1991 Swiss federal election

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 20 October 1991.[1] The Free Democratic Party remained the largest party in the National Council, winning 44 of the 200 seats.[2]

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)
Turnout46.0%
Party Leader % 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
Lega 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
Lega 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.
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Results

Summary
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Free Democratic Party429,07221.044–7
Social Democratic Party377,96818.5410
Christian Democratic People's Party367,92818.035–7
Swiss People's Party243,26811.9250
Green Party124,1496.114+5
Swiss Motorists' Party103,5855.18+6
Swiss Democrats69,2973.45+2
Liberal Party62,0733.010+1
Ring of Independents57,8192.85–3
Evangelical People's Party38,6811.930
Ticino League28,2901.42New
Swiss Progressive Organisations24,9461.20–4
Federal Democratic Union20,3951.01+1
Swiss Party of Labour15,8710.82+1
Unitarian Socialist Party12,0060.610
Independent Social-Christian Party8,0390.41+1
Jura Alliance5,2580.31+1
Frauen Macht Politik!5,2110.31+1
Herbert Mäder Committee5,1620.310
Other parties45,7132.20–
Invalid/blank votes32,800–––
Total2,076,9011002000
Registered voters/turnout4,510,52146.0––
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 Commnity 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 Party18+4
Christian Democratic People's Party16–3
Swiss People's Party40
Social Democratic Party3–2
Liberal Party30
Ring of Independents10
Ticino League1New
Total460
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References
  1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1895 ISBN 9783832956097
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1955


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