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2003 Swiss federal election

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countrySwitzerland
previous_election1999
next_election2007
turnout45.23% 1.93pp
election_date19 October 2003
module{{Infobox legislative election
embedyes
election_nameNational Council
seats_for_electionAll 200 seats in the National Council
majority_seats101
leader1Ueli Maurer
party1Swiss People's Party
percentage126.68
last_election144
seats155
leader2Christiane Brunner
party2Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
percentage223.33
last_election251
seats252
leader3Christiane Langenberger
party3Free Democratic Party of Switzerland
percentage317.34
last_election343
seats336
leader4Philipp Stähelin
party4Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland
percentage414.35
last_election435
seats428
leader5Ruth Genner
party5Green Party of Switzerland
percentage57.43
last_election58
seats513
leader6Ruedi Aeschbacher
party6Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
percentage62.28
last_election63
seats63
leader7Claude Ruey
party7Liberal Party of Switzerland
percentage72.18
last_election76
seats74
leader8Hans Moser
party8Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland
percentage81.26
last_election81
seats82
leader9Rudolf Keller
party9Swiss Democrats
percentage90.96
last_election91
seats91
party10Swiss Party of Labour
percentage100.69
last_election102
seats102
party11Feminist and Green Alternative Groups
percentage110.53
last_election111
seats111
party12solidaritéS
percentage120.50
last_election121
seats121
party13Christian Social Party (Switzerland)
percentage130.36
last_election131
seats131
leader14Giuliano Bignasca
party14Ticino League
percentage140.35
last_election142
seats141
module{{Infobox legislative election
embedyes
election_nameCouncil of States
seats_for_electionAll 46 seats in the Council of States
majority_seats24
noleaderyes
nopercentageyes
party1Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland
last_election115
seats115
party16Free Democratic Party of Switzerland
last_election1617
seats1614
party17Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
last_election176
seats179
party18Swiss People's Party
last_election187
seats188
map2003 Swiss federal election.svg
map_captionResults by canton

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 19 October 2003. Although in Switzerland's political system, in which all four major parties form a coalition, it is very difficult to achieve a change of government, this election produced an upset with the strong showing of the right-wing, anti-European Union and anti-immigration Swiss People's Party. The left-wing parties, the Social Democrats and the Greens, also improved their positions. The losers were the parties of the centre and centre-right, the Christian Democratic People's Party and the Free Democratic Party.

In the aftermath of the elections Ruth Metzler-Arnold, one of the two Christian Democrats in the Federal Council was replaced by Christoph Blocher, the most influential politician in the Swiss People's Party.

Electoral system

Switzerland has a bicameral legislature, the Federal Assembly (Assemblée Fédérale / Bundesversammlung / Asamblea Federale / Assemblea Federala).

  • The National Council (Conseil National / Nationalrat / Consiglio Nazionale / Cussegl Naziunal) has 200 members, elected for four-year terms by proportional representation in multi-member constituencies corresponding to the 26 Swiss cantons and half-cantons.
  • The Council of States (Conseil des Etats / Ständerat / Consiglio degli Stati / Cussegl dals Stadis) has 46 members elected for four-year terms from multi-member and single-member constituencies.

These elections were to the National Council and for most of the members of the Council of States.

All parties in Switzerland have different names in French, German and Italian, and conduct separate campaigns in the different language areas.

