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{{Short description|Swiss political party}}
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{{Infobox Swiss political party
{{Infobox political party
| party_name = Swiss Party of Labour
| name = Swiss Party of Labour
| native_name = {{ublist
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| party_logo = [[File:Logo of the Swiss Party of Labour.svg|150px]]
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| {{langx|de|Partei der Arbeit der Schweiz}}
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| colorcode = {{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}}}
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| {{langx|fr|Parti Suisse du Travail–Parti Ouvrier et Populaire}}
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| german_name = Partei der Arbeit der Schweiz (PdA)
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| {{langx|it|Partito Svizzero del Lavoro–Partito Operaio e Popolare}}
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| french_name = Parti Suisse du Travail - Parti Ouvrier et Populaire (PST-POP)
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| {{langx|rm|Partida Svizra da la Lavur}}
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| italian_name = Partito Svizzero del Lavoro - Partito Operaio e Popolare (PdL-POP)
}}
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| romansh_name = Partida Svizra da la Lavur (PSL)
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| colorcode = {{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}
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| logo = Logo of the Swiss Party of Labour.svg
| president = [[Norberto Crivelli]]
| president = [[Norberto Crivelli]]
| council_members =
| foundation = 14 October 1944
| foundation = 14 October 1944
| headquarters = Turmweg 24<br>3013 Bern
| headquarters = Turmweg 24 3013, [[Bern]]
| youth_wing = Communist Youth Switzerland<ref name=youth1>{{cite web |url= http://kommunistischejugend.ch/kommunistische-jugend/statuten-2/ |title=Statute of the Communist Youth Switzerland |language=de |publisher=KJS |date=2021-10-23}} </ref>
| youth_wing = Communist Youth Switzerland<ref name=youth1>{{cite web |url=http://kommunistischejugend.ch/kommunistische-jugend/statuten-2/ |title=Statute of the Communist Youth Switzerland |language=de |publisher=KJS |date=2021-10-23}} </ref>
| predecessor = [[Communist Party of Switzerland]]<br />[[Swiss Socialist Federation]]
| ideology = [[Communism]]<ref name="CH"/><br>[[Marxism]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pda.ch/statuten/|title=Statuten der Partei der Arbeit der Schweiz - Partei der Arbeit der Schweiz|website=pda.ch}}</ref><br>[[Socialism]]<ref name="CH">{{cite web|url=http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/switzerland.html|title=Switzerland|website=Parties and Elections in Europe|first=Wolfram|last=Nordsieck|year=2019|access-date=9 November 2019}}</ref>
| ideology = {{ubl|class=nowrap|
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| position = {{nowrap|[[Left-wing politics|Left-wing]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://europeelects.eu/switzerland/|title=Switzerland}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wSjwRp2HFSYC&pg=PA11|title = La politique mise au Net|isbn = 9782847880953|last1 = Barbet|first1 = Denis|last2 = Bonhomme|first2 = Marc|year = 2006}}</ref> to [[Far-left politics|far-left]]<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Oax_AgAAQBAJ&q=Swiss+Party+of+Labour+far-left&pg=PA80|title=Switzerland and the European Union: A Close, Contradictory and Misunderstood Relationship|first=Clive H.|last=Church|date=24 January 2007|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781134194360|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/weakened-communists-still-flying-the-red-flag/4146974|title=Weakened communists still flying the red flag}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Meyer |first1=Alan |title=Centenary of communism in China means little to Europe's far left |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/centenary-of-communism-in-china-means-little-to-europe-s-far-left/46713092 |website=Swissinfo.ch |access-date=17 July 2021}}</ref>}}
