1983 Swiss federal election
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All 200 seats in the National Council (101 seats needed for a majority) All 46 seats in the Council of States (24 seats needed for a majority) | ||
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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 23 October 1983.[1][2] The Free Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 54 of the 200 seats.[3] It was the first time the Social Democratic Party had not received the most votes in a federal election since 1925.[4]
The main issues included environmental protection and unemployment.[2]
Results
National Council
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
Free Democratic Party | 457,283 | 23.33 | 54 | +3 | |
Social Democratic Party | 447,634 | 22.84 | 47 | –4 | |
Christian Democratic People's Party | 396,281 | 20.22 | 42 | –2 | |
Swiss People's Party | 217,166 | 11.08 | 23 | 0 | |
Alliance of Independents | 78,292 | 3.99 | 8 | 0 | |
National Action | 57,592 | 2.94 | 4 | +2 | |
Liberal Party | 55,326 | 2.82 | 8 | 0 | |
Swiss Progressive Organisations | 43,694 | 2.23 | 3 | +1 | |
Evangelical People's Party | 40,837 | 2.08 | 3 | 0 | |
Federation of Swiss Green Parties | 37,079 | 1.89 | 3 | +2 | |
Feminist and Green Alternative Groups | 20,063 | 1.02 | 0 | 0 | |
Swiss Party of Labour | 17,488 | 0.89 | 1 | –2 | |
Republican Movement | 10,148 | 0.52 | 1 | 0 | |
Autonomous Socialist Party | 9,962 | 0.51 | 1 | 0 | |
Independent Social-Christian Party | 7,808 | 0.40 | 0 | New | |
Federal Democratic Union | 7,590 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 | |
Other parties | 55,599 | 2.84 | 2 | – | |
Total | 1,959,842 | 100.00 | 200 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 1,959,842 | 98.49 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 30,118 | 1.51 | |||
Total votes | 1,989,960 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 4,068,940 | 48.91 | |||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
By constituency
Constituency | Seats | Electorate | Turnout | Party | Votes | Seats won | |
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Aargau | 14 | 287,227 | 129,016 | Social Democratic Party | 489,381 | 4 | |
Christian Democratic People's Party | 382,862 | 4 | |||||
Free Democratic Party | 360,368 | 3 | |||||
Swiss People's Party | 252,066 | 2 | |||||
Ring of Independents | 105,223 | 1 | |||||
Evangelical People's Party | 88,557 | 0 | |||||
National Action | 71,119 | 0 | |||||
Socialist Workers' Party | 21,609 | 0 | |||||
More Freedom | 7,827 | 0 | |||||
Social Liberal European Federalist Party | 2,453 | 0 | |||||
Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 2 | 31,463 | 13,025 | Free Democratic Party | 8,160 | 1 | |
"Herbert Maeder in the National Council" Committee | 5,856 | 1 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 5,347 | 0 | |||||
Christian Democratic People's Party | 3,281 | 0 | |||||
Appenzell Innerrhoden | 1 | 8,702 | 2,132 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 1,950 | 1 | |
Others | 90 | 0 | |||||
Basel-Landschaft | 7 | 143,229 | 70,557 | Social Democratic Party | 158,759 | 3 | |
Free Democratic Party | 122,193 | 2 | |||||
Swiss People's Party | 54,546 | 1 | |||||
Christian Democratic People's Party | 52,707 | 1 | |||||
Swiss Progressive Organisations | 35,206 | 0 | |||||
Ring of Independents | 21,379 | 0 | |||||
National Action | 19,110 | 0 | |||||
Feminist and Green Alternative Groups | 14,520 | 0 | |||||
Federation of Swiss Green Parties | 9,324 | 0 | |||||
Basel-Stadt | 6 | 137,296 | 62,694 | Social Democratic Party | 115,577 | 2 | |
Free Democratic Party | 50,482 | 1 | |||||
Swiss Progressive Organisations | 44,581 | 1 | |||||
Christian Democratic People's Party | 36,952 | 1 | |||||
Liberal Party | 31,040 | 0 | |||||
Ring of Independents | 26,274 | 1 | |||||
National Action | 19,790 | 0 | |||||
Evangelical People's Party | 17,866 | 0 | |||||
Democratic Social Party | 11,429 | 0 | |||||
Party of Labour | 8,528 | 0 | |||||
Feminist and Green Alternative Groups | 3,707 | 0 | |||||
People's Action Against Many Foreigners In Our Home | 2,108 | 0 | |||||
Green Action | 774 | 0 | |||||
