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1979 Swiss federal election

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Field	Value
country	Switzerland
previous_election	1975
next_election	1983
election_date	21 October 1979
module	{{Infobox legislative election
embed	yes
election_name	National Council
seats_for_election	All 200 seats in the National Council
majority_seats	101
turnout	48.05% ( 4.31pp)
party1	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland	leader1 = Helmut Hubacher	percentage1 = 24.44	seats1 = 51	last_election1 = 55
party2	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland	leader2 = Yann Richter	percentage2 = 24.01	seats2 = 51	last_election2 = 47
party3	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland	leader3 = Hans Wyer	percentage3 = 21.29	seats3 = 44	last_election3 = 46
party4	Swiss People's Party	leader4 = Fritz Hofmann	percentage4 = 11.6	seats4 = 23	last_election4 = 21
party5	Alliance of Independents	leader5 = Walter Biel	percentage5 = 4.07	seats5 = 8	last_election5 = 11
party6	Liberal Party of Switzerland	leader6 = Blaise Clerc	percentage6 = 2.8	seats6 = 8	last_election6 = 6
party7	Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland	leader7 =	percentage7 = 2.22	seats7 = 3	last_election7 = 3
party8	Swiss Party of Labour	leader8 =	percentage8 = 2.08	seats8 = 3	last_election8 = 4
party9	Swiss Progressive Organisations	leader9 =	percentage9 = 1.7	seats9 = 2	last_election9 = 0
party10	National Action	leader10 = Valentin Oehen	percentage10 = 1.32	seats10 = 2	last_election10 = 2
party11	Republican Movement (Switzerland)	leader11 =	percentage11 = 0.63	seats11 = 1	last_election11 = 4
party12	Green Party of Switzerland	leader12 =	percentage12 = 0.63	seats12 = 1	last_election12 = 0
party13		leader13 =	percentage13 = 0.46	seats13 = 1	last_election13 = New
party14	Autonomous Socialist Party (Ticino)	leader14 =	percentage14 = 0.44	seats14 = 1	last_election14 = 1
party15	Jurassic Unity	leader15 =	percentage15 = 0.41	seats15 = 1	last_election15 = New
module	{{Infobox legislative election
embed	yes
election_name	Council of States
seats_for_election	All 46 seats in the Council of States
majority_seats	24
noleader	yes
nopercentage	yes
party1	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland	seats1 = 18	last_election1 = 17
party2	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland	seats2 = 11	last_election2 = 15
party3	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland	seats3 = 9	last_election3 = 5
party4	Swiss People's Party	seats4 = 5	last_election4 = 5
party5	Liberal Party of Switzerland	seats5 = 3	last_election5 = 1

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 21 October 1979. The Social Democratic Party and the Free Democratic Party emerged as the largest parties in the National Council, both winning 51 of the 200 seats.

Results

National Council

By constituency

Constituency	Seats	Electorate	Turnout	Party	Votes	Seats
won
Aargau	14	268,819	122,659	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	467,304
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	380,057	4
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	347,187	3
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	234,691	2
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	93,658	1
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Evangelical People's Party	85,202	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Republican Movement	36,056	0
Swiss Democrats}}"		National Action	27,145	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Revolutionary Marxist League	15,212	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Social Liberal European Federalist Party	3,656	0
Appenzell Ausserrhoden	2	Elected unopposed	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party		1
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party		1
Appenzell Innerrhoden	1	8,174	1,964	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	1,853
Independent (politician)}}"		Others	54	0
Basel-Landschaft	7	134,554	57,940	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	126,256
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	107,104	2
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	46,284	1
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	42,341	1
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	31,500	1
Swiss Progressive Organisations}}"		Swiss Progressive Organisations	28,506	0
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Evangelical People's Party	15,472	0
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Party of Labour	4,118	0
Basel-Stadt	7	140,392	55,356	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	128,153
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	54,225	1
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	53,570	1
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Party	43,148	1
Swiss Progressive Organisations}}"		Swiss Progressive Organisations	39,576	1
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	29,103	0
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Party of Labour	17,963	0
Swiss Democrats}}"		National Action	15,132	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Revolutionary Marxist League	3,082	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Social Liberal European Federalist Party	400	0
Bern	29	601,067	299,125	Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	2,689,061
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	2,604,568	9
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	1,532,680	6
Swiss Democrats}}"		National Action	305,344	1
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Evangelical People's Party	287,246	1
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	263,902	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Entente Jurassienne	238,793	1
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	211,171	0
Swiss Progressive Organisations}}"		Swiss Progressive Organisations	117,994	0
Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland}}"		Federal Democratic Union	100,099	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Democratic Alternative	92,612	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Citizens' List Against the Accumulation of Offices	26,979	0
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Party of Labour	22,161	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Republican Movement	16,895	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Revolutionary Marxist League	16,504	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Social Liberal European Federalist Party	7,020	0
Fribourg	6	115,172	56,020	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	131,487
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	101,272	2
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	75,731	1
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	21,237	0
Geneva	11	182,765	68,654	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	156,909
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Party	155,489	2
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Party of Labour	145,154	2
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	107,497	2
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	102,239	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Vigilance	47,865	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Revolutionary Marxist League	10,936	0
Swiss Democrats}}"		National Action	4,428	0
Glarus	1	22,726	8,037	Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	6,394
Independent (politician)}}"		Others	1,423	0
Grisons	5	100,685	46,168	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	79,143
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	51,169	1
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	47,280	1
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	45,878	1
Jura	2	40,981	24,010	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	17,901
Independent (politician)}}"		People's List for Jurassic Unity	14,923	1
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	14,709	0
Lucerne	9	182,390	107,952	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	480,552
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	302,011	3
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	119,289	1
Swiss Progressive Organisations}}"		Swiss Progressive Organisations	48,860	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Revolutionary Marxist League	1,855	0
Neuchâtel	5	97,241	42,059	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	76,115
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Party	53,729	2
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	41,855	1
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Party of Labour	15,649	0
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	9,732	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Revolutionary Marxist League	3,360	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Democratic Alternative	2,941	0
Nidwalden	1	18,345	10,951	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	5,318
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	4,189	0
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	1,135	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Others	96	0
Obwalden	1	10,060	6,796	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	4,209
Independent (politician)}}"		Others	188	0
Schaffhausen	2	42,953	32,240	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	21,662
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	19,787	1
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	12,957	0
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Evangelical People's Party	3,856	0
Swiss Progressive Organisations}}"		Swiss Progressive Organisations	3,511	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Revolutionary Marxist League	564	0
Schwyz	3	58,170	28,281	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	40,832
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	23,183	1
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	18,697	0
Solothurn	7	138,097	78,551	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	210,598
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	153,438	2
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	148,776	2
Swiss Progressive Organisations}}"		Swiss Progressive Organisations	21,982	0
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Party of Labour	5,160	0
St. Gallen	12	231,681	104,269	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	542,444
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	339,587	3
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	221,052	2
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	101,333	1
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Evangelical People's Party	26,102	0
Ticino	8	150,693	90,519	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	250,842
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	235,760	3
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	104,884	1
Autonomous Socialist Party (Ticino)}}"		Autonomous Socialist Party	64,845	1
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Party of Labour	18,848	0
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	15,882	0
Thurgau	6	106,712	51,537	Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	80,645
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	75,144	2
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	68,381	1
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	51,507	1
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	16,054	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Republican Movement	6,142	0
Swiss Democrats}}"		National Action	5,834	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Social Liberal European Federalist Party	1,218	0
Uri	1	21,549	12,112	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	4,462
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	2,635	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Others	4,348	0
Vaud	16	310,274	115,657	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	488,268
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	449,401	5
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Party	301,754	3
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Party of Labour	168,088	1
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	122,621	1
Green Party of Switzerland}}"		Green Party	115,465	1
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	91,630	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Constitution and Liberty Movement	29,149	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Revolutionary Marxist League	23,138	0
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	14,463	0
Valais	7	135,196	88,789	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	356,727
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	137,383	2
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	70,086	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Critical Oberwallis	15,423	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Social Independent Movement	10,901	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Non-Partisan Movement for Democracy and Progress	8,593	0
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Party	4,970	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Alliance of Conservatives, Radicals and Socialists	2,499	0
Zug	2	44,143	24,681	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	16,710
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	16,062	1
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	15,137	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Revolutionary Marxist League	1,088	0
Zürich	35	694,321	322,362	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	2,943,873
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	2,489,440	9
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	1,607,460	5
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	1,241,695	4
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	1,080,046	3
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Evangelical People's Party	630,485	2
Swiss Democrats}}"		National Action	279,222	1
Swiss Progressive Organisations}}"		Swiss Progressive Organisations	254,429	1
Green Party of Switzerland}}"		Green Party	149,069	0
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Party of Labour	133,483	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Republican Movement	100,728	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Hopp Schwiiz!	78,476	0
Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland}}"		Federal Democratic Union	39,058	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Liberal Socialists	34,463	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Revolutionary Marxist League	28,735	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Social Liberal European Federalist Party	18,097	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Christians at the Gotthard	7,682	0
Independent (politician)}}"		European Federalist Party	5,030	0
Source: Bundesblatt, 4 December 1979

Council of the States

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1895 {{ISBN. 9783832956097
Nohlen & Stöver, p1955

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