberal Party
26,928
0
Green Party
9,136
0
Zug
2
57,194
29,151
Christian Democratic People's Party
19,811
1
Free Democratic Party
19,043
1
Social Democratic Party
9,314
0
Swiss Progressive Organisations
5,870
0
"Women to Bern" Committee
3,906
0
Zürich
35
740,438
351,688
Swiss People's Party
2,463,161
8
Social Democratic Party
2,295,980
7
Free Democratic Party
2,279,936
7
Green Party
855,903
2
Ring of Independents
745,768
2
Swiss Motorists' Party
724,670
2
Christian Democratic People's Party
721,312
2
Swiss Democrats
635,674
2
Evangelical People's Party
583,486
2
Federal Democratic Union
216,121
0
Gray Panther
209,968
0
Frauen macht Politik!
180,001
1
Swiss Progressive Organisations
117,603
0
Young Christians
34,978
0
Europe Party
26,024
0
Senior Citizens' List
25,349
0
Discriminating Laws Against Men
19,147
0
Zum Glück Beat Looser
17,109
0
Natürli – ab Sächzgi
15,936
0
Human Non-Partisan Movement
15,632
0
THC 700
12,136
0
Pro Pace Mundi
5,960
0
Forum Utopie '92
5,319
0
Young Tolerance
4,413
0
Silent List
4,374
0
Politics + Ethics
3,014
0
Source: Bundesblatt, 3 December 1991
Council of the States
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