1999 Swiss Federal Council election
# 1999 Swiss Federal Council election

Elections to the Swiss Federal Council were held on 15 December 1999 to elect all seven members of Switzerland's Federal Council. The 246 members of the United Federal Assembly elect the seven members individually by an absolute majority of votes, with the members serving for four years, beginning on 1 January 2000, or until resigning.

## Results

### Seat held by Adolf Ogi

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Canton | Round 1 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Adolf Ogi | SVP | Zürich | 211 |
| | Franz Steinegger | FDP | Uri | 11 |
| | Others | Others | Others | 27 |
| Ballot papers distributed | Ballot papers distributed | Ballot papers distributed | Ballot papers distributed | 245 |
| Ballot papers returned | Ballot papers returned | Ballot papers returned | Ballot papers returned | 245 |
| Invalid votes (of which spoiled) | Invalid votes (of which spoiled) | Invalid votes (of which spoiled) | Invalid votes (of which spoiled) | 16 (2) |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 229 |

### Seat held by Kaspar Villiger

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Canton | Round 1 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Kaspar Villiger | FDP | Valais | 178 |
| | Franz Steinegger | FDP | Uri | 15 |
| | Others | Others | Others | 31 |
| Ballot papers distributed | Ballot papers distributed | Ballot papers distributed | Ballot papers distributed | 244 |
| Ballot papers returned | Ballot papers returned | Ballot papers returned | Ballot papers returned | 244 |
| Invalid votes (of which spoiled) | Invalid votes (of which spoiled) | Invalid votes (of which spoiled) | Invalid votes (of which spoiled) | 11 (0) |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 233 |

### Seat held by Ruth Dreifuss

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Canton | Round 1 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ruth Dreifuss | SP | Geneva | 148 |
| | Franz Steinegger | FDP | Uri | 58 |
| | Others | Others | Others | 29 |
| Ballot papers distributed | Ballot papers distributed | Ballot papers distributed | Ballot papers distributed | 244 |
| Ballot papers returned | Ballot papers returned | Ballot papers returned | Ballot papers returned | 244 |
| Invalid votes (of which spoiled) | Invalid votes (of which spoiled) | Invalid votes (of which spoiled) | Invalid votes (of which spoiled) | 9 (1) |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 235 |

### Seat held by Moritz Leuenberger

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Canton | Round 1 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Moritz Leuenberger | SP | Zürich | 154 |
| | Christoph Blocher | SVP | Zürich | 58 |
| | Others | Others | Others | 23 |
| Ballot papers distributed | Ballot papers distributed | Ballot papers distributed | Ballot papers distributed | 243 |
| Ballot papers returned | Ballot papers returned | Ballot papers returned | Ballot papers returned | 243 |
| Invalid votes (of which spoiled) | Invalid votes (of which spoiled) | Invalid votes (of which spoiled) | Invalid votes (of which spoiled) | 8 (2) |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 235 |

### Seat held by Pascal Couchepin

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Canton | Round 1 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Pascal Couchepin | FDP | Valais | 124 |
| | Franz Steinegger | FDP | Uri | 20 |
| | Frank A. Meyer | None | Bern | 19 |
| | Yves Christen | FDP | Valais | 15 |
| | Christine Beerli | FDP | Bern | 13 |
| | Others | Others | Others | 24 |
| Ballot papers distributed | Ballot papers distributed | Ballot papers distributed | Ballot papers distributed | 245 |
| Ballot papers returned | Ballot papers returned | Ballot papers returned | Ballot papers returned | 245 |
| Invalid votes (of which spoiled) | Invalid votes (of which spoiled) | Invalid votes (of which spoiled) | Invalid votes (of which spoiled) | 21 (1) |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 224 |

### Seat held by Ruth Metzler

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Canton | Round 1 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ruth Metzler | CVP | Appenzell Innerrhoden | 144 |
| | Chiara Simoneschi | CVP | Ticino | 13 |
| | Rosmarie Zapfl | CVP | Zürich | 11 |
| | Others | Others | Others | 63 |
| Ballot papers distributed | Ballot papers distributed | Ballot papers distributed | Ballot papers distributed | 245 |
| Ballot papers returned | Ballot papers returned | Ballot papers returned | Ballot papers returned | 242 |
| Invalid votes (of which spoiled) | Invalid votes (of which spoiled) | Invalid votes (of which spoiled) | Invalid votes (of which spoiled) | 11 (0) |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 231 |

### Seat held by Joseph Deiss

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Canton | Round 1 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Joseph Deiss | CVP | Fribourg | 173 |
| | Peter Hess | CVP | Zug | 10 |
| | Others | Others | Others | 46 |
| Ballot papers distributed | Ballot papers distributed | Ballot papers distributed | Ballot papers distributed | 242 |
| Ballot papers returned | Ballot papers returned | Ballot papers returned | Ballot papers returned | 241 |
| Invalid votes (of which spoiled) | Invalid votes (of which spoiled) | Invalid votes (of which spoiled) | Invalid votes (of which spoiled) | 12 (7) |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 229 |