|[[Communism]]<ref name="CH">{{cite web|url=http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/switzerland.html|title=Switzerland|website=Parties and Elections in Europe|first=Wolfram|last=Nordsieck|year=2019|access-date=9 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Ares |first1=Macarena |last2=van Ditmars |first2=Mathilde M. |title=Intergenerational Social Mobility, Political Socialization and Support for the Left under Post-industrial Realignment |journal=British Journal of Political Science |date=April 2023 |volume=53 |issue=2 |pages=536–554 |doi=10.1017/S0007123422000230|doi-access=free |hdl=2445/197685 |hdl-access=free}}</ref>
|[[Socialism]]<ref name="CH"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Political parties in Switzerland |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/political-parties-in-switzerland/29288918 |website=SWI swissinfo.ch |language=en |date=22 October 2023}}</ref>}}
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| position = {{nowrap|[[Left-wing politics|Left-wing]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://europeelects.eu/switzerland/|title=Switzerland}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wSjwRp2HFSYC&pg=PA11|title = La politique mise au Net|isbn = 9782847880953|last1 = Barbet|first1 = Denis|last2 = Bonhomme|first2 = Marc|year = 2006| publisher=ENS Editions }}</ref> to [[Far-left politics|far-left]]<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Oax_AgAAQBAJ&q=Swiss+Party+of+Labour+far-left&pg=PA80|title=Switzerland and the European Union: A Close, Contradictory and Misunderstood Relationship|first=Clive H.|last=Church|date=24 January 2007|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781134194360|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/weakened-communists-still-flying-the-red-flag/4146974|title=Weakened communists still flying the red flag|date=15 October 2004 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Meyer |first1=Alan |title=Centenary of communism in China means little to Europe's far left |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/centenary-of-communism-in-china-means-little-to-europe-s-far-left/46713092 |website=Swissinfo.ch |date=20 June 2021 |access-date=17 July 2021}}</ref>}}
| membership_year =
| membership_year =
| membership = 1,000+ <ref>https://pst-pop.ch/</ref>
| membership = 1,000+<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pst-pop.ch/|title=PST-POP / Parti Suisse du Travail - Parti Ouvrier Populaire|website=PST-POP}}</ref>
| international =
| international =
| european = [[Party of the European Left]] (associate)
| european = [[Party of the European Left]]
| colours = {{Color box|{{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}|border=darkgray}} Red
| colours = {{Color box|{{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}|border=silver}} Red
| seats1_title = [[National Council of Switzerland|National Council]]
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| national_council = {{Composition bar|0|200|hex={{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}}}
| council_of_states = {{Composition bar|0|46|hex={{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}}}
| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|200|hex={{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}}}
| seats2_title = [[Swiss Council of States|Council of States]]
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| cantons = {{Composition bar|13|2559|hex={{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}}}
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| seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|46|hex={{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}}}
| website = FR: [http://www.pst.ch www.pst.ch]<br>DE: [http://www.pda.ch www.pda.ch]<br>IT: [https://www.popti.ch/ www.popti.ch]|predecessor=[[Communist Party of Switzerland]]}}
| seats5_title = [[List of cantonal legislatures of Switzerland|Cantonal legislatures]]
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| seats5 = {{Composition bar|13|2559|hex={{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}}}
| website = {{ubl|{{URL|www.pst.ch}} (French)|{{URL|pda.ch}} (German)|{{URL|popti.ch}} (Italian)}}
}}


The '''Swiss Party of Labour''' ({{lang-de|Partei der Arbeit der Schweiz}}; {{lang-fr|Parti Suisse du Travail – Parti Ouvrier et Populaire}}; {{lang-it|Partito Svizzero del Lavoro – Partito Operaio e Popolare}}; {{lang-rm|Partida svizra da la lavur}}) is a [[communist party]]<ref name="CH"/> in [[Switzerland]]. It is associated with the [[European United Left–Nordic Green Left]] group in the [[European Parliament]], although [[Switzerland]] is not in the [[European Union|EU]].
The '''Swiss Party of Labour''' ({{langx|de|Partei der Arbeit der Schweiz}}; {{langx|fr|Parti Suisse du Travail – Parti Ouvrier et Populaire}}; {{langx|it|Partito Svizzero del Lavoro – Partito Operaio e Popolare}}; {{langx|rm|Partida svizra da la lavur}}) is a [[communist party]]<ref name="CH"/> in [[Switzerland]].


==History==
==History==
The party was founded in 1944 by the illegal [[Communist Party of Switzerland]]. On 21 May the constituent conference of the [[Basel]] Federation of the party was held. On 14–15 October the same year the first Party Congress of the party was held in [[Zürich]]. [[Léon Nicole]] was elected President and Karl Hofmaier General Secretary. On 6–7 October 1945 the Second Congress was held in [[Geneva]]. By this time the party had 20 000 members. On 30 November - 1 December the 3rd Congress in [[Zürich]]. On 27 July a Swiss Party Conference was held in [[Bern]]. Karl Hofmaier was removed from his position due to a financial scandal. In the national elections of 1947 the party received 5.1% of the vote.
The party was founded in 1944 by the illegal [[Communist Party of Switzerland]]. On 21 May, the constituent conference of the [[Basel]] Federation of the party was held. On 14–15 October the same year, the first Party Congress of the party was held in [[Zürich]], with [[Léon Nicole]] elected to the role of President and Karl Hofmaier to General Secretary. On 6–7 October 1945, the Second Congress was held in [[Geneva]]. By this time the party had 20 000 members. On 30 November to 1 December, the 3rd Congress was held in [[Zürich]]. On 27 July a Swiss Party Conference was held in [[Bern]], in which Karl Hofmaier was removed from his position as a result of a financial scandal. In the national elections of 1947 the party received 5.1% of the vote.
[[Image:Swiss Labour Party 2006 Bern Election Poster.jpg|thumb|left|Poster for the 2006 elections to the [[Grand Council of Bern]].]]
[[Image:Swiss Labour Party 2006 Bern Election Poster.jpg|thumb|left|Poster for the 2006 elections to the [[Grand Council of Bern]].]]
On 4–6 July 1949 the 4th Congress was held. Steps to strengthen the organization as a Cadre Party were taken. Edgar Woog elected General Secretary. In 1950, the party worked intensively for the [[Stockholm Appeal]]. 260 000 signatures were collected in [[Switzerland]]. From 31 May to 2 June 1952 the 5th Congress was held in [[Geneva]]. On 7 December the Central Committee expelled [[Léon Nicole]] from the party. On 28–30 May the 6th Congress was held in [[Geneva]].
On 4–6 July 1949, the 4th Congress was held, during which steps to strengthen the organization as a Cadre Party were taken. As a result of this Congress, Edgar Woog was elected General Secretary. In 1950, the party worked intensively for the [[Stockholm Appeal]], collecting 260 000 signatures from the Swiss population. From 31 May to 2 June 1952, the 5th Congress was held in [[Geneva]]. On 7 December, the Central Committee expelled [[Léon Nicole]] from the party. On 28–30 May, the 6th Congress was held in [[Geneva]].


The 7th Congress was held in [[Geneva]] from 16 to 18 May 1959. A new party programme approved with the concept of antimonopolistic unity, "Swiss Road to Socialism" (inspired by the [[Britain's Road to Socialism|similar programme]] of the [[Communist Party of Great Britain]]). The 8th Congress was held in [[Geneva]] from 16 to 18 May 1964. As of 2015, the party had no seats in the Swiss [[List of legislative and executive councils of the Cantons of Switzerland|cantonal councils]] and was not represented in any of the 26 cantonal governments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.badac.ch/ |title=BADAC - Le comparatif en ligne des cantons et des villes suisses |website=Badac.ch |access-date=2016-01-25}}</ref>
The 7th Congress was held in [[Geneva]] from 16–18 May 1959. A new party programme approved with the concept of antimonopolistic unity, termed the "Swiss Road to Socialism" (inspired by the [[Britain's Road to Socialism|similar programme]] of the [[Communist Party of Great Britain]]). The 8th Congress was held in [[Geneva]] from 16 to 18 May 1964. As of 2015, the party had no seats in the Swiss [[List of legislative and executive councils of the Cantons of Switzerland|cantonal councils]] and was not represented in any of the 26 cantonal governments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.badac.ch/ |title=BADAC - Le comparatif en ligne des cantons et des villes suisses |website=Badac.ch |access-date=2016-01-25}}</ref>


[[File:Logo of Swiss Party of Labour - Italian.jpg|thumb|200px|Logo of the party in Italian.]]
[[File:Logo of Swiss Party of Labour - Italian.jpg|thumb|200px|Logo of the party in Italian.]]
The XXII Congress of the section of the Ticino, held on 10 November 2013, marked the unification of the organs partisan Ticino with those of the Italian Grisons, creating the Communist Party of Southern Switzerland, which after 2014 has stopped the collaboration with the Swiss Party of Labour, becoming the [[Communist Party (Switzerland)|Communist Party]], which is not active on a national level.
The XXII Congress of the section of the Ticino, held on 10 November 2013, marked the unification of the {{Clarify span|organs partisan Ticino|Bad translation?|date=May 2024}} with those of the Italian Grisons, creating the Communist Party of Southern Switzerland, which has stopped the collaboration with the Swiss Party of Labour after 2014; it became the [[Communist Party (Switzerland)|Communist Party]], which is not active on a national level.


