Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 31 October 1971.[1] Although the Social Democratic Party received the most votes, the Free Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 49 of the 200 seats.[2] They were the first federal elections in which women were allowed to vote, following a referendum earlier in the year that introduced universal suffrage for federal elections.
National Council
More information Party, Votes ...
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Social Democratic Party | 456,233 | 22.90 | 46 | –4 |
| Free Democratic Party | 432,259 | 21.70 | 49 | 0 |
| Christian Democratic People's Party | 407,225 | 20.44 | 44 | –1 |
| Swiss People's Party | 220,487 | 11.07 | 23 | –1 |
| Alliance of Independents | 152,086 | 7.63 | 13 | –3 |
| Republican Movement | 84,700 | 4.25 | 7 | +7 |
| National Action | 63,781 | 3.20 | 4 | +3 |
| Swiss Party of Labour | 51,341 | 2.58 | 5 | 0 |
| Liberal Democratic Union | 43,710 | 2.19 | 6 | 0 |
| Evangelical People's Party | 42,778 | 2.15 | 3 | 0 |
| Independent Social-Christian Party | 5,946 | 0.30 | 0 | – |
| Autonomous Socialist Party | 5,271 | 0.26 | 0 | New |
| Swiss Progressive Organisations | 1,820 | 0.09 | 0 | – |
| Other parties | 24,679 | 1.24 | 0 | – |
Total | 1,992,316 | 100.00 | 200 | 0 |
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Valid votes | 1,992,316 | 98.72 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 25,761 | 1.28 | |
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Total votes | 2,018,077 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 3,549,429 | 56.86 | |
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Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
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By constituency
More information Constituency, Seats ...
Constituency |
Seats |
Electorate |
Turnout |
Party |
Votes |
Seats won |
Aargau |
14 |
232,941 |
145,512 |
|
Social Democratic Party |
474,648 |
3 |
|
Christian Democratic People's Party |
396,770 |
3 |
|
Free Democratic Party |
315,776 |
3 |
|
Swiss People's Party |
247,379 |
2 |
|
Ring of Independents |
187,426 |
2 |
|
Republican Movement |
115,305 |
1 |
|
Evangelical People's Party |
76,306 |
0 |
|
National Action |
68,260 |
0 |
|
Team 67 |
51,975 |
0 |
|
Free Eligible Voters and Non-Partisan Voters |
36,972 |
0 |
|
Free Voters for Education and Progress |
8,243 |
0 |
|
European Federalist Party |
6,570 |
0 |
Appenzell Ausserrhoden |
2 |
28,671 |
13,915 |
|
Free Democratic Party |
15,924 |
1 |
|
Social Democratic Party |
9,521 |
1 |
Appenzell Innerrhoden |
1 |
7,624 |
2,386 |
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Christian Democratic People's Party |
2,217 |
1 |
Basel-Landschaft |
7 |
114,565 |
59,320 |
|
Social Democratic Party |
115,853 |
2 |
|
Free Democratic Party |
94,370 |
2 |
|
Ring of Independents |
56,704 |
1 |
|
Swiss People's Party |
48,314 |
1 |
|
Christian Democratic People's Party |
54,815 |
1 |
|
National Action |
41,095 |
0 |
Basel-Stadt |
7 |
149,309 |
69,418 |
|
Social Democratic Party |
146,745 |
2 |
|
Free Democratic Party |
55,327 |
1 |
|
Liberal Party |
62,533 |
1 |
|
Ring of Independents |
61,133 |
1 |
|
Christian Democratic People's Party |
54,238 |
1 |
|
National Action |
38,678 |
1 |
|
Party of Labour |
29,246 |
0 |
|
Republican Movement |
23,593 |
0 |
|
Swiss Progressive Organisations |
8,859 |
0 |
|
Free Opposition Party |
2,008 |
0 |
Bern |
31 |
601,381 |
347,799 |
|
Social Democratic Party |
3,272,395 |
10 |
|
Swiss People's Party |
3,086,851 |
10 |
|
Free Democratic Party |
1,819,024 |
5 |
|
Ring of Independents |
664,295 |
2 |
|
Christian Democratic People's Party |
566,163 |
1 |
|
Evangelical People's Party |
430,124 |
1 |
|
National Action |
388,872 |
1 |
|
Republican Movement |
221,004 |
1 |
|
Independent Social-Christian Party |
91,632 |
0 |
|
Volkstümlich |
4,736 |
0 |
Fribourg |
6 |
104,385 |
55,827 |
|
Christian Democratic People's Party |
136,147 |
3 |
|
Free Democratic Party |
81,018 |
2 |
|
Social Democratic Party |
65,253 |
1 |
|
Swiss People's Party |
28,460 |
0 |
|
Independent Social-Christian Party |
17,435 |
0 |
Geneva |
11 |
173,910 |
81,670 |
|
Party of Labour |
183,332 |
3 |
|
Free Democratic Party |
168,724 |
2 |
|
Social Democratic Party |
167,854 |
2 |
|
Liberal Party |
123,516 |
2 |
|