Basel Party for Calm, Order and Security | 771 | 0 | |||||
Bern | 29 | 625,995 | 312,288 | Swiss People's Party | 2,597,070 | 9 | |
Social Democratic Party | 2,529,138 | 8 | |||||
Free Democratic Party | 1,351,472 | 5 | |||||
National Action | 536,254 | 2 | |||||
Free List | 417,624 | 1 | |||||
Evangelical People's Party | 291,517 | 1 | |||||
Ring of Independents | 288,099 | 1 | |||||
Autonomous Socialist Party of South Jura | 192,669 | 0 | |||||
Christian Democratic People's Party | 191,536 | 0 | |||||
Federal Democratic Union | 162,341 | 0 | |||||
Feminist and Green Alternative Groups | 142,749 | 0 | |||||
Swiss Progressive Organisations | 142,651 | 1 | |||||
Federation of Swiss Green Parties | 57,759 | 0 | |||||
Socialist Workers' Party | 31,959 | 0 | |||||
Citizens' List Against the Accumulation of Offices | 11,326 | 0 | |||||
Social Liberal European Federalist Party | 4,678 | 0 | |||||
Fribourg | 6 | 122,666 | 64,746 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 143,535 | 3 | |
Social Democratic Party | 90,658 | 1 | |||||
Free Democratic Party | 75,556 | 1 | |||||
Swiss People's Party | 33,466 | 1 | |||||
Independent Social-Christian Party | 28,302 | 0 | |||||
Socialist Workers' Party | 6,561 | 0 | |||||
Geneva | 11 | 187,930 | 83,705 | Social Democratic Party | 172,453 | 2 | |
Liberal Party | 171,576 | 3 | |||||
Party of Labour | 85,219 | 2 | |||||
Free Democratic Party | 145,144 | 2 | |||||
Christian Democratic People's Party | 110,293 | 1 | |||||
Republican Movement | 109,690 | 1 | |||||
Federation of Swiss Green Parties | 68,431 | 0 | |||||
National Action | 18,865 | 0 | |||||
Socialist Workers' Party | 13,031 | 0 | |||||
Social Liberal European Federalist Party | 2,588 | 0 | |||||
Glarus | 1 | 23,048 | 6,061 | Swiss People's Party | 5,045 | 1 | |
Others | 420 | 0 | |||||
Grisons | 5 | 106,814 | 42,613 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 66,986 | 2 | |
Social Democratic Party | 49,617 | 1 | |||||
Swiss People's Party | 44,250 | 1 | |||||
Free Democratic Party | 40,420 | 1 | |||||
Jura | 2 | 42,207 | 25,939 | Free Democratic Party | 14,808 | 1 | |
Christian Democratic People's Party | 12,896 | 0 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 9,171 | 1 | |||||
Friends and Sympathizers of Jean Wilhelm | 7,475 | 0 | |||||
Independent Social-Christian Party | 6,052 | 0 | |||||
Swiss People's Party | 1,037 | 0 | |||||
Lucerne | 9 | 193,946 | 117,278 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 509,792 | 5 | |
Free Democratic Party | 293,937 | 3 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 120,588 | 1 | |||||
Swiss Progressive Organisations | 86,399 | 0 | |||||
National Action | 13,255 | 0 | |||||
Non-Partisan | 3,350 | 0 | |||||
Neuchâtel | 5 | 97,581 | 42,674 | Social Democratic Party | 68,562 | 2 | |
Liberal Party | 63,991 | 2 | |||||
Free Democratic Party | 40,211 | 1 | |||||
Federation of Swiss Green Parties | 15,226 | 0 | |||||
Party of Labour | 8,739 | 0 | |||||
Ring of Independents | 7,257 | 0 | |||||
Socialist Workers' Party | 2,945 | 0 | |||||
Nidwalden | 1 | 20,439 | 6,027 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 4,166 | 1 | |
Others | 122 | 0 | |||||
Obwalden | 1 | 17,378 | 5,370 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 3,415 | 1 | |
Others | 337 | 0 | |||||
Schaffhausen | 2 | 44,499 | 32,795 | Social Democratic Party | 22,431 | 1 | |
Free Democratic Party | 16,624 | 1 | |||||
Swiss People's Party | 14,375 | 0 | |||||
Christian Democratic People's Party | 4,023 | 0 | |||||
Ring of Independents | 3,550 | 0 | |||||
Swiss Progressive Organisations | 1,694 | 0 | |||||
Socialist Workers' Party | 766 | 0 | |||||
Schwyz | 3 | 63,068 | 27,491 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 37,267 | 2 | |
Free Democratic Party | 20,775 | 1 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 16,812 | 0 | |||||
Swiss People's Party | 5,186 | 0 | |||||
Solothurn | 7 | 144,237 | 87,554 | Free Democratic Party | 223,530 | 3 | |
Social Democratic Party | 166,812 | 2 | |||||
Christian Democratic People's Party | 160,478 | 2 | |||||
Swiss Progressive Organisations | 20,781 | 0 | |||||
Ring of Independents | 23,832 | 0 | |||||
