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2003 Swiss federal election Turnout 45.23% 1.93pp National Council
All 200 seats in the National Council 101 seats needed for a majority
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Council of States
All 46 seats in the Council of States 24 seats needed for a majority
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by canton
Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 19 October 2003.[ 1] Although in Switzerland's political system, in which all four major parties form a coalition, it is very difficult to achieve a change of government, this election produced an upset with the strong showing of the right-wing , anti-European Union and anti-immigration Swiss People's Party . The left-wing parties, the Social Democrats and the Greens , also improved their positions. The losers were the parties of the centre and centre-right, the Christian Democratic People's Party and the Free Democratic Party .
In the aftermath of the elections Ruth Metzler-Arnold , one of the two Christian Democrats in the Federal Council was replaced by Christoph Blocher , the most influential politician in the Swiss People's Party.
Electoral system
Switzerland has a bicameral legislature, the Federal Assembly (Assemblée Fédérale / Bundesversammlung / Asamblea Federale / Assemblea Federala).
The National Council (Conseil National / Nationalrat / Consiglio Nazionale / Cussegl Naziunal) has 200 members, elected for four-year terms by proportional representation in multi-member constituencies corresponding to the 26 Swiss cantons and half-cantons.
The Council of States (Conseil des Etats / Ständerat / Consiglio degli Stati / Cussegl dals Stadis) has 46 members elected for four-year terms from multi-member and single-member constituencies.
These elections were to the National Council and for most of the members of the Council of States.
All parties in Switzerland have different names in French, German and Italian, and conduct separate campaigns in the different language areas.
Results
National Council
Party Votes % Seats +/– Swiss People's Party 560,750 26.68 55 +11 Social Democratic Party 490,385 23.33 52 +1 Free Democratic Party 364,493 17.34 36 –7 Christian Democratic People's Party 301,652 14.35 28 –7 Green Party 156,226 7.43 13 +5 Evangelical People's Party 47,838 2.28 3 0 Liberal Party 45,864 2.18 4 –2 Federal Democratic Union 26,590 1.26 2 +1 Swiss Democrats 20,177 0.96 1 0 Swiss Party of Labour 14,595 0.69 2 0 Feminist and Green Alternative Groups 11,153 0.53 1 0 Solidarity 10,562 0.50 1 0 Christian Social Party 7,539 0.36 1 0 Ticino League 7,304 0.35 1 –1 Freedom Party 4,000 0.19 0 0 Other parties 32,913 1.57 0 – Total 2,102,041 100.00 200 0 Valid votes 2,102,041 97.23 Invalid/blank votes 59,880 2.77 Total votes 2,161,921 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 4,779,733 45.23 Source: Nohlen & Stöver
By constituency
Constituency
Seats
Electorate
Turnout
Party
Votes
Seats won
Aargau
15
363,920
153,832
Swiss People's Party
778,770
6
Social Democratic Party
474,727
3
Christian Democratic People's Party
348,639
2
Free Democratic Party
342,629
2
Green Party
133,202
1
Evangelical People's Party
116,864
1
Swiss Democrats
32,175
0
Freedom Party
5,070
0
Swiss Nationalist Party
2,867
0
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
1
36,047
17,789
Free Democratic Party
7,161
1
Swiss People's Party
6,680
0
Social Democratic Party
3,468
0
Others
131
0
Appenzell Innerrhoden
1
10,228
3,595
Christian Democratic People's Party
2,310
1
Swiss People's Party
725
0
Others
300
0
Basel-Landschaft
7
179,186
79,248
Swiss People's Party
144,624
2
Social Democratic Party
134,620
2
Free Democratic Party
108,566
1
Green Party
68,652
1
Christian Democratic People's Party
54,769
1
Swiss Democrats
14,707
0
Evangelical People's Party
14,554
0
Non-Partisan 4Wb
4,332
0
Freedom Party
1,107
0
Basel-Stadt
5
116,361
57,735
Social Democratic Party
115,492
3
Swiss People's Party
52,574
1
Free Democratic Party
27,975
1
Liberal Party
23,873
0
Christian Democratic People's Party
18,612
0
Green Party
16,122
0
Strong Alternative Basel
9,893
0
Evangelical People's Party
8,080
0
People's Action
4,425
0
Swiss Democrats
3,122
0
Federal Democratic Union
2,086
0
Bern
26
685,159
288,679
Swiss People's Party
2,180,961
8
Social Democratic Party
2,058,317
8
Free Democratic Party
1,089,897
4
Green Party
683,025
2
Evangelical People's Party
379,099
1
Federal Democratic Union
301,886
1
Swiss Democrats
196,458
1
Christian Democratic People's Party
172,639
1
Romand List
143,558
0
Freedom Party
77,436
0
Independent Health Party
64,081
0
Action Jörg Stettler
16,254
0
Fribourg
7
164,210
74,547
Christian Democratic People's Party
128,063
2
Social Democratic Party
108,437
2
Swiss People's Party
107,958
1
Free Democratic Party
64,369
1
