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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 31 October 1971.[1] Although the Social Democratic Party received the most votes, the Free Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 49 of the 200 seats.[2] They were the first federal elections in which women were allowed to vote, following a referendum earlier in the year that introduced universal suffrage for federal elections.
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Social Democratic Party | 456,233 | 22.90 | 46 | –4 |
| Free Democratic Party | 432,259 | 21.70 | 49 | 0 |
| Christian Democratic People's Party | 407,225 | 20.44 | 44 | –1 |
| Swiss People's Party | 220,487 | 11.07 | 23 | –1 |
| Alliance of Independents | 152,086 | 7.63 | 13 | –3 |
| Republican Movement | 84,700 | 4.25 | 7 | +7 |
| National Action | 63,781 | 3.20 | 4 | +3 |
| Swiss Party of Labour | 51,341 | 2.58 | 5 | 0 |
| Liberal Democratic Union | 43,710 | 2.19 | 6 | 0 |
| Evangelical People's Party | 42,778 | 2.15 | 3 | 0 |
| Independent Social-Christian Party | 5,946 | 0.30 | 0 | – |
| Autonomous Socialist Party | 5,271 | 0.26 | 0 | New |
| Swiss Progressive Organisations | 1,820 | 0.09 | 0 | – |
| Other parties | 24,679 | 1.24 | 0 | – |
Total | 1,992,316 | 100.00 | 200 | 0 |
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Valid votes | 1,992,316 | 98.72 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 25,761 | 1.28 | |
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Total votes | 2,018,077 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 3,549,429 | 56.86 | |
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Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
Constituency
|
Seats
|
Electorate
|
Turnout
|
Party
|
Votes
|
Seats won
|
Aargau
|
14
|
232,941
|
145,512
|
|
Social Democratic Party
|
474,648
|
3
|
|
Christian Democratic People's Party
|
396,770
|
3
|
|
Free Democratic Party
|
315,776
|
3
|
|
Swiss People's Party
|
247,379
|
2
|
|
Ring of Independents
|
187,426
|
2
|
|
Republican Movement
|
115,305
|
1
|
|
Evangelical People's Party
|
76,306
|
0
|
|
National Action
|
68,260
|
0
|
|
Team 67
|
51,975
|
0
|
|
Free Eligible Voters and Non-Partisan Voters
|
36,972
|
0
|
|
Free Voters for Education and Progress
|
8,243
|
0
|
|
European Federalist Party
|
6,570
|
0
|
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
|
2
|
28,671
|
13,915
|
|
Free Democratic Party
|
15,924
|
1
|
|
Social Democratic Party
|
9,521
|
1
|
Appenzell Innerrhoden
|
1
|
7,624
|
2,386
|
|
Christian Democratic People's Party
|
2,217
|
1
|
Basel-Landschaft
|
7
|
114,565
|
59,320
|
|
Social Democratic Party
|
115,853
|
2
|
|
Free Democratic Party
|
94,370
|
2
|
|
Ring of Independents
|
56,704
|
1
|
|
Swiss People's Party
|
48,314
|
1
|
|
Christian Democratic People's Party
|
54,815
|
1
|
|
National Action
|
41,095
|
0
|
Basel-Stadt
|
7
|
149,309
|
69,418
|
|
Social Democratic Party
|
146,745
|
2
|
|
Free Democratic Party
|
55,327
|
1
|
|
Liberal Party
|
62,533
|
1
|
|
Ring of Independents
|
61,133
|
1
|
|
Christian Democratic People's Party
|
54,238
|
1
|
|
National Action
|
38,678
|
1
|
|
Party of Labour
|
29,246
|
0
|
|
Republican Movement
|
23,593
|
0
|
|
Swiss Progressive Organisations
|
8,859
|
0
|
|
Free Opposition Party
|
2,008
|
0
|
Bern
|
31
|
601,381
|
347,799
|
|
Social Democratic Party
|
3,272,395
|
10
|
|
Swiss People's Party
|
3,086,851
|
10
|
|
Free Democratic Party
|
1,819,024
|
5
|
|
Ring of Independents
|
664,295
|
2
|
|
Christian Democratic People's Party
|
566,163
|
1
|
|
Evangelical People's Party
|
430,124
|
1
|
|
National Action
|
388,872
|
1
|
|
Republican Movement
|
221,004
|
1
|
|
Independent Social-Christian Party
|
91,632
|
0
|
|
Volkstümlich
|
4,736
|
0
|
Fribourg
|
6
|
104,385
|
55,827
|
|
Christian Democratic People's Party
|
136,147
|
3
|
|
Free Democratic Party
|
81,018
|
2
|
|
Social Democratic Party
|
65,253
|
1
|
|
Swiss People's Party
|
28,460
|
0
|
|
Independent Social-Christian Party
|
17,435
|
0
|
Geneva
|
11
|
173,910
|
81,670
|
|
Party of Labour
|
183,332
|
3
|
|
Free Democratic Party
|
168,724
|
2
|
|
Social Democratic Party
|
167,854
|
2
|
|
Liberal Party
|
123,516
|
2
|
|
Independent Social-Christian Party
|
120,939
|
2
|
|