Socialist Workers' Party | 5,255 | 0 | |||||
St. Gallen | 12 | 244,526 | 107,611 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 520,398 | 5 | |
Free Democratic Party | 350,297 | 4 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 207,455 | 2 | |||||
Ring of Independents | 130,263 | 1 | |||||
Feminist and Green Alternative Groups | 41,558 | 0 | |||||
Swiss People's Party | 24,021 | 0 | |||||
Ticino | 8 | 159,845 | 98,398 | Free Democratic Party | 285,420 | 3 | |
Christian Democratic People's Party | 255,684 | 3 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 103,631 | 1 | |||||
Autonomous Socialist Party | 79,454 | 1 | |||||
Swiss People's Party | 15,702 | 0 | |||||
Socialist Workers' Party | 7,435 | 0 | |||||
Ticino Democratic Rights | 3,091 | 0 | |||||
Social Liberal European Federalist Party | 2,717 | 0 | |||||
Thurgau | 6 | 113,263 | 59,712 | Swiss People's Party | 80,381 | 2 | |
Christian Democratic People's Party | 76,133 | 2 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 68,735 | 1 | |||||
Free Democratic Party | 64,444 | 1 | |||||
Federation of Swiss Green Parties | 20,785 | 0 | |||||
Evangelical People's Party | 18,504 | 0 | |||||
Ring of Independents | 13,768 | 0 | |||||
National Action | 9,609 | 0 | |||||
Uri | 1 | 22,440 | 6,772 | Free Democratic Party | 4,799 | 1 | |
Others | 868 | 0 | |||||
Vaud | 17 | 320,472 | 128,894 | Free Democratic Party | 650,061 | 7 | |
Social Democratic Party | 467,069 | 5 | |||||
Liberal Party | 360,481 | 3 | |||||
Federation of Swiss Green Parties | 150,149 | 1 | |||||
Swiss People's Party | 131,952 | 1 | |||||
Christian Democratic People's Party | 96,697 | 0 | |||||
Party of Labour | 88,607 | 0 | |||||
Feminist and Green Alternative Groups | 80,816 | 0 | |||||
National Action | 55,162 | ||||||
Socialist Workers' Party | 45,173 | 0 | |||||
Social Liberal European Federalist Party | 10,851 | 0 | |||||
Valais | 7 | 145,446 | 94,937 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 371,921 | 4 | |
Free Democratic Party | 162,477 | 2 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 91,323 | 1 | |||||
Democratic Valais Independent Group | 20,853 | 0 | |||||
Zug | 2 | 47,815 | 25,464 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 20,127 | 1 | |
Free Democratic Party | 16,938 | 1 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 11,841 | 0 | |||||
Socialist Workers' Party | 1,309 | 0 | |||||
Joy, Peace and Zwätschgechueche | 603 | 0 | |||||
Zürich | 35 | 717,000 | 336,259 | Social Democratic Party | 2,679,690 | 8 | |
Free Democratic Party | 2,537,519 | 9 | |||||
Swiss People's Party | 1,612,538 | 5 | |||||
Ring of Independents | 1,157,817 | 4 | |||||
Christian Democratic People's Party | 1,058,175 | 3 | |||||
National Action | 682,087 | 2 | |||||
Evangelical People's Party | 632,813 | 2 | |||||
Federation of Swiss Green Parties | 484,533 | 1 | |||||
Swiss Progressive Organisations | 442,017 | 1 | |||||
Feminist and Green Alternative Groups | 79,972 | 0 | |||||
Federal Democratic Union | 67,437 | 0 | |||||
Socialist Workers' Party | 48,100 | 0 | |||||
Party of Labour | 40,355 | 0 | |||||
Non-Partisan List | 26,915 | 0 | |||||
Senior Citizens' List of the Canton of Zürich | 20,673 | 0 | |||||
Social Liberal European Federalist Party | 21,058 | 0 | |||||
Life + Justice | 17,618 | 0 | |||||
Source: Bundesblatt, 29 November 1983 |
Council of the States
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Party | Seats | +/– | |
Christian Democratic People's Party | 18 | 0 | |
Free Democratic Party | 14 | +3 | |
Social Democratic Party | 6 | –3 | |
Swiss People's Party | 5 | 0 | |
Liberal Party | 3 | 0 | |
Alliance of Independents | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 46 | 0 | |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
- ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1895 ISBN 9783832956097
- ^ a b Lohneis, Hans (1984). "The Swiss election of 1983: A glacier on the move?". West European Politics. 7 (3): 117–119. doi:10.1080/01402388408424490. ISSN 0140-2382.
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1955
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, pp1947–1951