Swiss federal election, 1999

Swiss federal election, 1999

24 October 1999
All 200 seats to the National Council of Switzerland and 40 (of the 46) seats to the Swiss Council of States
First party Second party Third party   150x150px 150x150px Leader Ursula Koch Ueli Maurer Franz Steinegger Party Social Democrats Swiss People's Free Democrats Last election 54+5 seats, 21.8% 29+5 seats, 14.9% 45+17 seats, 20.2% Seats won 51 + 6 44 + 7 43+17 Seat change 3 + 1 15+2 2 + 0 Popular vote 438,560 440,159 388,780 Percentage 22.5% 22.6% 19.9% Swing 0.8pp 7.7pp 0.3pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   150x150px 150x150px Leader Adalbert Durrer Ruedi Baumann Jacques-Simon Eggly Party Christian Democrats Greens Liberals Last election 34+16 seats, 16.8% 8+0 seats, 5.0% 7+2 seats, 2.7% Seats won 35 + 15 8 + 0 6 + 0 Seat change 1 + 1 1+2 Popular vote 309,118 96,807 43,870 Percentage 15.8% 5.0% 2.2% Swing 1.0pp 0.5pp   Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party   Leader  ?  ? Giuliano Bignasca Party Evangelical People's Labour Lega Last election 2+0 seats, 1.8% 3+0 seats, 1.2% 1+0 seats, 0.9% Seats won 3 + 0 2 + 0 2 + 0 Seat change 1 + 1 + 1 + Popular vote 35,679 18,569 17,118 Percentage 1.8% 1.0% 0.9% Swing 0.2pp

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 24 October 1999. Although the Swiss People's Party received the most votes for the first time in the party's history, the Social Democratic Party remained the largest party in the National Council, winning 51 of the 200 seats.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Swiss People's Party	440,159	22.6	44	+15
Social Democratic Party	438,560	22.5	51	–3
Free Democratic Party	388,780	19.9	43	–2
Christian Democratic People's Party	309,118	15.8	35	+1
Green Party	96,807	5.0	8	0
Liberal Party	43,870	2.2	6	–1
Swiss Democrats	35,883	1.8	1	–2
Evangelical People's Party	35,679	1.8	3	+1
Federal Democratic Union	24,355	1.2	1	0
Swiss Party of Labour	18,569	1.0	2	–1
Ticino League	17,118	0.9	2	+1
Freedom Party	16,887	0.9	0	–7
Ring of Independents	14,439	0.7	1	–2
Solidarity	9,138	0.5	1	+1
Christian Social Party	8,212	0.4	1	0
Feminist and Green Alternative Groups	6,257	0.3	1	–1
Other parties	47,120	2.4	0	–
Invalid/blank votes	53,457	–	–	–
Total	2,004,408	100	200	0
Registered voters/turnout	4,628,782	43.3	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Council of the States

Party	Seats	+/–
Free Democratic Party	17	0
Christian Democratic People's Party	15	–1
Swiss People's Party	7	+2
Social Democratic Party	6	+1
Liberal Party	0	–2
Ring of Independents	0	–1
Other parties	1	–
Total	46	0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver