Swiss federal election, 1975
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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 26 October 1975.[1] The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 55 of the 200 seats.[2]
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
---|---|---|---|---|
Social Democratic Party | 480,396 | 24.9 | 55 | +9 |
Free Democratic Party | 428,919 | 22.2 | 47 | –2 |
Christian Democratic People's Party | 407,286 | 21.1 | 46 | +2 |
Swiss People's Party | 192,053 | 9.9 | 21 | –2 |
Ring of Independents | 117,217 | 6.1 | 11 | –2 |
Republican Movement | 57,192 | 3.0 | 4 | –3 |
National Action | 47,796 | 2.5 | 2 | –2 |
Liberal Democratic Union | 47,256 | 2.4 | 6 | 0 |
Swiss Party of Labour | 45,799 | 2.4 | 4 | –1 |
Evangelical People's Party | 37,959 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
Swiss Progressive Organisations | 19,173 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Federal Democratic Union | 6,717 | 0.3 | 0 | – |
Autonomous Socialist Party | 6,706 | 0.3 | 1 | +1 |
Independent Social-Christian Party | 2,883 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
Vaud People's Movement for the Environment | 1,246 | 0.1 | 0 | – |
Other parties | 32,789 | 1.7 | 0 | – |
Invalid/blank votes | 24,353 | – | – | – |
Total | 1,955,740 | 100 | 200 | 0 |
Registered voters/turnout | 3,735,037 | 52.4 | – | – |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
Council of the States
Party | Seats | +/– |
---|---|---|
Christian Democratic People's Party | 17 | 0 |
Free Democratic Party | 15 | 0 |
Swiss People's Party | 5 | 0 |
Social Democratic Party | 5 | +1 |
Liberal Democratic Union | 1 | –1 |
Ring of Independents | 1 | 0 |
Total | 44 | 0 |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
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