2015 Swiss federal election
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{{Infobox legislative election
| country = Switzerland
| previous_election = 2011
| next_election = 2019
| module = {{Infobox legislative election
| embed = yes
| election_name = National Council
| election_date = 18 October 2015
| seats_for_election = All 200 seats in the National Council
| majority_seats = 101
| turnout = 47.62% ({{decrease}} 0.88pp)
| leader1 = Toni Brunner
| party1 = Swiss People's Party
| percentage1 = 29.43
| last_election1 = 54
| seats1 = 65
| leader2 = Christian Levrat
| party2 = Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
| percentage2 = 18.86
| last_election2 = 46
| seats2 = 43
| leader3 = Philipp Müller
| party3 = FDP.The Liberals
| percentage3 = 16.39
| last_election3 = 30
| seats3 = 33
| leader4 = {{nowrap|Christophe Darbellay}}
| party4 = Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland
| percentage4 = 11.61
| last_election4 = 28
| seats4 = 27
| leader5 = Adèle Thorens
Regula Rytz
| party5 = Green Party of Switzerland
| percentage5 = 7.06
| last_election5 = 15
| seats5 = 11
| leader6 = Martin Bäumle
| party6 = Green Liberal Party of Switzerland
| percentage6 = 4.63
| last_election6 = 12
| seats6 = 7
| leader7 = Martin Landolt
| party7 = Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland
| percentage7 = 4.11
| last_election7 = 9
| seats7 = 7
| leader8 = Marianne Streiff
| party8 = Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
| percentage8 = 1.90
| last_election8 = 2
| seats8 = 2
| leader9 = Attilio Bignasca
| party9 = Ticino League
| percentage9 = 0.99
| last_election9 = 2
| seats9 = 2
| leader10 = {{ill|Gavriel Pinson|als}}
| party10 = Swiss Party of Labour
| percentage10 = 0.81
| last_election10 = 0
| seats10 = 1
| leader11 = Sepp Stalder
| party11 = Christian Social Party of Obwalden
| percentage11 = 0.40
| last_election11 = 1
| seats11 = 1
| leader12 = {{ill|Roger Golay|fr}}
| party12 = Geneva Citizens' Movement
| percentage12 = 0.32
| last_election12 = 1
| seats12 = 1
| module = {{Infobox legislative election
| embed = yes
| election_name = Council of States
| election_date = 18 October–22 November 2015
| noleader = yes
| nopercentage = yes
| seats_for_election = All 46 seats in the Council of States
| majority_seats = 24
| party1 = Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland
| last_election1 = 13
| seats1 = 13
| party14 = FDP.The Liberals
| last_election14 = 11
| seats14 = 13
| party15 = Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
| last_election15 = 11
| seats15 = 12
| party16 = Swiss People's Party
| last_election16 = 5
| seats16 = 5
| party17 = Green Party of Switzerland
| last_election17 = 2
| seats17 = 1
| party18 = Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland
| last_election18 = 1
| seats18 = 1
| party19 = Independents
| last_election19 = 1
| seats19 = 1
| map = {{Switcher
| 300px
| National Council
| 300px
| Council of States
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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 18 October 2015 for the National Council and the first round of elections to the Council of States, with runoff elections to the Council of States being held in various cantons until 22 November.{{cite web | title=Parties Manoeuvre for Seats in Swiss Senate | url=http://www.thelocal.ch/20151019/parties-manoeuvre | date=19 October 2015 | website=The Local | access-date=13 December 2016}}{{cite web | title=Final Composition of Swiss Parliament Emerges | url=http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/election-2015_final-breakdown-of-swiss-parliament-emerges/41795016 | date=23 November 2015 | website=Swissinfo | access-date=12 December 2016}}
Results showed a shift, due to voter concerns regarding refugee immigration, to the right and increased support for the three largest parties, with the strong showing of Swiss People's Party and FDP.The Liberals possibly affecting future reforms of energy, social security and tax issues, as well as the make-up of the seven-member government.{{cite web|title=Homepage Elections 2015|url=https://www.ch.ch/en/elections2015/|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-date=15 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915120839/https://www.ch.ch/en/elections2015/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web | last1=Duc-Nguyen | first1=Quang | title=Parliament's Shift to the Right, in Figures | url=http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/analysis-of-federal-elections_parliament-s-shift-to-the-right--in-figures/41735448 | date=22 October 2015 | website=Swissinfo | access-date=12 December 2016}}{{cite web|last1=Geiser|first1=Urs|title=Parliament shifts to the right|url=http://www.swissinfo.ch/directdemocracy/political-right-eyes-gains-in-sunday-polls/41714084|website=Swissinfo.ch|access-date=18 October 2015}}
The Swiss People's Party won a record number of seats, taking a third of the 200-seat lower house. The SVP received the highest proportion of votes of any Swiss political party since 1919, when proportional representation was first introduced,{{cite news | last1=Gerber | first1=Marlène | last2=Mueller | first2=Sean | title=4 Cool Graphs that Explain Sunday's Swiss Elections | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2015/10/23/4-cool-graphs-that-explain-sundays-swiss-elections/ | date=23 October 2015 | newspaper=The Washington Post | access-date=13 December 2016}} and it received more seats in the National Council than any other political party since 1963, when the number of seats was set at 200.