===2007 national elections===
===2007 national elections===
Holding two seats in the [[Swiss National Council]] (the lower or first chamber of the Swiss parliament) going into the [[2007 Swiss federal election|2007 elections]], the party stood candidates in the cantons of [[Canton of Zürich|Zürich]], [[Vaud]], [[Canton of Geneva|Geneva]] and the [[Ticino]] on their own; in [[Canton of Neuchâtel|Neuchâtel]] the candidate appeared on a joint list with [[SolidaritéS|Solidarity]]. While the share of the vote in 2007 was similar to the party's 2003 results (0.7%), the party lost the seat held by [[Josef Zisyadis]], while retaining the seat held by [[Marianne Huguenin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politik-stat.ch/nrw2007CH_de.html |title=Nationalrat 2007 |website=Politik-stat.ch |access-date=2016-01-25}}</ref> However, on 1 November 2007 Huguenin announced her resignation from the National Council to focus on her position as mayor of [[Renens]], Vaud, leaving Zisyadis to take the Party's seat in the National Council representing Vaud.<ref>
Holding two seats in the [[Swiss National Council]] (the lower chamber of the Swiss parliament) going into the [[2007 Swiss federal election|2007 elections]], the party stood candidates in the cantons of [[Canton of Zürich|Zürich]], [[Vaud]], [[Canton of Geneva|Geneva]] and [[Ticino]] on their own; in [[Canton of Neuchâtel|Neuchâtel]] the candidate appeared on a joint list with [[SolidaritéS|Solidarity]]. While the share of the vote in 2007 was similar to the party's 2003 results (0.7%), the party lost the seat held by [[Josef Zisyadis]] while retaining the seat held by [[Marianne Huguenin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politik-stat.ch/nrw2007CH_de.html |title=Nationalrat 2007 |website=Politik-stat.ch |access-date=2016-01-25}}</ref> However, on 1 November 2007 Huguenin announced her resignation from the National Council to focus on her position as mayor of [[Renens]], Vaud, leaving Zisyadis to take the Party's seat in the National Council representing Vaud.<ref>
{{cite web |url= http://www.mariannehuguenin.ch/content/view/79/50/ |title= Site de Marianne Huguenin - Je dois faire un choix. Et j’ai choisi Renens<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref>
{{cite web |url=http://www.mariannehuguenin.ch/content/view/79/50/ |title= Site de Marianne Huguenin - Je dois faire un choix. Et j’ai choisi Renens<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref>


== Electoral performance ==
== Election results ==
=== National results ===
=== National Council ===


