| Election Name: | 1987 Swiss federal election |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1983 |
| Next Election: | 1991 |
| Seats For Election: | 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) |
| Turnout: | 46.5% 2.4 pp |
| Election Date: | 18 October 1987 |
| Heading1: | National Council |
| Leader1: | Bruno Hunziker |
| Party1: | Free Democratic Party of Switzerland |
| Percentage1: | 22.9% |
| Last Election1: | 54 |
| Seats1: | 51 |
| Leader2: | Eva Segmüller |
| Party2: | Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland |
| Percentage2: | 19.6% |
| Last Election2: | 42 |
| Seats2: | 42 |
| Leader3: | Helmut Hubacher |
| Party3: | Social Democratic Party of Switzerland |
| Percentage3: | 18.4% |
| Last Election3: | 47 |
| Seats3: | 41 |
| Leader4: | Adolf Ogi |
| Party4: | Swiss People's Party |
| Percentage4: | 11.0% |
| Last Election4: | 23 |
| Seats4: | 25 |
| Leader5: | Hanspeter Thür |
| Party5: | Green Party of Switzerland |
| Percentage5: | 4.9% |
| Last Election5: | 3 |
| Seats5: | 9 |
| Leader6: | Franz Jaeger |
| Party6: | Alliance of Independents |
| Percentage6: | 4.2% |
| Last Election6: | 8 |
| Seats6: | 8 |
| Party7: | Green Alliance (Switzerland) |
| Percentage7: | 4.0% |
| Last Election7: | 3 |
| Seats7: | 4 |
| Leader8: | Gilbert Coutau |
| Party8: | Liberal Party of Switzerland |
| Percentage8: | 2.7% |
| Last Election8: | 8 |
| Seats8: | 9 |
| Leader9: | Jürg Scherrer |
| Party9: | Swiss Motorists' Party |
| Percentage9: | 2.6% |
| Last Election9: | New |
| Seats9: | 2 |
| Leader10: | Rudolf Keller |
| Party10: | National Action against the Alienation of the People and the Home |
| Percentage10: | 2.5% |
| Last Election10: | 4 |
| Seats10: | 3 |
| Leader11: | Max Dünki |
| Party11: | Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland |
| Percentage11: | 1.9% |
| Last Election11: | 3 |
| Seats11: | 3 |
| Party12: | Swiss Party of Labour |
| Percentage12: | 0.8% |
| Last Election12: | 1 |
| Seats12: | 1 |
| Party13: | Autonomous Socialist Party (Ticino) |
| Percentage13: | 0.6% |
| Last Election13: | 1 |
| Seats13: | 1 |
| Leader14: | Herbert Maeder |
| Party14: | Herbert Maeder Committee |
| Last Election14: | 1 |
| Seats14: | 1 |
| Heading15: | Council of States |
| Party15: | Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland |
| Last Election15: | 18 |
| Seats15: | 19 |
| Party16: | Free Democratic Party of Switzerland |
| Last Election16: | 14 |
| Seats16: | 14 |
| Party17: | Social Democratic Party of Switzerland |
| Last Election17: | 6 |
| Seats17: | 5 |
| Party18: | Swiss People's Party |
| Last Election18: | 5 |
| Seats18: | 4 |
| Party19: | Liberal Party of Switzerland |
| Last Election19: | 3 |
| Seats19: | 3 |
| Party20: | Alliance of Independents |
| Last Election20: | 0 |
| Seats20: | 1 |
Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 18 October 1987.[1] The Free Democratic Party remained the largest party in the National Council, winning 51 of the 200 seats.[2]
| Constituency | Seats | Electorate | Turnout | Party | Votes | Seats won | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aargau | 14 | 307,082 | 132,398 | Free Democratic Party | 371,074 | 3 | ||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | 346,025 | 3 | ||||||
| Social Democratic Party | 337,945 | 3 | ||||||
| Swiss People's Party | 286,789 | 3 | ||||||
| Green Alliance | 125,768 | 1 | ||||||
| Swiss Motorists' Party | 97,569 | 0 | ||||||
| Ring of Independents | 86,665 | 1 | ||||||
| National Action | 82,397 | 0 | ||||||
| Evangelical People's Party | 61,516 | 0 | ||||||
| Federal Democratic Union | 18,972 | 0 | ||||||
| Women for Aargau | 14,209 | 0 | ||||||
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 2 | Elected unopposed | Free Democratic Party | 1 | ||||
| "Herbert Maeder" Committee | 1 | |||||||
| Appenzell Innerrhoden | 1 | 8,967 | 2,027 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 1,726 | 1 | ||
| Others | 146 | 0 | ||||||
| Basel-Landschaft | 7 | 152,662 | 71,282 | Social Democratic Party | 112,265 | 3 | ||
| Free Democratic Party | 108,096 | 2 | ||||||
| Swiss People's Party | 58,831 | 1 | ||||||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | 60,355 | 1 | ||||||
| Green Alliance | 46,420 | 1 | ||||||
| Green Party | 34,041 | 0 | ||||||
| National Action | 30,332 | 0 | ||||||
| Evangelical People's Party | 15,883 | 0 | ||||||
| Ring of Independents | 13,050 | 0 | ||||||
| Swiss Motorists' Party | 12,670 | 0 | ||||||
| Basel-Stadt | 6 | 134,127 | 58,398 | Social Democratic Party | 90,208 | 2 | ||
| Liberal Party | 42,725 | 1 | ||||||
| Free Democratic Party | 38,819 | 1 | ||||||
| Green Alliance | 44,080 | 1 | ||||||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | 34,691 | 0 | ||||||
| Ring of Independents | 32,685 | 1 | ||||||
| Evangelical People's Party | 15,798 | 0 | ||||||
| National Action | 15,611 | 0 | ||||||
| People's Action | 12,019 | 0 | ||||||
| Party of Labour | 6,565 | 0 | ||||||
| Green Center | 5,822 | 0 | ||||||
| Green Party | 3,846 | 0 | ||||||
| Die Grünen | 3,687 | 0 | ||||||
| The Blue Planet | 1,038 | 0 | ||||||
| Social Liberal European Federalist Party | 141 | 0 | ||||||
| Bern | 29 | 647,126 | 295,606 | Swiss People's Party | 2,351,139 | 9 | ||
| Social Democratic Party | 1,884,108 | 7 | ||||||
| Free Democratic Party | 1,363,827 | 5 | ||||||
| Green Party | 782,080 | 3 | ||||||
| Ring of Independents | 304,488 | 1 | ||||||
| Evangelical People's Party | 287,983 | 1 | ||||||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | 281,787 | 1 | ||||||
| National Action | 269,612 | 1 | ||||||
| Swiss Motorists' Party | 267,032 | 1 | ||||||
| Federal Democratic Union | 229,815 | 0 | ||||||
| Green Alliance | 219,025 | 0 | ||||||
| Ecological Freedom Party | 120,613 | 0 | ||||||
| Bern Interest Group for Civil-Commercial Politics | 50,185 | 0 | ||||||
| Pensioners also have a say! | 19,762 | 0 | ||||||
| Young List Emmental | 15,255 | 0 | ||||||
| Civic Voters for Nature and the Environment | 10,525 | 0 | ||||||
| Party of Transparency in Politics | 7,428 | 0 | ||||||
| Fribourg | 6 | 130,898 | 60,624 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 132,811 | 3 | ||
| Social Democratic Party | 78,196 | 1 | ||||||
| Free Democratic Party | 58,769 | 1 | ||||||
| Swiss People's Party | 31,201 | 1 | ||||||
| Independent Social-Christian Party | 24,236 | 0 | ||||||
| Ecological Freedom Party | 14,741 | 0 | ||||||
| Green Alliance | 5,989 | 0 | ||||||
| Grand Union List | 4,773 | 0 | ||||||
| German Fribourg Party | 1,782 | 0 | ||||||
| Geneva | 11 | 193,566 | 74,624 | Social Democratic Party | 145,478 | 2 | ||
| Liberal Party | 141,547 | 3 | ||||||
| Free Democratic Party | 141,189 | 2 | ||||||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | 114,323 | 2 | ||||||
| Green Party | 90,409 | 1 | ||||||
| Party of Labour | 68,292 | 1 | ||||||
| Republican Movement | 54,383 | 0 | ||||||
| Legalize Cannabis | 11,795 | 0 | ||||||
