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1983 Swiss federal election

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Field	Value
election_name	1983 Swiss federal election
country	Switzerland
ongoing	no
previous_election	1979
next_election	1987
seats_for_election	All 200 seats in the National Council (101 seats needed for a majority)
All 46 seats in the Council of States (24 seats needed for a majority)
turnout	48.9% 0.9 pp
election_date	23 October 1983

All 46 seats in the Council of States (24 seats needed for a majority)

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 23 October 1983. The Free Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 54 of the 200 seats. It was the first time the Social Democratic Party had not received the most votes in a federal election since 1925.

The main issues included environmental protection and unemployment.

Results

National Council

By constituency

Constituency	Seats	Electorate	Turnout	Party	Seats
won
Aargau	14	287,227	129,016	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Social Democratic Party	489,381
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	382,862	4
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	360,368	3
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	252,066	2
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	105,223	1
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Evangelical People's Party	88,557	0
Swiss Democrats}}"		National Action	71,119	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Socialist Workers' Party	21,609	0
Independent (politician)}}"		More Freedom	7,827	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Social Liberal European Federalist Party	2,453	0
Appenzell Ausserrhoden	2	31,463	13,025	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Free Democratic Party	8,160
Independent (politician)}}"		"Herbert Maeder in the National Council" Committee	5,856	1
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	5,347	0
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	3,281	0
Appenzell Innerrhoden	1	8,702	2,132	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Christian Democratic People's Party	1,950
Independent (politician)}}"		Others	90	0
Basel-Landschaft	7	143,229	70,557	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Social Democratic Party	158,759
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	122,193	2
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	54,546	1
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	52,707	1
Swiss Progressive Organisations}}"		Swiss Progressive Organisations	35,206	0
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	21,379	0
Swiss Democrats}}"		National Action	19,110	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Feminist and Green Alternative Groups	14,520	0
Green Party of Switzerland}}"		Federation of Swiss Green Parties	9,324	0
Basel-Stadt	6	137,296	62,694	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Social Democratic Party	115,577
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	50,482	1
Swiss Progressive Organisations}}"		Swiss Progressive Organisations	44,581	1
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	36,952	1
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Party	31,040	0
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	26,274	1
Swiss Democrats}}"		National Action	19,790	0
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Evangelical People's Party	17,866	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Democratic Social Party	11,429	0
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Party of Labour	8,528	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Feminist and Green Alternative Groups	3,707	0
Independent (politician)}}"		People's Action Against Many Foreigners In Our Home	2,108	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Green Action	774	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Basel Party for Calm, Order and Security	771	0
Bern	29	625,995	312,288	Swiss People's Party}}"	Swiss People's Party	2,597,070
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	2,529,138	8
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	1,351,472	5
Swiss Democrats}}"		National Action	536,254	2
Independent (politician)}}"		Free List	417,624	1
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Evangelical People's Party	291,517	1
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	288,099	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Autonomous Socialist Party of South Jura	192,669	0
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	191,536	0
Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland}}"		Federal Democratic Union	162,341	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Feminist and Green Alternative Groups	142,749	0
Swiss Progressive Organisations}}"		Swiss Progressive Organisations	142,651	1
Green Party of Switzerland}}"		Federation of Swiss Green Parties	57,759	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Socialist Workers' Party	31,959	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Citizens' List Against the Accumulation of Offices	11,326	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Social Liberal European Federalist Party	4,678	0
Fribourg	6	122,666	64,746	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Christian Democratic People's Party	143,535
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	90,658	1
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	75,556	1
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	33,466	1
Christian Social Party (Switzerland)}}"		Independent Social-Christian Party	28,302	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Socialist Workers' Party	6,561	0
Geneva	11	187,930	83,705	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Social Democratic Party	172,453
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Party	171,576	3
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Party of Labour	85,219	2
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	145,144	2
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	110,293	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Republican Movement	109,690	1
Green Party of Switzerland}}"		Federation of Swiss Green Parties	68,431	0
Swiss Democrats}}"		National Action	18,865	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Socialist Workers' Party	13,031	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Social Liberal European Federalist Party	2,588	0
Glarus	1	23,048	6,061	Swiss People's Party}}"	Swiss People's Party	5,045
Independent (politician)}}"		Others	420	0
Grisons	5	106,814	42,613	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Christian Democratic People's Party	66,986
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	49,617	1
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	44,250	1
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	40,420	1
Jura	2	42,207	25,939	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Free Democratic Party	14,808
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	12,896	0
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	9,171	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Friends and Sympathizers of Jean Wilhelm	7,475	0
Christian Social Party (Switzerland)}}"		Independent Social-Christian Party	6,052	0
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	1,037	0
Lucerne	9	193,946	117,278	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Christian Democratic People's Party	509,792
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	293,937	3
