# 2011 Swiss federal election

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.

## National Council

At the last election, in 2007, the Swiss People's Party (SVP) won the highest share of the vote ever recorded for a single party in Switzerland, with 29% of the vote. Soon after, a moderate faction split from the SVP, forming the Conservative Democratic Party (BDP).
In the 2011 election, the two neophyte parties BDP and Green Liberal Party (GLP) were successful, each receiving 5.4% of the popular vote. Both the GLP and the BDP have gained the required five seats to form their own parliamentary groups, suggesting a split of the centrist CVP/EVP/glp group.
All other major parties lost votes, the Swiss People's Party (SVP) for the first time since the 1987 elections. With 26.6% of the popular vote, the SVP is still the strongest party by a comfortable margin, but the 2011 elections marked the end of its rapid growth during the period of 1995–2007.
Of the small parties (below 5 seats), the Evangelical People's Party received 2.0% of the vote (+0.4%), retaining its two seats. The Ticino League received 0.8% of the vote (+0.2%) and gains one seat, now holding two.
The Christian Social Party lost one seat, but gained another to remain in the National Council, while the Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland and Swiss Party of Labour lost their single seats. Other minor groups which gathered more than 0.1% of the popular vote are: the Swiss Pirate Party (0.48%), the Swiss Democrats (0.20%), parteifrei.ch (0.19%) and Tierpartei Schweiz (0.15%).
| | Swiss People's Party | 648,675 | 26.61 | 54 | −8 |
| | Social Democratic Party | 457,317 | 18.76 | 46 | +3 |
| | FDP.The Liberals | 368,951 | 15.13 | 30 | −1 |
| | Christian Democratic People's Party | 300,544 | 12.33 | 28 | −3 |
| | Green Party | 205,984 | 8.45 | 15 | −5 |
| | Green Liberal Party | 131,436 | 5.39 | 12 | +9 |
| | Conservative Democratic Party | 132,279 | 5.43 | 9 | +9 |
| | Evangelical People's Party | 48,789 | 2.00 | 2 | 0 |
| | Ticino League | 19,657 | 0.81 | 2 | +1 |
| | Geneva Citizens' Movement | 10,714 | 0.44 | 1 | +1 |
| | Federal Democratic Union | 31,056 | 1.27 | 0 | −1 |
| | Swiss Party of Labour | 21,482 | 0.88 | 0 | −1 |
| | Christian Social Party | 6,248 | 0.26 | 0 | –1 |
| Others | Others | 54,622 | 2.24 | 1 | – |
| Total | Total | 2,437,754 | 100.00 | 200 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,437,754 | 98.08 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 47,649 | 1.92 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 2,485,403 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 5,124,034 | 48.50 | | |
| Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in French) Statistics Switzerland (in German) Turnout ||||||

### By constituency

| Constituency | Seats | Electorate | Turnout | Party | Votes | Seats won |
| Aargau | 15 | 399,092 | 193,601 | Swiss People's Party | 954,360 | 6 |
| Aargau | 15 | 399,092 | 193,601 | Social Democratic Party | 495,540 | 3 |
| Aargau | 15 | 399,092 | 193,601 | FDP.The Liberals | 315,427 | 2 |
| Aargau | 15 | 399,092 | 193,601 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 290,964 | 1 |
| Aargau | 15 | 399,092 | 193,601 | Green Party | 200,654 | 1 |