| National Action | 8,331 | 0 | ||||||
| Ecological Freedom Party | 4,652 | 0 | ||||||
| Social Liberal European Federalist Party | 2,960 | 0 | ||||||
| Glarus | 1 | 23,506 | 5,336 | Swiss People's Party | 4,089 | 1 | ||
| Others | 687 | 0 | ||||||
| Grisons | 5 | 111,885 | 44,181 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 61,806 | 2 | ||
| Swiss People's Party | 43,409 | 1 | ||||||
| Social Democratic Party | 42,469 | 1 | ||||||
| Free Democratic Party | 39,647 | 1 | ||||||
| Free Citizens' List | 13,942 | 0 | ||||||
| Green Alliance | 13,147 | 0 | ||||||
| Ecological Freedom Party | 2,793 | 0 | ||||||
| Jura | 2 | 43,587 | 22,491 | Free Democratic Party | 14,861 | 1 | ||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | 14,681 | 1 | ||||||
| Social Democratic Party | 11,319 | 0 | ||||||
| Independent Social-Christian Party | 3,581 | 0 | ||||||
| Lucerne | 9 | 205,188 | 111,309 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 461,535 | 5 | ||
| Free Democratic Party | 292,530 | 3 | ||||||
| Social Democratic Party | 88,472 | 1 | ||||||
| Green Alliance | 85,562 | 0 | ||||||
| Swiss Motorists' Party | 33,579 | 0 | ||||||
| National Action | 14,120 | 0 | ||||||
| Ecological Freedom Party | 4,096 | 0 | ||||||
| Tell 2000 | 1,773 | 0 | ||||||
| Neuchâtel | 5 | 99,384 | 37,175 | Social Democratic Party | 55,780 | 2 | ||
| Liberal Party | 54,193 | 2 | ||||||
| Free Democratic Party | 36,994 | 1 | ||||||
| Green Party | 12,279 | 0 | ||||||
| Free List | 8,110 | 0 | ||||||
| Party of Labour | 6,802 | 0 | ||||||
| National Action | 6,173 | 0 | ||||||
| Nidwalden | 1 | 22,112 | 5,175 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 3,992 | 1 | ||
| Others | 129 | 0 | ||||||
| Obwalden | 1 | 18,532 | 9,437 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 4,771 | 1 | ||
| Free Democratic Party | 2,805 | 0 | ||||||
| Others | 1,605 | 0 | ||||||
| Schaffhausen | 2 | 46,272 | 32,217 | Social Democratic Party | 24,066 | 1 | ||
| Free Democratic Party | 21,064 | 1 | ||||||
| Swiss People's Party | 14,436 | 0 | ||||||
| Federal Democratic Union | 1,845 | 0 | ||||||
| Schwyz | 3 | 68,324 | 28,452 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 30,745 | 1 | ||
| Free Democratic Party | 20,194 | 1 | ||||||
| Social Democratic Party | 11,891 | 1 | ||||||
| Critical Forum | 10,013 | 0 | ||||||
| Swiss People's Party | 6,320 | 0 | ||||||
| Swiss Motorists' Party | 4,085 | 0 | ||||||
| Solothurn | 7 | 149,758 | 91,033 | Free Democratic Party | 226,001 | 3 | ||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | 156,117 | 2 | ||||||
| Social Democratic Party | 138,601 | 2 | ||||||
| Green Party | 46,724 | 0 | ||||||
| Swiss Motorists' Party | 30,680 | 0 | ||||||
| Ring of Independents | 22,066 | 0 | ||||||
| Party of Labour | 2,035 | 0 | ||||||
| St. Gallen | 12 | 257,455 | 112,230 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 522,650 | 6 | ||
| Free Democratic Party | 318,140 | 3 | ||||||
| Social Democratic Party | 151,068 | 2 | ||||||
| Ring of Independents | 133,135 | 1 | ||||||
| Green Alliance | 70,596 | 0 | ||||||
| Swiss Motorists' Party | 67,532 | 0 | ||||||
| Evangelical People's Party | 30,496 | 0 | ||||||
| National Action | 28,082 | 0 | ||||||
| Group for Integral Politics | 1,772 | 0 | ||||||
| New Movement | 1,322 | 0 | ||||||
| Ticino | 8 | 169,279 | 101,887 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 301,833 | 4 | ||
| Free Democratic Party | 285,031 | 3 | ||||||
