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Switzerland

Explore Switzerland's definitive official 2023 National Council result: national turnout, all 26 cantons, 15 national party families, 638 lists, 5,929 candidate records, all 200 elected markers, permanent pages, and public API records.

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Everything live for Switzerland, in one place.

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11published layers
6visible gaps
CHcountry code
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permanent country IDPublished now
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electoral-management sourcePublished now
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Federal Chancellery election linkPublished now
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Federal Assembly institution namesPublished now
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definitive official 2023 National Council resultPublished now
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all 26 canton result recordsPublished now
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all 15 national party-family recordsPublished now
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all 638 submitted listsPublished now
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all 5,929 candidate result recordsPublished now
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all 200 elected-candidate markersPublished now
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historical result APIPublished now
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The definitive 2023 National Council result layer is live.

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  • permanent country ID
  • electoral-management source
  • Federal Chancellery election link
  • Federal Assembly institution names
  • definitive official 2023 National Council result
  • all 26 canton result records
  • all 15 national party-family records
  • all 638 submitted lists
  • all 5,929 candidate result records
  • all 200 elected-candidate markers
  • historical result API

Still missing

  • current National Council membership and tenure roster
  • Council of States results
  • cantonal and municipal election result layers
  • political finance
  • local election adapters
  • German, French, Italian, and Romansh interfaces
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Election administration

Governmental

International IDEA's published electoral-management model for Switzerland, source year 2023. This is a reproduced source label, not an Electionpedia rating.

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Permanent institution

Federal Assembly

National CouncilCouncil of States

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9,005,582

World Bank Population, total for 2024. This value defines the reproducible major-country cohort; it is not an Electionpedia rank or judgment of importance.

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