Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 20 October 2019 to elect all members of both houses of the Federal Assembly.[1] This was followed by the 2019 election to the Swiss Federal Council, the federal executive, by the United Federal Assembly.
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In the 20 October elections, the two green parties, the Green Party of Switzerland and the Green Liberal Party of Switzerland, made major electoral gains, taking 13.2% and 7.8% of the vote respectively. As in the previous election, the Swiss People's Party received the most votes, but its share of votes went down to 25.6% from 29.4%.[2]
Initial media coverage interprets the 2019 election results as a "green wave" marking a leftward shift of the Swiss electorate on the political spectrum.[3][4][5][6] It remains to be seen what effect the changes in the relative vote and seat shares will have on the composition of the Federal Council, or at least on the government's agenda and legislative initiatives, if there is no change in party representation in the executive branch.[7]
In contrast to Germany and Austria, the Swiss federal government has for decades been composed of representatives of the four largest parties as a matter of political practice (rather than constitutional design); it has long operated on a consensus-seeking model characterised by accommodation of competing interests and viewpoints, rather than imposition of the will of the majority over the opposition.
Switzerland's confederate structure and frequent initiatives and referendums pose additional constraints on what elected politicians are collectively able to accomplish. For these reasons, the strong electoral gains of the two green parties do not have the same implications for coalition-government formation as they do in Austria following the 29 September 2019 parliamentary elections there, in which the Greens obtained their best results ever with 13.9% of the vote and 26 seats in a slightly smaller lower house of Parliament.
Date
editThe elections for the National Council took place nationally on 20 October 2019.
The cantons individually organise their elections for the Council of States, which all held on 20 October 2019,[8] with one exception. In Appenzell Innerrhoden the election took place on 28 April at the 2019 Landsgemeinde.[9] Depending on the results of the 20 October election, a second round or runoff election may be required in some cantons.
Electoral system
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The 200 members of the National Council are elected from 26 cantons, each of which constitutes a constituency. The cantons are of unequal population size and use different electoral systems. Six are single-member constituencies in which winners are determined by first-past-the-post voting; the remaining 20 cantons are multi-member constituencies, in which members are elected by open list proportional representation. Voters may cross out names on party lists, split their vote between parties (a system known as panachage), or draw up their own list on a blank ballot. Seats are allocated using the Hagenbach-Bischoff system.[10]
National Council seats are apportioned to the cantons based on their respective population size (which includes children and resident foreigners who do not have the right to vote). Based on the official population count recorded at the end of 2016, Bern and Lucerne each lost a seat while Geneva and Vaud each gained a seat.[11] The least-populous cantons have just one seat in the National Council — in 2019 there are six such cantons, four of which are half-cantons.[12]
The rules regarding who can stand as a candidate and vote in elections to the National Council are uniform across the Confederation. Only Swiss citizens aged at least 18 can stand or vote and the citizens resident abroad can register to vote in the canton in which they last resided (or their canton of citizenship, otherwise) and be able to vote no matter how long since, or whether they ever have, lived in Switzerland.
The 46 members of the Council of States are elected in 20 two-seat constituencies (representing the 20 'full' cantons) and six single-member constituencies (representing the six half-cantons). Two 'full' cantons with small populations — Uri and Glarus — have therefore each two seats in the Council of States but only one seat each in the much larger National Council. In Jura and Neuchâtel the elections are held using proportional representation, whilst the other 24 use the majority system.[13]
With the exception of the cantons of Neuchâtel and Jura (which use proportional representation to elect their councilors), councilors are elected through an up to two-round system of voting. In the first round of voting, candidates must obtain an absolute majority of the vote in order to be elected. If no candidate receives an absolute majority in the first round of voting then a second round is held in which a simple plurality is sufficient to be elected. The top two finishing candidates in the second round are elected.[14]
As each canton regulates its election to the Council of States, the rules regarding who can stand as a candidate and vote in these elections varies canton-by-canton. Jura and Neuchâtel allow certain foreign residents to vote, whilst Glarus allows 16- and 17-year-olds the vote. Swiss citizens abroad registered to vote in a canton are permitted to vote in that canton's Council of States election only if the canton's law allows it. Schaffhausen has compulsory voting, though limited in implementation by way of only an insignificant fine.
Parties can cooperate as political groups, called parliamentary groups in switzerland. Members of the National Council are required to be in a political group in order to be able to sit on a committee.[15]
| Political group | Parties | President | ||
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| V | Swiss People's Party group Fraktion der Schweizerischen Volkspartei Groupe de l'Union Démocratique du Centre | SVP/UDC, Lega, MCR, Ind. | Thomas Aeschi | |
| S | Social Democratic group Sozialdemokratische fraction Groupe socialiste | SP/PS | Roger Nordmann | |
| RL | FDP-Liberal-Radical group FDP-Liberale fraktion Groupe Libéral-Radical | FDP/PLR | Beat Walti | |
| C | CVP group CVP-fraktion Groupe PDC | CVP/PDC, EVP/PEV, CSP OW | Filippo Lombardi | |
| G | Greens group Grüne fraktion Groupe des Verts | GPS/PÉS, PdA/PST | Balthasar Glättli | |
| BD | BDP group BDP fraktion Groupe PBD | BDP/PBD | Rosmarie Quadranti | |
| GL | Green-liberal group Grünliberale fraktion Groupe Vert'Libéral | GLP/PVL | Tiana Angelina Moser | |
Contesting parties
editThe table below lists contesting parties represented in the Federal Assembly before the election.
Other parties contesting in at least three cantons are:
Opinion polls
editGraphical summary
editThe chart below depicts opinion polls conducted for the 2019 Swiss federal election; trendlines are local regressions (LOESS).
Vote share
edit| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size | SVP/ UDC | SP/ PS | FDP/ PLR | CVP/ PDC | GPS/ PES | GLP/ PVL | BDP/ PBD | EVP/ PEV | Others | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 election | 20 Oct 2019 | – | 25.6 | 16.8 | 15.1 | 11.4 | 13.2 | 7.8 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 5.6 | 8.8 |
| Gallup | 5 Sep–4 Oct 2019 | 2,065 | 26.9 | 18.5 | 15.9 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.4 | 3.1 | – | 7.2 | 8.4 |
| Sotomo | 26 Sep–2 Oct 2019 | 12,107 | 27.3 | 18.2 | 15.2 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 7.3 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 5.8 | 9.1 |
| LeeWas | 23–24 Sep 2019 | 20,515 | 27.9 | 18.0 | 15.6 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 7.2 | 3.2 | – | 7.4 | 9.9 |
| Sotomo | 19–25 Aug 2019 | 17,128 | 26.8 | 18.7 | 16.7 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 6.9 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 6.0 | 8.1 |
| Sotomo | 17–27 May 2019 | 10,388 | 26.5 | 19.1 | 16.2 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 6.4 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 6.4 | 7.4 |
| LeeWas | 22–23 May 2019 | 19,018 | 28.9 | 17.6 | 15.5 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 6.9 | 3.3 | – | 7.6 | 11.3 |
| LeeWas | 18–20 Feb 2019 | 22,326 | 29.2 | 18.4 | 15.9 | 9.9 | 9.6 | 6.7 | 3.9 | – | 6.4 | 10.8 |
| Sotomo | 1–7 Feb 2019 | 12,085 | 27.0 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 11.3 | 9.5 | 6.4 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 6.0 | 9.6 |
| LeeWas | 24–25 Sep 2018 | 19,412 | 29.7 | 17.9 | 17.0 | 9.9 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 4.0 | – | 8.7 | 11.8 |
| gfs.bern | 7–19 Sep 2018 | 27,105 | 28.0 | 18.7 | 17.3 | 11.0 | 9.1 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 6.1 | 9.3 |
| Sotomo | 13–18 Sep 2018 | 14,985 | 27.4 | 19.3 | 17.7 | 10.1 | 8.7 | 5.7 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 5.9 | 8.1 |
| LeeWas | 21–22 Jun 2018 | 14,851 | 29.2 | 18.0 | 16.4 | 10.0 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 4.7 | – | 8.8 | 11.2 |
| LeeWas | 4–5 Jan 2018 | 20,422 | 30.8 | 18.7 | 16.4 | 9.1 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 3.7 | – | 7.8 | 12.1 |
| Sotomo | 28 Sep–2 Oct 2017 | 14,063 | 28.7 | 17.7 | 17.1 | 10.9 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 3.4 | – | 8.6 | 11.0 |
| gfs.bern | 19 Feb–23 Mar 2017 | 1,210 | 28.3 | 20.3 | 17.3 | 10.7 | 8.8 | 4.9 | 3.0 | – | 6.7 | 8.0 |
| gfs.bern | 5 Sep–8 Oct 2016 | 972 | 29.9 | 18.7 | 16.7 | 10.5 | 7.6 | 5.6 | 3.5 | – | 7.5 | 11.2 |
| OpinionPlus | 29 Apr–4 May 2016 | 809 | 30.8 | 17.8 | 16.8 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 4.6 | – | 7.4 | 13.0 |
| 2015 election | 18 Oct 2015 | – | 29.4 | 18.8 | 16.4 | 11.6 | 7.1 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 6.0 | 10.5 |
Results
editThe Green Party and Green Liberal Party gained votes and seats while most other parties decreased in size.[16][17][18] The Gallagher index for this election, a measure of non-proportionality, reached 2.46.[19]
National Council
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swiss People's Party | 620,343 | 25.59 | 53 | −12 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 408,128 | 16.84 | 39 | −4 | |
| FDP.The Liberals | 366,303 | 15.11 | 29 | −4 | |
| Green Party | 321,018 | 13.24 | 28 | +17 | |
| Christian Democratic People's Party | 275,842 | 11.38 | 25 | −2 | |
| Green Liberal Party | 189,162 | 7.80 | 16 | +9 | |
| Conservative Democratic Party | 59,852 | 2.47 | 3 | −4 | |
| Evangelical People's Party | 50,317 | 2.08 | 3 | +1 | |
| Federal Democratic Union | 25,434 | 1.05 | 1 | +1 | |
| Swiss Party of Labour | 25,427 | 1.05 | 1 | 0 | |
| Solidarity | 1 | New | |||
| Ticino League | 18,187 | 0.75 | 1 | −1 | |
| Alternative List | 7,709 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pirate Party | 6,602 | 0.27 | 0 | New | |
| Christian Social Party | 6,238 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Geneva Citizens' Movement | 5,388 | 0.22 | 0 | −1 | |
| Swiss Democrats | 3,202 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | |
| The Independents | 3,079 | 0.13 | 0 | New | |
| Integral Politics | 2,849 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | |
| TEAM 65+ – The Aargau Senior List | 2,612 | 0.11 | 0 | New | |
| Armin Capaul Independent and Other Independents | 2,305 | 0.10 | 0 | New | |
| Young Alternative JA! | 1,935 | 0.08 | 0 | New | |
| Citizens' Association Valais | 1,756 | 0.07 | 0 | New | |
| People with a Future Say Goodbye to 5G! | 1,695 | 0.07 | 0 | New | |
| Luke Gasser (OW) | 1,675 | 0.07 | 0 | New | |
| The Good | 1,355 | 0.06 | 0 | New | |
| Direct Democracy, Spirituality and Nature | 1,255 | 0.05 | 0 | New | |
| Party-free | 1,030 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | |
| Target 2030 | 1,010 | 0.04 | 0 | New | |
| More Women | 908 | 0.04 | 0 | New | |
| Blue PLanet | 872 | 0.04 | 0 | New | |
| MontagnaViva | 736 | 0.03 | 0 | New | |
| Swiss Hemp Party | 727 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | |
| Green Leage | 699 | 0.03 | 0 | New | |
| Ecological Urgency | 676 | 0.03 | 0 | New | |
| Citizen Transition List | 603 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |
| Swiss Nationalist Party | 582 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | |
| Country List | 511 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |
| Nice to Dream | 444 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |
| Free Voters Aargau | 442 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |
| People's Action against Too Many Foreigners and Asylum Seekers | 437 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | |
| Luzi Stamm | 415 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |
| JutziPhilipp.com | 367 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | |
| Artist Party | 314 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| The Plough | 287 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| Independence Party up! | 274 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | |
| Federation | 265 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| The Dear, Very, Very Dear Party | 264 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| Solution-Oriented People's Movement | 260 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| Party of Unlimited Opportunities | 237 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| Independent Citizen Movement | 202 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| Prophète Eco – «Santé!» | 191 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| Health-Energy-Nature | 169 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christ-und-Politik.CH | 92 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| Eco-Party Switzerland | 88 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| Civic List | 88 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| European Federalist Party | 82 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| Sarantidis Chrisoula | 53 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| Other parties | 1,258 | 0.05 | 0 | – | |
| Total | 2,424,251 | 100.00 | 200 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 2,424,260 | 98.44 | |||
| Invalid votes | 29,015 | 1.18 | |||
| Blank votes | 9,366 | 0.38 | |||
| Total votes | 2,462,641 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 5,459,218 | 45.11 | |||
| Source: BFS | |||||
Council of States
edit| Party | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic People's Party | 13 | 0 | |
| FDP.The Liberals | 12 | –1 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 9 | –3 | |
| Swiss People's Party | 6 | +1 | |
| Green Party | 5 | +4 | |
| Conservative Democratic Party | 0 | –1 | |
| Independents | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 0 | |
| Source: ch.ch[20] | |||
Elected candidates by canton
edit| Party | Candidates | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Council[21] | |||||
| Swiss People's Party | Hansjörg Knecht Thomas Burgherr Andreas Glarner Martina Bircher Jean-Pierre Gallati Benjamin Glezendanner | 6 | |||
| Social Democratic Party | Yvonne Feri Cédric Wermuth Gabriela Suter | 3 | |||
| FDP.The Liberals | Thierry Burkart Matthias Samuel Jauslin | 2 | |||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | Ruth Humbel Marianne Binder-Keller | 2 | |||
| Green Party | Irène Kälin | 1 | |||
| Green Liberal Party | Beat Flach | 1 | |||
| Evangelical People's Party | Lilian Studer | 1 | |||
| Council of States (2nd round was held on 24 November) | |||||
| FDP.The Liberals | Thierry Burkart | 1 | |||
| Swiss People's Party | Hansjörg Knecht | 1 | |||
| Party | Candidates | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Council[22] | |||||
| Swiss People's Party | David Zuberbühler | 1 | |||
| Council of States | |||||
| FDP.The Liberals | Andrea Caroni | 1 | |||
| Party | Candidates | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Council[23] | |||||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | Thomas Rechsteiner | 1 | |||
| Council of States | |||||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | Daniel Fässler | 1 | |||
| Party | Candidates | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Council[24] | |||||
| Swiss People's Party | Thomas de Courten Sandra Sollberger | 2 | |||
| Social Democratic Party | Samira Marti Eric Nussbaumer | 2 | |||
| Green Party | Maya Graf | 1 | |||
| FDP.The Liberals | Daniela Schneeberger | 1 | |||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter | 1 | |||
| Council of States (2nd round was held on 24 November) | |||||
| Green Party | Maya Graf | 1 | |||
| Party | Candidates | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Council[25] | |||||
| Social Democratic Party | Eva Herzog Beat Jans | 2 | |||
| Green Party | Sibel Arslan | 1 | |||
| Green Liberal Party | Katja Christ | 1 | |||
| Liberal Democratic Party (Basel) | Christoph Eymann | 1 | |||
| Council of States | |||||
| Social Democratic Party | Eva Herzog | 1 | |||
| Party | Candidates | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Council[26] | |||||
| Swiss People's Party | Andreas Aebi Andrea Geissbühler Erich Hess Nadja Pieren Albert Rösti Werner Salzmann Erich von Siebenthal | 7 | |||