Ring of Independents
|
54,563
|
0
|
|
Vigilance
|
47,504
|
0
|
|
National Action
|
12,696
|
0
|
Glarus
|
1
|
22,016
|
13,582
|
|
Social Democratic Party
|
7,652
|
1
|
|
Free Democratic Party
|
5,667
|
0
|
Grisons
|
5
|
89,842
|
50,960
|
|
Christian Democratic People's Party
|
93,234
|
2
|
|
Swiss People's Party
|
85,146
|
2
|
|
Free Democratic Party
|
37,034
|
1
|
|
Social Democratic Party
|
34,801
|
0
|
Lucerne
|
9
|
165,445
|
109,655
|
|
Christian Democratic People's Party
|
473,336
|
5
|
|
Free Democratic Party
|
290,905
|
3
|
|
Social Democratic Party
|
120,390
|
1
|
|
Ring of Independents
|
84,561
|
0
|
Neuchâtel
|
5
|
96,306
|
46,491
|
|
Social Democratic Party
|
68,715
|
2
|
|
Free Democratic Party
|
54,661
|
2
|
|
Liberal Party
|
35,858
|
1
|
|
Party of Labour
|
30,778
|
0
|
|
Republican Movement
|
22,672
|
0
|
|
Progressive National Party
|
12,080
|
0
|
Nidwalden
|
1
|
14,794
|
7,596
|
|
Christian Democratic People's Party
|
6,425
|
1
|
Obwalden
|
1
|
14,371
|
7,721
|
|
Christian Democratic People's Party
|
7,547
|
1
|
Schaffhausen
|
2
|
40,982
|
32,257
|
|
Social Democratic Party
|
24,897
|
1
|
|
Free Democratic Party
|
20,500
|
1
|
|
Ring of Independents
|
7,548
|
0
|
|
Christian Democratic People's Party
|
4,984
|
0
|
|
National Action
|
3,983
|
0
|
Schwyz
|
3
|
50,787
|
22,844
|
|
Christian Democratic People's Party
|
24,758
|
1
|
|
Social Democratic Party
|
18,652
|
1
|
|
Free Democratic Party
|
13,124
|
1
|
|
We Want to Vote
|
7,800
|
0
|
Solothurn
|
7
|
128,238
|
82,369
|
|
Free Democratic Party
|
194,154
|
3
|
|
Christian Democratic People's Party
|
156,657
|
2
|
|
Social Democratic Party
|
148,795
|
2
|
|
Ring of Independents
|
40,527
|
0
|
|
National Action
|
25,844
|
0
|
St. Gallen
|
12
|
211,565
|
131,082
|
|
Christian Democratic People's Party
|
679,985
|
6
|
|
Free Democratic Party
|
364,356
|
3
|
|
Social Democratic Party
|
225,490
|
2
|
|
Ring of Independents
|
108,322
|
1
|
|
Republican Movement
|
108,035
|
0
|
|
Evangelical People's Party
|
46,530
|
0
|
|
Swiss Progressive Organisations
|
6,552
|
0
|
|
European Federalist Party
|
5,227
|
0
|
Ticino
|
8
|
133,771
|
81,114
|
|
Free Democratic Party
|
242,069
|
4
|
|
Christian Democratic People's Party
|
219,389
|
3
|
|
Social Democratic Party
|
82,930
|
1
|
|
Autonomous Socialist Party
|
42,116
|
0
|
|
Party of Labour
|
17,314
|
0
|
|
Swiss People's Party
|
15,364
|
0
|
|
Republican Movement
|
10,984
|
0
|
Thurgau
|
6
|
96,996
|
60,159
|
|
Swiss People's Party
|
92,097
|
2
|
|
Christian Democratic People's Party
|
82,962
|
1
|
|
Social Democratic Party
|
73,228
|
1
|
|
Free Democratic Party
|
59,665
|
1
|
|
Republican Movement
|
31,120
|
1
|
|
National Action
|
14,999
|
0
|
Uri
|
1
|
19,694
|
11,039
|
|
Free Democratic Party
|
9,712
|
1
|
Vaud
|
16
|
288,668
|
132,382
|
|
Free Democratic Party
|
537,173
|
5
|
|
Social Democratic Party
|
515,893
|
4
|
|
Party of Labour
|
252,539
|
2
|
|
Liberal Party
|
256,061
|
2
|
|
Swiss People's Party
|
159,490
|
1
|
|
Christian Democratic People's Party
|
108,558
|
1
|
|
National Action
|
87,146
|
1
|
|
Ring of Independents
|
85,011
|
0
|
|
Republican Movement
|
60,816
|
0
|
Valais
|
7
|
119,854
|
80,589
|
|
Christian Democratic People's Party
|
341,294
|
5
|
|
Free Democratic Party
|
106,853
|
1
|
|
Social Democratic Party
|
85,778
|
1
|
|
Social Independent Movement
|
20,380
|
0
|
Zug
|
2
|
Elected unopposed
|
|
Christian Democratic People's Party
|
|
1
|
|
Free Democratic Party
|
|
1
|
Zürich
|
35
|
644,893
|
372,435
|
|
Social Democratic Party
|
2,688,278
|
8
|
|
Free Democratic Party
|
2,158,558
|
6
|
|
Ring of Independents
|
2,127,106
|
6
|
|
Swiss People's Party
|
1,566,199
|
5
|
|
Republican Movement
|
1,448,131
|
4
|
|
Christian Democratic People's Party
|
1,228,888
|
3
|
|
Evangelical People's Party
|
668,427
|
2
|
|
National Action
|
637,912
|
1
|
|
Party of Labour
|
205,984
|
0
|
|
European Federalist Party
|
43,931
|
0
|
|
Erwa-Bund
|
39,784
|
0
|
|
Helvetic People's Movement Against Foreign Infiltration
|
32,288
|
0
|
|
The Initiators
|
24,633
|
0
|
|
Swiss People's Party
|
9,000
|
0
|
|
Source: Bundesblatt, 17 November 1971
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Council of the States
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