The federal election was followed by the 2015 Swiss Federal Council election on 9 December 2015, where the SVP won a second seat on the Federal Council.
Electoral system
The 200 members of the National Council were elected by plurality in six single-member constituencies, and by proportional representation in 20 multi-member constituencies, with the 26 constituencies being the 26 cantons.[https://www.ch.ch/en/elections2019/how-many-seats-does-each-canton-have-in-parliament Swiss Confederation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012054009/https://www.ch.ch/en/elections2019/how-many-seats-does-each-canton-have-in-parliament |date=2018-10-12 }} seat allocations are for the 2019 election, but the page also provides the seat changes from the 2015 election The elections were held using the open list system where voters could cross out names on party lists, with voters also able to split their vote between parties (a system known as panachage) or draw up their own list on a blank ballot. Seats are allocated using the Hagenbach-Bischoff system.[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2305_B.htm Electoral system] IPU
The 46 members of the Council of States were elected in 20 two-seat constituencies (representing the 20 full cantons) and six single-member constituencies (representing the six half-cantons). In Jura and Neuchâtel the elections were held using proportional representation. In the other cantons, councilors are elected through an up to two-round system of voting. In the first round of voting, candidates must obtain an absolute majority of the vote in order to be elected. If no candidate receives an absolute majority in the first round of voting then a second round is held in which a simple plurality is sufficient to be elected. The top two finishing candidates are elected in the second round.{{cite web |url=https://www.ch.ch/en/elections2015/organisation/council-of-states/ |type=official site |title=Elections 2015:How the elections to the Council of States are organised: process, rules and principal stages |publisher=The Swiss Confederation |work=ch.ch – A service of the Confederation, cantons and communes |location=Berne, Switzerland |access-date=2016-08-09 |archive-date=2016-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919235930/https://www.ch.ch/en/elections2015/organisation/council-of-states/ |url-status=dead }}[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2306_B.htm Electoral system] IPU
Compulsory voting was in force in the canton of Schaffhausen for both elections.[http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/electoral_commission_pdf_file/0020/16157/ECCompVotingfinal_22225-16484__E__N__S__W__.pdf Compulsory voting around the world] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404043017/http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/electoral_commission_pdf_file/0020/16157/ECCompVotingfinal_22225-16484__E__N__S__W__.pdf |date=2015-04-04 }}. The Electoral Commission
Campaign
The parties contesting the elections were:
| Class="wikitable" |
| Political party
! Leader ! Political spectrum |
|---|
| Swiss People's Party (SVP) |
| Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP)
| Centre-left to left-wing |
| FDP.The Liberals (FDP) |
| Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland (CVP/PDC)
| Centre to centre-right |
| Green Party of Switzerland (GPS) |
| Green Liberal Party of Switzerland (glp)
| Centre |
| Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland (BDP)
| Centre to centre-right |
| Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland (EVP)
| Marianne Streiff | Centre |
| Ticino League (TL)
| Attilio Bignasca |
| Alternative Left (AL)
| Frédéric Charpié |
| Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland (EDU)
| Hans Moser |
| Christian Social Party (Switzerland) (CSP)
| Marius Achermann |
| Geneva Citizens' Movement (MCG)
| Roger Golay |
Opinion polls
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!!style="width:100px;"|Date!! !style="background:#088A4B; width:30px;"|SVP !style="background:#FA1360; width:30px;"|SPS !style="background:#0174DF; width:30px;"|FDP !style="background:#FE9A2E; width:30px;"|CVP !style="background:#01DF01; width:30px;"|GPS !style="background:#FFFF00; width:30px;"|BDP !style="background:#9AFE2E; width:30px;"|GLP !style="background:#FFD735; width:30px;"|EVP !style="background:#FF0000; width:30px;"|AL !style="background:#8A0886; width:30px;"|EDU !style="background:#0B3861; width:30px;"|LEGA !style="background:#088A85; width:30px;"|CSP !style="background:#FECC01; width:30px;"|MCG !style="background:gray; width:30px;"|Other !style="width:30px"|Lead | ||||||||||||||||
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!18 October 2015!!2015 Elections!!29.4%!! 18.8% !! 16.4% !! 11.6% !! 7.1% !! 4.1% !! 4.6% !! 1.9% !! 1.2% !! 1.2% !! 1.0% !! 0.2% !! 0.3% !! – !! 10.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 October 2015 | align=left|[http://www.20mi–h/ro/news/suisse/story/L-UDC-cartonne--le-PS-en-embuscade-27209442 Sotomo/20min]{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} | style="background:#69B6B3"| 29.0% | 18.4% | 15.8% | 11.4% | 7.4% | 4.9% | 5.2% | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.9% | style="background:#088A4B; color:white"| 10.6% |
| 16 September 2015 | align=left|[http://www.20mi–h/ro/news/suisse/story/L-UDC-cartonne--le-PS-en-embuscade-27209442 Sotomo/20min]{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} | style="background:#69B6B3"| 29.0% | 17.6% | 16.8% | 11.2% | 6.9% | 4.9% | 5.1% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | style="background:#088A4B; color:white"| 11.4% |
| {{nowrap|21–28 August 15}} | align=left|[http://www.gfsber–h/de-ch/Detail/3-welle-wahlbarometer-2015 GfS Berne/SSR]{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} | style="background:#69B6B3"|28.0% | 19.3% | 16.9% | 11.1% | 7.4% | 4.2% | 4.3% | 1.7% | – | – | – | – | – | 7.1% | style="background:#088A4B; color:white"| 8.7% |
| 24 June 2015 | align=left|[http://www.20mi–h/ro/news/suisse/story/Le-PLR-et-l-UDC-gagnent-du-terrain-30663349 20min/Somoto]{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} | style="background:#69B6B3"|27.6% | 18.2% | 16.4% | 12.0% | 6.8% | 4.9% | 5.0% | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13.0% | style="background:#088A4B; color:white"| 9.4% |
| 24 June 2015 | align=left|[http://www.rts.ch/info/dossiers/2015/elections-federales/6889057-vers-une-forte-progression-du-plr-aux-federales-selon-le-barometre-ssr.html GfS Berne/SSR] | style="background:#69B6B3"|26.1% | 19.3% | 17.1% | 11.5% | 7.4% | 4.4% | 4.8% | 1.9% | – | 1.1% | 0.9% | – | – | 5.5% | style="background:#088A4B; color:white"| 6.8% |
| 31 March 2015 | align=left|[http://www.rts.ch/info/suisse/6662714-montee-du-plr-et-recul-des-verts-selon-le-barometre-ssr.html GfS Berne/SSR] | style="background:#69B6B3"|26.2% | 19.6% | 16.3% | 11.8% | 7.5% | 4.6% | 5.6% | 1.9% | – | 1.0% | 0.8% | – | – | 4.7% | style="background:#088A4B; color:white"| 6.5% |
| 21 December 2014 | {{nowrap|[http://www.romandie.com/news/Intentions-de-vote-pour-2015-lUDC-en-recul-selon-un-sondage/548176.rom Léger Marketing/Le Matin]}} | style="background:#69B6B3"|23.8% | 19.8% | 15.7% | 12.4% | 8.2% | 7.2% | 7.4% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | style="background:#088A4B; color:white"| 6.0% |
| 3 October 2014 | align=left|[http://www.letemps.ch/Page/Uuid/5262c816-4b0e-11e4-aef6-ddf0e2b621d7/LUDC_se_tasse_le_PS_progresse GfS Berne/Le Temps] | style="background:#69B6B3"|24.6% | 20.1% | 15.8% | 11.2% | 7.3% | 4.8% | 7.3% | 1.8% | – | 1.4% | 1% | – | – | 4.7% | style="background:#088A4B; color:white"| 4.5% |
| 30 March 2014 | align=left|[http://www.romandie.com/news/PLR-et-UDC-progressent-a-18-mois-des-elections/463230.rom Léger Marketing/Le Matin] | style="background:#69B6B3"|25% | 19.4% | 15.2% | 12.2% | 7.4% | 6.9% | 6.6% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | style="background:#088A4B; color:white"| 5.6% |
| 27 September 2013 | align=left|[http://www.gfsber–h/ArticlesDataHandler.ashx?ArticleId=856&Type=file&SubType=File2 GfS Berne/SSR]{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} | style="background:#69B6B3"| 25.8% | 18.7% | 14.7% | 11.7% | 8.3% | 7.5% | 5.8% | 1.8% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.0% | – | – | 2.5% | style="background:#088A4B; color:white"| 7.1% |
| 15 September 2013 | align=left|[http://www.romandie.com/news/n/Une_assez_grande_stabilite_par_rapport_a_201148150920131015.asp Isopublic/Le Matin] | style="background:#69B6B3"|24.3% | 19.6% | 14.1% | 13.1% | 7.3% | 6.1% | 6.6% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | style="background:#088A4B; color:white"| 4.7% |
| 21 October 2012 | align=left|[http://www.lemati–h/suisse/an-scrutin-udc-perd-terrain/story/16333478 Isopublic/Blick]{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} | style="background:#69B6B3"|23.7% | 19.5% | 15.9% | 12.9% | 8.2% | 6.9% | 7.0% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | style="background:#088A4B; color:white"| 4.2% |
| 16 September 2012 | align=left|[http://www.24heures.ch/suisse/chute-popularite-conseil-federal/story/25723913 Isopublic/Le Matin] | style="background:#69B6B3"|23.9% | 19.3% | 16.3% | 13% | 8.2% | 6.2% | 7.7% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | style="background:#088A4B; color:white"| 4.6% |
| 25 March 2012 | align=left|[http://www.sonntagszeitung.ch/home/artikel-detailseite/?newsid=211741 Isopublic/Le Matin] | style="background:#69B6B3"|23.7% | 19.9% | 15.8% | 12.1% | 8.2% | 7.0% | 7.5% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | style="background:#088A4B; color:white"| 3.8% |
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!23 October 2011!!2011 Elections!!26.6%!! 18.7% !! 15.1% !! 12.3% !! 8.4% !! 5.4% !! 5.4% !! 2% !! 0.9% !! 1.3% !! 0.8% !! 0.3% !! 0.4% !! – !! 7.9% |
Results
Global media commented on the gains of the Swiss People's Party, linking it to concerns of the electorate on the European migrant crisis.{{cite news|title=Anti-immigration party wins Swiss election in 'slide to the Right'|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/switzerland/11939953/Anti-immigration-party-wins-Swiss-election-in-slide-to-the-Right.html|access-date=19 October 2015|work=The Daily Telegraph|agency=Reuters|date=19 October 2015}}{{cite news|title=Anti-immigration SVP wins Swiss election in big swing to right|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34569881|access-date=19 October 2015|work=BBC News|date=19 October 2015}}{{cite news|last1=Larson|first1=Nina|title=Swiss parliament shifts to right in vote dominated by migrant fears|url=https://news.yahoo.com/swiss-populist-set-win-third-parliament-seats-media-161821935.html|access-date=19 October 2015|agency=AFP|publisher=Yahoo!|date=19 October 2015}}{{cite news|title=Amid rising fears over refugees, far-right party gains ground in Swiss election|url=http://www.dw.com/en/amid-rising-fears-over-refugees-far-right-party-gains-ground-in-swiss-election/a-18790343|access-date=19 October 2015|publisher=Deutsche Welle|date=19 October 2015}} Combined, right-of-centre parties received a slim 101-seat majority in the National Council. While the right-of-centre SVP and FDP made gains, centrist and left-of-centre parties lost seats in the National Council.{{cite news | last1=Revill | first1=John | title=Swiss Right Makes Gains in Election | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/switzerland-holds-parliamentary-election-1445166576 | date=October 19, 2015 | newspaper=The Wall Street Journal | access-date=December 15, 2016}}{{cite web | title=Nationalratswahlen 2015: Analyse | url=https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/statistiken/politik/wahlen.assetdetail.40151.html | website=bfs.admin.ch | date=December 2015 | access-date=December 17, 2016 | language=de}} The FDP increased its share of the popular vote for the first time since the 1979 federal election.
