Swiss federal election, 1975
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Switzerland |
|
Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 26 October 1975.[1] The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 55 of the 200 seats.[2]
Results[edit]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party | 480,396 | 24.9 | 55 | +9 |
| Free Democratic Party | 428,919 | 22.2 | 47 | –2 |
| Christian Democratic People's Party | 407,286 | 21.1 | 46 | +2 |
| Swiss People's Party | 192,053 | 9.9 | 21 | –2 |
| Ring of Independents | 117,217 | 6.1 | 11 | –2 |
| Republican Movement | 57,192 | 3.0 | 4 | –3 |
| National Action | 47,796 | 2.5 | 2 | –2 |
| Liberal Democratic Union | 47,256 | 2.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Swiss Party of Labour | 45,799 | 2.4 | 4 | –1 |
| Evangelical People's Party | 37,959 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Swiss Progressive Organisations | 19,173 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Federal Democratic Union | 6,717 | 0.3 | 0 | – |
| Autonomous Socialist Party | 6,706 | 0.3 | 1 | +1 |
| Independent Social-Christian Party | 2,883 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaud People's Movement for the Environment | 1,246 | 0.1 | 0 | – |
| Other parties | 32,789 | 1.7 | 0 | – |
| Invalid/blank votes | 24,353 | – | – | – |
| Total | 1,955,740 | 100 | 200 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,735,037 | 52.4 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||
Council of the States[edit]
| Party | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic People's Party | 17 | 0 |
| Free Democratic Party | 15 | 0 |
| Swiss People's Party | 5 | 0 |
| Social Democratic Party | 5 | +1 |
| Liberal Democratic Union | 1 | –1 |
| Ring of Independents | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 44 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||
References[edit]
- ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1895 ISBN 9783832956097
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1954