From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

1995 Swiss federal election

none

Field	Value
country	Switzerland
previous_election	1991
next_election	1999
turnout	42.22% ( 3.83pp)
election_date	22 October 1995
module	{{Infobox legislative election
embed	yes
election_name	National Council
seats_for_election	All 200 seats in the National Council
majority_seats	101
leader1	Peter Bodenmann
party1	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
percentage1	21.79
last_election1	41
seats1	54
leader2	Franz Steinegger
party2	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland
percentage2	20.18
last_election2	44
seats2	45
leader3	Anton Cottier
party3	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland
percentage3	16.79
last_election3	35
seats3	34
leader4	Hans Uhlmann
party4	Swiss People's Party
percentage4	14.90
last_election4	25
seats4	29
leader5	Hanspeter Thür
party5	Green Party of Switzerland
percentage5	5.04
last_election5	14
seats5	8
leader6	Roland Borer
party6	Freedom Party of Switzerland
percentage6	3.97
last_election6	8
seats6	7
leader7	Rudolf Keller
party7	Swiss Democrats
percentage7	3.13
last_election7	5
seats7	3
leader8	François Jeanneret
party8	Liberal Party of Switzerland
percentage8	2.69
last_election8	10
seats8	7
leader9	Monika Weber
party9	Alliance of Independents
percentage9	1.83
last_election9	5
seats9	3
leader10	Otto Zwygart
party10	Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
percentage10	1.79
last_election10	3
seats10	2
party11	Feminist and Green Alternative Groups
percentage11	1.47
last_election11	1
seats11	2
leader12	Christian Waber
party12	Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland
percentage12	1.30
last_election12	1
seats12	1
party13	Swiss Party of Labour
percentage13	1.20
last_election13	2
seats13	3
leader14	Giuliano Bignasca
party14	Ticino League
percentage14	0.94
last_election14	2
seats14	1
party15	Christian Social Party (Switzerland)
percentage15	0.30
last_election15	1
seats15	1
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	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland
last_election1	18
seats1	17
party17	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland
last_election17	16
seats17	16
party18	Swiss People's Party
last_election18	4
seats18	5
party19	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
last_election19	3
seats19	5
party20	Liberal Party of Switzerland
last_election20	3
seats20	2
party21	Alliance of Independents
last_election21	1
seats21	1
map	1995 Swiss federal election.svg
map_caption	Results by canton

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on October 22, 1995. The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 54 of the 200 seats. As of 2024, it is the last time the Swiss People's Party did not receive the most votes.