| Autonomous Socialist Party | 86,787 | 1 | ||||||
| Social Democratic Party | 73,182 | 0 | ||||||
| Green Party | 15,086 | 0 | ||||||
| Swiss People's Party | 9,871 | 0 | ||||||
| Party of Labour | 9,341 | 0 | ||||||
| Ecological Freedom Party | 7,250 | 0 | ||||||
| Socialist Green Alternative | 7,042 | 0 | ||||||
| Via Libera | 2,365 | 0 | ||||||
| Radical Anti-Mafia Ecological Party | 1,679 | 0 | ||||||
| Thurgau | 6 | 120,550 | 58,487 | Swiss People's Party | 75,322 | 2 | ||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | 71,000 | 1 | ||||||
| Social Democratic Party | 46,673 | 1 | ||||||
| Free Democratic Party | 64,231 | 1 | ||||||
| Green Party | 37,472 | 1 | ||||||
| Swiss Motorists' Party | 22,065 | 0 | ||||||
| For Law and Justice | 18,909 | 0 | ||||||
| Ring of Independents | 9,096 | 0 | ||||||
| Fresh Wind | 1,776 | 0 | ||||||
| Green Alliance | 722 | 0 | ||||||
| Uri | 1 | 23,343 | 10,793 | Free Democratic Party | 8,765 | 1 | ||
| Swiss Motorists' Party | 170 | 0 | ||||||
| Others | 902 | 0 | ||||||
| Vaud | 17 | 333,224 | 124,630 | Free Democratic Party | 567,827 | 6 | ||
| Social Democratic Party | 464,006 | 6 | ||||||
| Liberal Party | 357,275 | 3 | ||||||
| Green Party | 172,073 | 1 | ||||||
| Swiss People's Party | 127,916 | 1 | ||||||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | 84,134 | 0 | ||||||
| Socialist Green Alternative | 75,574 | 0 | ||||||
| Party of Labour | 71,979 | 0 | ||||||
| National Action | 57,326 | 0 | ||||||
| Federal Democratic Union | 22,940 | 0 | ||||||
| Legalize Cannabis | 21,087 | 0 | ||||||
| Humanist Independent List | 19,657 | 0 | ||||||
| Social Liberal European Federalist Party | 10,291 | 0 | ||||||
| Patriotic Union | 5,660 | 0 | ||||||
| Valais | 7 | 155,139 | 92,529 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 366,632 | 4 | ||
| Free Democratic Party | 153,333 | 2 | ||||||
| Social Democratic Party | 90,800 | 1 | ||||||
| Green Party | 10,328 | 0 | ||||||
| Legalize Cannabis | 3,579 | 0 | ||||||
| Zug | 2 | 52,674 | 24,460 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 16,561 | 1 | ||
| Free Democratic Party | 16,478 | 1 | ||||||
| Social Democratic Party | 10,911 | 0 | ||||||
| Green Alliance | 3,783 | 0 | ||||||
| Social Liberal European Federalist Party | 624 | 0 | ||||||
| Zürich | 35 | 740,438 | 351,688 | Free Democratic Party | 2,477,532 | 8 | ||
| Social Democratic Party | 2,125,218 | 6 | ||||||
| Swiss People's Party | 1,853,712 | 6 | ||||||
| Ring of Independents | 1,411,707 | 4 | ||||||
| Green Party | 979,270 | 3 | ||||||
| Christian Democratic People's Party | 869,292 | 2 | ||||||
| National Action | 605,840 | 2 | ||||||
| Evangelical People's Party | 532,088 | 2 | ||||||
| Green Alliance | 467,859 | 1 | ||||||
| Swiss Motorists' Party | 457,963 | 1 | ||||||
| Federal Democratic Union | 214,523 | 0 | ||||||
| Republican Movement | 58,258 | 0 | ||||||
| Party of Labour | 32,147 | 0 | ||||||
| Reasonable Traffic Policy for A Better Environment | 19,681 | 0 | ||||||
| Women's Movement "Mother and Child" | 14,897 | 0 | ||||||
| Pro Solar | 14,369 | 0 | ||||||
| Humanist Party | 12,916 | 0 | ||||||
| Young Environmentally Conscious Democratic List | 9,875 | 0 | ||||||
| Social Liberal European Federalist Party | 9,737 | 0 | ||||||
| Sensible Agricultural and Consumer Politics | 9,483 | 0 | ||||||
| Ecological Freedom Party | 7,864 | 0 | ||||||
| Dynamic Center | 4,476 | 0 | ||||||
| Source: Bundesblatt, 24 November 1987 | ||||||||