{ "id": "ch-political-parties", "name": "Switzerland — Political Parties", "title": "Switzerland — Political Parties", "description": "Political parties of Switzerland from the Party Facts core parties list (hdigital/partyfactsdata). Each record includes the Party Facts ID, short and long names (localized + English + other transliterations), first and last years of activity, peak vote share with year, and Wikipedia link where available. The Party Facts project links party identities across major comparative-politics datasets (ParlGov, MARPOR/Manifesto, CHES, V-Party, etc.).", "category": "politics", "source": "https://github.com/hdigital/partyfactsdata", "source_url": "https://github.com/hdigital/partyfactsdata", "updated": "2026-04", "record_count": 33, "columns": [ { "key": "partyfacts_id", "label": "Partyfacts Id", "type": "number" }, { "key": "name_short", "label": "Name Short", "type": "string" }, { "key": "name", "label": "Name", "type": "string" }, { "key": "name_english", "label": "Name English", "type": "string" }, { "key": "name_other", "label": "Name Other", "type": "string" }, { "key": "year_first", "label": "Year First", "type": "number" }, { "key": "year_last", "label": "Year Last", "type": "number" }, { "key": "share", "label": "Share", "type": "number" }, { "key": "share_year", "label": "Share Year", "type": "number" }, { "key": "wikipedia", "label": "Wikipedia", "type": "string" }, { "key": "description", "label": "Description", "type": "string" }, { "key": "comment", "label": "Comment", "type": "string" }, { "key": "technical", "label": "Technical", "type": "string" } ], "rows": [ { "partyfacts_id": 360, "name_short": "FDP", "name": "Freisinnig-Demokratische Partei der Schweiz", "name_english": "Radical Democratic Party", "name_other": "French: Parti Radical-Democratique Suisse; Italian: Partito liberale-radicale svizzero", "year_first": 1894, "year_last": 2009, "share": 56.1, "share_year": 1914, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Democratic_Party_of_Switzerland", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 29, "name_short": "SP", "name": "Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz", "name_english": "Social Democratic Party of Switzerland", "name_other": "French: Parti Socialiste Suisse", "year_first": 1919, "year_last": "", "share": 30.8, "share_year": 1917, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Switzerland", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 308, "name_short": "SVP", "name": "Schweizerische Volkspartei", "name_english": "Swiss People's Party", "name_other": "French: Union Démocratique du Centre", "year_first": 1971, "year_last": "", "share": 28.9, "share_year": 2007, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_People%27s_Party", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 4515, "name_short": "CC", "name": "Katholische Konservative", "name_english": "Catholic Conservatives / Catholic Right", "name_other": "", "year_first": 1848, "year_last": 1912, "share": 28.4, "share_year": 1887, "wikipedia": "", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 4380, "name_short": "LM", "name": "Liberale Mitte / Liberale / Liberaldemokraten", "name_english": "Liberal Centre", "name_other": "", "year_first": 1848, "year_last": 1911, "share": 28.4, "share_year": 1866, "wikipedia": "", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 1808, "name_short": "KK/CVP", "name": "Katholische Konservative / Christlichdemokratische Volkspartei", "name_english": "Catholic Conservative / Christian Democratic Peoples Party", "name_other": "French: Conservateurs catholiques / Parti démocrate-chrétien", "year_first": 1912, "year_last": "", "share": 23.4, "share_year": 1963, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Democratic_People%27s_Party_of_Switzerland", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 1231, "name_short": "FDP", "name": "FDP.Die Liberalen", "name_english": "FDP.The Liberals", "name_other": "French: PLR.Les Libéraux-Radicaux", "year_first": 2009, "year_last": "", "share": 16.4, "share_year": 2015, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FDP.The_Liberals", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 4489, "name_short": "BGB", "name": "Schweizerische Bauern-, Gewerbe- und Bürgerpartei", "name_english": "Swiss Farmers, Artisans and Bourgeois Party", "name_other": "", "year_first": 1919, "year_last": 1971, "share": 16.1, "share_year": 1922, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_of_Farmers,_Traders_and_Independents", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 4516, "name_short": "EK", "name": "Evangelische Konservative", "name_english": "Evangelical Conservatives / Evangelical Right", "name_other": "", "year_first": 1848, "year_last": 1893, "share": 13.5, "share_year": 1851, "wikipedia": "", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 1006, "name_short": "Grue", "name": "Grüne Partei", "name_english": "Green Party", "name_other": "", "year_first": 1979, "year_last": "", "share": 9.6, "share_year": 2007, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Party_of_Switzerland", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 1194, "name_short": "LdU", "name": "Landesring der Unabhängigen", "name_english": "Independents Alliance", "name_other": "French: Alliance des Indépendants", "year_first": 1935, "year_last": 1999, "share": 9.1, "share_year": 1967, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_of_Independents", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 444, "name_short": "LPS", "name": "Liberale Partei der Schweiz", "name_english": "Liberal Party of Switzerland", "name_other": "French: Parti liberal suisse", "year_first": 1913, "year_last": 2009, "share": 8.6, "share_year": 1902, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Switzerland", "description": "1902 — Liberal Conservatives (Liberal-Konservative // Conservateurs liberaux)\n1913 — Liberal Democratic Party (Liberal-Demokratische Partei // Parti liberal democratique)\n1961 — Liberal Party of Switz…", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 1759, "name_short": "GPL", "name": "Grünliberale Partei der Schweiz", "name_english": "Green Liberal Party", "name_other": "French: Parti Vert-Libéral", "year_first": 2007, "year_last": "", "share": 5.4, "share_year": 2011, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Liberal_Party_of_Switzerland", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 1415, "name_short": "BDP", "name": "Bürgerlich-Demokratische Partei (BDP) Graubünden", "name_english": "Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland", "name_other": "", "year_first": 2008, "year_last": "", "share": 5.4, "share_year": 2011, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Democratic_Party_of_Switzerland", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 669, "name_short": "PdA", "name": "Partei der Arbeit der Schweiz", "name_english": "Swiss Party of Labour", "name_other": "", "year_first": 1944, "year_last": "", "share": 5.1, "share_year": 1947, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Labour_Party", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 1311, "name_short": "A/FPS", "name": "Auto-Partei / Freiheitspartei der Schweiz", "name_english": "Automobile Party / Freedom Party of Switzerland", "name_other": "", "year_first": 1987, "year_last": "", "share": 5.1, "share_year": 1991, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Party_of_Switzerland", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 114, "name_short": "DP", "name": "Gruppe der Demokraten / Sozialpolitische Gruppe", "name_english": "Democratic Group / Social-Political Group", "name_other": "", "year_first": 1919, "year_last": 1971, "share": 4.4, "share_year": 1905, "wikipedia": "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demokratische_Partei_%28Schweiz%29", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 1646, "name_short": "RB", "name": "Republikanische Bewegung", "name_english": "Republican Movement", "name_other": "French: Mouvement républicain", "year_first": 1967, "year_last": 1989, "share": 4.3, "share_year": 1971, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Movement_%28Switzerland%29", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 1819, "name_short": "NA-SD", "name": "Nationale Aktion / Schweizer Demokraten", "name_english": "National Action / Swiss Democrats", "name_other": "French: Action Nationale / Démocrates Suisses", "year_first": 1961, "year_last": "", "share": 3.4, "share_year": 1991, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Democrats", "description": "1961 — National Action against Foreign Domination (Nationale Aktion gegen die Überfremdung von Volk und Heimat // Action Nationale contre l'Emprise et la Surpopulation Etrangere)\n1979 — National Actio…", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 1382, "name_short": "GV", "name": "Grütliverein", "name_english": "Grütli Society", "name_other": "French: Société du Grütli", "year_first": 1916, "year_last": 1925, "share": 2.8, "share_year": 1919, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gr%C3%BCtli_Union", "description": "Established in 1838 and merged with SP in 1901 but keeping an independent organization. Left SP in 1916 and won 3 seats in 1917. Joined SP in 1925.", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 1201, "name_short": "FGr", "name": "Feministische und grün-alternative Gruppierungen", "name_english": "Feminists and Green-Alternative Groups", "name_other": "French: Alternative socialiste verte et groupements féministes", "year_first": 1983, "year_last": 2003, "share": 2.7, "share_year": 1987, "wikipedia": "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politische_Parteien_in_der_Schweiz", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 1123, "name_short": "EVP", "name": "Evangelische Volkspartei der Schweiz", "name_english": "Protestant Peoples Party", "name_other": "French: Parti Populaire Evangelique Suisse", "year_first": 1919, "year_last": "", "share": 2.4, "share_year": 2007, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelical_People%27s_Party_of_Switzerland", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 121, "name_short": "POCH", "name": "Progressive Organisationen 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"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_Socialist_Party_(Ticino)", "description": "regional political party in the Canton of Ticino", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 8183, "name_short": "KP", "name": "Kommunistische Partei der Schweiz", "name_english": "Communist Party of Switzerland", "name_other": "", "year_first": 1918, "year_last": 1940, "share": 1.5, "share_year": 1931, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_Switzerland", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 1661, "name_short": "LdT", "name": "Lega dei Ticinesi", "name_english": "Ticino League", "name_other": "", "year_first": 1991, "year_last": "", "share": 1.4, "share_year": 1991, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticino_League", "description": "regional political party in the Canton of Ticino", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 631, "name_short": "EDU", "name": "Eidgenössisch-Demokratische Union", "name_english": "Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland", "name_other": "French: Union Démocratique Fédérale", "year_first": 1979, "year_last": "", "share": 1.3, "share_year": 1995, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Democratic_Union_of_Switzerland", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 1543, "name_short": "LSP/FB", "name": "Liberalsozialistische Partei / Freiwirtschaftliche Bewegung", "name_english": "Liberal Socialist Party", "name_other": "French: Parti d'économie franche", "year_first": 1939, "year_last": 1947, "share": 1.2, "share_year": 1935, "wikipedia": "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalsozialistische_Partei", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 8184, "name_short": "AL", "name": "Alternative Linke", "name_english": "Alternative Left", "name_other": "", "year_first": 2010, "year_last": 2018, "share": 1.2, "share_year": 2015, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_Left", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 1122, "name_short": "CsP", "name": "Christlich-soziale Partei", "name_english": "Christian Social Party", "name_other": "French: Parti chrétien-social", "year_first": 1971, "year_last": 2007, "share": 0.4, "share_year": 1991, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Social_Party_%28Switzerland%29", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 8176, "name_short": "MCG", "name": "Mouvement Citoyens Genevois", "name_english": "Geneva Citizens' Movement", "name_other": "", "year_first": 2005, "year_last": "", "share": 0.4, "share_year": 2011, "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva_Citizens%27_Movement", "description": "", "comment": "", "technical": "" }, { "partyfacts_id": 7220, "name_short": "V", "name": "Vigilance", "name_english": "Vigilants", "name_other": "", "year_first": 1964, "year_last": 1991, "share": 0.3, "share_year": 1975, "wikipedia": "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigilance", "description": "regional party in the Canton of Geneva with 1 seat in parliament from 1975 to 1987 (Mario Soldini)", "comment": "", "technical": "" } ], "meta": { "title": "Switzerland — Political Parties - Free Download", "description": "Political parties of Switzerland from the Party Facts core parties list (hdigital/partyfactsdata). 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