Swiss federal election, 2007

Swiss federal election, 2007

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All 200 seats to the National Council of Switzerland and 43 (of the 46) seats to the Swiss Council of States
First party Second party Third party   Leader Ueli Maurer Hans-Jürg Fehr Fulvio Pelli Party Swiss People's Social Democrats Free Democrats Last election 55+8 seats, 26.6% 52+9 seats, 23.4% 36+14 seats, 17.3% Seats won 62 + 7 43 + 9 31 + 12 Seat change 6 9 7 Popular vote 672,562 451,916 364,736 Percentage 28.9% 19.5% 15.8% Swing 2.2pp 3.8pp 1.3pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Christophe Darbellay Ruth Genner Claude Ruey Party Christian Democrats Greens Liberals Last election 28+15 seats, 14.4% 13+0 seats, 7.4% 4+0 seats, 2.2% Seats won 31 + 15 20 + 2 4 + 0 Seat change 3 9 Popular vote 335,623 222,206 41,682 Percentage 14.5 9.6 1.9 Swing 0.1pp 2.2pp 0.3pp   Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party   Leader Martin Bäumle  ? Hans Moser Party Green Liberals Evangelical People's Federal Democrats Last election N/A 3+0 seats, 2.3% 2+0 seats, 1.3% Seats won 3 + 1 2 + 0 1 + 0 Seat change 4 1 1 Popular vote 33,104 56,748 29,914 Percentage 1.4 2.4 1.3 Swing 1.4pp 0.1pp

Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly, the federal parliament of Switzerland, were held on Sunday, 21 October 2007. In a few cantons, a second round of the elections to the Council of States was held on 11 November, 18 November, and 25 November 2007. For the 48th legislative term of the federal parliament (2007–2011), voters in 26 cantons elected all 200 members of the National Council as well as 43 out of 46 members of the Council of States. The other three members of the Council of States for that term of service were elected at an earlier date.

On 12 December 2007, the newly elected legislature elected the Swiss federal government, the Swiss Federal Council, for a four-year-term.

The results reflected yet another rise in support for the strongest party, the right-wing populist Swiss People's Party, at 29% of the popular vote, and the growth of the Green and Green Liberal parties at the expense of the Social Democrats.

The Swiss People's Party successfully came out of the election as the strongest party, rising another 2.3% to 29.0% of the popular vote. Among the left-wing parties, support of the Social Democrats eroded to the benefit of the Green and Green Liberal parties.

The right-wing parties won 64 seats made up of the SVP with 62 seats and a single seat of the Christian right Federal Democratic Union and the regional Ticino League respectively. The left-wing parties won 65 seats, with 43 of the Social Democrats, 20 of the Green party, and the Christian-left Christian Social Party and the far-left Labour Party with a single seat each. The centrist parties won 71 seats, with the CVP and the centre-right FDP each having won 31 seats, and the remaining 9 seats won by minor parties: Liberals, 4 seats; Green Liberals, 3 seats; Evangelical People's Party, 2 seats.

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