2007 Swiss Federal Election
21 October 2007 · The SVP era · 200 seats, 24 for a majority
Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly, the federal parliament of Switzerland, were held on Sunday, 21 October 2007. In a few cantons, a second round of the elections to the Council of States was held on 11 November, 18 November, and 25 November 2007.
Federal Council before
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Federal Council (continued)
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Largest force
Swiss People's Party
62 of 200 seats
Turnout
48.3%
The result
| Share of the National Council | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swiss People's Party | — | 62 | +7 | 666,318 | 28.6% | — | |
| Social Democratic Party | — | 43 | +9 | 450,116 | 19.3% | — | |
| Free Democratic Party | — | 31 | +5 | 361,103 | 15.5% | — | |
| Christian Democratic People's Party | — | 31 | +3 | 332,920 | 14.3% | — | |
| Green Party | — | 20 | +7 | 220,785 | 9.5% | — | |
| Liberal Party | — | 4 | 0 | 42,356 | 1.8% | — | |
| Green Liberal Party | — | 3 | — | 49,314 | 2.1% | — | |
| Evangelical People's Party | — | 2 | +1 | 56,361 | 2.4% | — |
4 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.