{| class=wikitable
{| class=wikitable
|-
|-
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! Election
| colspan="5"| [[National Council of Switzerland|National Council]] ''(Nationalrat/Conseil National/Consiglio Nazionale/Cussegl Naziunal)''
! Votes
⚫
|-
! %
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! Election year
! Seats
! # of<br>overall votes
! % of<br>overall vote
! # of<br>overall seats won
! +/–
! +/–
|-
|-
! [[1947 Swiss federal election|1947]]
! [[1947 Swiss federal election|1947]]
| 49,353
| 49,353
| 5.01
| 5.0
| {{Composition bar|7|194|hex=Darkred}}
| {{Composition bar|7|194|hex={{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}}}
| —
| New
|-
|-
! [[1951 Swiss federal election|1951]]
! [[1951 Swiss federal election|1951]]
| 25,659
| 25,659
| 2.7
| 2.7
| {{Composition bar|5|196|hex=Darkred}}
| {{Composition bar|5|196|hex={{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}}}
| 2 {{decrease}}
| {{decrease}} 2
|-
|-
! [[1955 Swiss federal election|1955]]
! [[1955 Swiss federal election|1955]]
| 25,060
| 25,060
| 2.6
| 2.6
| {{Composition bar|4|196|hex=Darkred}}
| {{Composition bar|4|196|hex={{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}}}
| 1 {{decrease}}
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
|-
! [[1959 Swiss federal election|1959]]
! [[1959 Swiss federal election|1959]]
| 26,346
| 26,346
| 2.7
| 2.7
| {{Composition bar|1|196|hex=Darkred}}
| {{Composition bar|1|196|hex={{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}}}
| 3 {{decrease}}
| {{decrease}} 3
|-
|-
! [[1963 Swiss federal election|1963]]
! [[1963 Swiss federal election|1963]]
|21,088
| 21,088
| 2.2
| 2.2
| {{Composition bar|4|200|hex=Darkred}}
| {{Composition bar|4|200|hex={{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}}}
| 3 {{increase}}
| {{increase}} 3
|-
|-
! [[1967 Swiss federal election|1967]]
! [[1967 Swiss federal election|1967]]
| 28,723
| 28,723
| 2.9
| 2.9
| {{Composition bar|5|200|hex=Darkred}}
| {{Composition bar|5|200|hex={{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}}}
| 1 {{increase}}
| {{increase}} 1
|-
|-
! [[1971 Swiss federal election|1971]]
! [[1971 Swiss federal election|1971]]
| 51,341
| 51,341
| 2.6
| 2.6
| {{Composition bar|5|200|hex=Darkred}}
| {{Composition bar|5|200|hex={{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}}}
| 0 {{steady}}
| {{steady}} 0
|-
|-
! [[1975 Swiss federal election|1975]]
! [[1975 Swiss federal election|1975]]
| 45,799
| 45,799
| 2.4
| 2.4
| {{Composition bar|4|200|hex=Darkred}}
| {{Composition bar|4|200|hex={{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}}}
| 1 {{decrease}}
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
|-
! [[1979 Swiss federal election|1979]]
! [[1979 Swiss federal election|1979]]
| 38,187
| 38,187
| 2.1
| 2.1
| {{Composition bar|3|200|hex=Darkred}}
| {{Composition bar|3|200|hex={{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}}}
| 1 {{decrease}}
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
|-
! [[1983 Swiss federal election|1983]]
! [[1983 Swiss federal election|1983]]
| 17,488
| 17,488
| 0.9
| 0.9
| {{Composition bar|1|200|hex=Darkred}}
| {{Composition bar|1|200|hex={{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}}}
| 2 {{decrease}}
| {{decrease}} 2
|-
|-
! [[1987 Swiss federal election|1987]]
! [[1987 Swiss federal election|1987]]
| 15,528
| 15,528
| 0.8
| 0.8
| {{Composition bar|1|200|hex=Darkred}}
| {{Composition bar|1|200|hex={{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}}}
| 0 {{steady}}
| {{steady}} 0
|-
|-
! [[1991 Swiss federal election|1991]]
! [[1991 Swiss federal election|1991]]
| 15,871
| 15,871
| 0.8
| 0.8
| {{Composition bar|2|200|hex=Darkred}}
| {{Composition bar|2|200|hex={{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}}}
| 1 {{increase}}
| {{increase}} 1
|-
|-
! [[1995 Swiss federal election|1995]]
! [[1995 Swiss federal election|1995]]
| 22,850
| 22,850
| 1.18
| 1.18
| {{Composition bar|3|200|hex=Darkred}}
| {{Composition bar|3|200|hex={{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}}}
| 1 {{increase}}
| {{increase}} 1
|-
|-
! [[1999 Swiss federal election|1999]]
! [[1999 Swiss federal election|1999]]
| 18,569
| 18,569
| 1.0
| 1.0
| {{Composition bar|2|200|hex=Darkred}}
| {{Composition bar|2|200|hex={{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}}}
| 1 {{decrease}}
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
|-
! [[2003 Swiss federal election|2003]]
! [[2003 Swiss federal election|2003]]
| 14,595
| 14,595
| 0.68
| 0.68
| {{Composition bar|2|200|hex=Darkred}}
| {{Composition bar|2|200|hex={{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}}}
| 0 {{steady}}
| {{steady}} 0
|-
|-
! [[2007 Swiss federal election|2007]]
! [[2007 Swiss federal election|2007]]
| 17,218
| 17,218
| 0.74
| 0.74
| {{Composition bar|1|200|hex=Darkred}}
| {{Composition bar|1|200|hex={{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}}}
| 1 {{decrease}}
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
|-
! [[2011 Swiss federal election|2011]]
! [[2011 Swiss federal election|2011]]
| 21,482
| 21,482
| 0.54
| 0.54
| {{Composition bar|0|200|hex=Darkred}}
| {{Composition bar|0|200|hex={{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}}}
| 1 {{decrease}}
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
|-
! [[2015 Swiss federal election|2015]]
! [[2015 Swiss federal election|2015]]
| 21,574
| 21,574
| 0.4
| 0.4
| {{Composition bar|1|200|hex=Darkred}}
| {{Composition bar|1|200|hex={{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}}}
| 1 {{increase}}
| {{increase}} 1
|-
|-
! [[2019 Swiss federal election|2019]]
! [[2019 Swiss federal election|2019]]
| 25,427
| 25,427
| 0.6
| 0.6
| {{Composition bar|1|200|hex=Darkred}}
| {{Composition bar|1|200|hex={{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}}}
| 0 {{steady}}
| {{steady}} 0
⚫
|-
! [[2023 Swiss federal election|2023]]
| 18,435
| 0.7
| {{Composition bar|0|200|hex={{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}}}
| {{decrease}} 1
|}
|}


