Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 31 October 1971. Although the Social Democratic Party received the most votes, the Free Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 49 of the 200 seats. They were the first federal elections in which women were allowed to vote, following a referendum earlier in the year that introduced universal suffrage for federal elections.

Results

National Council

By constituency

Council of the States

References


1925 Swiss federal election Wikipedia

Schweizerinnen erhalten das Wahlrecht Archiv, 1971 Schweiz

Swiss Electoral System Participatory Democracy at Its Best 🗳️

1869 Swiss federal election Wikipedia

Swiss election results revised after vote counting error SWI swissinfo.ch