Swiss federal election, 1995
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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on October 22, 1995.[1] The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 54 of the 200 seats.[2]
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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Social Democratic Party | 415,226 | 21.8 | 54 | +13 |
Free Democratic Party | 384,515 | 20.2 | 45 | +1 |
Christian Democratic People's Party | 319,972 | 16.8 | 34 | –1 |
Swiss People's Party | 283,902 | 14.9 | 29 | +4 |
Green Party | 96,069 | 5.0 | 8 | –6 |
Freedom Party | 75,641 | 4.0 | 7 | –1 |
Swiss Democrats | 59,613 | 3.1 | 3 | –2 |
Liberal Party | 51,182 | 2.7 | 7 | –3 |
Ring of Independents | 34,801 | 1.8 | 3 | –2 |
Evangelical People's Party | 34,071 | 1.8 | 2 | –1 |
Feminist and Green Alternative Groups | 28,076 | 1.5 | 2 | +1 |
Federal Democratic Union | 24,795 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 |
Swiss Party of Labour | 22,850 | 1.2 | 3 | +1 |
Ticino League | 17,940 | 0.9 | 1 | –1 |
Solidarity | 6,168 | 0.3 | 0 | New |
Independent Social-Christian Party | 5,625 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 |
Other parties | 44,878 | 2.4 | 0 | – |
Invalid/blank votes | 35,298 | – | – | – |
Total | 1,940,622 | 100 | 200 | 0 |
Registered voters/turnout | 4,596,209 | 42.2 | – | – |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
Council of the States
Party | Seats | +/– |
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Free Democratic Party | 17 | –1 |
Christian Democratic People's Party | 16 | 0 |
Swiss People's Party | 5 | +1 |
Social Democratic Party | 5 | +2 |
Liberal Party | 2 | –1 |
Ring of Independents | 1 | 0 |
Total | 46 | 0 |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |