Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 21 October 1979.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1895 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

By constituency ConstituencySeatsElectorateTurnoutPartyVotesSeatswonAargau14268,819122,659Social Democratic Party467,3044Christian Democratic People's Party380,0574Free Democratic Party347,1873Swiss People's Party234,6912Ring of Independents93,6581Evangelical People's Party85,2020Republican Movement36,0560National Action27,1450Revolutionary Marxist League15,2120Social Liberal European Federalist Party3,6560Appenzell Ausserrhoden2Elected unopposedFree Democratic Party1Social Democratic Party1Appenzell Innerrhoden18,1741,964Christian Democratic People's Party1,8531Others540Basel-Landschaft7134,55457,940Social Democratic Party126,2562Free Democratic Party107,1042Christian Democratic People's Party46,2841Swiss People's Party42,3411Ring of Independents31,5001Swiss Progressive Organisations28,5060Evangelical People's Party15,4720Party of Labour4,1180Basel-Stadt7140,39255,356Social Democratic Party128,1533Free Democratic Party54,2251Christian Democratic People's Party53,5701Liberal Party43,1481Swiss Progressive Organisations39,5761Ring of Independents29,1030Party of Labour17,9630National Action15,1320Revolutionary Marxist League3,0820Social Liberal European Federalist Party4000Bern29601,067299,125Swiss People's Party2,689,06110Social Democratic Party2,604,5689Free Democratic Party1,532,6806National Action305,3441Evangelical People's Party287,2461Ring of Independents263,9021Entente Jurassienne238,7931Christian Democratic People's Party211,1710Swiss Progressive Organisations117,9940Federal Democratic Union100,0990Democratic Alternative92,6120Citizens' List Against the Accumulation of Offices26,9790Party of Labour22,1610Republican Movement16,8950Revolutionary Marxist League16,5040Social Liberal European Federalist Party7,0200Fribourg6115,17256,020Christian Democratic People's Party131,4873Social Democratic Party101,2722Free Democratic Party75,7311Swiss People's Party21,2370Geneva11182,76568,654Social Democratic Party156,9093Liberal Party155,4892Party of Labour145,1542Free Democratic Party107,4972Christian Democratic People's Party102,2391Vigilance47,8651Revolutionary Marxist League10,9360National Action4,4280Glarus122,7268,037Swiss People's Party6,3941Others1,4230Grisons5100,68546,168Christian Democratic People's Party79,1432Free Democratic Party51,1691Swiss People's Party47,2801Social Democratic Party45,8781Jura240,98124,010Christian Democratic People's Party17,9011People's List for Jurassic Unity14,9231Free Democratic Party14,7090Lucerne9182,390107,952Christian Democratic People's Party480,5525Free Democratic Party302,0113Social Democratic Party119,2891Swiss Progressive Organisations48,8600Revolutionary Marxist League1,8550Neuchâtel597,24142,059Social Democratic Party76,1152Liberal Party53,7292Free Democratic Party41,8551Party of Labour15,6490Ring of Independents9,7320Revolutionary Marxist League3,3600Democratic Alternative2,9410Nidwalden118,34510,951Christian Democratic People's Party5,3181Free Democratic Party4,1890Social Democratic Party1,1350Others960Obwalden110,0606,796Christian Democratic People's Party4,2091Others1880Schaffhausen242,95332,240Social Democratic Party21,6621Free Democratic Party19,7871Swiss People's Party12,9570Evangelical People's Party3,8560Swiss Progressive Organisations3,5110Revolutionary Marxist League5640Schwyz358,17028,281Christian Democratic People's Party40,8322Free Democratic Party23,1831Social Democratic Party18,6970Solothurn7138,09778,551Free Democratic Party210,5983Social Democratic Party153,4382Christian Democratic People's Party148,7762Swiss Progressive Organisations21,9820Party of Labour5,1600St. Gallen12231,681104,269Christian Democratic People's Party542,4446Free Democratic Party339,5873Social Democratic Party221,0522Ring of Independents101,3331Evangelical People's Party26,1020Ticino8150,69390,519Free Democratic Party250,8423Christian Democratic People's Party235,7603Social Democratic Party104,8841Autonomous Socialist Party64,8451Party of Labour18,8480Swiss People's Party15,8820Thurgau6106,71251,537Swiss People's Party80,6452Christian Democratic People's Party75,1442Social Democratic Party68,3811Free Democratic Party51,5071Ring of Independents16,0540Republican Movement6,1420National Action5,8340Social Liberal European Federalist Party1,2180Uri121,54912,112Free Democratic Party4,4621Social Democratic Party2,6350Others4,3480Vaud16310,274115,657Free Democratic Party488,2685Social Democratic Party449,4015Liberal Party301,7543Party of Labour168,0881Swiss People's Party122,6211Green Party115,4651Christian Democratic People's Party91,6300Constitution and Liberty Movement29,1490Revolutionary Marxist League23,1380Ring of Independents14,4630Valais7135,19688,789Christian Democratic People's Party356,7274Free Democratic Party137,3832Social Democratic Party70,0861Critical Oberwallis15,4230Social Independent Movement10,9010Non-Partisan Movement for Democracy and Progress8,5930Liberal Party4,9700Alliance of Conservatives, Radicals and Socialists2,4990Zug244,14324,681Christian Democratic People's Party16,7101Free Democratic Party16,0621Social Democratic Party15,1370Revolutionary Marxist League1,0880Zürich35694,321322,362Social Democratic Party2,943,87310Free Democratic Party2,489,4409Swiss People's Party1,607,4605Ring of Independents1,241,6954Christian Democratic People's Party1,080,0463Evangelical People's Party630,4852National Action279,2221Swiss Progressive Organisations254,4291Green Party149,0690Party of Labour133,4830Republican Movement100,7280Hopp Schwiiz!78,4760Federal Democratic Union39,0580Liberal Socialists34,4630Revolutionary Marxist League28,7350Social Liberal European Federalist Party18,0970Christians at the Gotthard7,6820European Federalist Party5,0300Source: Bundesblatt, 4 December 1979

Council of the States

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