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1971 Swiss federal election
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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 31 October 1971. Although the Social Democratic Party received the most votes, the Free Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 49 of the 200 seats. They were the first federal elections in which women were allowed to vote, following a referendum earlier in the year that introduced universal suffrage for federal elections.
Results
National Council
By constituency
| Constituency | Seats | Electorate | Turnout | Party | Votes | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| won | |||||||
| Aargau | 14 | 232,941 | 145,512 | Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Social Democratic Party | 474,648 | |
| Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | Christian Democratic People's Party | 396,770 | 3 | ||||
| Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Free Democratic Party | 315,776 | 3 | ||||
| Swiss People's Party}}" | Swiss People's Party | 247,379 | 2 | ||||
| Ring of Independents}}" | Ring of Independents | 187,426 | 2 | ||||
| Independent (politician)}}" | Republican Movement | 115,305 | 1 | ||||
| Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}" | Evangelical People's Party | 76,306 | 0 | ||||
| Swiss Democrats}}" | National Action | 68,260 | 0 | ||||
| Independent (politician)}}" | Team 67 | 51,975 | 0 | ||||
| Independent (politician)}}" | Free Eligible Voters and Non-Partisan Voters | 36,972 | 0 | ||||
| Independent (politician)}}" | Free Voters for Education and Progress | 8,243 | 0 | ||||
| Independent (politician)}}" | European Federalist Party | 6,570 | 0 | ||||
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 2 | 28,671 | 13,915 | Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Free Democratic Party | 15,924 | |
| Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Social Democratic Party | 9,521 | 1 | ||||
| Appenzell Innerrhoden | 1 | 7,624 | 2,386 | Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | Christian Democratic People's Party | 2,217 | |
| Basel-Landschaft | 7 | 114,565 | 59,320 | Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Social Democratic Party | 115,853 | |
| Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Free Democratic Party | 94,370 | 2 | ||||
| Ring of Independents}}" | Ring of Independents | 56,704 | 1 | ||||
| Swiss People's Party}}" | Swiss People's Party | 48,314 | 1 | ||||
| Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | Christian Democratic People's Party | 54,815 | 1 | ||||
| Swiss Democrats}}" | National Action | 41,095 | 0 | ||||
| Basel-Stadt | 7 | 149,309 | 69,418 | Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Social Democratic Party | 146,745 | |
| Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Free Democratic Party | 55,327 | 1 | ||||
| Liberal Party of Switzerland}}" | Liberal Party | 62,533 | 1 | ||||
| Ring of Independents}}" | Ring of Independents | 61,133 | 1 | ||||
| Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | Christian Democratic People's Party | 54,238 | 1 | ||||
| Swiss Democrats}}" | National Action | 38,678 | 1 | ||||
| Swiss Party of Labour}}" | Party of Labour | 29,246 | 0 | ||||
| Independent (politician)}}" | Republican Movement | 23,593 | 0 | ||||
| Swiss Progressive Organisations}}" | Swiss Progressive Organisations | 8,859 | 0 | ||||
| Independent (politician)}}" | Free Opposition Party | 2,008 | 0 | ||||
| Bern | 31 | 601,381 | 347,799 | Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Social Democratic Party | 3,272,395 | |
| Swiss People's Party}}" | Swiss People's Party | 3,086,851 | 10 | ||||
| Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Free Democratic Party | 1,819,024 | 5 | ||||
| Ring of Independents}}" | Ring of Independents | 664,295 | 2 | ||||
| Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | Christian Democratic People's Party | 566,163 | 1 | ||||
| Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}" | Evangelical People's Party | 430,124 | 1 | ||||
| Swiss Democrats}}" | National Action | 388,872 | 1 | ||||
| Independent (politician)}}" | Republican Movement | 221,004 | 1 | ||||
| Christian Social Party (Switzerland)}}" | Independent Social-Christian Party | 91,632 | 0 | ||||
| Independent (politician)}}" | Volkstümlich | 4,736 | 0 | ||||
| Fribourg | 6 | 104,385 | 55,827 | Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | Christian Democratic People's Party | 136,147 | |
| Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Free Democratic Party | 81,018 | 2 | ||||
| Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Social Democratic Party | 65,253 | 1 | ||||
| Swiss People's Party}}" | Swiss People's Party | 28,460 | 0 | ||||
| Christian Social Party (Switzerland)}}" | Independent Social-Christian Party | 17,435 | 0 | ||||
| Geneva | 11 | 173,910 | 81,670 | Swiss Party of Labour}}" | Party of Labour | 183,332 | |
| Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Free Democratic Party | 168,724 | 2 | ||||
| Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Social Democratic Party | 167,854 | 2 | ||||
| Liberal Party of Switzerland}}" | Liberal Party | 123,516 | 2 | ||||
| Christian Social Party (Switzerland)}}" | Independent Social-Christian Party | 120,939 | 2 | ||||
| Ring of Independents}}" | Ring of Independents | 54,563 | 0 | ||||
| Independent (politician)}}" | Vigilance | 47,504 | 0 | ||||
| Swiss Democrats}}" | National Action | 12,696 | 0 | ||||
| Glarus | 1 | 22,016 | 13,582 | Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Social Democratic Party | 7,652 | |
| Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Free Democratic Party | 5,667 | 0 | ||||
| Grisons | 5 | 89,842 | 50,960 | Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | Christian Democratic People's Party | 93,234 | |
| Swiss People's Party}}" | Swiss People's Party | 85,146 | 2 | ||||
| Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Free Democratic Party | 37,034 | 1 | ||||
| Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Social Democratic Party | 34,801 | 0 | ||||
| Lucerne | 9 | 165,445 | 109,655 | Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | Christian Democratic People's Party | 473,336 | |
| Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Free Democratic Party | 290,905 | 3 | ||||
| Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Social Democratic Party | 120,390 | 1 | ||||
| Ring of Independents}}" | Ring of Independents | 84,561 | 0 | ||||
| Neuchâtel | 5 | 96,306 | 46,491 | Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Social Democratic Party | 68,715 | |
| Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Free Democratic Party | 54,661 | 2 | ||||
| Liberal Party of Switzerland}}" | Liberal Party | 35,858 | 1 | ||||
| Swiss Party of Labour}}" | Party of Labour | 30,778 | 0 | ||||
| Independent (politician)}}" | Republican Movement | 22,672 | 0 | ||||
| Independent (politician)}}" | Progressive National Party | 12,080 | 0 | ||||
| Nidwalden | 1 | 14,794 | 7,596 | Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | Christian Democratic People's Party | 6,425 | |
| Obwalden | 1 | 14,371 | 7,721 | Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | Christian Democratic People's Party | 7,547 | |
| Schaffhausen | 2 | 40,982 | 32,257 | Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Social Democratic Party | 24,897 | |
| Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Free Democratic Party | 20,500 | 1 | ||||
| Ring of Independents}}" | Ring of Independents | 7,548 | 0 | ||||
| Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | Christian Democratic People's Party | 4,984 | 0 | ||||
| Swiss Democrats}}" | National Action | 3,983 | 0 | ||||
| Schwyz | 3 | 50,787 | 22,844 | Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | Christian Democratic People's Party | 24,758 | |
| Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Social Democratic Party | 18,652 | 1 | ||||
| Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Free Democratic Party | 13,124 | 1 | ||||
| Independent (politician)}}" | We Want to Vote | 7,800 | 0 | ||||
| Solothurn | 7 | 128,238 | 82,369 | Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Free Democratic Party | 194,154 | |
| Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | Christian Democratic People's Party | 156,657 | 2 | ||||
| Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Social Democratic Party | 148,795 | 2 | ||||
| Ring of Independents}}" | Ring of Independents | 40,527 | 0 | ||||
| Swiss Democrats}}" | National Action | 25,844 | 0 | ||||
| St. Gallen | 12 | 211,565 | 131,082 | Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | Christian Democratic People's Party | 679,985 | |
| Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Free Democratic Party | 364,356 | 3 | ||||
| Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Social Democratic Party | 225,490 | 2 | ||||
