Federal elections 2019: analysis of share of votes and parties' mandates - The Greens achieve the biggest mandate increase since introduction of proportional representation
Neuchâtel, 29.11.2019 - In the federal elections of 20 October 2019, the Swiss Green Party (the Greens) increased its share of votes by 6.1 percentage points, making a total of 13.2%, the Green Liberal Party (the Green Liberals) by 3.2 percentage points (7.8%), rising from 7 to 16 seats. With 17 extra seats, the Greens have become the National Council’s fourth largest party. This is the greatest increase in a party’s seats since proportional representation was introduced in 1919, according to analysis by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO), which has published detailed final election results.
This press release and further information on this topic can be found on the FSO website (see link below).
Address for enquiries
Julie Silberstein, Politics, Culture and Media Section, FSO, tel.: +41 58 463 61 58,
email: julie.silberstein@bfs.admin.ch
Publisher
Federal Statistical Office
http://www.statistics.admin.ch
