On 14 June 2006, a
by-election was held for the vacant seat of
Joseph Deiss
Joseph Deiss (born 18 January 1946) is a Swiss economist and politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1999 to 2006. A member of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC), he first headed the Federal Departmen ...
on the
Federal Council, the government of
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
.
The joint chambers of the
Federal Assembly elected
Doris Leuthard
Doris Leuthard (born 10 April 1963) is a Swiss politician and lawyer who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2006 to 2018. A member of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC), she was elected as President of the Swiss ...
of the
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland in the first round of voting with 133 votes out of 234.
Candidates
Doris Leuthard, at that time president of her party and member of the
National Council representing the
canton of Aargau, was the only official candidate for the seat of Joseph Deiss. Several other members of her party also received votes.
Results
See also
*
List of members of the Swiss Federal Council
References
Election website of the Swiss Federal Assembly
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2006 elections in Switzerland
Swiss Federal Council elections