Results

National Council

By constituency

Constituency	Seats	Electorate	Turnout	Party	Seats
won
Aargau	15	342,331	144,183	Swiss People's Party}}"	Swiss People's Party	416,584
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	408,491	3
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	332,189	3
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	297,955	2
Freedom Party of Switzerland}}"		Freedom Party	236,929	2
Green Party of Switzerland}}"		Green Party	112,351	1
Swiss Democrats}}"		Swiss Democrats	93,690	0
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	69,321	1
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Evangelical People's Party	64,030	0
Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland}}"		Federal Democratic Union	28,016	0
Independent (politician)}}"		FrauenPolitik	20,293	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Catholic People's Party	14,643	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Kurt Bornhauser	4,567	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Non-Partisan Forum	3,009	0
Appenzell Ausserrhoden	2	35,511	17,303	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Free Democratic Party	12,401
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	7,494	1
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	7,461	0
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	3,240	0
Freedom Party of Switzerland}}"		Freedom Party	3,032	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Non-Partisan	405	0
Appenzell Innerrhoden	1	9,888	1,716	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Christian Democratic People's Party	1,346
Independent (politician)}}"		Others	230	0
Basel-Landschaft	7	172,915	71,412	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Social Democratic Party	124,385
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	96,442	1
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	57,615	1
Swiss Democrats}}"		Swiss Democrats	53,823	1
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	53,177	1
Green Party of Switzerland}}"		Green Party	46,766	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Free Citizens' List	31,418	0
Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland}}"		Federal Democratic Union	9,275	0
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Evangelical People's Party	8,455	0
Freedom Party of Switzerland}}"		Freedom Party	6,467	0
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	6,402	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Natural Law Party	1,873	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Swiss Freedom Party	1,705	0
Basel-Stadt	6	129,279	60,500	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Social Democratic Party	125,965
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Party	52,707	1
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	43,108	1
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	34,387	0
Swiss Democrats}}"		Swiss Democrats	24,453	0
Green Party of Switzerland}}"		Green Party	19,782	0
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Evangelical People's Party	14,657	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Basel's Strong Alternative	11,344	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Women's List	9,962	0
Swiss Progressive Organisations}}"		Freedom Party	8,835	0
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Party of Labour	4,706	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Solidarity	2,309	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Natural Law Party	1,214	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Gray Panther	1,151	0
Bern	27	676,293	273,451	Swiss People's Party}}"	Swiss People's Party	1,873,155
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	1,779,142	8
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	1,127,035	4
Green Party of Switzerland}}"		Green Party	599,878	2
Freedom Party of Switzerland}}"		Freedom Party	421,925	1
Swiss Democrats}}"		Swiss Democrats	392,735	1
Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland}}"		Federal Democratic Union	300,218	1
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Evangelical People's Party	270,781	1
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	139,538	0
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	112,048	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Jurassic Alliance	104,970	0
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Party	22,637	0
Christian Social Party (Switzerland)}}"		Independent Social-Christian Party	21,303	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Workers and Pensioners' Party	18,170	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Natural Law Party	10,399	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Generation 2001	9,025	0
Fribourg	6	151,395	59,778	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Christian Democratic People's Party	123,968
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	59,619	1
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	54,850	1
Christian Social Party (Switzerland)}}"		Independent Social-Christian Party	30,069	1
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	28,735	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Independence - Equality - Solidarity	15,961	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Democratic Social Party	11,107	0
Green Party of Switzerland}}"		Green Party	8,025	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Time Bomb Politics	3,428	0
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Party of Labour	3,156	0
Swiss Democrats}}"		Swiss Democrats	3,035	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Swiss Europe Renaissance	2,103	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Natural Law Party	633	0
Geneva	11	206,078	73,435	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Social Democratic Party	233,287
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Party	138,219	2
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	105,053	2
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	104,056	1
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Party of Labour	73,476	2
Green Party of Switzerland}}"		Green Party	43,598	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Solidarity	29,468	0
Swiss Democrats}}"		Swiss Democrats	18,919	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Let's Stay Swiss and Free!	17,423	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Unity Against Social Dismantlement	5,941	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Party Against Unfair Machinations	5,035	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Ex-Yugoslavia: Acting Against The Unsustainable	4,130	0
Glarus	1	24,786	6,072	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Social Democratic Party	4,498
Independent (politician)}}"		Others	863	0
Grisons	5	124,493	45,782	Swiss People's Party}}"	Swiss People's Party	59,119
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	58,892	1
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	47,457	2
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	36,202	1
Christian Social Party (Switzerland)}}"		Green Party	7,581	0
Swiss Progressive Organisations}}		Independent Women	4,112	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Youth '91	2,712	0
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	2,331	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Gray Panther	522	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Natural Law Party	488	0
Jura	2	47,625	20,256	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Christian Democratic People's Party	15,041
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	12,745	1
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	11,608	0
Lucerne	10	227,940	112,654	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Christian Democratic People's Party	408,725
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	279,132	3
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	154,384	1
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	127,888	1
Green Party of Switzerland}}"		Green Party	88,183	1
Swiss Democrats}}"		Swiss Democrats	24,194	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Independent Women's List	8,931	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Clarity, Logic and Environmental Awareness	2,001	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Gray Panther	1,907	0
Neuchâtel	5	104,273	33,293	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Social Democratic Party	44,640
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	40,714	2
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Party	39,880	1
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Party of Labour	11,290	0
Green Party of Switzerland}}"		Green Party	9,313	0
Swiss Democrats}}"		Swiss Democrats	4,017	0
Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland}}"		Federal Democratic Union	3,638	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Unity Against Social Dismantlement	2,646	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Swiss Europe Renaissance	1,963	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Natural Law Party	465	0
Nidwalden	1	25,496	15,022	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Free Democratic Party	7,081
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	4,724	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Democratic Nidwalden	2,819	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Natural Law Party	58	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Others	36	0
Obwalden	1	21,350	6,800	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Christian Democratic People's Party	6,118
Freedom Party of Switzerland}}		Freedom Party	244	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Others	136	0
Schaffhausen	2	48,702	31,349	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Social Democratic Party	22,620
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	19,061	1
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	12,190	0
Freedom Party of Switzerland}}		Freedom Party	5,130	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Natural Law Party	820	0
Schwyz	3	80,097	28,089	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Christian Democratic People's Party	22,208
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	19,486	1
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	17,432	1
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	16,160	0
Swiss Democrats}}"		Swiss Democrats	2,516	0
Freedom Party of Switzerland}}"		Freedom Party	2,299	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Natural Law Party	723	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Gray Panther	369	0
Solothurn	7	162,618	78,471	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Free Democratic Party	136,936
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	130,378	2
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	115,744	2
Freedom Party of Switzerland}}"		Freedom Party	56,898	1
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	36,040	0
Green Party of Switzerland}}"		Green Party	31,477	0
Swiss Democrats}}"		Swiss Democrats	14,941	0
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	8,806	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Free List of Non-Partisans	5,839	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Natural Law Party	1,036	0
St. Gallen	12	280,839	115,214	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Christian Democratic People's Party	417,191
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	254,476	2
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	218,130	3
Freedom Party of Switzerland}}"		Freedom Party	137,691	1
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	113,683	1
Green Party of Switzerland}}"		Green Party	65,903	1
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	55,309	0
Swiss Democrats}}"		Swiss Democrats	27,173	0
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Evangelical People's Party	22,840	0
Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland}}"		Federal Democratic Union	13,960	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Zum Glück gits üs	13,297	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Think with Heart and Mind	1,930	0
Independent (politician)}}"		St. Gallen Craft	1,868	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Natural Law Party	1,739	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Gray Panther	1,490	0
Ticino	8	189,625	99,681	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Free Democratic Party	233,392
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	217,217	2
Ticino League}}"		Ticino League	142,441	1
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	130,672	2
Green Party of Switzerland}}"		Green Party	13,254	0
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	11,358	0
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Party of Labour	10,277	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Pole of Liberty	7,287	0
Thurgau	6	137,602	60,624	Swiss People's Party}}"	Swiss People's Party	96,708
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	64,738	1
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	54,729	1
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	46,424	1
Green Party of Switzerland}}"		Green Party	33,146	0
Freedom Party of Switzerland}}"		Freedom Party	28,532	1
Swiss Democrats}}"		Swiss Democrats	17,067	0
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Evangelical People's Party	9,580	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Catholic People's Party	5,052	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Rustic People's Party	1,881	0
Uri	1	25,381	10,081	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Free Democratic Party	7,550
Independent (politician)}}"		Natural Law Party	265	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Others	962	0
Vaud	17	362,897	119,186	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Free Democratic Party	450,305
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	436,391	5
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Party	281,870	3
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Party of Labour	171,533	1
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	148,684	1
Green Party of Switzerland}}"		Green Party	127,235	1
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	108,461	0
Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland}}"		Federal Democratic Union	52,359	0
Swiss Democrats}}"		Swiss Democrats	34,911	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Solidarity	50,479	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Swiss Europe Renaissance	41,595	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Unity Against Social Dismantlement	9,403	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Movement for A Lively Switzerland	4,162	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Natural Law Party	3,810	0
Valais	7	177,102	97,311	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Christian Democratic People's Party	351,978
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	154,763	2
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	106,518	1
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Party	14,259	0
Green Party of Switzerland}}"		Green Party	8,419	0
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Party of Labour	5,458	0
Zug	3	60,447	26,850	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Christian Democratic People's Party	21,587
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	17,935	1
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	13,523	1
Swiss People's Party}}"		Swiss People's Party	12,072	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Bunte List	3,867	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Basic Democracy	1,577	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Liberal Alternative	776	0
Zürich	34	768,809	332,133	Swiss People's Party}}"	Swiss People's Party	2,823,623
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	2,559,235	9
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	2,007,068	6
Green Party of Switzerland}}"		Green Party	723,603	2
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	589,346	2
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Christian Democratic People's Party	540,385	2
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Evangelical People's Party	414,962	1
Freedom Party of Switzerland}}"		Freedom Party	392,693	1
Swiss Democrats}}"		Swiss Democrats	365,336	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Frauen macht Politik!	302,116	1
Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland}}"		Federal Democratic Union	206,746	0
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Party	52,179	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Senior Citizens	31,952	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Europe Party	29,043	0
Christian Social Party (Switzerland)}}"		Independent Social-Christian Party	17,739	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Natural Law Party	14,874	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Non-Partisan Movement	14,336	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Gray Panther	5,750	0
Source: Bundesblatt, 12 December 1995

Council of the States

References

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

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

1995-elections-in-europe 1995-elections-in-switzerland federal-elections-in-switzerland october-1995-in-europe

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 1995 Swiss federal election — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report