| Aargau | 15 | 399,092 | 193,601 | Conservative Democratic Party | 168,731 | 1 |
| Aargau | 15 | 399,092 | 193,601 | Green Liberal Party | 155,684 | 1 |
| Aargau | 15 | 399,092 | 193,601 | Evangelical People's Party | 88,483 | 0 |
| Aargau | 15 | 399,092 | 193,601 | Federal Democratic Union | 32,180 | 0 |
| Aargau | 15 | 399,092 | 193,601 | Pirate Party | 21,274 | 0 |
| Aargau | 15 | 399,092 | 193,601 | Social Liberal Movement | 13,087 | 0 |
| Aargau | 15 | 399,092 | 193,601 | Swiss Democrats | 10,419 | 0 |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 1 | 37,678 | 17,900 | FDP.The Liberals | 8,970 | 1 |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 1 | 37,678 | 17,900 | Swiss People's Party | 5,312 | 0 |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 1 | 37,678 | 17,900 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 1,840 | 0 |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 1 | 37,678 | 17,900 | Green Party | 1,114 | 0 |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 1 | 37,678 | 17,900 | Others | 178 | 0 |
| Appenzell Innerrhoden | 1 | 11,358 | 4,232 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 3,107 | 1 |
| Appenzell Innerrhoden | 1 | 11,358 | 4,232 | Social Democratic Party | 830 | 0 |
| Appenzell Innerrhoden | 1 | 11,358 | 4,232 | Others | 146 | 0 |
| Basel-Landschaft | 7 | 186,806 | 89,949 | Swiss People's Party | 165,995 | 2 |
| Basel-Landschaft | 7 | 186,806 | 89,949 | Social Democratic Party | 150,583 | 2 |
| Basel-Landschaft | 7 | 186,806 | 89,949 | Green Party | 83,779 | 1 |
| Basel-Landschaft | 7 | 186,806 | 89,949 | FDP.The Liberals | 68,710 | 1 |
| Basel-Landschaft | 7 | 186,806 | 89,949 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 50,782 | 1 |
| Basel-Landschaft | 7 | 186,806 | 89,949 | Conservative Democratic Party | 39,129 | 0 |
| Basel-Landschaft | 7 | 186,806 | 89,949 | Green Liberal Party | 30,811 | 0 |
| Basel-Landschaft | 7 | 186,806 | 89,949 | Evangelical People's Party | 20,248 | 0 |
| Basel-Landschaft | 7 | 186,806 | 89,949 | Swiss Democrats | 4,162 | 0 |
| Basel-Stadt | 5 | 114,064 | 57,337 | Social Democratic Party | 80,673 | 2 |
| Basel-Stadt | 5 | 114,064 | 57,337 | Swiss People's Party | 45,771 | 1 |
| Basel-Stadt | 5 | 114,064 | 57,337 | FDP.The Liberals | 53,004 | 1 |
| Basel-Stadt | 5 | 114,064 | 57,337 | Green Party | 37,228 | 0 |
| Basel-Stadt | 5 | 114,064 | 57,337 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 18,082 | 1 |
| Basel-Stadt | 5 | 114,064 | 57,337 | Green Liberal Party | 16,139 | 0 |
| Basel-Stadt | 5 | 114,064 | 57,337 | Evangelical People's Party | 6,920 | 0 |
| Basel-Stadt | 5 | 114,064 | 57,337 | Conservative Democratic Party | 6,180 | 0 |
| Basel-Stadt | 5 | 114,064 | 57,337 | Pirate Party | 5,314 | 0 |
| Basel-Stadt | 5 | 114,064 | 57,337 | People's Action | 4,048 | 0 |
| Basel-Stadt | 5 | 114,064 | 57,337 | Federal Democratic Union | 1,418 | 0 |
| Basel-Stadt | 5 | 114,064 | 57,337 | parteifrei.ch | 1,337 | 0 |
| Basel-Stadt | 5 | 114,064 | 57,337 | Free State of Lower Kleinbasel | 901 | 0 |
| Bern | 26 | 713,938 | 359,576 | Swiss People's Party | 2,663,863 | 8 |
| Bern | 26 | 713,938 | 359,576 | Social Democratic Party | 1,776,105 | 6 |