| Social Democratic Party | Nadine Masshardt Flavia Wasserfallen Tamara Funiciello Matthias Aebischer | 4 | |||
| Green Party | Regula Rytz Aline Trede Christine Badertscher Kilian Baumann | 4 | |||
| Green Liberal Party | Jürg Grossen Kathrin Bertschy Melanie Mettler | 3 | |||
| FDP.The Liberals | Christa Markwalder Christian Wasserfallen | 2 | |||
| Conservative Democratic Party | Lorenz Hess Beatrice Simon | 2 | |||
| Evangelical People's Party | Marianne Streiff | 1 | |||
| Federal Democratic Union | Andreas Gafner | 1 | |||
| Council of States (2nd round was held on 17 November) | |||||
| Social Democratic Party | Hans Stöckli | 1 | |||
| Swiss People's Party | Werner Salzmann | 1 | |||
| Party | Candidates | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Council[27] | |||||
| Social Democratic Party | Ursula Schneider Schüttel Valérie Piller Carrard | 2 | |||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | Christine Bulliard-Marbach Marie-France Roth Pasquier | 2 | |||
| FDP.The Liberals | Jacques Bourgeois | 1 | |||
| Swiss People's Party | Pierre-André Page | 1 | |||
| Green Party | Gerhard Andrey | 1 | |||
| Council of States (2nd round held on 10 November) | |||||
| Social Democratic Party | Christian Levrat | 1 | |||
| FDP.The Liberals | Johanna Gapany | 1 | |||
| Party | Candidates | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Council[28] | |||||
| Green Party | Lisa Mazzone Nicolas Walder Delphine Klopfenstein Broggini | 3 | |||
| FDP.The Liberals | Christian Lüscher Simone de Montmollin | 2 | |||
| Social Democratic Party | Laurence Fehlmann Rielle Christian Dandrès | 2 | |||
| Swiss People's Party | Yves Nidegger Céline Amaudruz | 2 | |||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | Vincent Maitre | 1 | |||
| Green Liberal Party | Michel Matter | 1 | |||
| Ensemble à gauche | Stéfanie Prezioso | 1 | |||
| Council of States (2nd round held on 10 November) | |||||
| Green Party | Lisa Mazzone | 1 | |||
| Social Democratic Party | Carlo Sommaruga | 1 | |||
| Party | Candidates | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Council[29] | |||||
| Conservative Democratic Party | Martin Landolt | 1 | |||
| Council of States | |||||
| FDP.The Liberals | Thomas Hefti | 1 | |||
| Green Party | Mathias Zopfi | 1 | |||
| Party | Candidates | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Council[30] | |||||
| Social Democratic Party | Jon Pult Sandra Locher Benguerel | 2 | |||
| Swiss People's Party | Magdalena Martullo-Blocher | 1 | |||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | Martin Candinas | 1 | |||
| FDP.The Liberals | Anna Giacometti | 1 | |||
| Council of States | |||||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | Stefan Engler | 1 | |||
| FDP.The Liberals | Martin Schmid | 1 | |||
| Party | Candidates | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Council[31] | |||||
| Social Democratic Party | Pierre-Alain Fridez | 1 | |||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | Jean-Paul Gschwind | 1 | |||
| Council of States | |||||
| Social Democratic Party | Elisabeth Baume-Schneider | 1 | |||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | Charles Juillard | 1 | |||
| Party | Candidates | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Council[32] | |||||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | Ida Glanzmann-Hunkeler Andrea Gmür Leo Müller | 3 | |||
| Swiss People's Party | Yvette Estermann Franz Grüter | 2 | |||
| FDP.The Liberals | Albert Vitali | 1 | |||
| Social Democratic Party | Prisca Birrer-Heimo | 1 | |||
| Green Party | Michael Töngi | 1 | |||
| Green Liberal Party | Roland Fischer | 1 | |||
| Council of States | |||||
| FDP.The Liberals | Damian Müller | 1 | |||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | Andrea Gmür | 1 | |||
| Party | Candidates | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Council[33] | |||||
| FDP.The Liberals | Damien Cottier | 1 | |||
| Green Party | Fabien Fivaz | 1 | |||
| Social Democratic Party | Baptiste Hurni | 1 | |||
| Swiss Party of Labour | Denis de la Reussille | 1 | |||
| Council of States | |||||
| FDP.The Liberals | Philippe Bauer | 1 | |||
| Green Party | Céline Vara | 1 | |||
| Party | Candidates | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Council[34] | |||||
| Swiss People's Party | Peter Keller | 1 | |||
| Council of States | |||||
| FDP.The Liberals | Hans Wicki | 1 | |||
| Party | Candidates | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Council[35] | |||||
| Swiss People's Party | Monika Rüegger-Hurschler | 1 | |||
| Council of States | |||||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | Erich Ettlin | 1 | |||
| Party | Candidates | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Council[36] | |||||
| Swiss People's Party | Thomas Hurter | 1 | |||
| Social Democratic Party | Martina Munz | 1 | |||
| Council of States | |||||
| Swiss People's Party | Hannes Germann | 1 | |||
| Independent | Thomas Minder | 1 | |||
| Party | Candidates | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Council[37] | |||||
| Swiss People's Party | Pirmin Schwander Marcel Dettling | 2 | |||
| FDP.The Liberals | Petra Gössi | 1 | |||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | Alois Gmür | 1 | |||
| Council of States | |||||
| Swiss People's Party | Alex Kuprecht | 1 | |||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | Othmar Reichmuth | 1 | |||
| Party | Candidates | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Council[38] | |||||
| Swiss People's Party | Walter Wobmann Christian Imark | 2 | |||
| FDP.The Liberals | Kurt Fluri | 1 | |||
| Social Democratic Party | Franziska Roth | 1 | |||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | Stefan Müller-Altermatt | 1 | |||
| Green Party | Felix Wettstein | 1 | |||
| Council of States | |||||
| Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland | Pirmin Bischof | 1 | |||
| Social Democratic Party | Roberto Zanetti | 1 | |||
| Party | Candidates | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Council[39] | |||||
| Swiss People's Party | Lukas Reimann Roland Rino Büchel Mike Egger Esther Friedli | 4 | |||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | Markus Ritter Nicolo Paganini | 2 | |||
| FDP.The Liberals | Marcel Dobler Susanne Vincenz-Stauffacher | 2 | |||
| Social Democratic Party | Barbara Gysi Claudia Dobler | 2 | |||
| Green Party | Franziska Ryser | 1 | |||
| Green Liberal Party | Thomas Brunner | 1 | |||
| Council of States (2nd round was held on 17 November) | |||||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | Beni Würth | 1 | |||
| Social Democratic Party | Paul Rechsteiner | 1 | |||
| Party | Candidates | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Council[40] | |||||
| Swiss People's Party | Verena Herzog Diana Gutjahr Manuel Strupler | 3 | |||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | Christian Lohr | 1 | |||
| Social Democratic Party | Edith Graf-Litscher | 1 | |||
| Green Party | Kurt Egger | 1 | |||
| Council of States | |||||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | Brigitte Häberli-Koller | 1 | |||
| Swiss People's Party | Jakob Stark | 1 | |||
| Party | Candidates | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Council[41] | |||||
| FDP.The Liberals | Rocco Cattaneo Alex Farinelli | 2 | |||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | Marco Romano Fabio Regazzi | 2 | |||
| Ticino League | Lorenzo Quadri | 1 | |||
| Social Democratic Party | Bruno Storni | 1 | |||
| Green Party | Greta Gysin | 1 | |||
| Swiss People's Party | Bruno Marchesi | 1 | |||
| Council of States (2nd round was held on 17 November) | |||||
| Swiss People's Party | Marco Chiesa | 1 | |||
| Social Democratic Party | Marina Carobbio Guscetti | 1 | |||