Results

National Council

By constituency

ConstituencySeatsElectorateTurnoutPartyVotesSeats
won
Aargau15363,920153,832Swiss People's Party}}"Swiss People's Party778,770
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Social Democratic Party474,7273
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"Christian Democratic People's Party348,6392
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Free Democratic Party342,6292
Green Party of Switzerland}}"Green Party133,2021
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"Evangelical People's Party116,8641
Swiss Democrats}}"Swiss Democrats32,1750
Freedom Party of Switzerland}}"Freedom Party5,0700
Independent (politician)}}"Swiss Nationalist Party2,8670
Appenzell Ausserrhoden136,04717,789Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Free Democratic Party7,161
Swiss People's Party}}"Swiss People's Party6,6800
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Social Democratic Party3,4680
Independent (politician)}}"Others1310
Appenzell Innerrhoden110,2283,595Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"Christian Democratic People's Party2,310
Swiss People's Party}}"Swiss People's Party7250
Independent (politician)}}"Others3000
Basel-Landschaft7179,18679,248Swiss People's Party}}"Swiss People's Party144,624
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Social Democratic Party134,6202
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Free Democratic Party108,5661
Green Party of Switzerland}}"Green Party68,6521
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"Christian Democratic People's Party54,7691
Swiss Democrats}}"Swiss Democrats14,7070
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"Evangelical People's Party14,5540
Independent (politician)}}"Non-Partisan 4Wb4,3320
Freedom Party of Switzerland}}"Freedom Party1,1070
Basel-Stadt5116,36157,735Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Social Democratic Party115,492
Swiss People's Party}}"Swiss People's Party52,5741
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Free Democratic Party27,9751
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"Liberal Party23,8730
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"Christian Democratic People's Party18,6120
Green Party of Switzerland}}"Green Party16,1220
Independent (politician)}}"Strong Alternative Basel9,8930
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"Evangelical People's Party8,0800
Independent (politician)}}"People's Action4,4250
Swiss Democrats}}"Swiss Democrats3,1220
Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland}}"Federal Democratic Union2,0860
Bern26685,159288,679Swiss People's Party}}"Swiss People's Party2,180,961
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Social Democratic Party2,058,3178
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Free Democratic Party1,089,8974
Green Party of Switzerland}}"Green Party683,0252
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"Evangelical People's Party379,0991
Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland}}"Federal Democratic Union301,8861
Swiss Democrats}}"Swiss Democrats196,4581
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"Christian Democratic People's Party172,6391
Independent (politician)}}"Romand List143,5580
Freedom Party of Switzerland}}"Freedom Party77,4360
Independent (politician)}}"Independent Health Party64,0810
Independent (politician)}}"Action Jörg Stettler16,2540
Fribourg7164,21074,547Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"Christian Democratic People's Party128,063
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Social Democratic Party108,4372
Swiss People's Party}}"Swiss People's Party107,9581
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Free Democratic Party64,3691
Christian Social Party (Switzerland)}}"Christian Social Party52,7661
Green Party of Switzerland}}"Green Party20,3050
Independent (politician)}}"Free List - Solidarity11,1580
Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland}}"Federal Democratic Union3,6250
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"Evangelical People's Party3,6140
Independent (politician)}}"Independent Movement2,6440
Independent (politician)}}"Direct Access1,6940
Geneva11219,984101,081Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Social Democratic Party268,703
Swiss People's Party}}"Swiss People's Party198,5862
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"Liberal Party182,5172
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"Christian Democratic People's Party128,3171
Green Party of Switzerland}}"Green Party121,7621
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Free Democratic Party79,0301
Independent (politician)}}"Solidarity58,9031
Swiss Party of Labour}}"Party of Labour29,1950
Independent (politician)}}"Union of Swiss Patriots10,7350
Independent (politician)}}"The Communists7,5060
Glarus124,9346,304Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Social Democratic Party3,811
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"Christian Democratic People's Party7010
Swiss People's Party}}"Swiss People's Party3340
Independent (politician)}}"Others8310
Grisons5129,78250,766Swiss People's Party}}"Swiss People's Party81,012
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Social Democratic Party59,6241
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"Christian Democratic People's Party56,2951
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Free Democratic Party37,8491
Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland}}"Federal Democratic Union4,4840
Jura248,35622,552Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"Christian Democratic People's Party17,517
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Social Democratic Party15,1861
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Free Democratic Party7,2430
Swiss People's Party}}"Swiss People's Party3,6750
Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland}}"Federal Democratic Union7870
Lucerne10237,537120,970Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"Christian Democratic People's Party345,791
Swiss People's Party}}"Swiss People's Party280,5663
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Free Democratic Party271,1532
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Social Democratic Party130,6941
Green Party of Switzerland}}"Green Party115,0761
Independent (politician)}}"CHance2118,3520
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"Evangelical People's Party9,5050
Swiss Democrats}}"Swiss Democrats4,1370
Neuchâtel5105,23559,925Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Social Democratic Party74,551
Swiss People's Party}}"Swiss People's Party57,2791
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Free Democratic Party37,8001
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"Liberal Party36,8080
