1979 Swiss Federal Election
21 October 1979 · The magic formula · 200 seats, 24 for a majority
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Federal Council before
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Federal Council (continued)
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Largest force
Social Democratic Party
51 of 200 seats
Turnout
48.0%
The result
| Share of the National Council | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party | — | 51 | +4 | 447,990 | 24.4% | — | |
| Free Democratic Party | — | 51 | +4 | 440,099 | 24.0% | — | |
| Christian Democratic People's Party | — | 44 | +2 | 390,281 | 21.3% | — | |
| Swiss People's Party | — | 23 | +2 | 212,705 | 11.6% | — | |
| Alliance of Independents | — | 8 | +3 | 74,623 | 4.1% | — | |
| Liberal Party | — | 8 | +2 | 51,258 | 2.8% | — | |
| Evangelical People's Party | — | 3 | 0 | 40,744 | 2.2% | — | |
| Swiss Party of Labour | — | 3 | +1 | 38,187 | 2.1% | — |
9 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.