| Election Name: | 2006 Swiss Federal Council election |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2003 Swiss Federal Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2003 |
| Next Election: | 2007 Swiss Federal Council election |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
| Election Date: | 14 June 2006 |
| Nominee1: | Doris Leuthard |
| Party1: | Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland |
| Electoral Vote1: | 133 |
| Nominee2: | Chiara Simoneschi-Cortesi |
| Party2: | Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland |
| Electoral Vote2: | 29 |
| Federal Councillor | |
| Before Election: | Joseph Deiss |
| Before Party: | Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland |
| After Election: | Doris Leuthard |
| After Party: | Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland |
On 14 June 2006, a by-election was held for the vacant seat of Joseph Deiss on the Federal Council, the government of Switzerland.
The joint chambers of the Federal Assembly elected Doris Leuthard of the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland in the first round of voting with 133 votes out of 234.[1]
Doris Leuthard, at that time president of her party and member of the National Council representing the canton of Aargau, was the only official candidate for the seat of Joseph Deiss. Several other members of her party also received votes.
| Round 1 | |
|---|---|
| Doris Leuthard | 133 |
| Chiara Simoneschi-Cortesi | 29 |
| Lucrezia Meier-Schatz | 28 |
| Carlo Schmid | 11 |
| Votes received by other persons | 33 |
| Votes cast | 242 |
| Invalid votes | 3 |
| Blank votes | 5 |
| Valid votes | 234 |
| Absolute majority | 118 |