1991 Swiss federal election explained

Election Name:	1991 Swiss federal election
Country:	Switzerland
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1987
Next Election:	1995
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:	46.0% 0.5 pp
Election Date:	20 October 1991
Heading1:	National Council
Leader1:	Franz Steinegger
Party1:	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland
Percentage1:	21.0%
Last Election1:	51
Seats1:	44
Leader2:	Peter Bodenmann
Party2:	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
Percentage2:	18.5%
Last Election2:	41
Seats2:	41
Leader3:	Eva Segmüller
Party3:	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland
Percentage3:	18.0%
Last Election3:	42
Seats3:	35
Leader4:	Hans Uhlmann
Party4:	Swiss People's Party
Percentage4:	14.9%
Last Election4:	25
Seats4:	25
Leader5:	Hanspeter Thür
Party5:	Green Party of Switzerland
Percentage5:	6.1%
Last Election5:	9
Seats5:	14
Leader6:	Jürg Scherrer
Party6:	Swiss Motorists' Party
Percentage6:	5.1%
Last Election6:	2
Seats6:	8
Leader7:	Rudolf Keller
Party7:	Swiss Democrats
Percentage7:	3.4%
Last Election7:	3
Seats7:	5
Leader8:	Claude Bonnard
Party8:	Liberal Party of Switzerland
Percentage8:	3.0%
Last Election8:	9
Seats8:	10
Leader9:	Franz Jaeger
Party9:	Alliance of Independents
Percentage9:	2.8%
Last Election9:	8
Seats9:	5
Leader10:	Max Dünki
Party10:	Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
Percentage10:	1.9%
Last Election10:	3
Seats10:	3
Leader11:	Giuliano Bignasca
Party11:	Ticino League
Percentage11:	1.4%
Last Election11:	New
Seats11:	2
Leader12:	Werner Scherrer
Party12:	Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland
Percentage12:	1.0%
Last Election12:	0
Seats12:	1
Party13:	Swiss Party of Labour
Percentage13:	0.8%
Last Election13:	1
Seats13:	2
Party14:	Unitarian Socialist Party
Percentage14:	0.6%
Last Election14:	1
Seats14:	1
Party15:	Christian Social Party (Switzerland)
Percentage15:	0.4%
Last Election15:	0
Seats15:	1
Party16:	Entente Jurassienne
Percentage16:	0.3%
Last Election16:	0
Seats16:	1
Party17:	Frauen Macht Politik!
Percentage17:	0.3%
Last Election17:	0
Seats17:	1
Leader18:	Herbert Maeder
Party18:	Herbert Maeder Committee
Percentage18:	0.3%
Last Election18:	1
Seats18:	1
Heading19:	Council of States
Party19:	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland
Last Election19:	14
Seats19:	18
Party20:	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland
Last Election20:	19
Seats20:	16
Party21:	Swiss People's Party
Last Election21:	4
Seats21:	4
Party22:	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
Last Election22:	5
Seats22:	3
Party23:	Liberal Party of Switzerland
Last Election23:	3
Seats23:	3
Party24:	Alliance of Independents
Last Election24:	1
Seats24:	1
Party25:	Ticino League
Last Election25:	New
Seats25:	1
Map:	1991 Swiss federal election.svg
Map Size:	300px

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]

Results

National Council

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

Notes and References

1. [Dieter Nohlen|Nohlen, D]
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1955