Switzerland 1971 federal election
Final results from ParlGov, read : Free Democratic Party of Switzerland won 49 of 200 seats with 21.8% of the vote; 56.9% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 8.9 points on 1967.
- Switzerland
- Held
Result
- Free Democratic Party of Switzerland49
- Social Democratic Party of Switzerland46
- Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland44
- Swiss People's Party23
- Alliance of Independents13
- Republican Movement7
- Liberal Party of Switzerland6
- Swiss Party of Labour5
- Swiss Democrats4
- Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland3
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Switzerland | 46 | −4 | 22.9 | −0.6 | 456,233 |
| Free Democratic Party of Switzerland | 49 | 0 | 21.8 | −1.4 | 434,721 |
| Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland | 44 | −1 | 20.3 | −1.8 | 404,763 |
| Swiss People's Party | 23 | +2 | 11.1 | +0.1 | 220,487 |
| Alliance of Independents | 13 | −3 | 7.6 | −1.5 | 152,086 |
| Republican Movement | 7 | +7 | 4.3 | +4.1 | 84,700 |
| Swiss Democrats | 4 | +3 | 3.2 | +2.6 | 63,781 |
| Swiss Party of Labour | 5 | 0 | 2.6 | −0.3 | 51,341 |
| Liberal Party of Switzerland | 6 | 0 | 2.2 | −0.1 | 43,710 |
| Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 2.1 | +0.5 | 42,778 |
| Christian Social Party | 0 | 0.3 | 5,946 |
± is the change against the Switzerland 1967 federal election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Social Democratic Party of Switzerland 456,233
- Free Democratic Party of Switzerland 434,721
- Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland 404,763
- Swiss People's Party 220,487
- Alliance of Independents 152,086
- Republican Movement 84,700
- Swiss Democrats 63,781
- Swiss Party of Labour 51,341
- Liberal Party of Switzerland 43,710
- Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland 42,778
- Christian Social Party 5,946
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes. How we read it.
Share of the vote
Turnout
56.9% of the 3,549,426 registered voters cast a ballot (2,018,077 ballots), down 8.9 points on 1967. 1,992,316 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 1947. How turnout is counted.
Votes and seats
- Free Democratic Party of Switzerland21.8% of votes24.5% of seats
- Social Democratic Party of Switzerland22.9% of votes23.0% of seats
- Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland20.3% of votes22.0% of seats
- Swiss People's Party11.1% of votes11.5% of seats
- Alliance of Independents7.6% of votes6.5% of seats
- Republican Movement4.3% of votes3.5% of seats
- Liberal Party of Switzerland2.2% of votes3.0% of seats
- Swiss Party of Labour2.6% of votes2.5% of seats
- Swiss Democrats3.2% of votes2.0% of seats
- Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland2.1% of votes1.5% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.7 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 6.1 by votes and 5.5 by seats; Social Democratic Party of Switzerland led Free Democratic Party of Switzerland by 1.1 points of the vote. How these are computed.
Sources and licence
Sources and licence
- ParlGov 2024 Release (Döring and Manow), Harvard Dataverse (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
- Wikidata, party colours (P465) (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
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