2006 Swiss Federal Council election

none 2006 Swiss Federal Council election Switzerland presidential no 2003 Swiss Federal Council election 2003 2007 Swiss Federal Council election 2007 14 June 2006 150px Doris Leuthard Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland 133 150px Chiara Simoneschi-Cortesi Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland 29 Federal Councillor Joseph Deiss Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland Doris Leuthard Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland On 14 June 2006, a by-election was held for the vacant seat of Joseph Deiss on the Federal Council, the government of Switzerland. The joint chambers of the Federal Assembly elected Doris Leuthard of the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland in the first round of voting with 133 votes out of 234.Geiser Urs Leuthard steps up to the cabinet https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-politics/leuthard-steps-up-to-the-cabinet/5256194 swissinfo.ch 14 June 2006 20 February 2024 Candidates Doris Leuthard, at that time president of her party and member of the National Council representing the canton of Aargau, was the only official candidate for the seat of Joseph Deiss. Several other members of her party also received votes. Results Round 1 Doris Leuthard 133 Chiara Simoneschi-Cortesi 29 Lucrezia Meier-Schatz 28 Carlo Schmid 11 Votes received by other persons 33 Votes cast 242 Invalid votes 3 Blank votes 5 Valid votes 234 Absolute majority 118 See also List of members of the Swiss Federal Council References Politics Switzerland Category:2006 elections in Switzerland Category:Swiss Federal Council elections