Green Party of Switzerland}}"Green Party35,2471
Swiss Party of Labour}}"Party of Labour7,6550
Independent (politician)}}"Solidarity5,6300
Nidwalden128,26611,136Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Free Democratic Party7,888
Swiss Democrats}}"Swiss Democrats9120
Independent (politician)}}"Others1110
Obwalden122,90010,471Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"Christian Democratic People's Party6,402
Swiss People's Party}}"Swiss People's Party3,2380
Independent (politician)}}"Others20
Schaffhausen248,02230,349Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Social Democratic Party23,054
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Free Democratic Party16,9231
Swiss People's Party}}"Swiss People's Party16,5650
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"Christian Democratic People's Party1,5400
Schwyz489,90243,338Swiss People's Party}}"Swiss People's Party72,419
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"Christian Democratic People's Party38,8941
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Social Democratic Party29,1341
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Free Democratic Party25,4710
Solothurn7166,05278,689Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Social Democratic Party136,667
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Free Democratic Party129,0862
Swiss People's Party}}"Swiss People's Party120,9672
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"Christian Democratic People's Party113,1931
Green Party of Switzerland}}"Green Party32,2830
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"Evangelical People's Party6,4450
St. Gallen12291,445124,786Swiss People's Party}}"Swiss People's Party486,421
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"Christian Democratic People's Party326,1043
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Social Democratic Party270,3532
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Free Democratic Party215,5992
Green Party of Switzerland}}"Green Party103,8681
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"Evangelical People's Party22,1180
Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland}}"Federal Democratic Union16,4570
Swiss Democrats}}"Swiss Democrats11,1650
Independent (politician)}}"Catholic People's Party6,1290
Independent (politician)}}"Animal Welfare is Human Protection6,0540
Independent (politician)}}"Brave and Innovative, One for All4,9570
Independent (politician)}}"The East Swiss Party1,4050
Ticino8198,99296,760Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Free Democratic Party218,619
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Social Democratic Party189,4272
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"Christian Democratic People's Party180,3202
Ticino League}}"Ticino League58,4281
Swiss People's Party}}"Swiss People's Party55,6520
Green Party of Switzerland}}"Green Party21,7650
Independent (politician)}}"Risorgimento ticinese9,5520
Thurgau6146,43162,771Swiss People's Party}}"Swiss People's Party151,591
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"Christian Democratic People's Party60,7641
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Social Democratic Party52,0801
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Free Democratic Party43,9091
Green Party of Switzerland}}"Green Party29,2820
Swiss Democrats}}"Swiss Democrats10,8790
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"Evangelical People's Party10,0200
Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland}}"Federal Democratic Union7,1450
Independent (politician)}}"Catholic People's Party2,5570
Freedom Party of Switzerland}}"Freedom Party1,1471
Uri125,51311,323Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Free Democratic Party3,964
Swiss People's Party}}"Swiss People's Party3,3840
Green Party of Switzerland}}"Green Party3,3120
Independent (politician)}}"Others1600
Vaud18373,917172,119Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Social Democratic Party604,820
Swiss People's Party}}"Swiss People's Party567,0154
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Free Democratic Party515,5924
Green Party of Switzerland}}"Green Party315,4302
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"Liberal Party308,4372
Swiss Party of Labour}}"Party of Labour187,3882
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"Christian Democratic People's Party128,8780
Independent (politician)}}"Solidarity73,4830
Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland}}"Federal Democratic Union49,2250
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"Evangelical People's Party18,3650
Swiss Democrats}}"Swiss Democrats9,6750
Independent (politician)}}"Future + Security7,2680
Independent (politician)}}"The Right to Know6,8430
Valais7190,121101,344Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"Christian Democratic People's Party259,846
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Social Democratic Party128,4282
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Free Democratic Party114,9101
Swiss People's Party}}"Swiss People's Party89,8341
Christian Social Party (Switzerland)}}"Christian Social Party62,3820
Green Party of Switzerland}}"Green Party17,4430
Zug367,31835,418Swiss People's Party}}"Swiss People's Party28,715
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"Christian Democratic People's Party23,7301
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Free Democratic Party23,1780
Independent (politician)}}"Alternative Kanton Zug14,0951
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Social Democratic Party13,9290
Zürich34810,622365,859Swiss People's Party}}"Swiss People's Party4,103,136
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Social Democratic Party3,153,11210
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"Free Democratic Party1,995,9885
Green Party of Switzerland}}"Green Party1,040,6723
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"Christian Democratic People's Party667,2362
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"Evangelical People's Party504,9521
Independent (politician)}}"Alternative List266,0630
Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland}}"Federal Democratic Union253,3221
Independent (politician)}}"Free Forum112,7810
Swiss Democrats}}"Swiss Democrats106,8770
Independent (politician)}}"Hanf Ueli23,7310
Independent (politician)}}"Youth in Parliament!19,2870
Independent (politician)}}"Europe Party12,1840
Freedom Party of Switzerland}}"Freedom Party11,3640
Independent (politician)}}"Humanist Party9,7300
Independent (politician)}}"Die-Jugend.ch4,2060
Independent (politician)}}"Danowski3,6310
Source: Bundesblatt, 18 November 2003

Council of the States

References

Bibliography

References

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