In the Swiss capital Bern, a group of activists in favour of settling refugees held a demonstration on the day of the election, which is prohibited by law. A total of 110 were arrested.{{cite news|title=Polizei nimmt 110 Personen auf die Wache|trans-title=Police take 110 people to the police station|url=http://www.blick.ch/news/schweiz/bern/antifa-demo-in-der-stadt-bern-polizei-nimmt-110-personen-auf-die-wache-id4270519.html?ref=livemonitor|access-date=19 October 2015|work=Blick|date=18 October 2015|language=de}}
The election results elicited various responses from the Swiss media, such as that the election represented "a return to normality" after a period when the legislative makeup was not as clear, or that it represented "a divided country."{{cite web | title=Swiss National Elections: 'Return to Normality'? | url=http://www.thelocal.ch/20151019/swiss-national-elections-return-to-normality | date=October 19, 2016 | website=The Local | access-date=December 12, 2016}}{{cite web | last1=Stephens | first1=Thomas | title=Fear and Isolation in a 'Divided Land' | url=http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/federal-elections_fear-and-isolation-in-a--divided-land-/41727618 | date=October 19, 2016 | website=Swissinfo | access-date=December 13, 2016}} Newspapers, both in Switzerland and in other countries, also noted the SVP's historic gains.
=National Council=
{{Election results
|image=File:Swiss Federal Apportionment Diagram.svg
|party1=Swiss People's Party|votes1=734171|seats1=65|sc1=+11
|party2=Social Democratic Party|votes2=470339|seats2=43|sc2=−3
|party3=FDP.The Liberals|votes3=408793|seats3=33|sc3=+3
|party4=Christian Democratic People's Party|votes4=289719|seats4=27|sc4=−1
|party5=Green Party|votes5=176075|seats5=11|sc5=−4
|party6=Green Liberal Party|votes6=115604|seats6=7|sc6=−5
|party7=Conservative Democratic Party|votes7=102598|seats7=7|sc7=−2
|party8=Evangelical People's Party|votes8=47355|seats8=2|sc8=0
|party9=Federal Democratic Union|votes9=29701|seats9=0|sc9=0
|party11=Ticino League|votes11=24713|seats11=2|sc11=0
|party12=Solidarity|votes12=20199|vspan12=2|seats12=0|sc12=0
|party13=Swiss Party of Labour|votes13=|seats13=1|sc13=+1
|party14=Pirate Party|votes14=10373|seats14=0|sc14=0
|party15=Christian Social Party of Obwalden|votes15=9911|seats15=1|sc15=0
|party16=Alternative List|votes16=8908|seats16=0|sc16=0
|party17=Geneva Citizens' Movement|votes17=8069|seats17=1|sc17=0
|party18=Christian Social Party|votes18=5207|seats18=0|sc18=0
|party19=Ecopop|votes19=3649|seats19=0|sc19=0
|party20=Swiss Democrats|votes20=3052|seats20=0|sc20=0
|party21=Enabling Democracy|votes21=2776|seats21=0|sc21=0
|party22=Art + Politics|votes22=2307|seats22=0|sc22=0
|party23=Integral Policy|votes23=1883|seats23=0|sc23=0
|party24=Animal Party Switzerland|votes24=1796|seats24=0|sc24=0
|party25=MontagnaViva|votes25=1609|seats25=0|sc25=0
|party26=Alpine Parliament|votes26=1324|seats26=0|sc26=0
|party27=Blank Vote List|votes27=1266|seats27=0|sc27=0
|party28=Philipp Jutzi|votes28=1199|seats28=0|sc28=0
|party29=Direct Democratic Party|votes29=942|seats29=0|sc29=0
|party30=Communist Party|votes30=907|seats30=0|sc30=0
|party31=Stop Traffic Jams and Speed Camera Terror - The List of Drivers|votes31=821|seats31=0|sc31=0
|party32=Swiss Nationalist Party|votes32=792|seats32=0|sc32=0
|party33=Non-Party|votes33=710|seats33=0|sc33=0
|party34=Popular Action Against too Many Foreigners and Asylum Seekers|votes34=698|seats34=0|sc34=0
|party35=Green Independents|votes35=656|seats35=0|sc35=0
|party36=Seeds of the Future|votes36=458|seats36=0|sc36=0
|party37=Independent Swiss|votes37=451|seats37=0|sc37=0
|party38=Sarah Bösch – The Original|votes38=379|seats38=0|sc38=0
|party39=Rauraque du Nord|votes39=376|seats39=0|sc39=0
|party40=New Liberal Party|votes40=347|seats40=0|sc40=0
|party41=Non-Selector.ch|votes41=300|seats41=0|sc41=0
|party42=The Swiss Independence Party up!|votes42=284|seats42=0|sc42=0
|party43=Vaud Independents|votes43=274|seats43=0|sc43=0
|party44=Fluffy Hans-Ueli (Hemp-Ueli)|votes44=267|seats44=0|sc44=0
|party45=Social Liberal Movement|votes45=245|seats45=0|sc45=0
|party46=Marcel Giger Amden Independent|votes46=242|seats46=0|sc46=0
|party47=El Presidente|votes47=231|seats47=0|sc47=0
|party48=Center Party|votes48=205|seats48=0|sc48=0
|party49=Patriotic Liberal Democrats|votes49=135|seats49=0|sc49=0
|party50=Anti-PowerPoint Party|votes50=125|seats50=0|sc50=0
|party51=DU – The Apolitical|votes51=123|seats51=0|sc51=0
|party52=Solution Oriented People's Movement|votes52=118|seats52=0|sc52=0
|party53=Lega Sud|votes53=104|seats53=0|sc53=0
|party54=I Liberisti|votes54=83|seats54=0|sc54=0
|party55=mach-politik.ch|votes55=65|seats55=0|sc55=0
|party56=Mouvement Democratique Cademos|votes56=63|seats56=0|sc56=0
|party57=Impossible Alternative|votes57=51|seats57=0|sc57=0
|party58=Swiss Freedom and Justice|votes58=48|seats58=0|sc58=0
|party59=Other parties|votes59=1321|seats59=0|sc59=0
|total_sc=0
|invalid=27085
|electorate=5295506
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20151020161053/http://www.politik-stat.ch/nrw2015CH_de.html Statistics Switzerland], [https://web.archive.org/web/20151222171040/https://www.ch.ch/en/elections2015/parteienstarke-im-nationalrat/ Elections 2015], [http://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/2732/ IFES]
}}
=Council of States=
{{Election results
|image=300px
|party1=Christian Democratic People's Party|seats1=13|sc1=0
|party2=FDP.The Liberals|seats2=13|sc2=+2
|party3=Social Democratic Party|seats3=12|sc3=+1
|party4=Swiss People's Party|seats4=5|sc4=0
|party5=Green Party|seats5=1|sc5=−1
|party6=Conservative Democratic Party|seats6=1|sc6=0
|party7=Green Liberal Party|seats7=0|sc7=−2
|party8=Independents|seats8=1|sc8=0
|total_sc=0
|source=[http://www.politik-stat.ch/srw2015CH_de.html Statistics Switzerland]
}}
==By canton==
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Canton ! colspan=2 | Seat 1 ! Party ! colspan=2 | Seat 2 ! Party |
| {{CH|ZH}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"| | style="background-color:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"| |
| {{CH|BE}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"| | Conservative Democratic Party | style="background-color:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"| | Hans Stöckli* |
| {{CH|LU}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"| | {{nowrap|Christian Democratic People's Party}} | style="background-color:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"| |
| {{CH|UR}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"| | Christian Democratic People's Party | style="background-color:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"| |
| {{CH|SZ}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Swiss People's Party}}"| | Peter Föhn* | style="background-color:{{party color|Swiss People's Party}}"| |
| {{CH|OW}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"| | colspan=3 style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | N/A |
| {{CH|NW}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"| | Christian Democratic People's Party | colspan=3 style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | N/A |
| {{CH|GL}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"| | style="background-color:{{party color|Swiss People's Party}}"| |
| {{CH|ZG}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"| | Joachim Eder* | style="background-color:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"| |
| {{CH|FR}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"| | style="background-color:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"| |
| {{CH|SO}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"| | Christian Democratic People's Party | style="background-color:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"| |
| {{CH|BS}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"| | Anita Fetz* | colspan=3 style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | N/A |
| {{CH|BL}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"| | colspan=3 style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | N/A |
| {{CH|SH}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Swiss People's Party}}"| | style="background-color:{{party color|Independent politician}};" | |
| {{CH|AR}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"| | colspan=3 style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | N/A |
| {{CH|AI}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"| | Christian Democratic People's Party | colspan=3 style="background-color:white;text-align:center;" | N/A |
| {{CH|SG}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"| | style="background-color:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"| |
| {{CH|GR}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"| | Christian Democratic People's Party | style="background-color:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"| |
| {{CH|AG}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"| | style="background-color:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"| |
| {{CH|TG}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Swiss People's Party}}"| | style="background-color:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"| |
| {{CH|TI}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"| | Fabio Abate* | style="background-color:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"| |
| {{CH|VD}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"| | style="background-color:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"| |
| {{CH|VS}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"| | Christian Democratic People's Party | style="background-color:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"| |
| {{CH|NE}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"| | style="background-color:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"| |
| {{CH|GE}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Green Party of Switzerland}}"| | style="background-color:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"| |
| {{CH|JU}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"| | Claude Hêche* | style="background-color:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"| |
| colspan=7| * indicates a candidate that was re-elected. Source: [http://www.politik-stat.ch/srw2015CH_de.html Statistics Switzerland] |
Aftermath
The 2015 federal election was followed by the 2015 Swiss Federal Council election on 9 December 2015.{{cite web | last1=Mombelli | first1=Armando | title=People's Party Gains Second Seat in Cabinet | url=http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/cabinet-elections_how-will-new-ingredients-change--magic-formula--/41825058 | date=December 10, 2015 | website=Swissinfo | access-date=January 27, 2016}}
Owing to the results of the federal election, Federal Councillor Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, a member of the Conservative Democratic Party (BDP), announced she would not run for re-election, as the Swiss People's Party (SVP) won a record percentage of the vote, while her own party decreased its share.{{cite web | last1=Jaberg | first1=Samuel | last2=Stephens | first2=Thomas | title=Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf to Stand Down | url=http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/exit-of-eveline-widmer-schlumpf_a-minister-who-symbolised-the-end-of-banking-secrecy/41745150 | date=October 28, 2015 | website=Swissinfo | access-date=January 28, 2016}} The SVP was widely expected to fill her seat in the election, and it chose Thomas Aeschi (Zug), Guy Parmelin (Vaud) and Norman Gobbi (Ticino) as candidates for the seat, with Aeschi being the favorite at the time.{{cite web | title=People's Party Posts Candidates for Cabinet Seat | url=http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/three-up-for-the-job_people-s-party-posts-candidates-for-cabinet-seat/41792260 | date=November 20, 2015 | website=Swissinfo | access-date=January 28, 2016}}{{cite web | title=People's Party Tightens Grip on Second Cabinet Seat | url=http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/political-chairs_people-s-party-s-claim-to-second-cabinet-seat-is-uncontested/41747018 | date=October 28, 2015 | website=Swissinfo | access-date=January 28, 2016}}
Guy Parmelin, of the SVP, was ultimately elected on 9 December. Parmelin, a farmer and winegrower from Bursins in canton Vaud, was the first member of the Federal Council who is also a member of the Swiss People's Party from the French-speaking part of Switzerland.{{cite web |last1=Bradley |first1=Simon |title=Wary Press Split Over Farmer Parmelin |url=http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/new-minister_wary-press-split-over-farmer-parmelin/41830246 |date=December 10, 2015 |website=Swissinfo |access-date=January 28, 2016}}
There was a minor cabinet reshuffle after the election, as newly elected Parmelin was selected to become head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports, replacing fellow SVP-member Ueli Maurer, who became head of the Federal Department of Finance.{{cite web | title=People's Party finally nails finance minister job |url=http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/forming-government_people-s-party-finally-nails-finance-minister-job/41833792 |date=December 11, 2015 |website=Swissinfo |access-date=January 28, 2016}} The SVP gained its second seat in the Federal Council, which it had lost in 2008, when the newly created BDP split from the SVP.
References
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External links
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