1987 Swiss federal election
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. |
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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 18 October 1987.[1] The Free Democratic Party remained the largest party in the National Council, winning 51 of the 200 seats.[2]
Results
National Council
Summary
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||||
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Free Democratic Party | 443,617 | 22.9 | 51 | –3 | |||||
Christian Democratic People's Party | 378,822 | 19.6 | 42 | 0 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 356,266 | 18.4 | 41 | –6 | |||||
Swiss People's Party | 213,253 | 11.0 | 25 | +2 | |||||
Green Party | 94,378 | 4.9 | 9 | +5 | |||||
Ring of Independents | 80,691 | 4.2 | 8 | 0 | |||||
Green Alliance | 77,451 | 4.0 | 4 | +1 | |||||
Liberal Party | 52,532 | 2.7 | 9 | +1 | |||||
Swiss Motorists' Party | 50,372 | 2.6 | 2 | New | |||||
National Action | 49,104 | 2.5 | 3 | –1 | |||||
Evangelical People's Party | 37,265 | 1.9 | 3 | 0 | |||||
Federal Democratic Union | 17,830 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Swiss Party of Labour | 15,528 | 0.8 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Autonomous Socialist Party | 10,879 | 0.6 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Republican Movement | 6,769 | 0.3 | 0 | –1 | |||||
Independent Social-Christian Party | 5,889 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Other parties | 43,803 | 2.4 | 1 | – | |||||
Invalid/blank votes | 24,007 | – | – | – | |||||
Total | 1,958,456 | 100 | 200 | 0 | |||||
Registered voters/turnout | 4,214,595 | 46.5 | – | – | |||||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
By constituency
Constituency | Seats | Electorate | Turnout | Party | Votes | Seats won | |
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Aargau | 14 | 307,082 | 132,398 | Free Democratic Party | 371,074 | 3 | |
Christian Democratic People's Party | 346,025 | 3 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 337,945 | 3 | |||||
Swiss People's Party | 286,789 | 3 | |||||
Green Alliance | 125,768 | 1 | |||||
Swiss Motorists' Party | 97,569 | 0 | |||||
Ring of Independents | 86,665 | 1 | |||||
National Action | 82,397 | 0 | |||||
Evangelical People's Party | 61,516 | 0 | |||||
Federal Democratic Union | 18,972 | 0 | |||||
Women for Aargau | 14,209 | 0 | |||||
Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 2 | 31,463 | 13,025 | Free Democratic Party | 8,160 | 1 | |
"Herbert Maeder in the National Council Again" Committee | 5,856 | 1 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 5,347 | 0 | |||||
Christian Democratic People's Party | 3,281 | 0 | |||||
Appenzell Innerrhoden | 1 | 8,967 | 2,027 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 1,726 | 1 | |
Others | 146 | 0 | |||||
Basel-Landschaft | 7 | 152,662 | 71,282 | Social Democratic Party | 112,265 | 3 | |
Free Democratic Party | 108,096 | 2 | |||||
Swiss People's Party | 58,831 | 1 | |||||
Christian Democratic People's Party | 60,355 | 1 | |||||
Green Alliance | 46,420 | 1 | |||||
Green Party | 34,041 | 0 | |||||
National Action | 30,332 | 0 | |||||
Evangelical People's Party | 15,883 | 0 | |||||
Ring of Independents | 13,050 | 0 | |||||
Swiss Motorists' Party | 12,670 | 0 | |||||
Basel-Stadt | 6 | 134,127 | 58,398 | Social Democratic Party | 90,208 | 2 | |
Liberal Party | 42,725 | 1 | |||||
Free Democratic Party | 38,819 | 1 | |||||
Green Alliance | 44,080 | 1 | |||||
Christian Democratic People's Party | 34,691 | 0 | |||||
Ring of Independents | 32,685 | 1 | |||||
Evangelical People's Party | 15,798 | 0 | |||||
National Action | 15,611 | 0 | |||||
People's Action | 12,019 | 0 | |||||
Party of Labour | 6,565 | 0 | |||||
Green Center | 5,822 | 0 | |||||
Green Party | 3,846 | 0 | |||||
Die Grünen | 3,687 | 0 | |||||
The Blue Planet | 1,038 | 0 | |||||
Social Liberal European Federalist Party | 141 | 0 | |||||
Bern | 29 | 647,126 | 295,606 | Swiss People's Party | 2,351,139 | 9 | |
Social Democratic Party | 1,884,108 | 7 | |||||
Free Democratic Party | 1,363,827 | 5 | |||||
Green Party | 782,080 | 3 | |||||
Ring of Independents | 304,488 | 1 | |||||
Evangelical People's Party | 287,983 | 1 | |||||
