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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| 46.0%  0.5 pp
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Free Democrats | Franz Steinegger  | 21.0%  | 44  | −7
Social Democrats | Peter Bodenmann  | 18.5%  | 41  | 0
Christian Democrats | Eva Segmüller  | 18.0%  | 35  | −7
Swiss People's | Hans Uhlmann | 14.9%  | 25  | 0
Greens | Hanspeter Thür  | 6.1%  | 14  | +5
Motorists' | Jürg Scherrer  | 5.1%  | 8  | +6
Swiss Democrats | Rudolf Keller  | 3.4%  | 5  | +2
Liberals | Claude Bonnard  | 3.0%  | 10  | +1
LdU | Franz Jaeger  | 2.8%  | 5  | −3
Evangelical People's | Max Dünki  | 1.9%  | 3  | 0
Ticino League | Giuliano Bignasca | 1.4%  | 2  | New
Federal Democrats | Werner Scherrer  | 1.0%  | 1  | +1
Labour |  | 0.8%  | 2  | +1
Unitarian Socialists |  | 0.6%  | 1  | 0
Christian Social |  | 0.4%  | 1  | +1
Entente |  | 0.3%  | 1  | +1
FraP! |  | 0.3%  | 1  | +1
KHM | Herbert Maeder  | 0.3%  | 1  | 0
Council of States
Free Democrats |  |  | 18  | +4
Christian Democrats |  |  | 16  | −3
Swiss People's |  |  | 4  | 0
Social Democrats |  |  | 3  | −2
Liberals |  |  | 3  | 0
LdU |  |  | 1  | 0
Ticino League |  |  | 1  | New

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 20 October 1991.[1] The Free Democratic Party remained the largest party in the National Council, winning 44 of the 200 seats.[2]

## Results

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### National Council

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Party| Votes| %| Seats| +/–
| Free Democratic Party| 429,072| 20.99| 44| –7
| Social Democratic Party| 377,968| 18.49| 41| 0
| Christian Democratic People's Party| 367,928| 18.00| 35| –7
| Swiss People's Party| 243,268| 11.90| 25| 0
| Green Party| 124,149| 6.07| 14| +5
| Swiss Motorists' Party| 103,585| 5.07| 8| +6
| Swiss Democrats| 69,297| 3.39| 5| +2
| Liberal Party| 62,073| 3.04| 10| +1
| Alliance of Independents| 57,819| 2.83| 5| –3
| Evangelical People's Party| 38,681| 1.89| 3| 0
| Ticino League| 28,290| 1.38| 2| New
| Swiss Progressive Organisations| 24,946| 1.22| 0| –4
| Federal Democratic Union| 20,395| 1.00| 1| +1
| Swiss Party of Labour| 15,871| 0.78| 2| +1
| Unitarian Socialist Party| 12,006| 0.59| 1| 0
| Independent Social-Christian Party| 8,039| 0.39| 1| +1
| Jura Alliance| 5,258| 0.26| 1| +1
| Frauen Macht Politik!| 5,211| 0.25| 1| +1
| Herbert Mäder Committee| 5,162| 0.25| 1| 0
| Other parties| 45,083| 2.21| 0| –
Total| 2,044,101| 100.00| 200| 0
Valid votes| 2,044,101| 98.42|
Invalid/blank votes| 32,800| 1.58|
Total votes| 2,076,901| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 4,510,521| 46.05|
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

#### By constituency

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Constituency  | Seats  | Electorate  | Turnout  | Party  | Votes  | Seats
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Aargau  | 14  | 332,650  | 140,909  |  | Swiss People's Party | 346,119  | 3
| Social Democratic Party | 337,007  | 2
| Free Democratic Party | 317,931  | 3
| Christian Democratic People's Party | 280,324  | 2
| Swiss Motorists' Party | 256,217  | 2
| Green Party | 132,264  | 1
| Swiss Democrats | 86,561  | 0
| Ring of Independents | 83,324  | 1
| Evangelical People's Party | 63,915  | 0
| Federal Democratic Union | 26,823  | 0
| List of An Individual  | 4,831  | 0
| Europe Party  | 3,191  | 0
Appenzell Ausserrhoden  | 2  | 34,850  | 15,520  |  | Herbert Maeder Committee  | 10,310  | 1
| Free Democratic Party | 8,664  | 1
| Christian Democratic People's Party | 4,698  | 0
| Swiss Motorists' Party | 4,438  | 0
Appenzell Innerrhoden  | 1  | 8,967  | 2,027  |  | Christian Democratic People's Party | 3,748  | 1
| Others  | 49  | 0
Basel-Landschaft  | 7  | 160,760  | 71,589  |  | Free Democratic Party | 122,018  | 2
| Social Democratic Party | 120,329  | 2
| Swiss People's Party | 60,517  | 1
| Christian Democratic People's Party | 56,917  | 0
| Green Party | 54,220  | 1
| Swiss Democrats | 44,694  | 0
| Swiss Motorists' Party | 21,050  | 0
| Evangelical People's Party | 13,013  | 0
Basel-Stadt  | 6  | 131,353  | 59,079  |  | Social Democratic Party | 88,597  | 2
| Free Democratic Party | 55,369  | 1
| Liberal Party | 46,555  | 1
| Christian Democratic People's Party | 36,318  | 1
| Swiss Progressive Organisations | 27,155  | 0
| Ring of Independents | 25,922  | 1
| Green Party | 15,430  | 0
| Evangelical People's Party | 11,445  | 0
| Swiss Democrats | 11,325  | 0
| People's Action  | 10,200  | 0
| Swiss People's Party | 6,964  | 0
| Party of Labour | 5,035  | 0
| Basel Party of Labour  | 3,911  | 0
| Federal Democratic Union | 3,223  | 0
| Homosexual List  | 2,191  | 0
| Felix Brenner  | 598  | 0
Bern  | 29  | 682,991  | 315,533  |  | Swiss People's Party | 2,362,133  | 8
| Social Democratic Party | 1,791,161  | 6
| Free Democratic Party | 1,225,560  | 4
| Green Party | 887,110  | 4
| Swiss Motorists' Party | 613,974  | 2
| Swiss Democrats | 538,322  | 2
| Christian Democratic People's Party | 381,183  | 1
| Federal Democratic Union | 308,323  | 1
| Evangelical People's Party | 296,915  | 1
| Ring of Independents | 264,367  | 0
| Swiss Progressive Organisations | 179,444  | 0
| Gray Panther  | 32,662  | 0
| «deshalb»  | 26,246  | 0
| Representatives of Low Income Earners  | 24,573  | 0
| Women and Men's List  | 17,431  | 0
| Progress Party  | 10,032  | 0
| Citizens' List  | 9,584  | 0
| Jörg Wilhelm Schmid  | 3,070  | 0
Fribourg  | 6  | 144,533  | 65,019  |  | Christian Democratic People's Party | 137,594  | 2
| Social Democratic Party | 69,528  | 1
| Free Democratic Party | 60,280  | 1
| Democratic Social Party  | 36,184  | 1
| Swiss People's Party | 31,201  | 1
| Independent Social-Christian Party | 19,865  | 0
| Green Party | 15,868  | 0
| Swiss Democrats | 5,388  | 0
Geneva  | 11  | 200,607  | 79,539  |  | Social Democratic Party | 221,461  | 3
| Liberal Party | 185,484  | 3
| Christian Democratic People's Party | 121,621  | 2
| Free Democratic Party | 107,687  | 1
| Party of Labour | 65,307  | 1
| Green Party | 56,376  | 1
| Swiss Motorists' Party | 25,318  | 0
| Swiss Democrats | 17,180  | 0
| Swiss People's Party | 9,321  | 0
| Legalize Cannabis  | 7,082  | 0
| Patriotic Movement  | 5,958  | 0
| Appeal of 700  | 4,901  | 0
| Party Against Unfair Machinations  | 4,657  | 0
| For Politics That Favor Workers  | 3,262  | 0
| Independent Youth  | 2,884  | 0
Glarus  | 1  | 24,751  | 10,352  |  | Social Democratic Party | 5,482  | 1
| Swiss People's Party | 4,369  | 0
| Others  | 359  | 0
Grisons  | 5  | 120,643  | 45,755  |  | Christian Democratic People's Party | 57,043  | 1
| Social Democratic Party | 47,590  | 2
| Swiss People's Party | 43,671  | 1
| Free Democratic Party | 40,470  | 1
| Independent Social-Christian Party | 15,513  | 0
| Swiss Progressive Organisations | 9,549  | 0
| Youth '91  | 4,176  | 0
| Young Bündner  | 4,061  | 0
| Roveredo Independent Catholic Conservative Party  | 1,693  | 0
Jura  | 2  | 46,631  | 20,245  |  | Christian Democratic People's Party | 14,203  | 1
| Free Democratic Party | 13,846  | 1
| Social Democratic Party | 11,366  | 0
Lucerne  | 9  | 222,228  | 112,246  |  | Christian Democratic People's Party | 476,111  | 5
| Free Democratic Party | 272,792  | 2
| Social Democratic Party | 107,998  | 1
| Green Party | 90,908  | 1
| Swiss Democrats | 27,585  | 0
| Siedürfen  | 3,898  | 0
Neuchâtel  | 5  | 102,814  | 39,155  |  | Social Democratic Party | 56,206  | 2
| Liberal Party | 51,046  | 2
| Free Democratic Party | 42,449  | 1
| Green Party | 15,085  | 0
| Swiss Democrats | 11,983  | 0
| Party of Labour | 9,840  | 0
| For Politics That Favor Workers  | 2,040  | 0
Nidwalden  | 1  | 24,526  | 5,783  |  | Christian Democratic People's Party | 4,859  | 1
| Others  | 115  | 0
Obwalden  | 1  | 20,349  | 5,431  |  | Christian Democratic People's Party | 4,347  | 1
| Others  | 215  | 0
Schaffhausen  | 2  | 48,445  | 33,408  |  | Social Democratic Party | 21,932  | 1
| Free Democratic Party | 18,342  | 1
| Swiss People's Party | 12,332  | 0
| Swiss Motorists' Party | 7,341  | 0
| Swiss Progressive Organisations | 2,508  | 0
| Federal Democratic Union | 1,766  | 0
Schwyz  | 3  | 76,046  | 30,792  |  | Christian Democratic People's Party | 29,401  | 1
| Free Democratic Party | 23,214  | 1
| Social Democratic Party | 17,354  | 1
| Swiss People's Party | 8,231  | 0
| Party of the Future  | 5,721  | 0
| Swiss Motorists' Party | 5,309  | 0
| Europe Party  | 387  | 0
Solothurn  | 7  | 160,145  | 89,787  |  | Free Democratic Party | 200,356  | 2
| Christian Democratic People's Party | 135,649  | 2
| Social Democratic Party | 121,034  | 1
| Swiss Motorists' Party | 55,578  | 1
| Green Party | 44,831  | 1
| Progress Party  | 19,146  | 0
| Ring of Independents | 17,776  | 0
| Evangelical People's Party | 7,070  | 0
| Free List of Non-Partisans  | 6,527  | 0
| Party for Children and the Community  | 2,629  | 0
| Europe Party  | 664  | 0
St. Gallen  | 12  | 257,455  | 112,230  |  | Christian Democratic People's Party | 499,051  | 5
| Free Democratic Party | 278,873  | 2
| Social Democratic Party | 182,304  | 2
| Swiss Motorists' Party | 175,009  | 1
| Ring of Independents | 129,263  | 1
| Green Party | 86,647  | 1
| Swiss Democrats | 42,642  | 0
Ticino  | 8  | 183,514  | 123,826  |  | Free Democratic Party | 281,966  | 3
| Christian Democratic People's Party | 258,122  | 2
| Ticino League | 225,445  | 2