Christian Social Party
52,766
1
Green Party
20,305
0
Free List - Solidarity
11,158
0
Federal Democratic Union
3,625
0
Evangelical People's Party
3,614
0
Independent Movement
2,644
0
Direct Access
1,694
0
Geneva
11
219,984
101,081
Social Democratic Party
268,703
3
Swiss People's Party
198,586
2
Liberal Party
182,517
2
Christian Democratic People's Party
128,317
1
Green Party
121,762
1
Free Democratic Party
79,030
1
Solidarity
58,903
1
Party of Labour
29,195
0
Union of Swiss Patriots
10,735
0
The Communists
7,506
0
Glarus
1
24,934
6,304
Social Democratic Party
3,811
1
Christian Democratic People's Party
701
0
Swiss People's Party
334
0
Others
831
0
Grisons
5
129,782
50,766
Swiss People's Party
81,012
2
Social Democratic Party
59,624
1
Christian Democratic People's Party
56,295
1
Free Democratic Party
37,849
1
Federal Democratic Union
4,484
0
Jura
2
48,356
22,552
Christian Democratic People's Party
17,517
1
Social Democratic Party
15,186
1
Free Democratic Party
7,243
0
Swiss People's Party
3,675
0
Federal Democratic Union
787
0
Lucerne
10
237,537
120,970
Christian Democratic People's Party
345,791
3
Swiss People's Party
280,566
3
Free Democratic Party
271,153
2
Social Democratic Party
130,694
1
Green Party
115,076
1
CHance21
18,352
0
Evangelical People's Party
9,505
0
Swiss Democrats
4,137
0
Neuchâtel
5
105,235
59,925
Social Democratic Party
74,551
2
Swiss People's Party
57,279
1
Free Democratic Party
37,800
1
Liberal Party
36,808
0
Green Party
35,247
1
Party of Labour
7,655
0
Solidarity
5,630
0
Nidwalden
1
28,266
11,136
Free Democratic Party
7,888
1
Swiss Democrats
912
0
Others
111
0
Obwalden
1
22,900
10,471
Christian Democratic People's Party
6,402
1
Swiss People's Party
3,238
0
Others
2
0
Schaffhausen
2
48,022
30,349
Social Democratic Party
23,054
1
Free Democratic Party
16,923
1
Swiss People's Party
16,565
0
Christian Democratic People's Party
1,540
0
Schwyz
4
89,902
43,338
Swiss People's Party
72,419
2
Christian Democratic People's Party
38,894
1
Social Democratic Party
29,134
1
Free Democratic Party
25,471
0
Solothurn
7
166,052
78,689
Social Democratic Party
136,667
2
Free Democratic Party
129,086
2
Swiss People's Party
120,967
2
Christian Democratic People's Party
113,193
1
Green Party
32,283
0
Evangelical People's Party
6,445
0
St. Gallen
12
291,445
124,786
Swiss People's Party
486,421
4
Christian Democratic People's Party
326,104
3
Social Democratic Party
270,353
2
Free Democratic Party
215,599
2
Green Party
103,868
1
Evangelical People's Party
22,118
0
Federal Democratic Union
16,457
0
Swiss Democrats
11,165
0
Catholic People's Party
6,129
0
Animal Welfare is Human Protection
6,054
0
Brave and Innovative, One for All
4,957
0
The East Swiss Party
1,405
0
Ticino
8
198,992
96,760
Free Democratic Party
218,619
2
Social Democratic Party
189,427
2
Christian Democratic People's Party
180,320
2
Ticino League
58,428
1
Swiss People's Party
55,652
0
Green Party
21,765
0
Risorgimento ticinese
9,552
0
Thurgau
6
146,431
62,771
Swiss People's Party
151,591
3
Christian Democratic People's Party
60,764
1
Social Democratic Party
52,080
1
Free Democratic Party
43,909
1
Green Party
29,282
0
Swiss Democrats
10,879
0
Evangelical People's Party
10,020
0
Federal Democratic Union
7,145
0
Catholic People's Party
2,557
0
Freedom Party
1,147
1
Uri
1
25,513
11,323
Free Democratic Party
3,964
1
Swiss People's Party
3,384
0
Green Party
3,312
0
Others
160
0
Vaud
18
373,917
172,119
Social Democratic Party
604,820
4
Swiss People's Party
567,015
4
Free Democratic Party
515,592
4
Green Party
315,430
2
Liberal Party
308,437
2
Party of Labour
187,388
2
Christian Democratic People's Party
128,878
0
Solidarity
73,483
0
Federal Democratic Union
49,225
0
Evangelical People's Party
18,365
0
Swiss Democrats
9,675
0
Future + Security
7,268
0
The Right to Know
6,843
0
Valais
7
190,121
101,344
Christian Democratic People's Party
259,846
3
Social Democratic Party
128,428
2
Free Democratic Party
114,910
1
Swiss People's Party
89,834
1
Christian Social Party
62,382
0
Green Party
17,443
0
Zug
3
67,318
35,418
Swiss People's Party
28,715
1
Christian Democratic People's Party
23,730
1
Free Democratic Party
23,178
0
Alternative Kanton Zug
14,095
1
Social Democratic Party
13,929
0
Zürich
34
810,622
365,859
Swiss People's Party
4,103,136
12
Social Democratic Party
3,153,112
10
Free Democratic Party
1,995,988
5
Green Party
1,040,672
3
Christian Democratic People's Party
667,236
2
Evangelical People's Party
504,952
1
Alternative List
266,063
0
Federal Democratic Union
253,322
1
Free Forum
112,781
0
Swiss Democrats
106,877
0
Hanf Ueli
23,731
0
Youth in Parliament!
19,287
0
Europe Party
12,184
0
Freedom Party
11,364
0
Humanist Party
9,730
0
Die-Jugend.ch
4,206
0
Danowski
3,631
0
Source: Bundesblatt, 18 November 2003
Council of the States
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