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1999 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)
Turnout	43.3% 1.1 pp
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– National Council Swiss People's Ueli Maurer 22.6% 44 +15 Social Democrats Ursula Koch 22.5% 51 −3 Free Democrats Franz Steinegger 19.9% 43 −2 Christian Democrats Adalbert Durrer 15.8% 35 +1 Greens Ruedi Baumann 5.0% 8 0 Liberals Jacques-Simon Eggly 2.2% 6 −1 Swiss Democrats Rudolf Keller 1.8% 1 −2 Evangelical People's Otto Zwygart 1.8% 3 +1 Federal Democrats Christian Waber 1.2% 1 0 Labour 1.0% 2 −1 Ticino League Giuliano Bignasca 0.9% 2 +1 LdU Anton Schaller 0.7% 1 −2 solidaritéS 0.5% 1 +1 Christian Social 0.4% 1 0 Feminist & Greens 0.3% 1 −1 Council of States Free Democrats 17 0 Christian Democrats 15 −1 Swiss People's 7 +2 Social Democrats 6 +1 Independent 1 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Map of Swiss cantons colored by the party that won the most votes. The seats that were won in the cantons for both the National Council and the Council of States are shown as well. The independent elected to the Council of States from Obwalden sat with the FDP.

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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 24 October 1999. Although the Swiss People's Party received the most votes for the first time in the party's history, the Social Democratic Party remained the largest party in the National Council, winning 51 of the 200 seats.

Results

National Council

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Swiss People's Party	440,159	22.56	44	+15
	Social Democratic Party	438,560	22.48	51	–3
	Free Democratic Party	388,780	19.93	43	–2
	Christian Democratic People's Party	309,118	15.84	35	+1
	Green Party	96,807	4.96	8	0
	Liberal Party	43,870	2.25	6	–1
	Swiss Democrats	35,883	1.84	1	–2
	Evangelical People's Party	35,679	1.83	3	+1
	Federal Democratic Union	24,355	1.25	1	0
	Swiss Party of Labour	18,569	0.95	2	–1
	Ticino League	17,118	0.88	2	+1
	Freedom Party	16,887	0.87	0	–7
	Alliance of Independents	14,439	0.74	1	–2
	Solidarity	9,138	0.47	1	+1
	Christian Social Party	8,212	0.42	1	0
	Feminist and Green Alternative Groups	6,257	0.32	1	–1
	Other parties	47,120	2.42	0	–
Total		1,950,951	100.00	200	0
Valid votes		1,950,951	97.33
Invalid/blank votes		53,457	2.67
Total votes		2,004,408	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		4,628,782	43.30
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By constituency

Council of the States

Party		Seats	+/–
	Free Democratic Party	17	0
	Christian Democratic People's Party	15	–1
	Swiss People's Party	7	+2
	Social Democratic Party	6	+1
	Liberal Party	0	–2
	Alliance of Independents	0	–1
	Other parties	1	–
Total		46	0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

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

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