2011 Swiss Federal Election
23 October 2011 · The SVP era · 200 seats, 24 for a majority
At the last election, in 2007, the Swiss People's Party (SVP) won the highest share of the vote ever recorded for a single party in Switzerland, with 29% of the vote. Soon after, a moderate faction split from the SVP, forming the Conservative Democratic Party (BDP).
Federal Council before
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Federal Council (continued)
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Largest force
Swiss People's Party
54 of 200 seats
Turnout
48.5%
The result
| Share of the National Council | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swiss People's Party | — | 54 | -8 | 648,675 | 26.6% | — | |
| Social Democratic Party | — | 46 | +3 | 457,317 | 18.8% | — | |
| FDP.The Liberals | — | 30 | -1 | 368,951 | 15.1% | — | |
| Christian Democratic People's Party | — | 28 | -3 | 300,544 | 12.3% | — | |
| Green Party | — | 15 | -5 | 205,984 | 8.4% | — | |
| Green Liberal Party | — | 12 | +9 | 131,436 | 5.4% | — | |
| Conservative Democratic Party | — | 9 | +9 | 132,279 | 5.4% | — | |
| Evangelical People's Party | — | 2 | 0 | 48,789 | 2.0% | — |
4 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.