| Bern | 26 | 713,938 | 359,576 | Conservative Democratic Party | 1,367,428 | 4 |
| Bern | 26 | 713,938 | 359,576 | Green Party | 865,168 | 3 |
| Bern | 26 | 713,938 | 359,576 | FDP.The Liberals | 795,408 | 2 |
| Bern | 26 | 713,938 | 359,576 | Green Liberal Party | 486,254 | 2 |
| Bern | 26 | 713,938 | 359,576 | Evangelical People's Party | 383,525 | 1 |
| Bern | 26 | 713,938 | 359,576 | Federal Democratic Union | 285,235 | 0 |
| Bern | 26 | 713,938 | 359,576 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 167,212 | 0 |
| Bern | 26 | 713,938 | 359,576 | Pirate Party | 67,509 | 0 |
| Bern | 26 | 713,938 | 359,576 | Swiss Democrats | 51,549 | 0 |
| Bern | 26 | 713,938 | 359,576 | Alternative Left | 42,439 | 0 |
| Bern | 26 | 713,938 | 359,576 | Jimy Hofer plus | 37,178 | 0 |
| Bern | 26 | 713,938 | 359,576 | Alpenparlament | 36,635 | 0 |
| Bern | 26 | 713,938 | 359,576 | Party of Labour | 31,487 | 0 |
| Bern | 26 | 713,938 | 359,576 | Swiss Nationalist Party | 27,717 | 0 |
| Bern | 26 | 713,938 | 359,576 | Social Liberal Movement | 25,420 | 0 |
| Bern | 26 | 713,938 | 359,576 | Liberal Socialists | 22,697 | 0 |
| Bern | 26 | 713,938 | 359,576 | parteifrei.ch | 21,378 | 0 |
| Bern | 26 | 713,938 | 359,576 | Les Rauraques | 17,911 | 0 |
| Bern | 26 | 713,938 | 359,576 | Animal Party | 17,505 | 0 |
| Fribourg | 7 | 185,485 | 87,582 | Social Democratic Party | 157,679 | 3 |
| Fribourg | 7 | 185,485 | 87,582 | Swiss People's Party | 126,759 | 1 |
| Fribourg | 7 | 185,485 | 87,582 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 119,710 | 2 |
| Fribourg | 7 | 185,485 | 87,582 | FDP.The Liberals | 75,636 | 1 |
| Fribourg | 7 | 185,485 | 87,582 | Christian Social Party | 32,325 | 0 |
| Fribourg | 7 | 185,485 | 87,582 | Green Party | 29,286 | 0 |
| Fribourg | 7 | 185,485 | 87,582 | Green Liberal Party | 20,979 | 0 |
| Fribourg | 7 | 185,485 | 87,582 | Conservative Democratic Party | 11,180 | 0 |
| Fribourg | 7 | 185,485 | 87,582 | Federal Democratic Union | 4,183 | 0 |
| Fribourg | 7 | 185,485 | 87,582 | Evangelical People's Party | 4,124 | 0 |
| Fribourg | 7 | 185,485 | 87,582 | Pirate Party | 3,630 | 0 |
| Fribourg | 7 | 185,485 | 87,582 | parteifrei.ch | 2,599 | 0 |
| Fribourg | 7 | 185,485 | 87,582 | Integral Politics | 1,525 | 0 |
| Fribourg | 7 | 185,485 | 87,582 | Independent Citizens' Movement | 1,360 | 0 |
| Geneva | 11 | 240,126 | 101,795 | Social Democratic Party | 208,505 | 3 |
| Geneva | 11 | 240,126 | 101,795 | FDP.The Liberals | 203,187 | 2 |
| Geneva | 11 | 240,126 | 101,795 | Swiss People's Party | 174,604 | 2 |
| Geneva | 11 | 240,126 | 101,795 | Green Party | 152,800 | 2 |
| Geneva | 11 | 240,126 | 101,795 | Citizens' Movement | 106,592 | 1 |
| Geneva | 11 | 240,126 | 101,795 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 106,486 | 1 |
| Geneva | 11 | 240,126 | 101,795 | Solidarity | 56,711 | 0 |
| Geneva | 11 | 240,126 | 101,795 | Green Liberal Party | 34,528 | 0 |
| Geneva | 11 | 240,126 | 101,795 | Party of Labour | 13,932 | 0 |
| Geneva | 11 | 240,126 | 101,795 | Evangelical People's Party | 11,085 | 0 |
| Geneva | 11 | 240,126 | 101,795 | Pirate Party | 9,806 | 0 |
| Geneva | 11 | 240,126 | 101,795 | The Combative Left | 4,918 | 0 |
