1991 Swiss federal election

1991 Swiss federal election

20 October 1991
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	46.0% 0.5 pp
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– National Council Free Democrats Franz Steinegger 21.0% 44 −7 Social Democrats Peter Bodenmann 18.5% 41 0 Christian Democrats Eva Segmüller 18.0% 35 −7 Swiss People's Hans Uhlmann 14.9% 25 0 Greens Hanspeter Thür 6.1% 14 +5 Motorists' Jürg Scherrer 5.1% 8 +6 Swiss Democrats Rudolf Keller 3.4% 5 +2 Liberals Claude Bonnard 3.0% 10 +1 LdU Franz Jaeger 2.8% 5 −3 Evangelical People's Max Dünki 1.9% 3 0 Ticino League Giuliano Bignasca 1.4% 2 New Federal Democrats Werner Scherrer 1.0% 1 +1 Labour 0.8% 2 +1 Unitarian Socialists 0.6% 1 0 Christian Social 0.4% 1 +1 Entente 0.3% 1 +1 FraP! 0.3% 1 +1 KHM Herbert Maeder 0.3% 1 0 Council of States Free Democrats 18 +4 Christian Democrats 16 −3 Swiss People's 4 0 Social Democrats 3 −2 Liberals 3 0 LdU 1 0 Ticino League 1 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Map of Swiss cantons colored by the party that won the most votes. The seats that were won in the cantons for both the National Council and the Council of States are shown as well.

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 20 October 1991. The Free Democratic Party remained the largest party in the National Council, winning 44 of the 200 seats.

Results

National Council

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Free Democratic Party	429,072	20.99	44	–7
	Social Democratic Party	377,968	18.49	41	0
	Christian Democratic People's Party	367,928	18.00	35	–7
	Swiss People's Party	243,268	11.90	25	0
	Green Party	124,149	6.07	14	+5
	Swiss Motorists' Party	103,585	5.07	8	+6
	Swiss Democrats	69,297	3.39	5	+2
	Liberal Party	62,073	3.04	10	+1
	Alliance of Independents	57,819	2.83	5	–3
	Evangelical People's Party	38,681	1.89	3	0
	Ticino League	28,290	1.38	2	New
	Swiss Progressive Organisations	24,946	1.22	0	–4
	Federal Democratic Union	20,395	1.00	1	+1
	Swiss Party of Labour	15,871	0.78	2	+1
	Unitarian Socialist Party	12,006	0.59	1	0
	Independent Social-Christian Party	8,039	0.39	1	+1
	Jura Alliance	5,258	0.26	1	+1
	Frauen Macht Politik!	5,211	0.25	1	+1
	Herbert Mäder Committee	5,162	0.25	1	0
	Other parties	45,083	2.21	0	–
Total		2,044,101	100.00	200	0
Valid votes		2,044,101	98.42
Invalid/blank votes		32,800	1.58
Total votes		2,076,901	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		4,510,521	46.05
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By constituency