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	120,588	1
Swiss Progressive Organisations}}"		Swiss Progressive Organisations	86,399	0
Swiss Democrats}}"		National Action	13,255	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Non-Partisan	3,350	0
Neuchâtel	5	97,581	42,674	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Social Democratic Party	68,562
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Party	63,991	2
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	40,211	1
Green Party of Switzerland}}"		Federation of Swiss Green Parties	15,226	0
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Party of Labour	8,739	0
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	7,257	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Socialist Workers' Party	2,945	0
Nidwalden	1	20,439	6,027	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Christian Democratic People's Party	4,166
Independent (politician)}}"		Others	122	0
Obwalden	1	17,378	5,370	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Christian Democratic People's Party	3,415
Independent (politician)}}"		Others	337	0
Schaffhausen	2	44,499	32,795	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Social Democratic Party	22,431
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	16,624	1
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	14,375	0
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	4,023	0
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	3,550	0
Swiss Progressive Organisations}}"		Swiss Progressive Organisations	1,694	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Socialist Workers' Party	766	0
Schwyz	3	63,068	27,491	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Christian Democratic People's Party	37,267
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	20,775	1
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	16,812	0
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	5,186	0
Solothurn	7	144,237	87,554	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Free Democratic Party	223,530
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	166,812	2
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	160,478	2
Swiss Progressive Organisations}}"		Swiss Progressive Organisations	20,781	0
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	23,832	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Socialist Workers' Party	5,255	0
St. Gallen	12	244,526	107,611	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Christian Democratic People's Party	520,398
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	350,297	4
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	207,455	2
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	130,263	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Feminist and Green Alternative Groups	41,558	0
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	24,021	0
Ticino	8	159,845	98,398	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Free Democratic Party	285,420
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	255,684	3
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	103,631	1
Autonomous Socialist Party (Ticino)}}"		Autonomous Socialist Party	79,454	1
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	15,702	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Socialist Workers' Party	7,435	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Ticino Democratic Rights	3,091	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Social Liberal European Federalist Party	2,717	0
Thurgau	6	113,263	59,712	Swiss People's Party}}"	Swiss People's Party	80,381
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	76,133	2
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	68,735	1
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	64,444	1
Green Party of Switzerland}}"		Federation of Swiss Green Parties	20,785	0
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Evangelical People's Party	18,504	0
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	13,768	0
Swiss Democrats}}"		National Action	9,609	0
Uri	1	22,440	6,772	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Free Democratic Party	4,799
Independent (politician)}}"		Others	868	0
Vaud	17	320,472	128,894	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Free Democratic Party	650,061
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	467,069	5
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Party	360,481	3
Green Party of Switzerland}}"		Federation of Swiss Green Parties	150,149	1
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	131,952	1
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	96,697	0
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Party of Labour	88,607	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Feminist and Green Alternative Groups	80,816	0
Swiss Democrats}}"		National Action	55,162
Independent (politician)}}"		Socialist Workers' Party	45,173	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Social Liberal European Federalist Party	10,851	0
Valais	7	145,446	94,937	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Christian Democratic People's Party	371,921
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	162,477	2
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	91,323	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Democratic Valais Independent Group	20,853	0
Zug	2	47,815	25,464	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Christian Democratic People's Party	20,127
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	16,938	1
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	11,841	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Socialist Workers' Party	1,309	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Joy, Peace and Zwätschgechueche	603	0
Zürich	35	717,000	336,259	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Social Democratic Party	2,679,690
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	2,537,519	9
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	1,612,538	5
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	1,157,817	4
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	1,058,175	3
Swiss Democrats}}"		National Action	682,087	2
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Evangelical People's Party	632,813	2
Green Party of Switzerland}}"		Federation of Swiss Green Parties	484,533	1
Swiss Progressive Organisations}}"		Swiss Progressive Organisations	442,017	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Feminist and Green Alternative Groups	79,972	0
Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland}}"		Federal Democratic Union	67,437	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Socialist Workers' Party	48,100	0
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Party of Labour	40,355	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Non-Partisan List	26,915	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Senior Citizens' List of the Canton of Zürich	20,673	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Social Liberal European Federalist Party	21,058	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Life + Justice	17,618	0
Source: Bundesblatt, 29 November 1983

Council of the States

References

[[Dieter Nohlen. Nohlen, D]] & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1895 {{ISBN. 9783832956097
Lohneis, Hans. (1984). "The Swiss election of 1983: A glacier on the move?". West European Politics.
Nohlen & Stöver, p1955
Nohlen & Stöver, pp1947–1951

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