| Autonomous Socialist Party | 95,662  | 1
| Social Democratic Party | 64,463  | 0
| Swiss People's Party | 9,197  | 0
| Green Party | 9,116  | 0
| Party of Labour | 6,720  | 0
| Ecological and Political Turnaround  | 4,339  | 0
| Ticino Party for the Protection of Citizens  | 3,021  | 0
Thurgau  | 6  | 132,685  | 62,450  |  | Swiss People's Party | 87,792  | 2
| Free Democratic Party | 61,270  | 1
| Christian Democratic People's Party | 61,114  | 1
| Social Democratic Party | 56,114  | 1
| Green Party | 33,428  | 1
| Swiss Motorists' Party | 32,375  | 0
| Swiss Democrats | 12,860  | 0
| Ring of Independents | 12,090  | 0
| Traders, Citizens and Farmers' Party  | 1,706  | 0
Uri  | 1  | 25,016  | 8,665  |  | Free Democratic Party | 7,413  | 1
| Others  | 545  | 0
Vaud  | 17  | 355,264  | 133,024  |  | Free Democratic Party | 569,556  | 5
| Social Democratic Party | 495,595  | 5
| Liberal Party | 381,065  | 4
| Swiss People's Party | 158,480  | 1
| Green Party | 135,816  | 1
| Party of Labour | 91,951  | 1
| Christian Democratic People's Party | 76,854  | 0
| Swiss Progressive Organisations | 76,827  | 0
| Swiss Democrats | 62,116  | 0
| Swiss Motorists' Party | 53,877  | 0
| RenouVaud Independent  | 19,746  | 0
| Call for 700  | 17,196  | 0
| Europe Party  | 12,993  | 0
| For Politics That Favor Workers  | 9,833  | 0
Valais  | 7  | 171,311  | 102,881  |  | Christian Democratic People's Party | 373,031  | 4
| Free Democratic Party | 177,665  | 2
| Social Democratic Party | 99,221  | 1
| Liberal Party | 26,928  | 0
| Green Party | 9,136  | 0
Zug  | 2  | 57,194  | 29,151  |  | Christian Democratic People's Party | 19,811  | 1
| Free Democratic Party | 19,043  | 1
| Social Democratic Party | 9,314  | 0
| Swiss Progressive Organisations | 5,870  | 0
| "Women to Bern" Committee  | 3,906  | 0
Zürich  | 35  | 740,438  | 351,688  |  | Swiss People's Party | 2,463,161  | 8
| Social Democratic Party | 2,295,980  | 7
| Free Democratic Party | 2,279,936  | 7
| Green Party | 855,903  | 2
| Ring of Independents | 745,768  | 2
| Swiss Motorists' Party | 724,670  | 2
| Christian Democratic People's Party | 721,312  | 2
| Swiss Democrats | 635,674  | 2
| Evangelical People's Party | 583,486  | 2
| Federal Democratic Union | 216,121  | 0
| Gray Panther  | 209,968  | 0
| Frauen macht Politik!  | 180,001  | 1
| Swiss Progressive Organisations | 117,603  | 0
| Young Christians  | 34,978  | 0
| Europe Party  | 26,024  | 0
| Senior Citizens' List  | 25,349  | 0
| Discriminating Laws Against Men  | 19,147  | 0
| Zum Glück Beat Looser  | 17,109  | 0
| Natürli – ab Sächzgi  | 15,936  | 0
| Human Non-Partisan Movement  | 15,632  | 0
| THC 700  | 12,136  | 0
| Pro Pace Mundi  | 5,960  | 0
| Forum Utopie '92  | 5,319  | 0
| Young Tolerance  | 4,413  | 0
| Silent List  | 4,374  | 0
| Politics + Ethics  | 3,014  | 0
Source: Bundesblatt, 3 December 1991

### Council of the States

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Party| Seats| +/–
| Free Democratic Party| 18| +4
| Christian Democratic People's Party| 16| –3
| Swiss People's Party| 4| 0
| Social Democratic Party| 3| –2
| Liberal Party| 3| 0
| Alliance of Independents| 1| 0
| Ticino League| 1| New
Total| 46| 0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

## References

[edit]

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

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