Constituency	Seats	Electorate	Turnout	Party		Votes	Seats won
Aargau	14	332,650	140,909		Swiss People's Party	346,119	3
					Social Democratic Party	337,007	2
					Free Democratic Party	317,931	3
					Christian Democratic People's Party	280,324	2
					Swiss Motorists' Party	256,217	2
					Green Party	132,264	1
					Swiss Democrats	86,561	0
					Ring of Independents	83,324	1
					Evangelical People's Party	63,915	0
					Federal Democratic Union	26,823	0
					List of An Individual	4,831	0
					Europe Party	3,191	0
Appenzell Ausserrhoden	2	34,850	15,520		Herbert Maeder Committee	10,310	1
					Free Democratic Party	8,664	1
					Christian Democratic People's Party	4,698	0
					Swiss Motorists' Party	4,438	0
Appenzell Innerrhoden	1	8,967	2,027		Christian Democratic People's Party	3,748	1
					Others	49	0
Basel-Landschaft	7	160,760	71,589		Free Democratic Party	122,018	2
					Social Democratic Party	120,329	2
					Swiss People's Party	60,517	1
					Christian Democratic People's Party	56,917	0
					Green Party	54,220	1
					Swiss Democrats	44,694	0
					Swiss Motorists' Party	21,050	0
					Evangelical People's Party	13,013	0
Basel-Stadt	6	131,353	59,079		Social Democratic Party	88,597	2
					Free Democratic Party	55,369	1
					Liberal Party	46,555	1
					Christian Democratic People's Party	36,318	1
					Swiss Progressive Organisations	27,155	0
					Ring of Independents	25,922	1
					Green Party	15,430	0
					Evangelical People's Party	11,445	0
					Swiss Democrats	11,325	0
					People's Action	10,200	0
					Swiss People's Party	6,964	0
					Party of Labour	5,035	0
					Basel Party of Labour	3,911	0
					Federal Democratic Union	3,223	0
					Homosexual List	2,191	0
					Felix Brenner	598	0
Bern	29	682,991	315,533		Swiss People's Party	2,362,133	8
					Social Democratic Party	1,791,161	6
					Free Democratic Party	1,225,560	4
					Green Party	887,110	4
					Swiss Motorists' Party	613,974	2
					Swiss Democrats	538,322	2
					Christian Democratic People's Party	381,183	1
					Federal Democratic Union	308,323	1
					Evangelical People's Party	296,915	1
					Ring of Independents	264,367	0
					Swiss Progressive Organisations	179,444	0
					Gray Panther	32,662	0
					«deshalb»	26,246	0
					Representatives of Low Income Earners	24,573	0
					Women and Men's List	17,431	0
					Progress Party	10,032	0
					Citizens' List	9,584	0
					Jörg Wilhelm Schmid	3,070	0
Fribourg	6	144,533	65,019		Christian Democratic People's Party	137,594	2
					Social Democratic Party	69,528	1
					Free Democratic Party	60,280	1
					Democratic Social Party	36,184	1
					Swiss People's Party	31,201	1
					Independent Social-Christian Party	19,865	0
					Green Party	15,868	0
					Swiss Democrats	5,388	0
Geneva	11	200,607	79,539		Social Democratic Party	221,461	3
					Liberal Party	185,484	3
					Christian Democratic People's Party	121,621	2
					Free Democratic Party	107,687	1
					Party of Labour	65,307	1
					Green Party	56,376	1
					Swiss Motorists' Party	25,318	0
					Swiss Democrats	17,180	0
					Swiss People's Party	9,321	0
					Legalize Cannabis	7,082	0
					Patriotic Movement	5,958	0
					Appeal of 700	4,901	0
					Party Against Unfair Machinations	4,657	0
					For Politics That Favor Workers	3,262	0
					Independent Youth	2,884	0
Glarus	1	24,751	10,352		Social Democratic Party	5,482	1
					Swiss People's Party	4,369	0
					Others	359	0
Grisons	5	120,643	45,755		Christian Democratic People's Party	57,043	1
					Social Democratic Party	47,590	2
					Swiss People's Party	43,671	1
					Free Democratic Party	40,470	1
					Independent Social-Christian Party	15,513	0
					Swiss Progressive Organisations	9,549	0
					Youth '91	4,176	0
					Young Bündner	4,061	0
					Roveredo Independent Catholic Conservative Party	1,693	0
Jura	2	46,631	20,245		Christian Democratic People's Party	14,203	1
					Free Democratic Party	13,846	1
					Social Democratic Party	11,366	0
Lucerne	9	222,228	112,246		Christian Democratic People's Party	476,111	5
					Free Democratic Party	272,792	2
					Social Democratic Party	107,998	1
					Green Party	90,908	1
					Swiss Democrats	27,585	0
					Siedürfen	3,898	0
Neuchâtel	5	102,814	39,155		Social Democratic Party	56,206	2
					Liberal Party	51,046	2
					Free Democratic Party	42,449	1
					Green Party	15,085	0
					Swiss Democrats	11,983	0
					Party of Labour	9,840	0
					For Politics That Favor Workers	2,040	0
Nidwalden	1	24,526	5,783		Christian Democratic People's Party	4,859	1