Christian Democratic People's Party | 281,787 | 1 | |||||
National Action | 269,612 | 1 | |||||
Swiss Motorists' Party | 267,032 | 1 | |||||
Federal Democratic Union | 229,815 | 0 | |||||
Green Alliance | 219,025 | 0 | |||||
Ecological Freedom Party | 120,613 | 0 | |||||
Bern Interest Group for Civil-Commercial Politics | 50,185 | 0 | |||||
Pensioners also have a say! | 19,762 | 0 | |||||
Young List Emmental | 15,255 | 0 | |||||
Civic Voters for Nature and the Environment | 10,525 | 0 | |||||
Party of Transparency in Politics | 7,428 | 0 | |||||
Fribourg | 6 | 130,898 | 60,624 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 132,811 | 3 | |
Social Democratic Party | 78,196 | 1 | |||||
Free Democratic Party | 58,769 | 1 | |||||
Swiss People's Party | 31,201 | 1 | |||||
Independent Social-Christian Party | 24,236 | 0 | |||||
Ecological Freedom Party | 14,741 | 0 | |||||
Green Alliance | 5,989 | 0 | |||||
Grand Union List | 4,773 | 0 | |||||
German Fribourg Party | 1,782 | 0 | |||||
Geneva | 11 | 193,566 | 74,624 | Social Democratic Party | 145,478 | 2 | |
Liberal Party | 141,547 | 3 | |||||
Free Democratic Party | 141,189 | 2 | |||||
Christian Democratic People's Party | 114,323 | 2 | |||||
Green Party | 90,409 | 1 | |||||
Party of Labour | 68,292 | 1 | |||||
Republican Movement | 54,383 | 0 | |||||
Legalize Cannabis | 11,795 | 0 | |||||
National Action | 8,331 | 0 | |||||
Ecological Freedom Party | 4,652 | 0 | |||||
Social Liberal European Federalist Party | 2,960 | 0 | |||||
Glarus | 1 | 23,506 | 5,336 | Swiss People's Party | 4,089 | 1 | |
Others | 687 | 0 | |||||
Grisons | 5 | 111,885 | 44,181 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 61,806 | 2 | |
Swiss People's Party | 43,409 | 1 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 42,469 | 1 | |||||
Free Democratic Party | 39,647 | 1 | |||||
Free Citizens' List | 13,942 | 0 | |||||
Green Alliance | 13,147 | 0 | |||||
Ecological Freedom Party | 2,793 | 0 | |||||
Jura | 2 | 43,587 | 22,491 | Free Democratic Party | 14,861 | 1 | |
Christian Democratic People's Party | 14,681 | 1 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 11,319 | 0 | |||||
Independent Social-Christian Party | 3,581 | 0 | |||||
Lucerne | 9 | 205,188 | 111,309 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 461,535 | 5 | |
Free Democratic Party | 292,530 | 3 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 88,472 | 1 | |||||
Green Alliance | 85,562 | 0 | |||||
Swiss Motorists' Party | 33,579 | 0 | |||||
National Action | 14,120 | 0 | |||||
Ecological Freedom Party | 4,096 | 0 | |||||
Tell 2000 | 1,773 | 0 | |||||
Neuchâtel | 5 | 99,384 | 37,175 | Social Democratic Party | 55,780 | 2 | |
Liberal Party | 54,193 | 2 | |||||
Free Democratic Party | 36,994 | 1 | |||||
Green Party | 12,279 | 0 | |||||
Free List | 8,110 | 0 | |||||
Party of Labour | 6,802 | 0 | |||||
National Action | 6,173 | 0 | |||||
Nidwalden | 1 | 22,112 | 5,175 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 3,992 | 1 | |
Others | 129 | 0 | |||||
Obwalden | 1 | 18,532 | 9,437 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 4,771 | 1 | |
Free Democratic Party | 2,805 | 0 | |||||
Others | 1,605 | 0 | |||||
Schaffhausen | 2 | 46,272 | 32,217 | Social Democratic Party | 24,066 | 1 | |
Free Democratic Party | 21,064 | 1 | |||||
Swiss People's Party | 14,436 | 0 | |||||
Federal Democratic Union | 1,845 | 0 | |||||
Schwyz | 3 | 68,324 | 28,452 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 30,745 | 1 | |
Free Democratic Party | 20,194 | 1 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 11,891 | 1 | |||||
Critical Forum | 10,013 | 0 | |||||
Swiss People's Party | 6,320 | 0 | |||||
Swiss Motorists' Party | 4,085 | 0 | |||||
Solothurn | 7 | 149,758 | 91,033 | Free Democratic Party | 226,001 | 3 | |
Christian Democratic People's Party | 156,117 | 2 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 138,601 | 2 | |||||
Green Party | 46,724 | 0 | |||||
Swiss Motorists' Party | 30,680 | 0 | |||||
Ring of Independents | 22,066 | 0 | |||||
Party of Labour | 2,035 | 0 | |||||
St. Gallen | 12 | 257,455 | 112,230 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 522,650 | 6 | |
Free Democratic Party | 318,140 | 3 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 151,068 | 2 | |||||
Ring of Independents | 133,135 | 1 | |||||
