All 200 seats in the National Council (101 seats needed for a majority) All 46 seats in the Council of States (24 seats needed for a majority)
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Party
Leader
%
Seats
+/–
National Council
Swiss People's
Toni Brunner
26.6%
54
−8
Social Democrats
Christian Levrat
18.7%
46
+3
FDP.The Liberals
Fulvio Pelli
15.1%
30
−5
Christian Democrats
Christophe Darbellay
12.3%
28
−3
Greens
Ueli Leuenberger
8.4%
15
−5
Green Liberals
Martin Bäumle
5.4%
12
+9
BDP
Hans Grunder
5.4%
9
New
Evangelical People's
Heiner Studer
2.0%
2
0
Ticino League
Giuliano Bignasca
0.8%
2
+1
Geneva Citizens'
Éric Stauffer
0.4%
1
+1
CSP Obwalden
Sepp Stalder
0.4%
1
+1
Council of States
Christian Democrats
13
−2
FDP.The Liberals
11
−1
Social Democrats
11
+2
Swiss People's
5
−2
Greens
2
0
Green Liberals
2
+1
BDP
1
New
Independent
1
+1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Map of Swiss cantons shaded by the party that won the most votes. The Swiss People's Party dominated German-speaking Switzerland, while the Social Democrats were the largest in the French-speaking west.
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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 23 October 2011.
All of the Federal Assembly were to be elected: all 200 seats in the National Council and all 46 seats in the Council of States.
Voter turnout was 49.1%, compared to 48.9% in 2007.[1]
^"Wahlbeteiligung 2011". Politik-stat.ch. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
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