Swiss federal election, 2007














Swiss federal election, 2007








← 2003
21 October, 11 November, 18 November and 25 November 2007
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All 200 seats to the National Council of Switzerland
and 43 (of the 46) seats to the Swiss Council of States












































































































































































































 
First party
Second party
Third party
 

Ueli Maurer (Nationalrat, 2007).jpg

Hans-Jürg Fehr (2007).jpg

Fulvio Pelli (2007).jpg
Leader

Ueli Maurer

Hans-Jürg Fehr

Fulvio Pelli
Party

Swiss People's

Social Democrats

Free Democrats
Leader's seat

Zürich

Schaffhausen

Ticino
Last election
55+8 seats, 26.6%
52+9 seats, 23.4%
36+14 seats, 17.3%
Seats won

62 + 7
43 + 9
31 + 12
Seat change

Increase 6

Decrease 9

Decrease 7
Popular vote

672,562
451,916
364,736
Percentage

28.9%
19.5%
15.8%
Swing

Increase 2.2pp

Decrease 3.8pp

Decrease 1.3pp

 
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
 

Christophe Darbellay 2.jpg

Ruth Genner, Vorsteherin des Tiefbau- und Entsorgungsdepartements Zürichs.tif

Claude Ruey (2007).jpg
Leader

Christophe Darbellay

Ruth Genner

Claude Ruey
Party

Christian Democrats

Greens

Liberals
Leader's seat

Valais

Zürich

Vaud
Last election
28+15 seats, 14.4%
13+0 seats, 7.4%
4+0 seats, 2.2%
Seats won
31 + 15
20 + 2
4 + 0
Seat change

Increase 3

Increase 9
Steady
Popular vote
335,623
222,206
41,682
Percentage
14.5
9.6
1.9
Swing

Increase 0.1pp

Increase 2.2pp

Decrease0.3pp

 
Seventh party
Eighth party
Ninth party
 

Martin Bäumle (2007).jpg


Leader

Martin Bäumle
?

Hans Moser
Party

Green Liberals

Evangelical People's

Federal Democrats
Leader's seat

Zürich


Last election

N/A
3+0 seats, 2.3%
2+0 seats, 1.3%
Seats won
3 + 1
2 + 0
1 + 0
Seat change

Increase4

Decrease 1

Decrease 1
Popular vote
33,104
56,748
29,914
Percentage
1.4
2.4
1.3
Swing

Increase 1.4pp

Increase 0.1pp
Steady


Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly, the federal parliament of Switzerland, were held on Sunday, 21 October 2007. In a few cantons, a second round of the elections to the Council of States was held on 11 November, 18 November, and 25 November 2007. For the 48th legislative term of the federal parliament (2007–2011), voters in 26 cantons elected all 200 members of the National Council as well as 43 out of 46 members of the Council of States. The other three members of the Council of States for that term of service were elected at an earlier date.[1]


On 12 December 2007, the newly elected legislature elected the Swiss federal government, the Swiss Federal Council, for a four-year-term.


The results reflected yet another rise in support for the strongest party, the right-wing populist Swiss People's Party, at 29% of the popular vote, and the growth of the Green and Green Liberal parties at the expense of the Social Democrats.[2]




Contents






  • 1 National Council


    • 1.1 Results




  • 2 Council of States


    • 2.1 Results




  • 3 Notes and references


  • 4 Bibliography


  • 5 External links





National Council



The Swiss People's Party successfully came out of the election as the strongest party, rising another 2.3% to 29.0% of the popular vote. Among the left-wing parties, support of the Social Democrats eroded to the benefit of the Green and Green Liberal parties.


The right-wing parties won 64 seats made up of the SVP with 62 seats and a single seat of the Christian right Federal Democratic Union and the regional Ticino League respectively. The left-wing parties won 65 seats, with 43 of the Social Democrats, 20 of the Green party, and the Christian-left Christian Social Party and the far-left Labour Party with a single seat each. The centrist parties won 71 seats, with the CVP and the centre-right FDP each having won 31 seats, and the remaining 9 seats won by minor parties: Liberals, 4 seats; Green Liberals, 3 seats; Evangelical People's Party, 2 seats.


59 of 200 seats (29.5%) were won by women, as compared to 50 in 2003. Ricardo Lumengo (Social Democrats, born in Angola) is notable as the first black Swiss national councillor. 23 incumbents did not get re-elected and lost their mandate, among them Zürich right wing politician Ulrich Schlüer (SVP).The turnout of the election was 48,9% a rise of 3,7% from the previous elections in 2003.



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e • d Summary of the 21 October 2007 National Council of Switzerland election results
Parties
Abbr.
Ideology
Votes
%
+/–
Seats
+/–