Green Alliance | 70,596 | 0 | |||||
Swiss Motorists' Party | 67,532 | 0 | |||||
Evangelical People's Party | 30,496 | 0 | |||||
National Action | 28,082 | 0 | |||||
Group for Integral Politics | 1,772 | 0 | |||||
New Movement | 1,322 | 0 | |||||
Ticino | 8 | 169,279 | 101,887 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 301,833 | 4 | |
Free Democratic Party | 285,031 | 3 | |||||
Autonomous Socialist Party | 86,787 | 1 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 73,182 | 0 | |||||
Green Party | 15,086 | 0 | |||||
Swiss People's Party | 9,871 | 0 | |||||
Party of Labour | 9,341 | 0 | |||||
Ecological Freedom Party | 7,250 | 0 | |||||
Socialist Green Alternative | 7,042 | 0 | |||||
Via Libera | 2,365 | 0 | |||||
Radical Anti-Mafia Ecological Party | 1,679 | 0 | |||||
Thurgau | 6 | 120,550 | 58,487 | Swiss People's Party | 75,322 | 2 | |
Christian Democratic People's Party | 71,000 | 1 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 46,673 | 1 | |||||
Free Democratic Party | 64,231 | 1 | |||||
Green Party | 37,472 | 1 | |||||
Swiss Motorists' Party | 22,065 | 0 | |||||
For Law and Justice | 18,909 | 0 | |||||
Ring of Independents | 9,096 | 0 | |||||
Fresh Wind | 1,776 | 0 | |||||
Green Alliance | 722 | 0 | |||||
Uri | 1 | 23,343 | 10,793 | Free Democratic Party | 8,765 | 1 | |
Swiss Motorists' Party | 170 | 0 | |||||
Others | 902 | 0 | |||||
Vaud | 17 | 333,224 | 124,630 | Free Democratic Party | 567,827 | 6 | |
Social Democratic Party | 464,006 | 6 | |||||
Liberal Party | 357,275 | 3 | |||||
Green Party | 172,073 | 1 | |||||
Swiss People's Party | 127,916 | 1 | |||||
Christian Democratic People's Party | 84,134 | 0 | |||||
Socialist Green Alternative | 75,574 | 0 | |||||
Party of Labour | 71,979 | 0 | |||||
National Action | 57,326 | 0 | |||||
Federal Democratic Union | 22,940 | 0 | |||||
Legalize Cannabis | 21,087 | 0 | |||||
Humanist Independent List | 19,657 | 0 | |||||
Social Liberal European Federalist Party | 10,291 | 0 | |||||
Patriotic Union | 5,660 | 0 | |||||
Valais | 7 | 155,139 | 92,529 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 366,632 | 4 | |
Free Democratic Party | 153,333 | 2 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 90,800 | 1 | |||||
Green Party | 10,328 | 0 | |||||
Legalize Cannabis | 3,579 | 0 | |||||
Zug | 2 | 52,674 | 24,460 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 16,561 | 1 | |
Free Democratic Party | 16,478 | 1 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 10,911 | 0 | |||||
Green Alliance | 3,783 | 0 | |||||
Social Liberal European Federalist Party | 624 | 0 | |||||
Zürich | 35 | 740,438 | 351,688 | Free Democratic Party | 2,477,532 | 8 | |
Social Democratic Party | 2,125,218 | 6 | |||||
Swiss People's Party | 1,853,712 | 6 | |||||
Ring of Independents | 1,411,707 | 4 | |||||
Green Party | 979,270 | 3 | |||||
Christian Democratic People's Party | 869,292 | 2 | |||||
National Action | 605,840 | 2 | |||||
Evangelical People's Party | 532,088 | 2 | |||||
Green Alliance | 467,859 | 1 | |||||
Swiss Motorists' Party | 457,963 | 1 | |||||
Federal Democratic Union | 214,523 | 0 | |||||
Republican Movement | 58,258 | 0 | |||||
Party of Labour | 32,147 | 0 | |||||
Reasonable Traffic Policy for A Better Environment | 19,681 | 0 | |||||
Women's Movement "Mother and Child" | 14,897 | 0 | |||||
Pro Solar | 14,369 | 0 | |||||
Humanist Party | 12,916 | 0 | |||||
Young Environmentally Conscious Democratic List | 9,875 | 0 | |||||
Social Liberal European Federalist Party | 9,737 | 0 | |||||
Sensible Agricultural and Consumer Politics | 9,483 | 0 | |||||
Ecological Freedom Party | 7,864 | 0 | |||||
Dynamic Center | 4,476 | 0 | |||||
Source: Bundesblatt, 24 November 1987 |
Council of the States
Party | Seats | +/– | |||||||
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Christian Democratic People's Party | 19 | +1 | |||||||
Free Democratic Party | 14 | 0 | |||||||
Social Democratic Party | 5 | –1 | |||||||
Swiss People's Party | 4 | –1 | |||||||
Liberal Party | 3 | 0 | |||||||
Ring of Independents | 1 | +1 | |||||||
Total | 46 | 0 | |||||||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
- ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1895 ISBN 9783832956097
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1955