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Party
Leader
%
Seats
+/–
National Council
Swiss People's
Toni Brunner
29.4%
65
+11
Social Democrats
Christian Levrat
18.8%
43
−3
FDP.The Liberals
Philipp Müller
16.4%
33
+3
Christian Democrats
Christophe Darbellay
11.6%
27
−1
Greens
Adèle Thorens Regula Rytz
7.1%
11
−4
Green Liberals
Martin Bäumle
4.6%
7
−5
BDP
Martin Landolt
4.1%
7
−2
Evangelical People's
Marianne Streiff
1.9%
2
0
Ticino League
Attilio Bignasca
1.0%
2
0
Labour
Gavriel Pinson
0.4%
1
+1
CSP Obwalden
Sepp Stalder
0.4%
1
0
Geneva Citizens'
Roger Golay
0.3%
1
0
Council of States
Christian Democrats
13
0
FDP.The Liberals
13
+2
Social Democrats
12
+1
Swiss People's
5
0
Greens
1
−1
BDP
1
0
Independent
1
0
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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.[1][2]
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.[3][4][5]
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,[6] 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.[7]
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.[8]
^"Parties Manoeuvre for Seats in Swiss Senate". The Local. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
^"Final Composition of Swiss Parliament Emerges". Swissinfo. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
^"Homepage Elections 2015". Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^Duc-Nguyen, Quang (22 October 2015). "Parliament's Shift to the Right, in Figures". Swissinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
^Geiser, Urs. "Parliament shifts to the right". Swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^Gerber, Marlène; Mueller, Sean (23 October 2015). "4 Cool Graphs that Explain Sunday's Swiss Elections". The Washington Post. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
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