Swiss federal election, 1987
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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 18 October 1987.[1] The Free Democratic Party remained the largest party in the National Council, winning 51 of the 200 seats.[2]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Democratic Party | 443,617 | 22.9 | 51 | –3 |
| Christian Democratic People's Party | 378,822 | 19.6 | 42 | 0 |
| Social Democratic Party | 356,266 | 18.4 | 41 | –6 |
| Swiss People's Party | 213,253 | 11.0 | 25 | +2 |
| Green Party | 94,378 | 4.9 | 9 | +6 |
| Ring of Independents | 80,691 | 4.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Liberal Party | 52,532 | 2.7 | 9 | +1 |
| Swiss Motorists' Party | 50,372 | 2.6 | 2 | New |
| National Action | 49,104 | 2.5 | 3 | –1 |
| Feminist and Green Alternative Groups | 46,405 | 2.4 | 1 | +1 |
| Evangelical People's Party | 37,265 | 1.9 | 3 | 0 |
| Swiss Progressive Organisations | 24,343 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Federal Democratic Union | 17,830 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Swiss Party of Labour | 15,528 | 0.8 | 1 | 0 |
| Autonomous Socialist Party | 10,879 | 0.6 | 1 | 0 |
| Republican Movement | 6,769 | 0.3 | 0 | –1 |
| Independent Social-Christian Party | 5,889 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Other parties | 50,506 | 2.6 | 1 | – |
| Invalid/blank votes | 24,007 | – | – | – |
| Total | 1,958,456 | 100 | 200 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,214,595 | 46.5 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||
Council of the States
| Party | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic People's Party | 19 | +1 |
| Free Democratic Party | 14 | 0 |
| Social Democratic Party | 5 | –1 |
| Swiss People's Party | 4 | –1 |
| Liberal Party | 3 | 0 |
| Ring of Independents | 1 | +1 |
| Total | 46 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1895 ISBN 9783832956097
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1955