| Party | Candidates | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Council[42] | |||||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | Simon Stadler | 1 | |||
| Council of States | |||||
| FDP.The Liberals | Josef Dittli | 1 | |||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | Heidi Z'graggen | 1 | |||
| Party | Candidates | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Council[43] | |||||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | Benjamin Roduit Sidney Kamerzin Philipp Matthias Bregy | 3 | |||
| Swiss People's Party | Jean-Luc Addor Franz Ruppen | 2 | |||
| FDP.The Liberals | Philippe Nantermod | 1 | |||
| Social Democratic Party | Mathias Reynard | 1 | |||
| Green Party | Christophe Clivaz | 1 | |||
| Council of States (2nd round held on 3 November) | |||||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | Beat Rieder Marianne Maret | 2 | |||
| Party | Candidates | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Council[44] | |||||
| FDP.The Liberals | Olivier Français Frédéric Borloz Olivier Feller Isabelle Moret Jacqueline de Quattro | 5 | |||
| Social Democratic Party | Ada Marra Samuel Bendahan Brigitte Crottaz Roger Nordmann Pierre-Yves Maillard | 5 | |||
| Green Party | Adèle Thorens Goumaz Daniel Brélaz Léonore Porchet Sophie Michaud Gigon | 4 | |||
| Swiss People's Party | Jean-Pierre Grin Michaël Buffat Jacques Nicolet | 3 | |||
| Green Liberal Party | Isabelle Chevalley François Pointet | 2 | |||
| Council of States (2nd round held on 10 November) | |||||
| FDP.The Liberals | Olivier Français | 1 | |||
| Green Party | Adèle Thorens Goumaz | 1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Council[45] | |||||
| Swiss People's Party | Thomas Aeschi | 1 | |||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | Gerhard Pfister | 1 | |||
| Green Party | Manuela Weichelt-Picard | 1 | |||
| Council of States | |||||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | Peter Hegglin | 1 | |||
| FDP.The Liberals | Matthias Michel | 1 | |||
| Party | Candidates | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Council[46] | |||||
| Swiss People's Party | Roger Köppel Gregor Rutz Alfred Heer Thomas Matter Hans-Ueli Barbara Steinemann Bruno Walliser Mauro Tuena Martin Haab Therese Schläpfer | 9 | |||
| Social Democratic Party | Angelo Barrile Priska Graf Seiler Jacqueline Badran Mattea Meyer Min Li Marti Fabian Molina Céline Widmer | 7 | |||
| Green Party | Katharina Prelicz-Huber Marionna Schlatter Balthasar Glättli Bastien Girod Meret Schneider | 6 | |||
| Green Liberal Party | Tiana Angelina Moser Martin Bäumle Corina Gredig Jörg Mäder Judith Bellaïche Barbara Schaffner | 6 | |||
| FDP.The Liberals | Doris Fiala Hans-Peter Portmann Beat Walti Regine Sauter Andri Silberschmidt | 5 | |||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | Philipp Kutter | 1 | |||
| Evangelical People's Party | Niklaus Gugger | 1 | |||
| Council of States | |||||
| Social Democratic Party | Daniel Jositsch | 1 | |||
| FDP.The Liberals | Ruedi Noser | 1 | |||
Aftermath
editThe 2019 federal election was followed by the Federal Council election on 11 December 2019.[47][48] The Green Party failed to win a seat in the Federal Council despite becoming the fourth largest party in the National Council.[49][50][51]
See also
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Further reading
edit- Bernhard, Laurent (2020). "The 2019 Swiss Federal Elections: The Rise of the Green Tide". West European Politics 43 (6): 1339–1349. doi:10.1080/01402382.2019.1710687.
- Giger, Nathalie; Traber, Denise; Gilardi, Fabrizio; Bütikofer, Sarah (2022). "The surge in women's representation in the 2019 Swiss federal elections". Swiss Political Science Review 28(2): 361–376.
- Gilardi, Fabrizio; Gessler, Theresa; Kubli, Maël; Müller, Stefan (2022). "Issue Ownership and Agenda Setting in the 2019 Swiss National Elections". Swiss Political Science Review 28(2): 190–208.
External links
edit- Elections 2019 Swiss Confederation