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[[Category:Socialist parties in Switzerland]]
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[[Category:Marxist parties]]
[[Category:Left-wing parties]]
[[Category:Left-wing parties]]
[[Category:Far-left political parties]]
[[Category:Far-left political parties]]

Latest revision as of 21:01, 11 November 2024

Swiss Party of Labour
  • German: Partei der Arbeit der Schweiz
  • French: Parti Suisse du Travail–Parti Ouvrier et Populaire
  • Italian: Partito Svizzero del Lavoro–Partito Operaio e Popolare
  • Romansh: Partida Svizra da la Lavur
PresidentNorberto Crivelli
Founded14 October 1944
Preceded byCommunist Party of Switzerland
Swiss Socialist Federation
HeadquartersTurmweg 24 3013, Bern
Youth wingCommunist Youth Switzerland[1]
Membership1,000+[2]
Ideology
Political positionLeft-wing[6][7] to far-left[8][9][10]
European affiliationParty of the European Left
Colours  Red
National Council
0 / 200
Council of States
0 / 46
Cantonal legislatures
13 / 2,559
Website

The Swiss Party of Labour (German: Partei der Arbeit der Schweiz; French: Parti Suisse du Travail – Parti Ouvrier et Populaire; Italian: Partito Svizzero del Lavoro – Partito Operaio e Popolare; Romansh: Partida svizra da la lavur) is a communist party[3] in Switzerland.

History

[edit]

The party was founded in 1944 by the illegal Communist Party of Switzerland. On 21 May, the constituent conference of the Basel Federation of the party was held. On 14–15 October the same year, the first Party Congress of the party was held in Zürich, with Léon Nicole elected to the role of President and Karl Hofmaier to General Secretary. On 6–7 October 1945, the Second Congress was held in Geneva. By this time the party had 20 000 members. On 30 November to 1 December, the 3rd Congress was held in Zürich. On 27 July a Swiss Party Conference was held in Bern, in which Karl Hofmaier was removed from his position as a result of a financial scandal. In the national elections of 1947 the party received 5.1% of the vote.

Poster for the 2006 elections to the Grand Council of Bern.

On 4–6 July 1949, the 4th Congress was held, during which steps to strengthen the organization as a Cadre Party were taken. As a result of this Congress, Edgar Woog was elected General Secretary. In 1950, the party worked intensively for the Stockholm Appeal, collecting 260 000 signatures from the Swiss population. From 31 May to 2 June 1952, the 5th Congress was held in Geneva. On 7 December, the Central Committee expelled Léon Nicole from the party. On 28–30 May, the 6th Congress was held in Geneva.

The 7th Congress was held in Geneva from 16–18 May 1959. A new party programme approved with the concept of antimonopolistic unity, termed the "Swiss Road to Socialism" (inspired by the similar programme of the Communist Party of Great Britain). The 8th Congress was held in Geneva from 16 to 18 May 1964. As of 2015, the party had no seats in the Swiss cantonal councils and was not represented in any of the 26 cantonal governments.[11]

Logo of the party in Italian.

