1979 Swiss federal election
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{{Infobox legislative election
| country = Switzerland
| previous_election = 1975
| next_election = 1983
| election_date = 21 October 1979
| module = {{Infobox legislative election
| embed = yes
| election_name = National Council
| seats_for_election = All 200 seats in the National Council
| majority_seats = 101
| turnout = 48.05% ({{decrease}} 4.31pp)
| party1 = Social Democratic Party of Switzerland | leader1 = Helmut Hubacher | percentage1 = 24.44 | seats1 = 51 | last_election1 = 55
| party2 = Free Democratic Party of Switzerland | leader2 = Yann Richter | percentage2 = 24.01 | seats2 = 51 | last_election2 = 47
| party3 = Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland | leader3 = Hans Wyer | percentage3 = 21.29 | seats3 = 44 | last_election3 = 46
| party4 = Swiss People's Party | leader4 = Fritz Hofmann | percentage4 = 11.6 | seats4 = 23 | last_election4 = 21
| party5 = Alliance of Independents | leader5 = Walter Biel | percentage5 = 4.07 | seats5 = 8 | last_election5 = 11
| party6 = Liberal Party of Switzerland | leader6 = Blaise Clerc | percentage6 = 2.8 | seats6 = 8 | last_election6 = 6
| party7 = Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland | leader7 = | percentage7 = 2.22 | seats7 = 3 | last_election7 = 3
| party8 = Swiss Party of Labour | leader8 = | percentage8 = 2.08 | seats8 = 3 | last_election8 = 4
| party9 = Swiss Progressive Organisations | leader9 = | percentage9 = 1.7 | seats9 = 2 | last_election9 = 0
| party10 = National Action | leader10 = Valentin Oehen | percentage10 = 1.32 | seats10 = 2 | last_election10 = 2
| party11 = Republican Movement (Switzerland) | leader11 = | percentage11 = 0.63 | seats11 = 1 | last_election11 = 4
| party12 = Green Party of Switzerland | leader12 = | percentage12 = 0.63 | seats12 = 1 | last_election12 = 0
| party13 = {{ill|Entente Jurassienne|fr}} | leader13 = | percentage13 = 0.46 | seats13 = 1 | last_election13 = New
| party14 = Autonomous Socialist Party (Ticino) | leader14 = | percentage14 = 0.44 | seats14 = 1 | last_election14 = 1
| party15 = Jurassic Unity | leader15 = | percentage15 = 0.41 | seats15 = 1 | last_election15 = New
| module = {{Infobox legislative election
| embed = yes
| election_name = Council of States
| seats_for_election = All 46 seats in the Council of States
| majority_seats = 24
| noleader = yes
| nopercentage = yes
| party1 = Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland | seats1 = 18 | last_election1 = 17
| party2 = Free Democratic Party of Switzerland | seats2 = 11 | last_election2 = 15
| party3 = Social Democratic Party of Switzerland | seats3 = 9 | last_election3 = 5
| party4 = Swiss People's Party | seats4 = 5 | last_election4 = 5
| party5 = Liberal Party of Switzerland | seats5 = 3 | last_election5 = 1
}}}}}}{{Politics of Switzerland}}
Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 21 October 1979.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1895 {{ISBN|9783832956097}} The Social Democratic Party and the Free Democratic Party emerged as the largest parties in the National Council, both winning 51 of the 200 seats.Nohlen & Stöver, p1955
Results
= National Council =
{{Election results
|image=300px
|party1=Social Democratic Party|votes1=447990|seats1=51|sc1=–4
|party2=Free Democratic Party|votes2=440099|seats2=51|sc2=+4
|party3=Christian Democratic People's Party|votes3=390281|seats3=44|sc3=–2
|party4=Swiss People's Party|votes4=212705|seats4=23|sc4=+2
|party5=Alliance of Independents|votes5=74623|seats5=8|sc5=–3
|party6=Liberal Party|votes6=51258|seats6=8|sc6=+2
|party7=Evangelical People's Party|votes7=40744|seats7=3|sc7=0
|party8=Swiss Party of Labour|votes8=38187|seats8=3|sc8=–1
|party9=Swiss Progressive Organisations|votes9=31128|seats9=2|sc9=+2
|party10=National Action|votes10=24257|seats10=2|sc10=0
|party11=Republican Movement|votes11=11587|seats11=1|sc11=–3
|party12=Green Party|votes12=11583|seats12=1|sc12=+1
|party13=Autonomous Socialist Party|votes13=8147|seats13=1|sc13=0
|party14=Federal Democratic Union|votes14=4626|seats14=0|sc14=0
|party15=Feminist and Green Alternative Groups|votes15=3236|seats15=0|sc15=–
|party16=Other parties|votes16=42740|seats16=2|sc16=–
|invalid=23460
|total_sc=0
|electorate=3864285
|source=Nohlen & Stöver
}}
== By constituency ==
| class="wikitable"
!Constituency !Seats !Electorate !Turnout ! colspan="2" |Party !Votes !Seats |
| rowspan="10" |Aargau
| rowspan="10" |14 | rowspan="10" |268,819 | rowspan="10" |122,659 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | |467,304 |4 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|Christian Democratic People's Party |380,057 |4 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|347,187 |3 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Swiss People's Party}}" |
|234,691 |2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Ring of Independents}}" |
|93,658 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|85,202 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|36,056 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Swiss Democrats}}" |
|27,145 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Revolutionary Marxist League |15,212 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Social Liberal European Federalist Party |3,656 |0 |
| rowspan="2" |Appenzell Ausserrhoden
| rowspan="2" |2 | rowspan="2" colspan=2|Elected unopposed | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | | |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
| |1 |
| rowspan="2" |Appenzell Innerrhoden
| rowspan="2" |1 | rowspan="2" |8,174 | rowspan="2" |1,964 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | |Christian Democratic People's Party |1,853 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Others |54 |0 |
| rowspan="8" |Basel-Landschaft
| rowspan="8" |7 | rowspan="8" |134,554 | rowspan="8" |57,940 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | |126,256 |2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|107,104 |2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|Christian Democratic People's Party |46,284 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Swiss People's Party}}" |
|42,341 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Ring of Independents}}" |
|31,500 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Swiss Progressive Organisations}}" |
|Swiss Progressive Organisations |28,506 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|15,472 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}" |
|4,118 |0 |
| rowspan="10" |Basel-Stadt
| rowspan="10" |7 | rowspan="10" |140,392 | rowspan="10" |55,356 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | |128,153 |3 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|54,225 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|Christian Democratic People's Party |53,570 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Party of Switzerland}}" |
|43,148 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Swiss Progressive Organisations}}" |
|Swiss Progressive Organisations |39,576 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Ring of Independents}}" |
|29,103 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}" |
|17,963 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Swiss Democrats}}" |
|15,132 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Revolutionary Marxist League |3,082 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Social Liberal European Federalist Party |400 |0 |
| rowspan="16" |Bern
| rowspan="16" |29 | rowspan="16" |601,067 | rowspan="16" |299,125 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Swiss People's Party}}" | |2,689,061 |10 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|2,604,568 |9 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|1,532,680 |6 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Swiss Democrats}}" |
|305,344 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|287,246 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Ring of Independents}}" |
|263,902 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Entente Jurassienne |238,793 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|Christian Democratic People's Party |211,171 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Swiss Progressive Organisations}}" |
|Swiss Progressive Organisations |117,994 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland}}" |
|100,099 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Democratic Alternative |92,612 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Citizens' List Against the Accumulation of Offices |26,979 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}" |
|22,161 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|16,895 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Revolutionary Marxist League |16,504 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Social Liberal European Federalist Party |7,020 |0 |
| rowspan="4" |Fribourg
| rowspan="4" |6 | rowspan="4" |115,172 | rowspan="4" |56,020 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | |Christian Democratic People's Party |131,487 |3 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|101,272 |2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|75,731 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Swiss People's Party}}" |
|21,237 |0 |
| rowspan="8" |Geneva
| rowspan="8" |11 | rowspan="8" |182,765 | rowspan="8" |68,654 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | |156,909 |3 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Party of Switzerland}}" |
|155,489 |2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}" |
|145,154 |2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|107,497 |2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|Christian Democratic People's Party |102,239 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Vigilance |47,865 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Revolutionary Marxist League |10,936 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Swiss Democrats}}" |
|4,428 |0 |
| rowspan="2" |Glarus
| rowspan="2" |1 | rowspan="2" |22,726 | rowspan="2" |8,037 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Swiss People's Party}}" | |6,394 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Others |1,423 |0 |
| rowspan="4" |Grisons
| rowspan="4" |5 | rowspan="4" |100,685 | rowspan="4" |46,168 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | |Christian Democratic People's Party |79,143 |2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|51,169 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Swiss People's Party}}" |
|47,280 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|45,878 |1 |
| rowspan="3" |Jura
| rowspan="3" |2 | rowspan="3" |40,981 | rowspan="3" |24,010 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | |Christian Democratic People's Party |17,901 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|People's List for Jurassic Unity |14,923 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|14,709 |0 |
| rowspan="5" |Lucerne
| rowspan="5" |9 | rowspan="5" |182,390 | rowspan="5" |107,952 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | |Christian Democratic People's Party |480,552 |5 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|302,011 |3 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|119,289 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Swiss Progressive Organisations}}" |
|Swiss Progressive Organisations |48,860 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Revolutionary Marxist League |1,855 |0 |
| rowspan="7" |Neuchâtel
| rowspan="7" |5 | rowspan="7" |97,241 | rowspan="7" |42,059 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | |76,115 |2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Party of Switzerland}}" |
|53,729 |2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|41,855 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}" |
|15,649 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Ring of Independents}}" |
|9,732 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Revolutionary Marxist League |3,360 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Democratic Alternative |2,941 |0 |
| rowspan="4" |Nidwalden
| rowspan="4" |1 | rowspan="4" |18,345 | rowspan="4" |10,951 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | |Christian Democratic People's Party |5,318 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|4,189 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|1,135 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Others |96 |0 |
| rowspan="2" |Obwalden
| rowspan="2" |1 | rowspan="2" |10,060 | rowspan="2" |6,796 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | |Christian Democratic People's Party |4,209 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Others |188 |0 |
| rowspan="6" |Schaffhausen
| rowspan="6" |2 | rowspan="6" |42,953 | rowspan="6" |32,240 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | |21,662 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|19,787 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Swiss People's Party}}" |
|12,957 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|3,856 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Swiss Progressive Organisations}}" |
|Swiss Progressive Organisations |3,511 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Revolutionary Marxist League |564 |0 |
| rowspan="3" |Schwyz
| rowspan="3" |3 | rowspan="3" |58,170 | rowspan="3" |28,281 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | |Christian Democratic People's Party |40,832 |2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|23,183 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|18,697 |0 |
| rowspan="5" |Solothurn
| rowspan="5" |7 | rowspan="5" |138,097 | rowspan="5" |78,551 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | |210,598 |3 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|153,438 |2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|Christian Democratic People's Party |148,776 |2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Swiss Progressive Organisations}}" |
|Swiss Progressive Organisations |21,982 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}" |
|5,160 |0 |
| rowspan="5" |St. Gallen
| rowspan="5" |12 | rowspan="5" |231,681 | rowspan="5" |104,269 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | |Christian Democratic People's Party |542,444 |6 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|339,587 |3 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|221,052 |2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Ring of Independents}}" |
|101,333 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|26,102 |0 |
| rowspan="6" |Ticino
| rowspan="6" |8 | rowspan="6" |150,693 | rowspan="6" |90,519 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | |250,842 |3 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|Christian Democratic People's Party |235,760 |3 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|104,884 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Autonomous Socialist Party (Ticino)}}" |
|64,845 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}" |
|18,848 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Swiss People's Party}}" |
|15,882 |0 |
| rowspan="8" |Thurgau
| rowspan="8" |6 | rowspan="8" |106,712 | rowspan="8" |51,537 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Swiss People's Party}}" | |80,645 |2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|Christian Democratic People's Party |75,144 |2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|68,381 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|51,507 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Ring of Independents}}" |
|16,054 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|6,142 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Swiss Democrats}}" |
|5,834 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Social Liberal European Federalist Party |1,218 |0 |
| rowspan="3" |Uri
| rowspan="3" |1 | rowspan="3" |21,549 | rowspan="3" |12,112 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | |4,462 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|2,635 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Others |4,348 |0 |
| rowspan="10" |Vaud
| rowspan="10" |16 | rowspan="10" |310,274 | rowspan="10" |115,657 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | |488,268 |5 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|449,401 |5 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Party of Switzerland}}" |
|301,754 |3 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}" |
|168,088 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Swiss People's Party}}" |
|122,621 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Green Party of Switzerland}}" |
|115,465 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|Christian Democratic People's Party |91,630 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Constitution and Liberty Movement |29,149 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Revolutionary Marxist League |23,138 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Ring of Independents}}" |
|14,463 |0 |
| rowspan="8" |Valais
| rowspan="8" |7 | rowspan="8" |135,196 | rowspan="8" |88,789 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | |Christian Democratic People's Party |356,727 |4 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|137,383 |2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|70,086 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Critical Oberwallis |15,423 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Social Independent Movement |10,901 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Non-Partisan Movement for Democracy and Progress |8,593 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Party of Switzerland}}" |
|4,970 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Alliance of Conservatives, Radicals and Socialists |2,499 |0 |
| rowspan="4" |Zug
| rowspan="4" |2 | rowspan="4" |44,143 | rowspan="4" |24,681 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | |Christian Democratic People's Party |16,710 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|16,062 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|15,137 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Revolutionary Marxist League |1,088 |0 |
| rowspan="18" |Zürich
| rowspan="18" |35 | rowspan="18" |694,321 | rowspan="18" |322,362 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | |2,943,873 |10 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|2,489,440 |9 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Swiss People's Party}}" |
|1,607,460 |5 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Ring of Independents}}" |
|1,241,695 |4 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|Christian Democratic People's Party |1,080,046 |3 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|630,485 |2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Swiss Democrats}}" |
|279,222 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Swiss Progressive Organisations}}" |
|Swiss Progressive Organisations |254,429 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Green Party of Switzerland}}" |
|149,069 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}" |
|133,483 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|100,728 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Hopp Schwiiz! |78,476 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland}}" |
|39,058 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Liberal Socialists |34,463 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Revolutionary Marxist League |28,735 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Social Liberal European Federalist Party |18,097 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Christians at the Gotthard |7,682 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|European Federalist Party |5,030 |0 |
| colspan="8" | |
|---|
| colspan="8" |Source: [https://www.amtsdruckschriften.bar.admin.ch/viewOrigDoc.do?id=10047859 Bundesblatt, 4 December 1979] |
=Council of the States=
{{Election results
|image=300px
|party1=Christian Democratic People's Party|seats1=18|sc1=+1
|party2=Free Democratic Party|seats2=11|sc2=–4
|party3=Social Democratic Party|seats3=9|sc3=+4
|party4=Swiss People's Party|seats4=5|sc4=0
|party5=Liberal Party|seats5=3|sc5=+2
|party6=Alliance of Independents|seats6=0|sc6=–1
|total_sc=+2
|source=Nohlen & Stöver
}}
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