| Geneva | 11 | 240,126 | 101,795 | Alliance BLEUE | 2,819 | 0 |
| Glarus | 1 | 26,078 | 8,915 | Conservative Democratic Party | 5,066 | 1 |
| Glarus | 1 | 26,078 | 8,915 | Social Democratic Party | 2,016 | 0 |
| Glarus | 1 | 26,078 | 8,915 | Swiss People's Party | 228 | 0 |
| Glarus | 1 | 26,078 | 8,915 | Green Party | 116 | 0 |
| Glarus | 1 | 26,078 | 8,915 | Others | 783 | 0 |
| Grisons | 5 | 135,141 | 60,965 | Swiss People's Party | 72,290 | 1 |
| Grisons | 5 | 135,141 | 60,965 | Conservative Democratic Party | 60,387 | 1 |
| Grisons | 5 | 135,141 | 60,965 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 49,117 | 1 |
| Grisons | 5 | 135,141 | 60,965 | Social Democratic Party | 46,075 | 1 |
| Grisons | 5 | 135,141 | 60,965 | FDP.The Liberals | 35,134 | 0 |
| Grisons | 5 | 135,141 | 60,965 | Green Liberal Party | 24,357 | 1 |
| Grisons | 5 | 135,141 | 60,965 | Green Party | 6,371 | 0 |
| Grisons | 5 | 135,141 | 60,965 | Federal Democratic Union | 1,499 | 0 |
| Jura | 2 | 50,629 | 22,472 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 14,602 | 1 |
| Jura | 2 | 50,629 | 22,472 | Social Democratic Party | 13,540 | 1 |
| Jura | 2 | 50,629 | 22,472 | Swiss People's Party | 6,792 | 0 |
| Jura | 2 | 50,629 | 22,472 | Green Party | 4,816 | 0 |
| Jura | 2 | 50,629 | 22,472 | FDP.The Liberals | 4,171 | 0 |
| Lucerne | 10 | 260,101 | 132,448 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 349,729 | 3 |
| Lucerne | 10 | 260,101 | 132,448 | Swiss People's Party | 323,783 | 2 |
| Lucerne | 10 | 260,101 | 132,448 | FDP.The Liberals | 237,031 | 2 |
| Lucerne | 10 | 260,101 | 132,448 | Social Democratic Party | 147,927 | 1 |
| Lucerne | 10 | 260,101 | 132,448 | Green Party | 106,756 | 1 |
| Lucerne | 10 | 260,101 | 132,448 | Green Liberal Party | 78,964 | 1 |
| Lucerne | 10 | 260,101 | 132,448 | Conservative Democratic Party | 27,586 | 0 |
| Lucerne | 10 | 260,101 | 132,448 | Evangelical People's Party | 9,619 | 0 |
| Lucerne | 10 | 260,101 | 132,448 | Animal Party | 6,541 | 0 |
| Lucerne | 10 | 260,101 | 132,448 | parteifrei.ch | 1,946 | 0 |
| Neuchâtel | 5 | 109,926 | 46,601 | FDP.The Liberals | 60,247 | 2 |
| Neuchâtel | 5 | 109,926 | 46,601 | Social Democratic Party | 55,451 | 1 |
| Neuchâtel | 5 | 109,926 | 46,601 | Swiss People's Party | 47,967 | 1 |
| Neuchâtel | 5 | 109,926 | 46,601 | Green Party | 26,137 | 1 |
| Neuchâtel | 5 | 109,926 | 46,601 | Party of Labour | 23,329 | 0 |
| Neuchâtel | 5 | 109,926 | 46,601 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 7,833 | 0 |
| Neuchâtel | 5 | 109,926 | 46,601 | Conservative Democratic Party | 3,331 | 0 |
| Nidwalden | 1 | 30,363 | 18,501 | Swiss People's Party | 8,060 | 1 |
| Nidwalden | 1 | 30,363 | 18,501 | FDP.The Liberals | 6,273 | 0 |
| Nidwalden | 1 | 30,363 | 18,501 | Green Party | 3,487 | 0 |
| Obwalden | 1 | 25,221 | 16,209 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 8,896 | 1 |
| Obwalden | 1 | 25,221 | 16,209 | Swiss People's Party | 6,739 | 0 |
| Schaffhausen | 2 | 49,783 | 30,263 | Swiss People's Party | 23,362 | 1 |
| Schaffhausen | 2 | 49,783 | 30,263 | Social Democratic Party | 20,256 | 1 |
| Schaffhausen | 2 | 49,783 | 30,263 | FDP.The Liberals | 7,206 | 0 |
| Schaffhausen | 2 | 49,783 | 30,263 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 3,064 | 0 |
