| Social Democratic group (S) Sozialdemokratische fraktion Groupe socialiste Gruppo socialista Fracziun Socialdemocratica | |
|---|---|
| Chamber | Swiss National Council and Council of States |
| Foundation | 1911 |
| Member parties | SP/PS |
| President | Roger Nordmann |
| Representation | 48 / 246 |
| Ideology | Center-left to left-wing |
The Social Democratic Group (German: Sozialdemokratische fraktion, French: Groupe socialiste, Italian: Gruppo socialista, abbreviated S) is the second largest parliamentary group in the Swiss Federal Assembly. It is formed by the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland.
The Social Democratic Party were represented in the National Council; they sat as part of the Social-Political group with the democrats from 1896 then formed their own parliamentary group in 1911.
Composition
| Legislature | NC | CS | Total | Changes during the legislature |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22nd (1912) | 17 | 1 | 18 | Gained 1 NC in 1913 then gained 1 NC in 1914 |
| 23rd (1914) | 19 | 1 | 20 | Lost 1 NC in 1916 then lost 1 NC in 1917 |
| 24th (1917) | 19 | 1 | 20 | |
| 25th (1919) | 41 | 0 | 41 | Lost 3 NC then regained 1 NC in 2021 |
| 26th (1922) | 43 | 1 | 44 | Lost 1 NC then regained 1 NC in 1924 |
| 27th (1925) | 49 | 2 | 51 | |
| 28th (1928) | 50 | 0 | 50 | Gained 1 CS in 1930 |
| 29th (1931) | 49 | 2 | 51 | Lost 1 CS then 1 NC in 1933, then regained 1 NC in 1934 |
| 30th (1935) | 50 | 3 | 53 | |
| 31st (1939) | 45 | 3 | 48 | |
| 32nd (1943) | 56 | 5 | 61 | Lost 2 NC in 1944, gained 1 CS in 1945, then gained 1 NC in 1947 |
| 33rd (1947) | 48 | 5 | 53 | Lost 1 CS in 1948 then gained and lost 1 CS in 1949 |
| 34th (1951) | 49 | 4 | 53 | |
| 35th (1955) | 53 | 5 | 58 | |
| 36th (1969) | 51 | 2 | 53 | |
| 37th (1963) | 53 | 3 | 56 | |
| 38th (1967) | 51 | 2 | 53 | |
| 39th (1971) | 46 | 4 | 50 | |
| 40th (1975) | 55 | 5 | 60 | Gained 1 CS in 1978 |
| 41st (1979) | 51 | 9 | 60 | |
| 42nd (1983) | 47 | 6 | 53 | |
| 43rd (1987) | 42 | 5 | 47 | |
| 44th (1991) | 43 | 3 | 46 | |
| 45th (1995) | 58 | 5 | 63 | Lost 1 NC in 1999 |
| 46th (1999) | 53 | 6 | 59 | Lost 1 NC in 2002 |
| 47th (2003) | 52 | 9 | 61 | |
| 48th (2007) | 43 | 9 | 52 | Lost 1 NC in 2009, lost 1 NC in 2010, then lost 1 CS in 2011 |
| 49th (2011) | 46 | 11 | 57 | |
| 50th (2015) | 43 | 12 | 55 | Lost 1 NC in 2019 |
| 51st (2019) | 39 | 8 | 47 |
List of presidents of the group
The group is currently presided by national councillor Roger Nordmann (VD)
- Herman Greulich (1911)
- Hans Affolter (1917)
- Ernest-Paul Graber (1918)
- Arthur Schmid sr. (1925)
- Robert Grimm (1936)
- Walther Bringolf (1945)
- Fritz Grütter (1953)
- Mathias Eggenberger (1957)
- Pierre Graber (1966)
- Edmund Wyss (1969)
- Anton Muheim (1971)
- Richard Müller (1972)
- Heinz Bratschi (1978)
- René Felber (1980)
- Félicien Morel (1981)
- Dario Robbianni (1983)
- Ursula Mauch (1987)
- Ursula Hafner (1995)
- Franco Cavalli (1999)
- Hildegard Fässler (2002)
- Ursula Wyss (2006)
- Andy Tschümperlin (2012)
- Roger Nordmann (2015)
References
- ^ "Parliamentary groups". parlament.ch. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- "Présidents de groupes depuis 1917" [Group presidents since 1917]. parlament.ch (in French). Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- "Statistics on parliamentary groups since 1912 (xls)". parlament.ch. Retrieved 2022-09-17.