2007 Swiss federal election

none March 2015 2007 Swiss federal election Switzerland no 2003 2011 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) 48.3% 3.1 pp 21 October 2007 National Council Ueli Maurer Swiss People's Party 28.9% 55 62 Hans-Jürg Fehr Social Democratic Party of Switzerland 19.5% 52 43 Fulvio Pelli Free Democratic Party of Switzerland 15.8% 36 31 Christophe Darbellay Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland 14.5% 28 31 Ruth Genner Green Party of Switzerland 9.6% 13 20 Claude Ruey Liberal Party of Switzerland 1.9% 4 4 Martin Bäumle Green Liberal Party of Switzerland 1.4% new 3 Ruedi Aeschbacher Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland 2.4% 3 2 Hans Moser Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland 1.3% 2 1 Swiss Party of Labour 0.7% 2 1 Giuliano Bignasca Ticino League 0.6% 1 1 Monika Bloch Süss Christian Social Party (Switzerland) 0.4% 1 1 Council of States Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland 15 15 Free Democratic Party of Switzerland 14 12 Social Democratic Party of Switzerland 9 9 Swiss People's Party 8 7 Green Party of Switzerland 0 2 Green Liberal Party of Switzerland 0 1 2007 Swiss federal election.svg 300px 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. 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.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. 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.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 National Council List of members of the Swiss National Council (2007-2011) 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. Results 300px Swiss People's Party 666318 62 +7 Social Democratic Party 450116 43 –9 Free Democratic Party 361103 31 –5 Christian Democratic People's Party 332920 31 +3 Green Party 220785 20 +7 Evangelical People's Party 56361 2 –1 Green Liberal Party 49314 3 New Liberal Party 42356 4 0 Federal Democratic Union 29548 1 –1 Swiss Party of Labour 16649 1 –1 Ticino League 13031 1 0 Christian Social Party 9985 1 0 Others 81897 0 – 0 42688 4915563 Nohlen & Stöver By constituency ConstituencySeatsElectorateTurnoutPartyVotesSeatswonAargau15380,189186,551Swiss People's Party942,7926Social Democratic Party465,1193Free Democratic Party354,3662Christian Democratic People's Party351,9153Green Party211,3431Evangelical People's Party110,7020Liberal Center Forum107,2560Federal Democratic Union30,2220Swiss Democrats17,2870Family Party6,3190Appenzell Ausserrhoden136,99012,332Free Democratic Party7,7801Others3,0290Appenzell Innerrhoden110,9012,300Christian Democratic People's Party1,7361Others3170Basel-Landschaft7183,91792,083Swiss People's Party177,8522Social Democratic Party157,0082Free Democratic Party106,0811Green Party85,8541Christian Democratic People's Party71,0631Evangelical People's Party17,3640Swiss Democrats4,9870Federal Democratic Union2,9480Basel-Stadt5113,89060,817Social Democratic Party102,5222Swiss People's Party53,8321Green Party35,3011Free Democratic Party33,0731Liberal Party23,3250Christian Democratic People's Party21,4940Evangelical People's Party10,4060People's Action4,2620Swiss Democrats2,0000Federal Democratic Union1,4630Citizens' Party5570Bern26700,435325,042Swiss People's Party2,781,61610Social Democratic Party1,754,3596Free Democratic Party1,252,0014Green Party1,067,7413Evangelical People's Party450,5061Christian Democratic People's Party305,3921Federal Democratic Union294,1681Swiss Democrats127,1060Liberal Socialists87,9800Independent Health Party69,5400Freedom Party51,0170Men's Party18,2990Interest Group Against Mismanagement15,9870Jörg Stettler6,6750Fribourg7173,53083,216Christian Democratic People's Party140,1542Social Democratic Party128,5762Swiss People's Party124,6831Free Democratic Party78,2201Christian Social Party40,1851Green Party35,8190Free List6,0120Federal Democratic Union4,9720Evangelical People's Party4,3490For More Logic in Politics1,5890Independent Citizens' Movement1,3490Geneva11232,572110,376Swiss People's Party245,2392Social Democratic Party222,5313Green Party190,7352Liberal Party172,1322Christian Democratic People's Party112,9931Free Democratic Party90,2191Solidarity57,0210Citizens' Movement29,2050Party of Labour21,6890Evangelical People's Party13,9090The Communists8,6260Glarus125,5508,326Social Democratic Party4,2921Swiss People's Party2,7120Others7230Grisons5132,20055,331Swiss People's Party92,0362Social Democratic Party62,8281Christian Democratic People's Party53,9111Free Democratic Party50,7591Federal Democratic Union4,1370Daniel Trappitsch1,5250Jura249,57122,109Social Democratic Party15,8031Christian Democratic People's Party10,6950Swiss People's Party5,8551Free Democratic Party5,7130Christian Social Party4,7370Lucerne10247,330131,062Christian Democratic People's Party385,8193Swiss People's Party322,6333Free Democratic Party278,4802Social