| Schaffhausen | 2 | 49,783 | 30,263 | Federal Democratic Union | 2,218 | 0 |
| Schaffhausen | 2 | 49,783 | 30,263 | Alternative Left | 2,503 | 0 |
| Schwyz | 4 | 98,193 | 49,221 | Swiss People's Party | 72,008 | 1 |
| Schwyz | 4 | 98,193 | 49,221 | FDP.The Liberals | 39,557 | 1 |
| Schwyz | 4 | 98,193 | 49,221 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 38,964 | 1 |
| Schwyz | 4 | 98,193 | 49,221 | Social Democratic Party | 28,017 | 1 |
| Schwyz | 4 | 98,193 | 49,221 | Green Party | 3,797 | 0 |
| Schwyz | 4 | 98,193 | 49,221 | Atom Free - Yes to Sun and Wood | 3,466 | 0 |
| Schwyz | 4 | 98,193 | 49,221 | Evangelical People's Party | 2,097 | 0 |
| Schwyz | 4 | 98,193 | 49,221 | Fresher Wind | 1,665 | 0 |
| Solothurn | 7 | 173,356 | 89,651 | Swiss People's Party | 148,710 | 2 |
| Solothurn | 7 | 173,356 | 89,651 | FDP.The Liberals | 112,529 | 1 |
| Solothurn | 7 | 173,356 | 89,651 | Social Democratic Party | 111,894 | 2 |
| Solothurn | 7 | 173,356 | 89,651 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 109,152 | 2 |
| Solothurn | 7 | 173,356 | 89,651 | Green Party | 45,833 | 0 |
| Solothurn | 7 | 173,356 | 89,651 | Green Liberal Party | 30,415 | 0 |
| Solothurn | 7 | 173,356 | 89,651 | Conservative Democratic Party | 26,675 | 0 |
| Solothurn | 7 | 173,356 | 89,651 | Evangelical People's Party | 8,940 | 0 |
| Solothurn | 7 | 173,356 | 89,651 | parteifrei.ch | 8,182 | 0 |
| Solothurn | 7 | 173,356 | 89,651 | Animal Party | 6,009 | 0 |
| Solothurn | 7 | 173,356 | 89,651 | Federal Democratic Union | 2,968 | 0 |
| St. Gallen | 12 | 311,495 | 145,657 | Swiss People's Party | 536,150 | 4 |
| St. Gallen | 12 | 311,495 | 145,657 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 345,617 | 3 |
| St. Gallen | 12 | 311,495 | 145,657 | Social Democratic Party | 283,803 | 2 |
| St. Gallen | 12 | 311,495 | 145,657 | FDP.The Liberals | 208,587 | 1 |
| St. Gallen | 12 | 311,495 | 145,657 | Green Party | 108,708 | 1 |
| St. Gallen | 12 | 311,495 | 145,657 | Green Liberal Party | 101,598 | 1 |
| St. Gallen | 12 | 311,495 | 145,657 | Conservative Democratic Party | 64,450 | 0 |
| St. Gallen | 12 | 311,495 | 145,657 | Evangelical People's Party | 31,057 | 0 |
| St. Gallen | 12 | 311,495 | 145,657 | Federal Democratic Union | 20,810 | 0 |
| Ticino | 8 | 212,103 | 115,173 | FDP.The Liberals | 214,814 | 2 |
| Ticino | 8 | 212,103 | 115,173 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 172,574 | 2 |
| Ticino | 8 | 212,103 | 115,173 | Ticino League | 151,647 | 2 |
| Ticino | 8 | 212,103 | 115,173 | Social Democratic Party | 143,517 | 1 |
| Ticino | 8 | 212,103 | 115,173 | Swiss People's Party | 83,919 | 1 |
| Ticino | 8 | 212,103 | 115,173 | Green Party | 58,278 | 0 |
| Ticino | 8 | 212,103 | 115,173 | Communist Party | 10,560 | 0 |
| Ticino | 8 | 212,103 | 115,173 | Green Liberal Party | 9,098 | 0 |
| Ticino | 8 | 212,103 | 115,173 | Strengthening the Family | 2,437 | 0 |
| Ticino | 8 | 212,103 | 115,173 | Svizzera Italiana | 2,227 | 0 |
| Thurgau | 6 | 160,453 | 74,975 | Swiss People's Party | 168,239 | 3 |
| Thurgau | 6 | 160,453 | 74,975 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 62,525 | 1 |
