1999 Swiss Federal Council election

none Elections to the Swiss Federal Council were held on 15 December 1999 to elect all seven members of Switzerland's Federal Council. The 246 members of the United Federal Assembly elect the seven members individually by an absolute majority of votes, with the members serving for four years, beginning on 1 January 2000, or until resigning. Results Seat held by Adolf Ogi Candidate Party Canton Round 1CF Adolf Ogi http://www.parlament.ch/f/wahlen-abstimmungen/wahlen-im-parlament/bundesratswahlen/erneuerungswahlen-1999/Pages/br-adolf-ogi.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20110612184806/http://www.parlament.ch/f/wahlen-abstimmungen/wahlen-im-parlament/bundesratswahlen/erneuerungswahlen-1999/Pages/br-adolf-ogi.aspx 2011-06-12 2025-12-30 www.parlament.ch fr Adolf Ogi SVP Zürich 191 Franz Steinegger FDP Uri 11 Others 27 Ballot papers distributed 245 Ballot papers returned 245 Invalid votes (of which spoiled) 16 (2) Valid votes 229 Seat held by Kaspar Villiger Candidate Party Canton Round 1CF Kaspar Villiger http://www.parlament.ch/f/wahlen-abstimmungen/wahlen-im-parlament/bundesratswahlen/erneuerungswahlen-1999/Pages/br-kaspar-villiger.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20110612184637/http://www.parlament.ch/f/wahlen-abstimmungen/wahlen-im-parlament/bundesratswahlen/erneuerungswahlen-1999/Pages/br-kaspar-villiger.aspx 2011-06-12 2025-12-30 www.parlament.ch fr Kaspar Villiger FDP Valais 187 Franz Steinegger FDP Uri 15 Others 31 Ballot papers distributed 244 Ballot papers returned 244 Invalid votes (of which spoiled) 11 (0) Valid votes 233 Seat held by Ruth Dreifuss Candidate Party Canton Round 1CF Ruth Dreifuss http://www.parlament.ch/f/wahlen-abstimmungen/wahlen-im-parlament/bundesratswahlen/erneuerungswahlen-1999/Pages/br-ruth-dreifuss.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20110612184408/http://www.parlament.ch/f/wahlen-abstimmungen/wahlen-im-parlament/bundesratswahlen/erneuerungswahlen-1999/Pages/br-ruth-dreifuss.aspx 2011-06-12 2025-12-30 www.parlament.ch fr Ruth Dreifuss SP Geneva 148 Franz Steinegger FDP Uri 58 Others 29 Ballot papers distributed 244 Ballot papers returned 244 Invalid votes (of which spoiled) 9 (1) Valid votes 235 Seat held by Moritz Leuenberger Candidate Party Canton Round 1CF Moritz Leuenberger http://www.parlament.ch/f/wahlen-abstimmungen/wahlen-im-parlament/bundesratswahlen/erneuerungswahlen-1999/Pages/br-moritz-leuenberger.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20110612184543/http://www.parlament.ch/f/wahlen-abstimmungen/wahlen-im-parlament/bundesratswahlen/erneuerungswahlen-1999/Pages/br-moritz-leuenberger.aspx 2011-06-12 2025-12-30 www.parlament.ch fr Moritz Leuenberger SP Zürich 154 Christoph Blocher SVP Zürich 58 Others 23 Ballot papers distributed 243 Ballot papers returned 243 Invalid votes (of which spoiled) 8 (2) Valid votes 235 Seat held by Pascal Couchepin Candidate Party Canton Round 1CF Pascal Couchepin http://www.parlament.ch/f/wahlen-abstimmungen/wahlen-im-parlament/bundesratswahlen/erneuerungswahlen-1999/Pages/br-pascal-couchepin.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20110612184444/http://www.parlament.ch/f/wahlen-abstimmungen/wahlen-im-parlament/bundesratswahlen/erneuerungswahlen-1999/Pages/br-pascal-couchepin.aspx 2011-06-12 2025-12-30 www.parlament.ch fr Pascal Couchepin FDP Valais 124 Franz Steinegger FDP Uri 20 Frank A. Meyer None Bern 19 Yves Christen FDP Valais 15 Christine Beerli FDP Bern 13 Others 33 Ballot papers distributed 245 Ballot papers returned 245 Invalid votes (of which spoiled) 21 (1) Valid votes 224 Seat held by Ruth Metzler Candidate Party Canton Round 1CF Ruth Metzler http://www.parlament.ch/f/wahlen-abstimmungen/wahlen-im-parlament/bundesratswahlen/erneuerungswahlen-1999/Pages/br-ruth-metzler.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20110612184557/http://www.parlament.ch/f/wahlen-abstimmungen/wahlen-im-parlament/bundesratswahlen/erneuerungswahlen-1999/Pages/br-ruth-metzler.aspx 2011-06-12 2025-12-30 www.parlament.ch fr Ruth Metzler CVP Appenzell Innerrhoden 144 Chiara Simoneschi CVP Ticino 13 Rosmarie Zapfl CVP Zürich 11 Others 63 Ballot papers distributed 245 Ballot papers returned 242 Invalid votes (of which spoiled) 11 (0) Valid votes 231 Seat held by Joseph Deiss Candidate Party Canton Round 1CF Joseph Deiss http://www.parlament.ch/f/wahlen-abstimmungen/wahlen-im-parlament/bundesratswahlen/erneuerungswahlen-1999/Pages/br-joseph-deiss.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20110612184712/http://www.parlament.ch/f/wahlen-abstimmungen/wahlen-im-parlament/bundesratswahlen/erneuerungswahlen-1999/Pages/br-joseph-deiss.aspx 2011-06-12 2025-12-30 www.parlament.ch fr Joseph Deiss CVP Fribourg 173 Peter Hess CVP Zug 10 Others 46 Ballot papers distributed 242 Ballot papers returned 241 Invalid votes (of which spoiled) 12 (5) Valid votes 229 Footnotes External links fr Federal Assembly webpage on the 1999 Federal Council election de Parliamentary Services Results of the elections for the Federal Council, the Federal Chancellor, and the General Politics Switzerland Federal Council 1999