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FAQ
Short answers. Each one is tied to a source on the sources page.
Last updated: 18 October 2026. Unofficial information. Confirm with your official election office (Federal Chancellery).
- When is the next National Council election?
- The Federal Council release of 27 August 2025 names the National Council election of 24 October 2027.
- How many seats does the National Council have?
- Article 149 of the Federal Constitution sets 200 seats. Article 1 of the ordinance of 27 August 2025 allocates those 200 seats among the cantons. The total is 200.
- How many seats does the Council of States have?
- Article 150 sets 46 seats. Six cantons elect one person and the others elect two. The canton regulates that election, not the federal law of the National Council election.
- Are there candidacies for 2027 yet?
- On 17 October 2026 no official list was available to reprint. No names are added.
- Does this site call a result?
- No. The results page prints the BFS mandate table for 2023 and says there is no result yet for 2027.
Sources
- Bundesverfassung der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft vom 18. April 1999 (Stand am 1. Januar 2024), Art. 1, 4, 148, 149, 150, 174, 175 und 176 — read 2026-10-17
- Verordnung vom 27. August 2025 über die Sitzverteilung bei der Gesamterneuerung des Nationalrates (SR 161.12, AS 2025 541), Text auf LexFind — read 2026-10-17
- Der Bundesrat, Medienmitteilung «Nationalratswahlen 2027: Änderung bei der Sitzverteilung auf die Kantone», 27. August 2025 — read 2026-10-17
- Bundeskanzlei, Nationalratswahlen — read 2026-10-17
- Bundesamt für Statistik, Ergebnisse Parteien im Überblick: Schweiz, Nationalrat 2023 — read 2026-10-17