| Thurgau | 6 | 160,453 | 74,975 | Social Democratic Party | 52,557 | 1 |
| Thurgau | 6 | 160,453 | 74,975 | FDP.The Liberals | 48,936 | 0 |
| Thurgau | 6 | 160,453 | 74,975 | Green Party | 30,609 | 1 |
| Thurgau | 6 | 160,453 | 74,975 | Green Liberal Party | 22,684 | 0 |
| Thurgau | 6 | 160,453 | 74,975 | Conservative Democratic Party | 21,570 | 0 |
| Thurgau | 6 | 160,453 | 74,975 | Federal Democratic Union | 15,148 | 0 |
| Thurgau | 6 | 160,453 | 74,975 | Evangelical People's Party | 12,747 | 0 |
| Uri | 1 | 26,110 | 12,979 | FDP.The Liberals | 9,005 | 1 |
| Uri | 1 | 26,110 | 12,979 | Social Democratic Party | 2,603 | 0 |
| Uri | 1 | 26,110 | 12,979 | Others | 517 | 0 |
| Vaud | 18 | 410,956 | 171,084 | Social Democratic Party | 742,728 | 6 |
| Vaud | 18 | 410,956 | 171,084 | Swiss People's Party | 677,170 | 4 |
| Vaud | 18 | 410,956 | 171,084 | FDP.The Liberals | 649,372 | 4 |
| Vaud | 18 | 410,956 | 171,084 | Green Party | 341,711 | 2 |
| Vaud | 18 | 410,956 | 171,084 | Green Liberal Party | 150,585 | 1 |
| Vaud | 18 | 410,956 | 171,084 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 136,616 | 1 |
| Vaud | 18 | 410,956 | 171,084 | Party of Labour | 115,915 | 0 |
| Vaud | 18 | 410,956 | 171,084 | Solidarity | 53,329 | 0 |
| Vaud | 18 | 410,956 | 171,084 | Federal Democratic Union | 32,392 | 0 |
| Vaud | 18 | 410,956 | 171,084 | Evangelical People's Party | 31,424 | 0 |
| Vaud | 18 | 410,956 | 171,084 | Pirate Party | 29,125 | 0 |
| Vaud | 18 | 410,956 | 171,084 | Conservative Democratic Party | 24,547 | 0 |
| Vaud | 18 | 410,956 | 171,084 | Citizens' Movement | 15,610 | 0 |
| Vaud | 18 | 410,956 | 171,084 | Swiss Democrats | 2,597 | 0 |
| Vaud | 18 | 410,956 | 171,084 | Swiss Nationalist Party | 2,389 | 0 |
| Valais | 7 | 205,917 | 127,351 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 262,263 | 3 |
| Valais | 7 | 205,917 | 127,351 | Swiss People's Party | 166,508 | 1 |
| Valais | 7 | 205,917 | 127,351 | FDP.The Liberals | 159,046 | 1 |
| Valais | 7 | 205,917 | 127,351 | Social Democratic Party | 129,797 | 2 |
| Valais | 7 | 205,917 | 127,351 | Christian Social Party | 75,322 | 0 |
| Valais | 7 | 205,917 | 127,351 | Green Party | 42,219 | 0 |
| Valais | 7 | 205,917 | 127,351 | Alternative Left | 5,497 | 0 |
| Valais | 7 | 205,917 | 127,351 | Conservative Democratic Party | 5,341 | 0 |
| Zug | 3 | 71,845 | 35,121 | Swiss People's Party | 33,116 | 1 |
| Zug | 3 | 71,845 | 35,121 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 28,413 | 1 |
| Zug | 3 | 71,845 | 35,121 | FDP.The Liberals | 22,494 | 1 |
| Zug | 3 | 71,845 | 35,121 | Green Party | 17,972 | 0 |
| Zug | 3 | 71,845 | 35,121 | Green Liberal Party | 7,943 | 0 |
| Zug | 3 | 71,845 | 35,121 | Social Democratic Party | 6,167 | 0 |
| Zug | 3 | 71,845 | 35,121 | Christian Social Party | 868 | 0 |
| Zürich | 34 | 877,817 | 410,976 | Swiss People's Party | 4,135,959 | 11 |
| Zürich | 34 | 877,817 | 410,976 | Social Democratic Party | 2,671,328 | 7 |
| Zürich | 34 | 877,817 | 410,976 | FDP.The Liberals | 1,613,851 | 4 |
| Zürich | 34 | 877,817 | 410,976 | Green Liberal Party | 1,591,924 | 4 |
| Zürich | 34 | 877,817 | 410,976 | Green Party | 1,163,522 | 3 |
| Zürich | 34 | 877,817 | 410,976 | Conservative Democratic Party | 731,501 | 2 |
