1995 Swiss federal election

1995 Swiss federal election

22 October 1995
All 200 seats to the National Council of Switzerland and 39 (of the 46) seats to the Swiss Council of States
First party Second party Third party   Leader Peter Bodenmann Franz Steinegger Anton Cottier Party Social Democrats Free Democrats Christian Democrats Leader's seat Valais Uri Fribourg Last election 41+3 seats, 18.5% 44+18 seats, 21.0% 35+16 seats, 18.0% Seats won 54 + 5 45 + 17 34 + 16 Seat change 13+2 1 + 1 1 + Popular vote 415,226 384,515 319,972 Percentage 21.8% 20.2% 16.8% Swing 3.3pp 0.8pp 1.2pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Hans Uhlmann Ruedi Baumann Roland Borer Party Swiss People's Greens Freedom Leader's seat Thurgau Bern Solothurn Last election 25+4 seats, 11.9% 14+0 seats, 6.1% 8+0 seats, 5.1% Seats won 29 + 5 8 + 0 7 + 0 Seat change 4+1 6 + 1 + Popular vote 283,902 96,069 75,641 Percentage 14.9% 5.0% 4.0% Swing 3.0pp 1.1pp 1.1pp   Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party   Leader François Jeanneret Rudolf Keller Monika Weber Party Liberals Swiss Democrats LdU Leader's seat Neuchâtel Basel-Landschaft Zürich Last election 10+3 seats, 3.0% 5+0 seats, 3.4% 5+1 seats, 2.8% Seats won 7 + 2 3 + 0 3 + 1 Seat change 3+1 2 + 2 + Popular vote 51,182 59,613 34,801 Percentage 2.7% 3.1% 1.8% Swing 0.3pp 0.3pp 1.0pp

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on October 22, 1995. The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 54 of the 200 seats.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Social Democratic Party	415,226	21.8	54	+13
Free Democratic Party	384,515	20.2	45	+1
Christian Democratic People's Party	319,972	16.8	34	–1
Swiss People's Party	283,902	14.9	29	+4
Green Party	96,069	5.0	8	–6
Freedom Party	75,641	4.0	7	–1
Swiss Democrats	59,613	3.1	3	–2
Liberal Party	51,182	2.7	7	–3
Ring of Independents	34,801	1.8	3	–2
Evangelical People's Party	34,071	1.8	2	–1
Feminist and Green Alternative Groups	28,076	1.5	2	+1
Federal Democratic Union	24,795	1.3	1	0
Swiss Party of Labour	22,850	1.2	3	+1
Ticino League	17,940	0.9	1	–1
Solidarity	6,168	0.3	0	New
Independent Social-Christian Party	5,625	0.3	1	0
Other parties	44,878	2.4	0	–
Invalid/blank votes	35,298	–	–	–
Total	1,940,622	100	200	0
Registered voters/turnout	4,596,209	42.2	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Council of the States

Party	Seats	+/–
Free Democratic Party	17	–1
Christian Democratic People's Party	16	0
Swiss People's Party	5	+1
Social Democratic Party	5	+2
Liberal Party	2	–1
Ring of Independents	1	0
Total	46	0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver