Switzerland 1979 federal election
Final results from ParlGov, read : Social Democratic Party of Switzerland won 51 of 200 seats with 24.4% of the vote; 48.0% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 4.3 points on 1975.
- Switzerland
- Held
Result
- Free Democratic Party of Switzerland51
- Social Democratic Party of Switzerland51
- Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland44
- Swiss People's Party23
- Alliance of Independents8
- Liberal Party of Switzerland8
- Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland3
- Swiss Party of Labour3
- Progressive Organizations of Switzerland2
- Swiss Democrats2
- Agreement Jura1
- Autonomous Socialist Party1
- Green Party of Switzerland1
- Republican Movement1
- Unnamed party with one seat1
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Switzerland | 51 | −4 | 24.4 | −0.5 | 447,990 |
| Free Democratic Party of Switzerland | 51 | +4 | 24.0 | +1.8 | 440,099 |
| Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland | 44 | −2 | 21.3 | +0.2 | 390,281 |
| Swiss People's Party | 23 | +2 | 11.6 | +1.7 | 212,705 |
| Alliance of Independents | 8 | −3 | 4.1 | −2.0 | 74,623 |
| Liberal Party of Switzerland | 8 | +2 | 2.8 | +0.4 | 51,258 |
| Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 2.2 | +0.2 | 40,744 |
| Autonomous Socialist Party | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | +1.4 | 31,128 |
| Swiss Democrats | 2 | 0 | 1.3 | −1.2 | 24,257 |
| Republican Movementwith Vigilants | 1 | −3 | 0.6 | −2.4 | 11,587 |
| Green Party of Switzerland | 1 | 0.6 | 11,583 | ||
| Swiss Party of Labour | 3 | −1 | 0.4 | −2.0 | 8,147 |
The other parties and groups
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland | 0 | 0.3 | 4,626 | ||
| Progressive Organizations of Switzerland | 2 | +2 | 0.2 | −0.8 | 3,236 |
| Agreement Jura | 1 | ||||
| Unnamed party with one seat | 1 |
± is the change against the Switzerland 1975 federal election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Social Democratic Party of Switzerland 447,990
- Free Democratic Party of Switzerland 440,099
- Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland 390,281
- Swiss People's Party 212,705
- Alliance of Independents 74,623
- Liberal Party of Switzerland 51,258
- Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland 40,744
- Autonomous Socialist Party 31,128
- Swiss Democrats 24,257
- Republican Movement 11,587
- Green Party of Switzerland 11,583
- Swiss Party of Labour 8,147
- Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland 4,626
- Progressive Organizations of Switzerland 3,236
- Agreement Jura
- Unnamed party with one seat
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.
ParlGov counts an alliance's votes and seats under its first party: such a row names the allies it counts.
Share of the vote
Turnout
48.0% of the 3,864,285 registered voters cast a ballot (1,856,651 ballots), down 4.3 points on 1975. 1,833,191 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
- Social Democratic Party of Switzerland24.4% of votes25.5% of seats
- Free Democratic Party of Switzerland24.0% of votes25.5% of seats
- Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland21.3% of votes22.0% of seats
- Swiss People's Party11.6% of votes11.5% of seats
- Alliance of Independents4.1% of votes4.0% of seats
- Liberal Party of Switzerland2.8% of votes4.0% of seats
- Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland2.2% of votes1.5% of seats
- Swiss Party of Labour0.4% of votes1.5% of seats
- Swiss Democrats1.3% of votes1.0% of seats
- Progressive Organizations of Switzerland0.2% of votes1.0% of seats
- Autonomous Socialist Party1.7% of votes0.5% of seats
- Green Party of Switzerland0.6% of votes0.5% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.2 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.6 by votes and 5.1 by seats; Social Democratic Party of Switzerland led Free Democratic Party of Switzerland by 0.4 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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