| Zürich | 34 | 877,817 | 410,976 | Christian Democratic People's Party | 697,240 | 2 |
| Zürich | 34 | 877,817 | 410,976 | Evangelical People's Party | 425,520 | 1 |
| Zürich | 34 | 877,817 | 410,976 | Federal Democratic Union | 300,540 | 0 |
| Zürich | 34 | 877,817 | 410,976 | Alternative Left | 141,788 | 0 |
| Zürich | 34 | 877,817 | 410,976 | Pirate Party | 119,400 | 0 |
| Zürich | 34 | 877,817 | 410,976 | parteifrei.ch | 60,471 | 0 |
| Zürich | 34 | 877,817 | 410,976 | Animal Party | 55,466 | 0 |
| Zürich | 34 | 877,817 | 410,976 | Swiss Democrats | 39,012 | 0 |
| Zürich | 34 | 877,817 | 410,976 | Party of Labour | 33,100 | 0 |
| Zürich | 34 | 877,817 | 410,976 | Fools Party | 8,521 | 0 |
| Zürich | 34 | 877,817 | 410,976 | Anti-PowerPoint Party | 4,796 | 0 |
| Zürich | 34 | 877,817 | 410,976 | Subitas | 1,989 | 0 |
| Source: Bundesblatt, 22 November 2011 ||||||||

## Council of States

The elections of the Council of States are done by a plurality voting system. 27 out of 46 seats were determined on the first ballot on 23 October; the remaining 19 seats were decided in a second ballot held in November.
| | Christian Democratic People's Party | 13 | –2 |
| | FDP.The Liberals | 11 | -1 |
| | Social Democratic Party | 11 | +2 |
| | Swiss People's Party | 5 | –2 |
| | Green Party | 2 | 0 |
| | Green Liberal Party | 2 | +1 |
| | Conservative Democratic Party | 1 | +1 |
| | Independents | 1 | +1 |
| Total | Total | 46 | 0 |
| Source: Politik-Stat ||||

### By canton

| Canton | Seat 1 | Party | | Seat 2 | Party |
| ZH Zurich | Felix Gutzwiller * | FDP.The Liberals | | Verena Diener * | Green Liberal Party |
| BE Berne | Werner Luginbühl * | Conservative Democratic Party | | Hans Stöckli | Social Democratic Party |
| LU Lucerne | Konrad Graber * | Christian Democratic People's Party | | Georges Theiler | FDP.The Liberals |
| UR Uri | Isidor Baumann | Christian Democratic People's Party | | Markus Stadler * | Green Liberal Party |
| SZ Schwyz | Alex Kuprecht * | Swiss People's Party | | Peter Föhn | Swiss People's Party |
| OW Obwald | Hans Hess * | FDP.The Liberals | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| NW Nidwald | Paul Niederberger * | Christian Democratic People's Party | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| GL Glaris | This Jenny * | Swiss People's Party | | Pankraz Freitag * | FDP.The Liberals |
| ZG Zoug | Joachim Eder | FDP.The Liberals | | Peter Bieri * | Christian Democratic People's Party |
| FR Friburg | Alain Berset * | Social Democratic Party | | Urs Schwaller * | Christian Democratic People's Party |
| SO Soleure | Roberto Zanetti * | Social Democratic Party | | Pirmin Bischof | Christian Democratic People's Party |
| BS Basle-City | Anita Fetz * | Social Democratic Party | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| BL Basle-Country | Claude Janiak | Social Democratic Party | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SH Schaffhouse | Hannes Germann * | Swiss People's Party | | Thomas Minder | Independent |
| AI Appenzell Inner-Rhodes | Ivo Bischofberger * | Christian Democratic People's Party | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| AR Appenzell Outer-Rhodes | Hans Altherr * | FDP.The Liberals | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SG St Gall | Karin Keller-Sutter | FDP.The Liberals | | Paul Rechsteiner | Social Democratic Party |
