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1975 Swiss federal election

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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 26 October 1975. The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 55 of the 200 seats. As of 2023, this is the last time turnout has reached 50% in a federal election.

Results

National Council

By constituency

Constituency	Seats	Electorate	Turnout	Party	Seats
won
Aargau	14	250,690	127,016	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Social Democratic Party	425,626
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	362,737	3
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	310,099	3
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	224,317	2
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	116,355	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Republican Movement	114,327	1
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Evangelical People's Party	81,418	0
Swiss Democrats}}"		National Action	61,001	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Team 67	34,740	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Revolutionary Marxist League	10,054	0
Swiss Progressive Organisations}}"		Swiss Progressive Organisations	9,842	0
Independent (politician)}}"		League for the Protection of Living Space and Quality of Life	5,871	0
Appenzell Ausserrhoden	2	29,485	13,020	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Free Democratic Party	11,162
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	9,771	1
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	3,431	0
Appenzell Innerrhoden	1	7,817	2,310	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Christian Democratic People's Party	2,215
Basel-Landschaft	7	125,994	60,885	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Social Democratic Party	128,040
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	101,186	2
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	56,044	1
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	47,318	1
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	44,991	1
Swiss Democrats}}"		National Action	23,575	0
Swiss Progressive Organisations}}"		Swiss Progressive Organisations	13,955	0
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Party of Labour	7,517	0
Basel-Stadt	7	141,727	62,009	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Social Democratic Party	143,994
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	52,180	1
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Party	49,989	1
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	49,111	1
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	42,659	1
Swiss Democrats}}"		National Action	35,270	0
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Party of Labour	19,948	0
Swiss Progressive Organisations}}"		Swiss Progressive Organisations	18,263	0
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Evangelical People's Party	17,164	0
Independent (politician)}}"		League for the Protection of Living Space and Quality of Life	1,469	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Revolutionary Marxist League	1,331	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Interest Group for Swiss Workers	442	0
Bern	31	621,787	337,852	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Social Democratic Party	3,201,703
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	2,799,584	10
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	1,820,573	6
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	546,802	1
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	488,260	1
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Evangelical People's Party	356,708	1
Swiss Democrats}}"		National Action	349,086	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Republican Movement	246,808	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Unité Jurassienne	189,346	0
Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland}}"		Federal Democratic Union	111,411	0
Christian Social Party (Switzerland)}}"		Independent Social-Christian Party	88,568	0
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Party of Labour	65,427	0
Swiss Progressive Organisations}}"		Swiss Progressive Organisations	47,740	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Revolutionary Marxist League	16,505	0
Fribourg	6	110,279	52,557	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Christian Democratic People's Party	144,411
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	79,215	2
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	68,083	1
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	13,175	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Socio-Ecological People's Movement	1,972	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Revolutionary Marxist League	1,055	0
Geneva	11	177,047	80,338	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Social Democratic Party	195,666
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Party of Labour	155,261	2
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	143,434	2
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Party	138,454	2
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	126,622	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Vigilance	59,838	1
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	20,728	0
Swiss Democrats}}"		National Action	14,543	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Revolutionary Marxist League	9,373	0
Glarus	1	22,277	7,434	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Social Democratic Party	4,554
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Action for Real Elections	1,659	0
Grisons	5	95,389	47,340	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Christian Democratic People's Party	83,395
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	62,551	1
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	42,067	1
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	35,384	1
Swiss Democrats}}"		National Action	8,180	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Liberal Movement	685	0
Lucerne	9	173,714	110,968	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Christian Democratic People's Party	492,254
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	285,562	3
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	131,826	1
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	51,653	0
Swiss Progressive Organisations}}"		Swiss Progressive Organisations	17,285	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Revolutionary Marxist League	3,454	0
Neuchâtel	5	96,482	45,585	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Social Democratic Party	86,051
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	49,586	2
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Party	48,935	1
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Party of Labour	21,777	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Progressive National Party	12,122	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Revolutionary Marxist League	3,001	0
Nidwalden	1	16,600	6,455	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Christian Democratic People's Party	5,240
Obwalden	1	15,213	3,222	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Christian Democratic People's Party	2,668
Schaffhausen	2	42,032	31,139	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Free Democratic Party	23,693
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	21,978	1
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	9,832	0
Swiss Progressive Organisations}}"		Swiss Progressive Organisations	3,614	0
Schwyz	3	54,425	29,016	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Christian Democratic People's Party	38,795
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	24,537	1
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	17,796	0
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	2,541	0
Solothurn	7	133,245	85,667	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Free Democratic Party	227,387
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	184,312	2
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	152,623	2
Swiss Progressive Organisations}}"		Swiss Progressive Organisations	20,002	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Revolutionary Marxist League	3,465	0
St. Gallen	12	222,338	118,882	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Christian Democratic People's Party	608,805
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	352,753	3
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	212,249	2
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	112,850	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Republican Movement	75,384	0
Swiss Democrats}}"		National Action	30,300	0
Swiss Progressive Organisations}}"		Swiss Progressive Organisations	6,979	0
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Party of Labour	5,791	0
Ticino	8	141,564	91,281	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Free Democratic Party	275,594
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	251,299	3
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	97,672	1
Autonomous Socialist Party (Ticino)}}"		Autonomous Socialist Party	53,474	1
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Party of Labour	25,099	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Ticino Democratic Rights	1,666	0
Thurgau	6	101,617	57,555	Swiss People's Party}}"	Swiss People's Party	85,358
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	75,767	2
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	73,350	1
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	49,054	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Republican Movement	25,719	0
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	22,476	0
Swiss Democrats}}"		National Action	8,397	0
Uri	1	20,704	9,785	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Free Democratic Party	6,519
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	1,596	0
Vaud	16	299,846	130,485	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Social Democratic Party	562,139
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	522,416	5
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Party	277,595	2
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Party of Labour	217,472	2
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	163,959	1
Swiss Democrats}}"		National Action	96,007	0
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	94,074	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Revolutionary Marxist League	32,213	0
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	31,758	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Republican Movement	21,245	0
Green Party of Switzerland}}"		Vaud People's Movement for the Environment	19,803	0
Valais	7	128,056	85,263	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Christian Democratic People's Party	349,366
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	101,895	1
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	110,273	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Movement for Democracy and Progress	23,273	0
Zug	2	40,584	23,901	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Christian Democratic People's Party	18,620
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	16,858	1
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	10,934	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Revolutionary Marxist League	864	0
Zürich	35	664,201	335,787	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Social Democratic Party	2,781,707
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	2,144,524	7
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	1,811,587	6
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	1,318,112	4
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	1,089,140	4
Independent (politician)}}"		Republican Movement	720,884	2
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Evangelical People's Party	625,227	2
Swiss Democrats}}"		National Action	507,637	1
Swiss Progressive Organisations}}"		Swiss Progressive Organisations	177,032	0
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Party of Labour	127,893	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Politically Interested Women	89,584	0
Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland}}"		Federal Democratic Union	60,733	0
Independent (politician)}}"		League for the Protection of Living Space and Quality of Life	48,109	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Liberal Socialist and Free Citizens	38,390	0
Independent (politician)}}"		New Democratic Movement	30,415	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Revolutionary Marxist League	23,743	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Free Zürich Citizens	13,994	0
Independent (politician)}}"		European Federalist Party	10,498	0
Source: Bundesblatt, 1 December 1975

Council of the States

References

[[Dieter Nohlen. Nohlen, D]] & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1895 {{ISBN. 9783832956097
Nohlen & Stöver, p1954

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