Swiss People's Party
SVP/UDC

National conservatism
672,562
28.9
+2.2
62
+7


Social Democratic Party
SPS/PSS

Social democracy
451,916
19.5
–3.8
43
–9


Free Democratic Party
FDP/PLR

Classical liberalism, Radicalism
364,736
15.8
–1.3
31
–5


Christian Democratic People's Party
CVP/PDC

Christian democracy
335,623
14.5
+0.1
31
+3


Green Party
GPS/PES

Green politics
222,206
9.6
+2.2
20
+7


Liberal Party
LPS/PLS

Classical liberalism
41,682
1.9
–0.3
4
±0


Green Liberal Party
GLP/PVL

Green liberalism
33,104
1.4
N/A
3
N/A


Evangelical People's Party
EVP/PEV

Christian democracy
56,748
2.4
+0.1
2
–1


Federal Democratic Union
EDU/UDF

Christian right
29,914
1.3
±0.0
1
–1


Party of Labour
PdA/PST-POP

Communism
17,218
0.7
±0.0
1
–1


Ticino League
LdT

National conservatism
13,031
0.6
+0.2
1
±0


Christian Social Party
CSP/PCS

Christian left
9,984
0.4
±0.0
1
±0


Swiss Democrats
SD/DS

Nationalism
12,609
0.5
–0.5
0
–1


solidaritéS
Sol

Socialism
8,669
0.4
–0.1
0
–1


Alternative List
AL

Socialism
4,582
0.2
–0.3
0
±0

Others


43,327
1.8
+0.2
0
±0
Total (turnout 48.9%)
2,317,911



200

Source: http://www.politik-stat.ch/nrw2007CH_de.html


Council of States



Contrary to the developments in the National Council, the Council of States remains dominated by the traditional centrist parties FDP and CVP. Robert Cramer (Geneva) is the first member of the Green Party to be elected to the Council of States, joined in the second round by Luc Recordon of Vaud. Verena Diener (Zurich), formerly of the Green Party, wins a Council of States seat for the newly founded Green Liberal Party. Christine Egerszegi of Aargau (FDP) is the first woman councillor elected in that canton.



Results





































































e • d Summary of the 21 October, 11 November, 18 November and 25 November 2007 Council of States of Switzerland election results
Parties
Ideology
2003
Seats
±


Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC)

Christian democracy
15
15
±0


Free Democratic Party (FDP/PRD)

Classical liberalism
14
12
–2


Social Democratic Party (SPS/PSS)

Social democracy
9
9
±0


Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC)

National conservatism
8
7
–1


Green Party (GPS/PES)

Green politics
0
2
+2


Green Liberal Party (GLP/VL)

Green liberalism
0
1
+1
Total

46
46

Source: http://www.politik-stat.ch/srw2007CH_de.html










































































































































































































































Canton

Seat 1
Party

Seat 2
Party
Zurich


Felix Gutzwiller

Free Democrats


Verena Diener

Green Liberals
Bern


Simonetta Sommaruga *

Social Democrats


Werner Luginbühl

Swiss People's Party
Lucerne


Helen Leumann-Würsch *

Free Democrats


Konrad Graber

Christian Democrats
Uri


Hansruedi Stadler *

Christian Democrats


Hansheiri Inderkum *

Christian Democrats
Schwyz


Alex Kuprecht *

Swiss People's Party


Bruno Frick *

Christian Democrats

Obwalden


Hans Hess *

Free Democrats
N/A

Nidwalden


Paul Niederberger

Christian Democrats
N/A
Glarus


Franz Schiesser *

Free Democrats


This Jenny *

Swiss People's Party
Zug


Peter Bieri *[1]

Christian Democrats


Rolf Schweiger *[1]

Free Democrats
Fribourg


Urs Schwaller *

Christian Democrats


Alain Berset *

Social Democrats
Solothurn


Rolf Büttiker *

Free Democrats


Ernst Leuenberger *

Social Democrats

Basel-Stadt


Anita Fetz *

Social Democrats
N/A

Basel-Landschaft


Claude Janiak

Social Democrats
N/A
Schaffhausen


Peter Briner *

Free Democrats


Hannes Germann *

Swiss People's Party

Appenzell AI


Ivo Bischofberger[1]

Christian Democrats
N/A

Appenzell AR


Hans Altherr *

Free Democrats
N/A
St. Gallen


Erika Forster *

Free Democrats


Eugen David *

Christian Democrats
Graubünden


Christoffel Brändli *

Swiss People's Party


Theo Maissen *

Christian Democrats
Aargau


Christine Egerszegi

Free Democrats


Maximilian Reimann *

Swiss People's Party
Thurgau


Philipp Stähelin *

Christian Democrats


Hermann Bürgi *

Swiss People's Party
Ticino


Dick Marty *

Free Democrats


Filippo Lombardi *

Christian Democrats
Vaud


Géraldine Savary

Social Democrats


Luc Recordon

Greens
Valais


Jean-René Fournier

Christian Democrats


René Imoberdorf

Christian Democrats
Neuchâtel


Didier Burkhalter

Free Democrats


Gisèle Ory *

Social Democrats
Geneva


Liliane Maury Pasquier

Social Democrats


Robert Cramer

Greens
Jura


Claude Hêche

Social Democrats


Anne Seydoux-Christe

Christian Democrats
* indicates a candidate that was re-elected.


Notes and references





  1. ^ abcd The date of the election of the members of the Council of States is a matter of cantonal law. 24 cantons have chosen to let the elections coincide with the federally regulated National Council elections. Two cantons are electing their members of the Council of States at an earlier date: Zug reelected its incumbents Peter Bieri and Rolf Schweiger on 29 October 2006, while Appenzell Innerrhoden elected Ivo Bischofsberger as its one representative in that Council on 29 April 2007.


  2. ^ main migration of voters was from SPS to GPS and GLP. Minor movements from CVP to GLP, and some migration from all of SPS, CVP and FDP to SVP [1]




Bibliography



  • "Political Map of Switzerland" "Hermann, M. und Leuthold, H. (2003): Die politische Landkarte des Nationalrats 1999-2003. In: Tages-Anzeiger, 11. Oktober, 2003, Zürich."


  • Swiss Federal Statistical Office (December 3, 2007). "Nationalratswahlen 2007. Der Wandel der Parteienlandschaft seit 1971"..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}



External links



  • NSD: European Election Database - Switzerland publishes regional level election data; allows for comparisons of election results, 1991–2007









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