Elections in Switzerland

What do we know about elections in Switzerland?

Next: the federal election on Sunday 24 October 2027 (expected). Latest result: Swiss People's Party won 53 of 200 seats in 2019.

Latest result: Sunday 20 October 2019
Final result
ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats at the latest election in our data?

As of 21 October 2026, the next election we list for Switzerland is the federal election on Sunday 24 October 2027 (expected). The latest result in our data is the 2019 federal election: Swiss People's Party won 53 of 200 seats. This page lists 35 elections, past and coming.

Swiss People's Party, 53 of 200 seats

101 for a majority

101 of 200 seats make a majority

Next election

Sunday 24 October 2027

Federal election

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The path to the result

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After that

24 Oct 2027Federal election

Latest result

Switzerland 2019 federal electionFinal result

Swiss People's Party won 53 of 200 seats.

101 of 200 make a majority

Swiss People's Party53
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland39
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland29
Green Party of Switzerland28
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland25
Green Liberal Party of Switzerland16
Others10

Largest party's seats: 53 of 200
Its share of the vote: 25.6%
Turnout: 45.1%

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Colour is the largest party
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What does the latest result show?

The balance
No single party reached a majority.
Swiss People's Party won 53 of 200 seats. A majority needs 101.
The change
The largest seat gain went to Green Party of Switzerland.
Green Party of Switzerland gained 17 seats compared with 2015. Swiss People's Party lost 12 seats.
Participation
Turnout reached 45.1%.
That is down 3.4 points on 2015.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

Swiss People's Party25.6% of votes26.5% of seats
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland16.8% of votes19.5% of seats
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland15.1% of votes14.5% of seats
Green Party of Switzerland13.2% of votes14.0% of seats
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland11.4% of votes12.5% of seats
Green Liberal Party of Switzerland7.8% of votes8.0% of seats
Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland2.4% of votes1.5% of seats
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland2.1% of votes1.5% of seats
Swiss Party of Labour1.1% of votes0.5% of seats
Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland1.0% of votes0.5% of seats
Ticino League0.8% of votes0.5% of seats

Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.5 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 6.5 by votes and 5.8 by seats; Swiss People's Party led Social Democratic Party of Switzerland by 8.8 points of the vote.

How many people voted in Switzerland?

Elections in the turnout line

Since 1947Last five elections

Turnout at national parliament elections, share of registered voters who cast a ballot

Turnout at national parliament elections, share of registered voters who cast a ballot, last five elections

Which elections are coming in Switzerland?

24 OctoberSunday 2027Federal electionExpected
24 OctoberSunday 2027Federal electionExpected

Which other elections are coming in Europe?

25 OctoberSunday 2026Bulgaria General electionIncludes the presidential electionExpected
25 OctoberSunday 2026Serbia Parliamentary electionExpected
22 NovemberSunday 2026Poland Senate by-electionDate confirmed
29 NovemberSunday 2026Spain General electionExpected
30 JanuarySaturday 2027Germany Presidential electionExpected

Which past elections do we list for Switzerland?

The latest result we hold for Switzerland comes from ParlGov, which reaches June 2023: a later election is not in our data yet.

Election and largest party	%	Seats	Turnout %
2019 federal electionSwiss People's Party	25.6	53 of 200	45.1
2015 federal electionSwiss People's Party	29.4	65 of 200	48.5
2011 federal electionSwiss People's Party	26.6	54 of 200	48.5
2007 federal electionSwiss People's Party	28.9	62 of 200	48.3
2003 federal electionSwiss People's Party	26.7	55 of 200	45.2
1999 federal electionSocial Democratic Party of Switzerland	22.5	51 of 200	43.3
1995 federal electionSocial Democratic Party of Switzerland	21.8	54 of 200	42.2
1991 federal electionFree Democratic Party of Switzerland	21.0	44 of 200	46.0
1987 federal electionFree Democratic Party of Switzerland	22.9	51 of 200	46.5
1983 federal electionFree Democratic Party of Switzerland	23.3	54 of 200	48.9
1979 federal electionSocial Democratic Party of Switzerland and Free Democratic Party of Switzerland tied		51 of 200	48.0
1975 federal electionSocial Democratic Party of Switzerland	24.9	55 of 200	52.4

Earlier elections

Election and largest party	%	Seats	Turnout %
1971 federal electionFree Democratic Party of Switzerland	21.8	49 of 200	56.9
1967 federal electionSocial Democratic Party of Switzerland	23.5	50 of 200	65.7
1963 federal electionSocial Democratic Party of Switzerland	26.6	53 of 200	66.1
1959 federal electionSocial Democratic Party of Switzerland and Free Democratic Party of Switzerland tied		51 of 196	68.5
1955 federal electionSocial Democratic Party of Switzerland	27.0	53 of 196	70.1
1951 federal electionFree Democratic Party of Switzerland	24.0	51 of 196	71.2
1947 federal electionFree Democratic Party of Switzerland	23.0	52 of 194	72.4
1943 federal electionSocial Democratic Party of Switzerland	28.6	56 of 194	70.0
1939 federal electionFree Democratic Party of Switzerland	20.7	49 of 187	74.3
1935 federal electionSocial Democratic Party of Switzerland	28.0	50 of 187	78.3
1931 federal electionFree Democratic Party of Switzerland	26.9	52 of 187	78.8
1928 federal electionFree Democratic Party of Switzerland	27.4	58 of 198	78.8
1925 federal electionFree Democratic Party of Switzerland	27.8	60 of 198	76.8
1922 federal electionFree Democratic Party of Switzerland	28.3	60 of 198	76.4
1919 federal electionFree Democratic Party of Switzerland	28.8	60 of 189	80.4
1917 federal electionFree Democratic Party of Switzerland	40.8	103 of 189
1914 federal electionFree Democratic Party of Switzerland	56.1	112 of 189
1911 federal electionFree Democratic Party of Switzerland	49.5	114 of 189
1908 federal electionFree Democratic Party of Switzerland	50.9	105 of 167
1905 federal electionFree Democratic Party of Switzerland	49.3	104 of 167
1902 federal electionFree Democratic Party of Switzerland	50.4	100 of 167

Which parties have results in our data?

Every party

Swiss People's Party25.6% 2019
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland16.8% 2019
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland15.1% 2019
Green Party of Switzerland13.2% 2019
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland11.4% 2019
Green Liberal Party of Switzerland7.8% 2019
Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland2.4% 2019
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland2.1% 2019
Swiss Party of Labour1.1% 2019
Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland1.0% 2019
Ticino League0.8% 2019
Feminists and Green-Alternative Groups0.3% 2019

Each party's share of the vote at its latest election in our data, and the year of that election.

Time and source Data as of 21 October 2026