Centre
Die Mitte
In the Federal Assembly
- National Council
- 29
- Council of States
- 15
- Group
- M-E Die Mitte-Fraktion. Die Mitte. EVP.
- Colour
- #FF9B00 Source: the party's own material
Members
National Council 29
- Nicole Barandun ZH
- Yvonne Bürgin ZH
- Philipp Kutter ZH
- Lorenz Hess BE
- Reto Nause BE
- Pius Kaufmann LU
- Leo Müller LU
- Priska Wismer-Felder LU
- Simon Stadler UR
- Dominik Blunschy SZ
- Regina Durrer-Knobel NW
- Gerhard Pfister ZG
- Christine Bulliard-Marbach FR
- Marie-France Roth Pasquier FR
- Stefan Müller-Altermatt SO
- Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter BL
- Thomas Rechsteiner AI
- Nicolò Paganini SG
- Markus Ritter SG
- Martin Candinas GR
- Maya Bally AG
- Andreas Meier AG
- Christian Lohr TG
- Giorgio Fonio TI
- Isabelle Chappuis VD
- Philipp Matthias Bregy VS
- Sidney Kamerzin VS
- Benjamin Roduit VS
- Vincent Maitre GE
Council of States 15
Seats in National Council elections
Centre: National Council seats, 1919–2023
Members elected per party at each National Council election (OFS/BFS).
Seats
- Centre
- CVP → Centre
- BDP → Centre
Centre: 29 in 2023. CVP → Centre fell from 41 in 1919 to 25 in 2019. BDP → Centre fell from 9 in 2011 to 3 in 2019.
Show the data as a table
| Year | Centre | CVP → Centre | BDP → Centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | no value | 41 | no value |
| 1922 | no value | 44 | no value |
| 1925 | no value | 42 | no value |
| 1928 | no value | 46 | no value |
| 1931 | no value | 44 | no value |
| 1935 | no value | 42 | no value |
| 1939 | no value | 43 | no value |
| 1943 | no value | 43 | no value |
| 1947 | no value | 44 | no value |
| 1951 | no value | 48 | no value |
| 1955 | no value | 47 | no value |
| 1959 | no value | 47 | no value |
| 1963 | no value | 48 | no value |
| 1967 | no value | 45 | no value |
| 1971 | no value | 44 | no value |
| 1975 | no value | 46 | no value |
| 1979 | no value | 44 | no value |
| 1983 | no value | 42 | no value |
| 1987 | no value | 42 | no value |
| 1991 | no value | 35 | no value |
| 1995 | no value | 34 | no value |
| 1999 | no value | 35 | no value |
| 2003 | no value | 28 | no value |
| 2007 | no value | 31 | no value |
| 2011 | no value | 28 | 9 |
| 2015 | no value | 27 | 7 |
| 2019 | no value | 25 | 3 |
| 2023 | 29 | no value | no value |
- Dashed: parties that, according to the OFS/BFS, merged into a party of today (the arrow shows which). Their shares are not added up.
- Seats by the list on which members were elected (OFS/BFS), not by their current party or group; they can differ from today's composition.
Recommendations on federal votes
The official voting recommendations (Parolen) of the national parties, as recorded by Swissvotes – not slogans. Each cell leads to the vote.
| Vote | Centre |
|---|---|
| 29 Nov 2026 VAT increase in favour of the old-age insurance | Yes |
| 29 Nov 2026 Fireworks Initiative | No |
| 29 Nov 2026 Initiative on the taxation of married couples | Yes |
| 29 Nov 2026 Amendment to the War Materiel Act | Yes |
| 28 Feb 2027 Initiative to ban the import of foie gras | No recommendation recorded yet |
| 28 Feb 2027 Initiative «For Modern Citizenship Rights (Democracy Initiative)» | No recommendation recorded yet |
| 28 Feb 2027 Free trade agreement with Malaysia | No recommendation recorded yet |
| 28 Feb 2027 Nuclear Energy Act (lifting of the ban on the construction of new nuclear power plants) | No recommendation recorded yet |
| 28 Feb 2027 Priority of collective employment agreements over cantonal minimum wages | No recommendation recorded yet |
| Vote | Centre |
|---|---|
| 27 Sept 2026 «Food Initiative» | No |
| 27 Sept 2026 Neutrality Initiative | No |
| 14 Jun 2026 Amendment to the Civilian Service Act | Yes |
| 14 Jun 2026 «Sustainability initiative» (Limiting the national population) | No |
| 8 Mar 2026 Act on Individual Taxation | No |
| 8 Mar 2026 Climate Fund Initiative | No |
| 8 Mar 2026 Initiative «200 francs is enough!» (fees for public broadcasting) | No |
| 8 Mar 2026 Tie-breaker question on the Cash Initiative and the counter-proposal | Prefers the counter-proposal |
| 8 Mar 2026 Decree on the Swiss currency and cash supply | Yes |
| 8 Mar 2026 Initiative «Cash is Freedom» | No |
| 30 Nov 2025 Initiative «For a social climate policy (Initiative for a Future)» | No |
| 30 Nov 2025 Service Citoyen Initiative | No |
- – means: Swissvotes has recorded no recommendation; for upcoming votes it has often not been decided yet.
Source: Année politique suisse, University of Bern — Swissvotes – database of federal popular votes (data 1848–2027, source checked on ) Checks failing
Party lens: if the recommendations of Centre won Compare the recommendations of all parties
Names as published by the Parliamentary Services
| Language | Abbreviation | Name |
|---|---|---|
| German | M-E | Die Mitte |
| French | M-E | Le Centre |
| Italian | M-E | Alleanza del Centro |
| English | Not published | |
Source of the Federal Assembly data: Parlamentsdienste der Bundesversammlung, Bern. Downloaded on 31 October 2026. Prepared by Votara; this is not an official publication. Terms of use of the data