1987 Swiss federal election
Switzerland
18 October 1987
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)
Turnout46.5% Decrease 2.4 pp
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
National Council
Free Democrats Bruno Hunziker 22.9% 51 −3
Christian Democrats Eva Segmüller 19.6% 42 0
Social Democrats Helmut Hubacher 18.4% 41 −6
Swiss People's Adolf Ogi 11.0% 25 +2
Greens Hanspeter Thür 4.9% 9 +6
LdU Franz Jaeger 4.2% 8 0
Green Alliance 4.0% 4 +1
Liberals Gilbert Coutau 2.7% 9 +1
Motorists' Jürg Scherrer 2.6% 2 New
National Action Rudolf Keller 2.5% 3 −1
Evangelical People's Max Dünki 1.9% 3 0
Labour 0.8% 1 0
Autonomous Socialists 0.6% 1 0
KHM Herbert Maeder 1 0
Council of States
Christian Democrats 19 +1
Free Democrats 14 0
Social Democrats 5 −1
Swiss People's 4 −1
Liberals 3 0
LdU 1 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 18 October 1987.[1] The Free Democratic Party remained the largest party in the National Council, winning 51 of the 200 seats.[2]

Results

National Council

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Free Democratic Party443,61722.9351–3
Christian Democratic People's Party378,82219.58420
Social Democratic Party356,26618.4241–6
Swiss People's Party213,25311.0225+2
Green Party94,3784.889+5
Alliance of Independents80,6914.1780
Green Alliance77,4514.004+1
Liberal Party52,5322.729+1
Swiss Motorists' Party50,3722.602New
National Action49,1042.543–1
Evangelical People's Party37,2651.9330
Federal Democratic Union17,8300.9200
Swiss Party of Labour15,5280.8010
Autonomous Socialist Party10,8790.5610
Republican Movement6,7690.350–1
Independent Social-Christian Party5,8890.3000
Other parties43,8032.261–
Total1,934,449100.002000
Valid votes1,934,44998.77
Invalid/blank votes24,0071.23
Total votes1,958,456100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,214,59546.47
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By constituency