| GR Grisons | Martin Schmid | FDP.The Liberals | | Stefan Engler | Christian Democratic People's Party |
| AG Argovia | Pascale Bruderer | Social Democratic Party | | Christine Egerszegi * | FDP.The Liberals |
| TG Thurgovia | Roland Eberle | Swiss People's Party | | Brigitte Häberli-Koller | Christian Democratic People's Party |
| TI Tessin | Filippo Lombardi * | Christian Democratic People's Party | | Fabio Abate | FDP.The Liberals |
| VD Vaud | Géraldine Savary * | Social Democratic Party | | Luc Recordon * | Green Party |
| VS Valais | Jean-René Fournier * | Christian Democratic People's Party | | René Imoberdorf * | Christian Democratic People's Party |
| NE Neuchâtel | Didier Berberat * | Social Democratic Party | | Raphaël Comte * | FDP.The Liberals |
| GE Geneva | Liliane Maury Pasquier * | Social Democratic Party | | Robert Cramer * | Green Party |
| JU Jura | Claude Hêche * | Social Democratic Party | | Anne Seydoux-Christe * | Christian Democratic People's Party |
| * indicates a candidate that was re-elected. Source: Federal Chancellery |||||||

## Pre-election polls

| Pollster | Date | SVP | SPS | FDP | CVP | GPS | GLP | BDP | EVP | EDU | PdA | LdT | CSP | oth. |
| gfs.bern | 1–8 October 2011 | 29.3 | 19.9 | 15.2 | 14.2 | 9.3 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | n.c. | n.c. | n.c. | 1.1 |
| Isopublic | 1–23 September 2011 | 28.2 | 20.3 | 15.7 | 14.2 | 9.8 | 5.2 | 3.2 | n.c. | n.c. | n.c. | n.c. | n.c. | 3.4 |
| gfs.bern | 23 August – 3 September 2011 | 28.0 | 20.5 | 15.6 | 14.5 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.0 | n.c. | n.c. | n.c. | 1.7 |
| demoscope.ch | 25 July – 6 August 2011 | 24.8 | 19.5 | 17.8 | 12.4 | 9.9 | 7.2 | 3.0 | n.c. | n.c. | n.c. | n.c. | n.c. | 5.4 |
| gfs.bern | 25 July – 6 August 2011 | 27.4 | 18.5 | 16.1 | 15.0 | 10.1 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | n.c. | n.c. | n.c. | 2.0 |
| gfs.bern | 13–26 June 2011 | 27.5 | 18.9 | 15.0 | 13.4 | 10.0 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.3 | n.c. | n.c. | n.c. | 3.3 |
| Isopublic | 8–18 June 2011 | 28.7 | 18.6 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 9.9 | 8.0 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | n.c. | n.c. | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| gfs.bern | 4–16 April 2011 | 29.9 | 17.7 | 15.2 | 12.7 | 10.9 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | n.c | n.c | n.c | 1.8 |
| Isopublic | 17–26 March 2011 | 25.4 | 18.2 | 15.4 | 14.3 | 10.5 | 6.1 | 2.8 | n.c | n.c | n.c | n.c | n.c | 7.3 |
| gfs.bern | 10–22 January 2011 | 29.8 | 18.0 | 17.7 | 12.9 | 8.8 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.5 | n.c | n.c | n.c | 1.4 |
| Isopublic | 10–21 December 2010 | 26.0 | 19.1 | 17.1 | 13.8 | 9.1 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | n.c | n.c | 4.1 |
| gfs.bern | 28 Sept. – 11 Oct. 2010 | 26.1 | 20.1 | 17.2 | 14.1 | 8.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| 2007 federal election | 21 October 2007 | 28.9 | 19.5 | 17.7 | 14.5 | 9.6 | 1.4 | — | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.9 |