The XXII Congress of the section of the Ticino, held on 10 November 2013, marked the unification of the organs partisan Ticino[clarify] with those of the Italian Grisons, creating the Communist Party of Southern Switzerland, which has stopped the collaboration with the Swiss Party of Labour after 2014; it became the Communist Party, which is not active on a national level.

2007 national elections

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Holding two seats in the Swiss National Council (the lower chamber of the Swiss parliament) going into the 2007 elections, the party stood candidates in the cantons of Zürich, Vaud, Geneva and Ticino on their own; in Neuchâtel the candidate appeared on a joint list with Solidarity. While the share of the vote in 2007 was similar to the party's 2003 results (0.7%), the party lost the seat held by Josef Zisyadis while retaining the seat held by Marianne Huguenin.[12] However, on 1 November 2007 Huguenin announced her resignation from the National Council to focus on her position as mayor of Renens, Vaud, leaving Zisyadis to take the Party's seat in the National Council representing Vaud.[13]

Election results

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National Council

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Election Votes % Seats +/–
1947 49,353 5.0
7 / 194
 New
1951 25,659 2.7
5 / 196
 Decrease 2
1955 25,060 2.6
4 / 196
 Decrease 1
1959 26,346 2.7
1 / 196
 Decrease 3
1963 21,088 2.2
4 / 200
 Increase 3
1967 28,723 2.9
5 / 200
 Increase 1
1971 51,341 2.6
5 / 200
 Steady 0
1975 45,799 2.4
4 / 200
 Decrease 1
1979 38,187 2.1
3 / 200
 Decrease 1
1983 17,488 0.9
1 / 200
 Decrease 2
1987 15,528 0.8
1 / 200
 Steady 0
1991 15,871 0.8
2 / 200
 Increase 1
1995 22,850 1.18
3 / 200
 Increase 1
1999 18,569 1.0
2 / 200
 Decrease 1
2003 14,595 0.68
2 / 200
 Steady 0
2007 17,218 0.74
1 / 200
 Decrease 1
2011 21,482 0.54
0 / 200
 Decrease 1
2015 21,574 0.4
1 / 200
 Increase 1
2019 25,427 0.6
1 / 200
 Steady 0
2023 18,435 0.7
0 / 200
 Decrease 1

Cantonal-level

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Canton 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
PdA vote percentage, federal elections 1971–2019[14]
Switzerland 2.6 2.4 2.1 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.6
Zürich 1.6 1.1 1.2 0.3 0.3 *a * * * 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3
Bern * 0.6 0.3 * * 0.2 * * * * 0.3 0.5 0.6
Fribourg * * * * * * 0.9 * * * * * *
Solothurn * * 1.0 * 0.3 * * * * * * * *
Basel-Stadt 6.1 4.6 4.7 2.3 1.9 1.4 1.3 * * * * * *
Basel-Landschaft * 1.8 1.0 * * * * * * * * * *
St. Gallen * 0.4 * * * * * * * * * * *
Ticino 2.8 3.6 2.7 * 1.2 0.7 1.3 1.3 * 1.3 1.2 0.5 0.8
Vaud 12.2 10.7 9.3 4.1 3.5 4.2 8.9 7.8 6.7 4.7 2.1 2.9b 1.9
Valais * * * * * * 0.9 * * * * * *
Neuchâtel 13.7 9.8 7.7 4.2 3.8 5.2 7.1 6.9 3.0 9.2 10.4 12.2 12.1
Genève 20.8 18.0 19.9 9.5 8.7 7.8 9.4 8.7 2.7 1.9 1.3 6.1b 1.2
Jura c b * * * * * * * * * 3.8 *
1.^a * indicates that the party was not on the ballot in this canton.
2.^b Combined result for PdA and Solidarity.
3.^c Part of the Canton of Bern until 1979.

References

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  10. ^ Meyer, Alan (20 June 2021). "Centenary of communism in China means little to Europe's far left". Swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  11. ^ "BADAC - Le comparatif en ligne des cantons et des villes suisses". Badac.ch. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
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