| Ring of Independents}}" | Ring of Independents | 108,322 | 1 | ||||
| Independent (politician)}}" | Republican Movement | 108,035 | 0 | ||||
| Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}" | Evangelical People's Party | 46,530 | 0 | ||||
| Swiss Progressive Organisations}}" | Swiss Progressive Organisations | 6,552 | 0 | ||||
| Independent (politician)}}" | European Federalist Party | 5,227 | 0 | ||||
| Ticino | 8 | 133,771 | 81,114 | Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Free Democratic Party | 242,069 | |
| Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | Christian Democratic People's Party | 219,389 | 3 | ||||
| Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Social Democratic Party | 82,930 | 1 | ||||
| Autonomous Socialist Party (Ticino)}}" | Autonomous Socialist Party | 42,116 | 0 | ||||
| Swiss Party of Labour}}" | Party of Labour | 17,314 | 0 | ||||
| Swiss People's Party}}" | Swiss People's Party | 15,364 | 0 | ||||
| Independent (politician)}}" | Republican Movement | 10,984 | 0 | ||||
| Thurgau | 6 | 96,996 | 60,159 | Swiss People's Party}}" | Swiss People's Party | 92,097 | |
| Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | Christian Democratic People's Party | 82,962 | 1 | ||||
| Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Social Democratic Party | 73,228 | 1 | ||||
| Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Free Democratic Party | 59,665 | 1 | ||||
| Independent (politician)}}" | Republican Movement | 31,120 | 1 | ||||
| Swiss Democrats}}" | National Action | 14,999 | 0 | ||||
| Uri | 1 | 19,694 | 11,039 | Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Free Democratic Party | 9,712 | |
| Vaud | 16 | 288,668 | 132,382 | Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Free Democratic Party | 537,173 | |
| Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Social Democratic Party | 515,893 | 4 | ||||
| Swiss Party of Labour}}" | Party of Labour | 252,539 | 2 | ||||
| Liberal Party of Switzerland}}" | Liberal Party | 256,061 | 2 | ||||
| Swiss People's Party}}" | Swiss People's Party | 159,490 | 1 | ||||
| Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | Christian Democratic People's Party | 108,558 | 1 | ||||
| Swiss Democrats}}" | National Action | 87,146 | 1 | ||||
| Ring of Independents}}" | Ring of Independents | 85,011 | 0 | ||||
| Independent (politician)}}" | Republican Movement | 60,816 | 0 | ||||
| Valais | 7 | 119,854 | 80,589 | Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | Christian Democratic People's Party | 341,294 | |
| Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Free Democratic Party | 106,853 | 1 | ||||
| Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Social Democratic Party | 85,778 | 1 | ||||
| Independent (politician)}}" | Social Independent Movement | 20,380 | 0 | ||||
| Zug | 2 | Elected unopposed | Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | Christian Democratic People's Party | 1 | ||
| Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Free Democratic Party | 1 | |||||
| Zürich | 35 | 644,893 | 372,435 | Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Social Democratic Party | 2,688,278 | |
| Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | Free Democratic Party | 2,158,558 | 6 | ||||
| Ring of Independents}}" | Ring of Independents | 2,127,106 | 6 | ||||
| Swiss People's Party}}" | Swiss People's Party | 1,566,199 | 5 | ||||
| Independent (politician)}}" | Republican Movement | 1,448,131 | 4 | ||||
| Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | Christian Democratic People's Party | 1,228,888 | 3 | ||||
| Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}" | Evangelical People's Party | 668,427 | 2 | ||||
| Swiss Democrats}}" | National Action | 637,912 | 1 | ||||
| Swiss Party of Labour}}" | Party of Labour | 205,984 | 0 | ||||
| Independent (politician)}}" | European Federalist Party | 43,931 | 0 | ||||
| Independent (politician)}}" | Erwa-Bund | 39,784 | 0 | ||||
| Independent (politician)}}" | Helvetic People's Movement Against Foreign Infiltration | 32,288 | 0 | ||||
| Independent (politician)}}" | The Initiators | 24,633 | 0 | ||||
| Independent (politician)}}" | Swiss People's Party | 9,000 | 0 | ||||
| Source: Bundesblatt, 17 November 1971 |
Council of the States
References
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen. Nohlen, D]] & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1895 {{ISBN. 9783832956097
- Nohlen & Stöver, p1954
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