Democratic Party146,6711Green Party120,7971CHance2112,6940Evangelical People's Party9,5590Neuchâtel5107,14753,816Social Democratic Party67,5911Swiss People's Party60,4461Liberal Party34,4701Free Democratic Party33,1261Green Party24,4811Party of Labour23,9140Christian Democratic People's Party8,7310Green Liberal Party4,0730Evangelical People's Party3,2090Free and Independent Party7400Nidwalden1Elected unopposedFree Democratic Party1Obwalden123,90314,274Swiss People's Party4,5231Christian Democratic People's Party4,4620Lukas Gasser3,0950Social Democratic Party1,5890Others600Schaffhausen248,68531,815Swiss People's Party23,8601Social Democratic Party20,8851Free Democratic Party16,2880Schwyz494,04849,198Swiss People's Party84,3242Christian Democratic People's Party37,6971Free Democratic Party31,3750Social Democratic Party26,0921Green Party6,2840Evangelical People's Party1,7710Solothurn7168,92785,668Swiss People's Party158,3212Free Democratic Party122,4351Christian Democratic People's Party118,9792Social Democratic Party113,6971Green Party58,3381Evangelical People's Party10,3130Swiss Democrats2,2320St. Gallen12300,034140,365Swiss People's Party605,6705Christian Democratic People's Party352,9023Social Democratic Party242,5802Free Democratic Party224,4771Green Party104,5721Evangelical People's Party33,5420Federal Democratic Union16,2490Swiss Democrats10,9370For Children and the Youth6,9950Animal Welfare is Human Protection5,9840Catholic People's Party3,8670For Independent Ideas and Solutions in Politics2,7240The East Swiss Party4610Ticino8205,75497,428Free Democratic Party208,6333Christian Democratic People's Party179,0552Social Democratic Party134,3782Ticino League104,2491Swiss People's Party64,9070Green Party35,6560Party of Labour9,4110Humanist Party4,7550The Liberalists1,0510Thurgau6153,21471,849Swiss People's Party177,0393Christian Democratic People's Party63,5241Free Democratic Party50,5751Social Democratic Party48,8261Green Party42,7780Evangelical People's Party11,8390Federal Democratic Union10,9750Swiss Democrats7,9640Alternative List2,9700Catholic People's Party1,5900Uri125,7126,206Free Democratic Party4,5271Others6610Vaud18389,191183,426Swiss People's Party666,8185Social Democratic Party654,7694Free Democratic Party433,4743Green Party424,7053Liberal Party240,3481Christian Democratic People's Party166,8811Party of Labour140,0241Green Liberal Party109,1740Solidarity62,7420Federal Democratic Union37,4380Evangelical People's Party32,3800Swiss Democrats7,4160Valais7196,984117,833Christian Democratic People's Party286,8094Swiss People's Party129,3061Free Democratic Party124,6261Social Democratic Party114,6131Christian Social Party62,5220Green Party30,6700Liberal Party7,8530Green Liberal Party7,7530Alternative List3,9850Citizens' Movement2,0370Zug370,47837,864Swiss People's Party31,2881Christian Democratic People's Party25,0741Free Democratic Party23,1320Alternative Kanton Zug18,2851Social Democratic Party9,7630Zürich34844,381413,454Swiss People's Party4,738,49412Social Democratic Party2,767,3667Free Democratic Party1,837,8514Green Party1,448,1894Christian Democratic People's Party1,055,5713Green Liberal Party979,3773Evangelical People's Party514,2851Federal Democratic Union295,9760Alternative List155,7980Swiss Democrats75,4770Party of Labour31,9190Hanf Ueli21,4440Christian Social Party20,5410Freedom Party11,2360Humanist Party9,5120Marian Danowski7,7570Source: Bundesblatt, 27 November 2007 Council of States 2007 Swiss Council of States election 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. 300px Christian Democratic People's Party 15 0 Free Democratic Party 12 –2 Social Democratic Party 9 0 Swiss People's Party 7 –1 Green Party 2 +2 Green Liberal Party 1 +1 0 Nohlen & Stöver By canton 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 * Christian Democrats Rolf Schweiger * 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 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 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." Nationalratswahlen 2007. Der Wandel der Parteienlandschaft seit 1971 Swiss Federal Statistical Office 3 December 2007 http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/17/22/publ.html?publicationID=2979 3 December 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20080518144424/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/17/22/publ.html?publicationID=2979 18 May 2008 dead External links NSD: European Election Database - Switzerland https://web.archive.org/web/20140615004739/http://www.nsd.uib.no/european_election_database/country/switzerland/ 15 June 2014 publishes regional level election data; allows for comparisons of election results, 1991–2007 Politics Switzerland 2007 Federal Category:October 2007 in Europe Category:November 2007 in Europe Category:October 2007 elections Category:November 2007 elections