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Swiss federal election, 1991
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All 200 seats to the National Council of Switzerland
All 46 seats to the Swiss Council of States |
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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| Leader |
Franz Steinegger |
Peter Bodenmann |
Carlo Schmid-Sutter |
| Party |
Free Democrats |
Social Democrats |
Christian Democrats |
| Last election |
51+14 seats, 22.9% |
41+5 seats, 18.4% |
42+19 seats, 19.6% |
| Seats won |
44 + 18 |
41 + 3 |
35 + 16 |
| Seat change |
7 + 4 |
+ 2 |
7+3 |
| Popular vote |
429,072 |
377,968 |
367,928 |
| Percentage |
21.0% |
18.5% |
18.0% |
| Swing |
1.9pp |
0.1pp |
1.6pp |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
Sixth party |
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| Leader |
Hans Uhlmann |
? |
Claude Bonnard |
| Party |
Swiss People's |
Greens |
Liberals |
| Last election |
25+4 seats, 11.0% |
9+0 seats, 4.9% |
9+3 seats, 2.7% |
| Seats won |
25 + 4 |
14 + 0 |
10 + 3 |
| Seat change |
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5 +  |
1 +  |
| Popular vote |
243,268 |
124,149 |
62,073 |
| Percentage |
11.9% |
6.1% |
3.0% |
| Swing |
0.9pp |
1.2pp |
0.3pp |
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Seventh party |
Eighth party |
Ninth party |
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| Leader |
Jürg Scherrer |
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Franz Jaeger |
| Party |
Motorists' |
Swiss Democrats |
Ring of Independents |
| Last election |
2+0 seats, 2.6% |
3+0 seats, 2.5% |
8+1 seats, 4.2% |
| Seats won |
8 + 0 |
5 + 0 |
5 + 1 |
| Seat change |
6 +  |
2 +  |
3 +  |
| Popular vote |
103,585 |
69,297 |
57,819 |
| Percentage |
5.1% |
3.4% |
2.8% |
| Swing |
2.5pp |
0.9pp |
1.4pp |
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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[edit]
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
| Free Democratic Party |
429,072 |
21.0 |
44 |
–7 |
| Social Democratic Party |
377,968 |
18.5 |
41 |
0 |
| Christian Democratic People's Party |
367,928 |
18.0 |
35 |
–7 |
| Swiss People's Party |
243,268 |
11.9 |
25 |
0 |
| Green Party |
124,149 |
6.1 |
14 |
+5 |
| Swiss Motorists' Party |
103,585 |
5.1 |
8 |
+6 |
| Swiss Democrats |
69,297 |
3.4 |
5 |
+2 |
| Liberal Party |
62,073 |
3.0 |
10 |
+1 |
| Ring of Independents |
57,819 |
2.8 |
5 |
–3 |
| Evangelical People's Party |
38,681 |
1.9 |
3 |
0 |
| Ticino League |
28,290 |
1.4 |
2 |
New |
| Feminist and Green Alternative Groups |
22,605 |
1.3 |
1 |
0 |
| Federal Democratic Union |
20,395 |
1.0 |
1 |
+1 |
| Swiss Party of Labour |
15,871 |
0.8 |
2 |
+1 |
| Unitarian Socialist Party |
12,006 |
0.6 |
1 |
0 |
| Independent Social-Christian Party |
8,039 |
0.4 |
1 |
+1 |
| Swiss Progressive Organisations |
4,552 |
0.2 |
0 |
–3 |
| Other parties |
55,503 |
2.7 |
2 |
– |
| Invalid/blank votes |
32,800 |
– |
– |
– |
| Total |
2,076,901 |
100 |
200 |
0 |
| Registered voters/turnout |
4,510,521 |
46.0 |
– |
– |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
Council of the States[edit]
References[edit]