SVP
Schweizerische Volkspartei
In the Federal Assembly
- National Council
- 62
- Council of States
- 6
- Group
- V Fraktion der Schweizerischen Volkspartei
- Colour
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Members
National Council 62
- Nina Fehr Düsel ZH
- Benjamin Fischer ZH
- Martin Haab ZH
- Martin Hübscher ZH
- Thomas Matter ZH
- Gregor Rutz ZH
- Therese Schläpfer ZH
- Barbara Steinemann ZH
- Mauro Tuena ZH
- Bruno Walliser ZH
- Manfred Bühler BE
- Lars Guggisberg BE
- Erich Hess BE
- Thomas Knutti BE
- Hans Jörg Rüegsegger BE
- Katja Stettler-Riem BE
- Nadja Umbricht Pieren BE
- Ernst Wandfluh BE
- Franz Grüter LU
- Vroni Thalmann-Bieri LU
- Roman Bürgi SZ
- Marcel Dettling SZ
- Monika Rüegger OW
- Markus Schnyder GL
- Thomas Aeschi ZG
- Nicolas Kolly FR
- Pierre-André Page FR
- Christian Imark SO
- Rémy Wyssmann SO
- Thomas de Courten BL
- Sandra Sollberger BL
- Thomas Hurter SH
- Edgar Bischof AR
- Roland Rino Büchel SG
- Mike Egger SG
- Walter Gartmann SG
- Michael Götte SG
- Lukas Reimann SG
- Roman Hug GR
- Magdalena Martullo-Blocher GR
- Thomas Burgherr AG
- Benjamin Giezendanner AG
- Andreas Glarner AG
- Christian Glur AG
- Stefanie Heimgartner AG
- Alois Huber AG
- Christoph Riner AG
- Diana Gutjahr TG
- Pascal Schmid TG
- Manuel Strupler TG
- Paolo Pamini TI
- Roberta Soldati TI
- Michaël Buffat VD
- Sylvain Freymond VD
- Jacques Nicolet VD
- Yvan Pahud VD
- Jean-Luc Addor VS
- Michael Graber VS
- Didier Calame NE
- Céline Amaudruz GE
- Thomas Bläsi GE
- Thomas Stettler JU
Council of States 6
Seats in National Council elections
SVP: National Council seats, 1919–2023
Members elected per party at each National Council election (OFS/BFS).
Seats
- SVP
SVP rose from 30 in 1919 to 62 in 2023.
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| Year | SVP |
|---|---|
| 1919 | 30 |
| 1922 | 34 |
| 1925 | 30 |
| 1928 | 31 |
| 1931 | 30 |
| 1935 | 21 |
| 1939 | 22 |
| 1943 | 22 |
| 1947 | 21 |
| 1951 | 23 |
| 1955 | 22 |
| 1959 | 23 |
| 1963 | 22 |
| 1967 | 21 |
| 1971 | 23 |
| 1975 | 21 |
| 1979 | 23 |
| 1983 | 23 |
| 1987 | 25 |
| 1991 | 25 |
| 1995 | 29 |
| 1999 | 44 |
| 2003 | 55 |
| 2007 | 62 |
| 2011 | 54 |
| 2015 | 65 |
| 2019 | 53 |
| 2023 | 62 |
- 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 | SVP |
|---|---|
| 29 Nov 2026 VAT increase in favour of the old-age insurance | No |
| 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 | SVP |
|---|---|
| 27 Sept 2026 «Food Initiative» | No |
| 27 Sept 2026 Neutrality Initiative | Yes |
| 14 Jun 2026 Amendment to the Civilian Service Act | Yes |
| 14 Jun 2026 «Sustainability initiative» (Limiting the national population) | Yes |
| 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) | Yes |
| 8 Mar 2026 Tie-breaker question on the Cash Initiative and the counter-proposal | Prefers the initiative |
| 8 Mar 2026 Decree on the Swiss currency and cash supply | Yes |
| 8 Mar 2026 Initiative «Cash is Freedom» | Yes |
| 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 SVP won Compare the recommendations of all parties
Names as published by the Parliamentary Services
| Language | Abbreviation | Name |
|---|---|---|
| German | SVP | Schweizerische Volkspartei |
| French | UDC | Union Démocratique du Centre |
| Italian | UDC | Unione democratica di 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