					Others	115	0
Obwalden	1	20,349	5,431		Christian Democratic People's Party	4,347	1
					Others	215	0
Schaffhausen	2	48,445	33,408		Social Democratic Party	21,932	1
					Free Democratic Party	18,342	1
					Swiss People's Party	12,332	0
					Swiss Motorists' Party	7,341	0
					Swiss Progressive Organisations	2,508	0
					Federal Democratic Union	1,766	0
Schwyz	3	76,046	30,792		Christian Democratic People's Party	29,401	1
					Free Democratic Party	23,214	1
					Social Democratic Party	17,354	1
					Swiss People's Party	8,231	0
					Party of the Future	5,721	0
					Swiss Motorists' Party	5,309	0
					Europe Party	387	0
Solothurn	7	160,145	89,787		Free Democratic Party	200,356	2
					Christian Democratic People's Party	135,649	2
					Social Democratic Party	121,034	1
					Swiss Motorists' Party	55,578	1
					Green Party	44,831	1
					Progress Party	19,146	0
					Ring of Independents	17,776	0
					Evangelical People's Party	7,070	0
					Free List of Non-Partisans	6,527	0
					Party for Children and the Community	2,629	0
					Europe Party	664	0
St. Gallen	12	257,455	112,230		Christian Democratic People's Party	499,051	5
					Free Democratic Party	278,873	2
					Social Democratic Party	182,304	2
					Swiss Motorists' Party	175,009	1
					Ring of Independents	129,263	1
					Green Party	86,647	1
					Swiss Democrats	42,642	0
Ticino	8	183,514	123,826		Free Democratic Party	281,966	3
					Christian Democratic People's Party	258,122	2
					Ticino League	225,445	2
					Autonomous Socialist Party	95,662	1
					Social Democratic Party	64,463	0
					Swiss People's Party	9,197	0
					Green Party	9,116	0
					Party of Labour	6,720	0
					Ecological and Political Turnaround	4,339	0
					Ticino Party for the Protection of Citizens	3,021	0
Thurgau	6	132,685	62,450		Swiss People's Party	87,792	2
					Free Democratic Party	61,270	1
					Christian Democratic People's Party	61,114	1
					Social Democratic Party	56,114	1
					Green Party	33,428	1
					Swiss Motorists' Party	32,375	0
					Swiss Democrats	12,860	0
					Ring of Independents	12,090	0
					Traders, Citizens and Farmers' Party	1,706	0
Uri	1	25,016	8,665		Free Democratic Party	7,413	1
					Others	545	0
Vaud	17	355,264	133,024		Free Democratic Party	569,556	5
					Social Democratic Party	495,595	5
					Liberal Party	381,065	4
					Swiss People's Party	158,480	1
					Green Party	135,816	1
					Party of Labour	91,951	1
					Christian Democratic People's Party	76,854	0
					Swiss Progressive Organisations	76,827	0
					Swiss Democrats	62,116	0
					Swiss Motorists' Party	53,877	0
					RenouVaud Independent	19,746	0
					Call for 700	17,196	0
					Europe Party	12,993	0
					For Politics That Favor Workers	9,833	0
Valais	7	171,311	102,881		Christian Democratic People's Party	373,031	4
					Free Democratic Party	177,665	2
					Social Democratic Party	99,221	1
					Liberal Party	26,928	0
					Green Party	9,136	0
Zug	2	57,194	29,151		Christian Democratic People's Party	19,811	1
					Free Democratic Party	19,043	1
					Social Democratic Party	9,314	0
					Swiss Progressive Organisations	5,870	0
					"Women to Bern" Committee	3,906	0
Zürich	35	740,438	351,688		Swiss People's Party	2,463,161	8
					Social Democratic Party	2,295,980	7
					Free Democratic Party	2,279,936	7
					Green Party	855,903	2
					Ring of Independents	745,768	2
					Swiss Motorists' Party	724,670	2
					Christian Democratic People's Party	721,312	2
					Swiss Democrats	635,674	2
					Evangelical People's Party	583,486	2
					Federal Democratic Union	216,121	0
					Gray Panther	209,968	0
					Frauen macht Politik!	180,001	1
					Swiss Progressive Organisations	117,603	0
					Young Christians	34,978	0
					Europe Party	26,024	0
					Senior Citizens' List	25,349	0
					Discriminating Laws Against Men	19,147	0
					Zum Glück Beat Looser	17,109	0
					Natürli – ab Sächzgi	15,936	0
					Human Non-Partisan Movement	15,632	0
					THC 700	12,136	0
					Pro Pace Mundi	5,960	0
					Forum Utopie '92	5,319	0
					Young Tolerance	4,413	0
					Silent List	4,374	0
					Politics + Ethics	3,014	0
Source: Bundesblatt, 3 December 1991

Council of the States

Party		Seats	+/–
	Free Democratic Party	18	+4
	Christian Democratic People's Party	16	–3
	Swiss People's Party	4	0
	Social Democratic Party	3	–2
	Liberal Party	3	0
	Alliance of Independents	1	0
	Ticino League	1	New
Total		46	0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver