2019 Swiss Federal Election

The green wave

20 October 2019 · The SVP era · 200 seats, 24 for a majority

In the 20 October elections, the two green parties, the Green Party of Switzerland and the Green Liberal Party of Switzerland, made major electoral gains, taking 13.2% and 7.8% of the vote respectively. As in the previous election, the Swiss People's Party received the most votes, but its share of votes went down to 25.6% from 29.4%.

Federal Council before

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Federal Council (continued)

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Largest force

Swiss People's Party

53 of 200 seats

Turnout

45.1%

The result

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Swiss People's Party

25.6% of votes · -12 seats

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Social Democratic Party

16.8% of votes · -4 seats

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FDP.The Liberals

15.1% of votes · -4 seats

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Green Party

13.2% of votes · +17 seats

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Christian Democratic People's Party

11.4% of votes · -2 seats

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Green Liberal Party

7.8% of votes · +9 seats

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Conservative Democratic Party

2.5% of votes · -4 seats

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Evangelical People's Party

2.1% of votes · +1 seats

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Swiss People's Party	—	53	-12	620,343	25.6%	—
Social Democratic Party	—	39	-4	408,128	16.8%	—
FDP.The Liberals	—	29	-4	366,303	15.1%	—
Green Party	—	28	+17	321,018	13.2%	—
Christian Democratic People's Party	—	25	-2	275,842	11.4%	—
Green Liberal Party	—	16	+9	189,162	7.8%	—
Conservative Democratic Party	—	3	-4	59,852	2.5%	—
Evangelical People's Party	—	3	+1	50,317	2.1%	—

4 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.