On 14 June 2006, a
by-election
A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, or a bypoll in India, is an election used to fill an office that has become vacant between general elections.
A vacancy may arise as a result of an incumben ...
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
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, the government of
Switzerland
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.
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
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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
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Aargau is one of the most northerly cantons of Switzerland, by th ...
, 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
The seven members of the Federal Council (Switzerland), Swiss Federal Council (; ; ; ) constitute the federal government of Switzerland and collectively serve as the country's head of state. Each of the seven Federal Councillors heads a departm ...
References
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2006 elections in Switzerland
Swiss Federal Council elections