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ELECTORAL SYSTEM |
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| Chamber: | ||||||
| Nationalrat - Conseil national - Consiglio nazionale | ||||||
| Electoral Law: | ||||||
| 17 December 1976 | ||||||
| Last amendment: 22/03/1991 | ||||||
| Constituencies: | ||||||
| 26 multi- or single-member constituencies corresponding to the country's 20 cantons and 6 half-cantons. The number of seats per constituency varies according to population. | ||||||
| Voting System: | ||||||
| Mixed system: - proportional representation using the Hagenbach-Bischoff method, with remaining seats being distributed according to the rule of highest average, in multi-member constituencies. Each elector can vote for a list as it stands or modify it by crossing out or repeating names appearing on it; he can moreover split his vote between different lists ("panachage") or select names from different lists in forming his own on a blank ballot paper - single majority system for 5 single-member constituencies (two cantons, three half-cantons) Vacancies arising between general elections are filled by the "next-in-line" candidates on the same party list or through by-elections in single-member constituencies. Voting is compulsory in a small number of cantons, where those abstaining without a justifiable reason are subject to a small fine. |
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| Voter requirements: | ||||||
| - Age: 18 years - Swiss citizenship - Disqualifications: insanity |
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| Eligibility: | ||||||
| - Every citizen having the right to vote | ||||||
| Incompatibilities: | ||||||
| - Members of the Federal Council - Federal judges - Federal civil servants - High-ranking army officials |
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| Candidacy requirements: | ||||||
| - Nomination by political parties - Support of 100 electors for each party list in cantons electing 2 to 10 seats, 200 in cantons electing 11 to 20 seats and of 400 in cantons electing more than 20 seats. |
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Choose one of the thematic modules below for further information grouped by category. Alternatively, you can access the full textof the Parline data about this parliament (downloading will take longer). |
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Presidency of the Parliament | Parliamentary Mandate | Specialized Bodies | Full text | Parliamentary Oversight PARLINE database: new search |
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