Constituency Seats Electorate Turnout Party Votes Seats
won
Aargau 14 307,082 132,398 Free Democratic Party 371,074 3
Christian Democratic People's Party 346,025 3
Social Democratic Party 337,945 3
Swiss People's Party 286,789 3
Green Alliance 125,768 1
Swiss Motorists' Party 97,569 0
Ring of Independents 86,665 1
National Action 82,397 0
Evangelical People's Party 61,516 0
Federal Democratic Union 18,972 0
Women for Aargau 14,209 0
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 2 Elected unopposed Free Democratic Party 1
"Herbert Maeder" Committee 1
Appenzell Innerrhoden 1 8,967 2,027 Christian Democratic People's Party 1,726 1
Others 146 0
Basel-Landschaft 7 152,662 71,282 Social Democratic Party 112,265 3
Free Democratic Party 108,096 2
Swiss People's Party 58,831 1
Christian Democratic People's Party 60,355 1
Green Alliance 46,420 1
Green Party 34,041 0
National Action 30,332 0
Evangelical People's Party 15,883 0
Ring of Independents 13,050 0
Swiss Motorists' Party 12,670 0
Basel-Stadt 6 134,127 58,398 Social Democratic Party 90,208 2
Liberal Party 42,725 1
Free Democratic Party 38,819 1
Green Alliance 44,080 1
Christian Democratic People's Party 34,691 0
Ring of Independents 32,685 1
Evangelical People's Party 15,798 0
National Action 15,611 0
People's Action 12,019 0
Party of Labour 6,565 0
Green Center 5,822 0
Green Party 3,846 0
Die Grünen 3,687 0
The Blue Planet 1,038 0
Social Liberal European Federalist Party 141 0
Bern 29 647,126 295,606 Swiss People's Party 2,351,139 9
Social Democratic Party 1,884,108 7
Free Democratic Party 1,363,827 5
Green Party 782,080 3
Ring of Independents 304,488 1
Evangelical People's Party 287,983 1
Christian Democratic People's Party 281,787 1
National Action 269,612 1
Swiss Motorists' Party 267,032 1
Federal Democratic Union 229,815 0
Green Alliance 219,025 0
Ecological Freedom Party 120,613 0
Bern Interest Group for Civil-Commercial Politics 50,185 0
Pensioners also have a say! 19,762 0
Young List Emmental 15,255 0
Civic Voters for Nature and the Environment 10,525 0
Party of Transparency in Politics 7,428 0
Fribourg 6 130,898 60,624 Christian Democratic People's Party 132,811 3
Social Democratic Party 78,196 1
Free Democratic Party 58,769 1
Swiss People's Party 31,201 1
Independent Social-Christian Party 24,236 0
Ecological Freedom Party 14,741 0
Green Alliance 5,989 0
Grand Union List 4,773 0
German Fribourg Party 1,782 0
Geneva 11 193,566 74,624 Social Democratic Party 145,478 2
Liberal Party 141,547 3
Free Democratic Party 141,189 2
Christian Democratic People's Party 114,323 2
Green Party 90,409 1
Party of Labour 68,292 1
Republican Movement 54,383 0
Legalize Cannabis 11,795 0
National Action 8,331 0
Ecological Freedom Party 4,652 0
Social Liberal European Federalist Party 2,960 0
Glarus 1 23,506 5,336 Swiss People's Party 4,089 1
Others 687 0
Grisons 5 111,885 44,181 Christian Democratic People's Party 61,806 2
Swiss People's Party 43,409 1
Social Democratic Party 42,469 1
Free Democratic Party 39,647 1
Free Citizens' List 13,942 0
Green Alliance 13,147 0
Ecological Freedom Party 2,793 0
Jura 2 43,587 22,491 Free Democratic Party 14,861 1
Christian Democratic People's Party 14,681 1
Social Democratic Party 11,319 0
Independent Social-Christian Party 3,581 0
Lucerne 9 205,188 111,309 Christian Democratic People's Party 461,535 5
Free Democratic Party 292,530 3
Social Democratic Party 88,472 1
Green Alliance 85,562 0
Swiss Motorists' Party 33,579 0
National Action 14,120 0
Ecological Freedom Party 4,096 0
Tell 2000 1,773 0
Neuchâtel 5 99,384 37,175 Social Democratic Party 55,780 2
Liberal Party 54,193 2
Free Democratic Party 36,994 1
Green Party 12,279 0
Free List 8,110 0
Party of Labour 6,802 0
National Action 6,173 0
Nidwalden 1 22,112 5,175 Christian Democratic People's Party 3,992 1
Others 129 0
Obwalden 1 18,532 9,437 Christian Democratic People's Party 4,771 1
Free Democratic Party 2,805 0
Others 1,605 0
Schaffhausen 2 46,272 32,217 Social Democratic Party 24,066 1
Free Democratic Party 21,064 1
Swiss People's Party 14,436 0
Federal Democratic Union 1,845 0
Schwyz 3 68,324 28,452 Christian Democratic People's Party 30,745 1
Free Democratic Party 20,194 1
Social Democratic Party 11,891 1
Critical Forum 10,013 0
Swiss People's Party 6,320 0
Swiss Motorists' Party 4,085 0
Solothurn 7 149,758 91,033 Free Democratic Party 226,001 3
Christian Democratic People's Party 156,117 2
Social Democratic Party 138,601 2
Green Party 46,724 0
Swiss Motorists' Party 30,680 0
Ring of Independents 22,066 0
Party of Labour 2,035 0
St. Gallen 12 257,455 112,230 Christian Democratic People's Party 522,650 6
Free Democratic Party 318,140 3
Social Democratic Party 151,068 2
Ring of Independents 133,135 1
Green Alliance 70,596 0
Swiss Motorists' Party 67,532 0
Evangelical People's Party 30,496 0
National Action 28,082 0
Group for Integral Politics 1,772 0
New Movement 1,322 0
Ticino 8 169,279 101,887 Christian Democratic People's Party 301,833 4
Free Democratic Party 285,031 3
Autonomous Socialist Party 86,787 1
Social Democratic Party 73,182 0
Green Party 15,086 0
Swiss People's Party 9,871 0
Party of Labour 9,341 0
Ecological Freedom Party 7,250 0
Socialist Green Alternative 7,042 0
Via Libera 2,365 0
Radical Anti-Mafia Ecological Party 1,679 0
Thurgau 6 120,550 58,487 Swiss People's Party 75,322 2
Christian Democratic People's Party 71,000 1
Social Democratic Party 46,673 1
Free Democratic Party 64,231 1
Green Party 37,472 1
Swiss Motorists' Party 22,065 0
For Law and Justice 18,909 0
Ring of Independents 9,096 0
Fresh Wind 1,776 0
Green Alliance 722 0
Uri 1 23,343 10,793 Free Democratic Party 8,765 1
Swiss Motorists' Party 170 0
Others 902 0
Vaud 17 333,224 124,630 Free Democratic Party 567,827 6
Social Democratic Party 464,006 6
Liberal Party 357,275 3
Green Party 172,073 1
Swiss People's Party 127,916 1
Christian Democratic People's Party 84,134 0
Socialist Green Alternative 75,574 0
Party of Labour 71,979 0
National Action 57,326 0
Federal Democratic Union 22,940 0
Legalize Cannabis 21,087 0
Humanist Independent List 19,657 0
Social Liberal European Federalist Party 10,291 0
Patriotic Union 5,660 0
Valais 7 155,139 92,529 Christian Democratic People's Party 366,632 4
Free Democratic Party 153,333 2
Social Democratic Party 90,800 1
Green Party 10,328 0
Legalize Cannabis 3,579 0
Zug 2 52,674 24,460 Christian Democratic People's Party 16,561 1
Free Democratic Party 16,478 1
Social Democratic Party 10,911 0
Green Alliance 3,783 0
Social Liberal European Federalist Party 624 0
Zürich 35 740,438 351,688 Free Democratic Party 2,477,532 8
Social Democratic Party 2,125,218 6
Swiss People's Party 1,853,712 6
Ring of Independents 1,411,707 4
Green Party 979,270 3
Christian Democratic People's Party 869,292 2
National Action 605,840 2
Evangelical People's Party 532,088 2
Green Alliance 467,859 1
Swiss Motorists' Party 457,963 1
Federal Democratic Union 214,523 0
Republican Movement 58,258 0
Party of Labour 32,147 0
Reasonable Traffic Policy for A Better Environment 19,681 0
Women's Movement "Mother and Child" 14,897 0
Pro Solar 14,369 0
Humanist Party 12,916 0
Young Environmentally Conscious Democratic List 9,875 0
Social Liberal European Federalist Party 9,737 0
Sensible Agricultural and Consumer Politics 9,483 0
Ecological Freedom Party 7,864 0
Dynamic Center 4,476 0
Source: Bundesblatt, 24 November 1987

Council of the States

PartySeats+/–
Christian Democratic People's Party19+1
Free Democratic Party140
Social Democratic Party5–1
Swiss People's Party4–1
Liberal Party30
Alliance of Independents1+1
Total460
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1895 ISBN 9783832956097
  2. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1955
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