Swiss federal election, 1979
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The Swiss federal election, 1979 was a federal election
that took place in Switzerland
in 1979.
Election
An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy operates since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the...
that took place in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
in 1979.
Results
| Party | Abbr. | Seats | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social-Democratic Party Social Democratic Party of Switzerland The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland.... |
SP | 51 | 24.4 |
| Free Democratic Party of Switzerland Free Democratic Party of Switzerland The Free Democratic Party was a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It was one of the major parties in Switzerland until its merger with the smaller classical liberal Liberal Party, to form FDP.The Liberals on 1 January 2009.... |
FDP | 51 | 24.1 |
| Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland is a Christian democratic political party in Switzerland. It is the fourth-largest party in the National Council, with 31 seats, and the largest in the Council of States, with 15 seats. It has one seat, that of Doris Leuthard, on the Swiss... |
CVP | 44 | 21.5 |
| Swiss People's Party Swiss People's Party The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of... |
SVP | 23 | 11.6 |
| Ring of Independents | LdU | 8 | 4.1 |
| Liberal Party of Switzerland Liberal Party of Switzerland The Liberal Party of Switzerland was a party with economically liberal policies. It was known as a party of the upper class. On 1 January 2009 it merged with the larger Free Democratic Party to establish FDP.The Liberals.... |
LPS | 8 | 2.8 |
| Evangelical People's Party Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland The Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland is a political party in Switzerland.In questions of redistribution, education, environmentalism, immigration policy, the EVP stands rather center-left. In questions of euthanasia, abortion, and registered partnership and other typically Christian... |
EVP | 3 | 2.2 |
| Swiss Labour Party Swiss Labour Party The Swiss Party of Labour is a socialist party in Switzerland.The party was founded in 1944 by the illegal Communist Party of Switzerland. On May 21 the constituent conference of the Basel Federation of the party was held. On October 14-15 the same year the first Party Congress of the party was... |
PdA | 3 | 2.1 |
| Swiss Democrats Swiss Democrats The Swiss Democrats are a right-wing political party in Switzerland.The party is not represented in the Federal Assembly, but has two members of the Grand Council of Aargau.... |
SD | 3 | 1.9 |
| Progressive Organization Switzerland | POCH | 2 | 1.9 |
| Green Party of Switzerland Green Party of Switzerland The Green Party of Switzerland is the fifth-largest party in the National Council of Switzerland, and the largest party that is not represented on the Federal Council.-History:... |
GPS | 1 | 0.6 |
| Christian Social Party Christian Social Party (Switzerland) The Christian Social Party is a political party in Switzerland. The CSP is more social democratic than the CVP. With the moderate Christian left as its background, the CSP commits itself to social democratic and environmentalist political solutions... |
CSP | 0 | 0.4 |
| Federal Democratic Union | EDU | 0 | 0.3 |
| Others | --- | 3 | 2.1 |