Independent Social-Christian Party |
120,939 |
2 |
|
Ring of Independents |
54,563 |
0 |
|
Vigilance |
47,504 |
0 |
|
National Action |
12,696 |
0 |
Glarus |
1 |
22,016 |
13,582 |
|
Social Democratic Party |
7,652 |
1 |
|
Free Democratic Party |
5,667 |
0 |
Grisons |
5 |
89,842 |
50,960 |
|
Christian Democratic People's Party |
93,234 |
2 |
|
Swiss People's Party |
85,146 |
2 |
|
Free Democratic Party |
37,034 |
1 |
|
Social Democratic Party |
34,801 |
0 |
Lucerne |
9 |
165,445 |
109,655 |
|
Christian Democratic People's Party |
473,336 |
5 |
|
Free Democratic Party |
290,905 |
3 |
|
Social Democratic Party |
120,390 |
1 |
|
Ring of Independents |
84,561 |
0 |
Neuchâtel |
5 |
96,306 |
46,491 |
|
Social Democratic Party |
68,715 |
2 |
|
Free Democratic Party |
54,661 |
2 |
|
Liberal Party |
35,858 |
1 |
|
Party of Labour |
30,778 |
0 |
|
Republican Movement |
22,672 |
0 |
|
Progressive National Party |
12,080 |
0 |
Nidwalden |
1 |
14,794 |
7,596 |
|
Christian Democratic People's Party |
6,425 |
1 |
Obwalden |
1 |
14,371 |
7,721 |
|
Christian Democratic People's Party |
7,547 |
1 |
Schaffhausen |
2 |
40,982 |
32,257 |
|
Social Democratic Party |
24,897 |
1 |
|
Free Democratic Party |
20,500 |
1 |
|
Ring of Independents |
7,548 |
0 |
|
Christian Democratic People's Party |
4,984 |
0 |
|
National Action |
3,983 |
0 |
Schwyz |
3 |
50,787 |
22,844 |
|
Christian Democratic People's Party |
24,758 |
1 |
|
Social Democratic Party |
18,652 |
1 |
|
Free Democratic Party |
13,124 |
1 |
|
We Want to Vote |
7,800 |
0 |
Solothurn |
7 |
128,238 |
82,369 |
|
Free Democratic Party |
194,154 |
3 |
|
Christian Democratic People's Party |
156,657 |
2 |
|
Social Democratic Party |
148,795 |
2 |
|
Ring of Independents |
40,527 |
0 |
|
National Action |
25,844 |
0 |
St. Gallen |
12 |
211,565 |
131,082 |
|
Christian Democratic People's Party |
679,985 |
6 |
|
Free Democratic Party |
364,356 |
3 |
|
Social Democratic Party |
225,490 |
2 |
|
Ring of Independents |
108,322 |
1 |
|
Republican Movement |
108,035 |
0 |
|
Evangelical People's Party |
46,530 |
0 |
|
Swiss Progressive Organisations |
6,552 |
0 |
|
European Federalist Party |
5,227 |
0 |
Ticino |
8 |
133,771 |
81,114 |
|
Free Democratic Party |
242,069 |
4 |
|
Christian Democratic People's Party |
219,389 |
3 |
|
Social Democratic Party |
82,930 |
1 |
|
Autonomous Socialist Party |
42,116 |
0 |
|
Party of Labour |
17,314 |
0 |
|
Swiss People's Party |
15,364 |
0 |
|
Republican Movement |
10,984 |
0 |
Thurgau |
6 |
96,996 |
60,159 |
|
Swiss People's Party |
92,097 |
2 |
|
Christian Democratic People's Party |
82,962 |
1 |
|
Social Democratic Party |
73,228 |
1 |
|
Free Democratic Party |
59,665 |
1 |
|
Republican Movement |
31,120 |
1 |
|
National Action |
14,999 |
0 |
Uri |
1 |
19,694 |
11,039 |
|
Free Democratic Party |
9,712 |
1 |
Vaud |
16 |
288,668 |
132,382 |
|
Free Democratic Party |
537,173 |
5 |
|
Social Democratic Party |
515,893 |
4 |
|
Party of Labour |
252,539 |
2 |
|
Liberal Party |
256,061 |
2 |
|
Swiss People's Party |
159,490 |
1 |
|
Christian Democratic People's Party |
108,558 |
1 |
|
National Action |
87,146 |
1 |
|
Ring of Independents |
85,011 |
0 |
|
Republican Movement |
60,816 |
0 |
Valais |
7 |
119,854 |
80,589 |
|
Christian Democratic People's Party |
341,294 |
5 |
|
Free Democratic Party |
106,853 |
1 |
|
Social Democratic Party |
85,778 |
1 |
|
Social Independent Movement |
20,380 |
0 |
Zug |
2 |
Elected unopposed |
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Christian Democratic People's Party |
|
1 |
|
Free Democratic Party |
|
1 |
Zürich |
35 |
644,893 |
372,435 |
|
Social Democratic Party |
2,688,278 |
8 |
|
Free Democratic Party |
2,158,558 |
6 |
|
Ring of Independents |
2,127,106 |
6 |
|
Swiss People's Party |
1,566,199 |
5 |
|
Republican Movement |
1,448,131 |
4 |
|
Christian Democratic People's Party |
1,228,888 |
3 |
|
Evangelical People's Party |
668,427 |
2 |
|
National Action |
637,912 |
1 |
|
Party of Labour |
205,984 |
0 |
|
European Federalist Party |
43,931 |
0 |
|
Erwa-Bund |
39,784 |
0 |
|
Helvetic People's Movement Against Foreign Infiltration |
32,288 |
0 |
|
The Initiators |
24,633 |
0 |
|
Swiss People's Party |
9,000 |
0 |
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Source: Bundesblatt, 17 November 1971 |
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