Switzerland 2015 federal election
Final results from ParlGov, read : Swiss People's Party won 65 of 200 seats with 29.4% of the vote; 48.5% of registered voters cast a ballot, unchanged on 2011.
- Switzerland
- Held
Result
- Swiss People's Party65
- Social Democratic Party of Switzerland43
- Free Democratic Party of Switzerland33
- Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland27
- Green Party of Switzerland11
- Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland7
- Green Liberal Party of Switzerland7
- Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland2
- Ticino League2
- Geneva Citizens' Movement1
- Other parties (seats only)1
- Swiss Party of Labour1
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swiss People's Party | 65 | +11 | 29.4 | +2.8 | 740,967 |
| Social Democratic Party of Switzerland | 43 | −3 | 18.8 | +0.1 | 475,074 |
| Free Democratic Party of Switzerland | 33 | +3 | 16.4 | +1.3 | 413,445 |
| Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland | 27 | −1 | 11.7 | −0.7 | 293,652 |
| Green Party of Switzerland | 11 | −4 | 7.1 | −1.4 | 177,944 |
| Green Liberal Party of Switzerland | 7 | −5 | 4.6 | −0.8 | 116,640 |
| Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland | 7 | −2 | 4.1 | −1.3 | 103,476 |
| Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 2.1 | +0.1 | 47,770 |
| Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | −0.1 | 29,939 |
| Ticino League | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | +0.2 | 25,221 |
| Swiss Party of Labour | 1 | 0.9 | 21,574 | ||
| Geneva Citizens' Movement | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | −0.1 | 8,184 |
| Other parties (seats only) | 1 |
± is the change against the Switzerland 2011 federal election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Swiss People's Party 740,967
- Social Democratic Party of Switzerland 475,074
- Free Democratic Party of Switzerland 413,445
- Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland 293,652
- Green Party of Switzerland 177,944
- Green Liberal Party of Switzerland 116,640
- Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland 103,476
- Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland 47,770
- Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland 29,939
- Ticino League 25,221
- Swiss Party of Labour 21,574
- Geneva Citizens' Movement 8,184
- Other parties (seats only)
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
48.5% of the 5,283,556 registered voters cast a ballot (2,563,052 ballots), unchanged on 2011. 2,521,502 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout since 1983 in our data. How turnout is counted.
Votes and seats
- Swiss People's Party29.4% of votes32.5% of seats
- Social Democratic Party of Switzerland18.8% of votes21.5% of seats
- Free Democratic Party of Switzerland16.4% of votes16.5% of seats
- Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland11.7% of votes13.5% of seats
- Green Party of Switzerland7.1% of votes5.5% of seats
- Green Liberal Party of Switzerland4.6% of votes3.5% of seats
- Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland4.1% of votes3.5% of seats
- Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland2.1% of votes1.0% of seats
- Ticino League1.0% of votes1.0% of seats
- Swiss Party of Labour0.9% of votes0.5% of seats
- Geneva Citizens' Movement0.3% of votes0.5% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.7 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.8 by votes and 4.9 by seats; Swiss People's Party led Social Democratic Party of Switzerland by 10.6 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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