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| Abbreviation |
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|---|---|
| President | Lilian Studer |
| Founded | |
| Headquarters | Josefstrasse 32, Case Postale 3467 8021Zürich,Zürich Canton |
| Membership(2023) | |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | |
| Religion | Protestantism |
| European affiliation | European Christian Political Party |
| Colours | |
| National Council | 2 / 200 |
| Council of States | 0 / 46 |
| Cantonal Executives | 1 / 154 |
| Cantonal Legislatures | 42 / 2,544 |
| Website | |
| www | |
TheEvangelical People's Party of Switzerland (German:Evangelische Volkspartei der Schweiz,EVP),Swiss Evangelical Party (French:Parti évangelique suisse,PEV;Italian:Partito Evangelico Svizzero,PEV), orEvangelical Party of Switzerland (Romansh:Partida evangelica da la Svizra,PEV) is aProtestant[9]Christian-democraticpolitical party inSwitzerland, active mainly in the Cantons ofBern,Basel-Land,Basel-Stadt,Aargau andZürich.[10] "Evangelical" translates asevangelisch, the German term for "Protestant", as opposed to "evangelical" as used in Anglo-Saxon Christianity.


The EVP isconservative oneuthanasia,abortion,registered partnerships and other typicallyChristian issues,centrist on economic issues[11][6] and stands rathercentre-left on issues ofwealth redistribution,education,environmentalism andimmigration.[6][7] Among other things, it claims to be "dedicated to protecting the environment out of a sense of responsibility for Creation" and states that "the ethical values of the Bible should be the foundation of society."[4]
The EVP is a member of theEuropean Christian Political Party (EPCP) and was previously an observer member of theEuropean People's Party (EPP) until 2008. In theFederal Assembly of Switzerland the EVP forms a joint group along with theChristian Democratic People's Party (CVP) and theChristian Social Party of Obwalden (CSP OW).[12]
In February 2023, in a shock result,Thomi Jourdan ofBasel-Landschaft's EVP – which has a voter base of less than 4% in that canton – was elected into the state government, and will join four centrist-leftist-green colleagues. He is the first EVP government member on the state or federal level in Swiss history. This was due to a very active campaign from his side, and a lackluster one of hisSVP opponent,national councillorSandra Sollberger, who only appealed to right-wing voters. She also cited a lack of time which prevented her from campaigning properly.[13]
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 6,031 | 0.81 (#8) | 1 / 200 | New |
| 1922 | 6,036 | 0.86 (#9) | 1 / 200 | |
| 1925 | 6,888 | 0.93 (#8) | 1 / 200 | |
| 1928 | 5,618 | 0.70 (#8) | 1 / 200 | |
| 1931 | 8,454 | 0.98 (#8) | 1 / 200 | |
| 1935 | 6,780 | 0.74 (#12) | 1 / 200 | |
| 1939 | 5,726 | 0.93 (#11) | 0 / 200 | |
| 1943 | 3,627 | 0.41 (#10) | 1 / 200 | |
| 1947 | 9,072 | 0.94 (#9) | 1 / 200 | |
| 1951 | 9,559 | 0.99 (#9) | 1 / 200 | |
| 1955 | 10,581 | 1.08 (#9) | 1 / 200 | |
| 1959 | 14,038 | 1.43 (#9) | 2 / 200 | |
| 1963 | 15,690 | 1.63 (#9) | 2 / 200 | |
| 1967 | 15,728 | 1.58 (#8) | 3 / 200 | |
| 1971 | 42,778 | 2.15 (#10) | 3 / 200 | |
| 1975 | 37,959 | 1.97 (#10) | 3 / 200 | |
| 1979 | 40,744 | 2.22 (#7) | 3 / 200 | |
| 1983 | 40,837 | 2.08 (#9) | 3 / 200 | |
| 1987 | 37,265 | 1.93 (#11) | 3 / 200 | |
| 1991 | 38,681 | 1.89 (#10) | 3 / 200 | |
| 1995 | 34,071 | 1.79 (#10) | 2 / 200 | |
| 1999 | 35,679 | 1.83 (#8) | 3 / 200 | |
| 2003 | 47,838 | 2.28 (#6) | 3 / 200 | |
| 2007 | 56,361 | 2.42 (#6) | 2 / 200 | |
| 2011 | 48,789 | 2.00 (#8) | 2 / 200 | |
| 2015 | 47,355 | 1.90 (#8) | 2 / 200 | |
| 2019 | 50,317 | 2.08 (#8) | 3 / 200 | |
| 2023 | 49,828 | 1.95 (#7) | 2 / 200 |