# Percentage of votes for the Conservative Democrats (BDP) A thematic map of the Atlas of Switzerland, the national atlas published by ETH Zurich. The map is drawn in the browser; this file describes it and lists its variants and links, but not the data values shown on the map. - Map: https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/theme/percentage-of-votes-for-the-conservative-democrats-bdp/ - Short title: Party strength: BDP - Map id: 674 - Categories: State and Politics › Parliamentary elections › Lower House - Keywords: Party, Politics - Published: 2019-10-04 - Last revised: 2024-01-12 - Content language: English - Other languages: [Deutsch](https://atlasderschweiz.ch/de/thema/stimmenanteil-der-buergerlich-demokratischen-partei-bdp.md), [Français](https://atlasderschweiz.ch/fr/theme/part-des-suffrages-du-parti-bourgeois-democratique-pbd.md), [Italiano](https://atlasderschweiz.ch/it/tema/quota-di-voti-del-partito-borghese-democratico-pbd.md) ## Description The BDP (“Bürgerlich-Demokratische Partei”, Civil Democratic Party) was founded in 2008 as a spin-off of the more moderate, more liberal and less polarising part of the SVP (“Schweizerische Volkspartei”, Swiss People's Part) and existed until the end of 2020. Because the SVP, originally a centre-right party when it was founded in 1971, moved more and more to the right in the 1990s, especially under Christoph Blocher, the moderate representatives of the SVP saw themselves forced to split off and found the BDP on 1 January 2008. On 1 January 2021, the BDP merged with the CVP (“Christlichdemokratische Volkspartei”, Christian Democratic People's Party). The new name of the merged party is "Die Mitte" (The Centre) and is centrally located in the political spectrum. Because the new party describes itself as liberal-social, but on the part of the CVP the roots come from the Catholic-conservative area, the party alternately votes with the conservative or the more liberal forces in parliament and therefore often represents the "tipping of the scales". It is therefore often perceived as the "kingmaker". The BDP last participated in the National Council and Council of States elections in 2019 and achieved a voter share of 2.5% with a relatively large loss of 1.6% of the electorate. The party was last represented in the National Council with 3 mandates. Traditionally, the PBD achieved the highest voting percentages in the cantons of Berne, Graubünden and Glarus. The BDP contested the National Council elections in 2011, 2015 and 2019, but lost voter shares in each election. The party's highest voter share was 5.4% in 2011. With Evelyne Widmer-Schlumpf and Samuel Schmid, the party was also represented in the Federal Council for several years. Both Federal Councillors were formerly SVP members, but then switched to the BDP. ## Sources - Wikipedia (2023): [Bürgerlich-Demokratische Partei](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%BCrgerlich-Demokratische_Partei) - Wikipedia (2023): [Schweizer Parlamentswahlen 2019](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schweizer_Parlamentswahlen_2019) - Schweizer Parlament (2023): [Parlamentswahlen 2019](https://www.parlament.ch/de/%C3%BCber-das-parlament/wahlen2019) ## Data sources - Atlas of Switzerland (2010): [Basiskarte 1:500.000](http://www.atlasderschweiz.ch/) - Atlas of Switzerland: [Administrative Einheiten 1:500.000 (Gemeinden, Bezirke, Kantone)](http://www.atlasderschweiz.ch/) - FSO (2016): Statistik der Nationalratswahlen (1975–2015) - FSO (2019): [Nationalratswahlen. Offizielle provisorische Ergebnisse](https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/statistiken/politik/wahlen/eidg-wahlen-2019/resultate-nationalrat.html) - swisstopo [J160089] (2010): [Gemeindegrenzen GG25](https://shop.swisstopo.admin.ch/de/products/landscape/boundaries3D) - swisstopo [J160089] (2010): [Landeskarte 1:500.000](https://shop.swisstopo.admin.ch/de/products/maps/national/lk500) ## Data owners - [Atlas of Switzerland (AoS)](http://www.atlasderschweiz.ch/) - [Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO)](https://www.bfs.admin.ch/) - [Swiss Federal Office of Topography (swisstopo)](http://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/) ## Authors - [Atlas of Switzerland (AoS)](http://www.atlasderschweiz.ch/) ## Citation The terms of use ask to name the Atlas of Switzerland and the data owners, and to keep the source references in exports, screenshots and embeds. Cite the map as: > Atlas of Switzerland (2024): Percentage of votes for the Conservative Democrats (BDP). ETH Zürich. Map data © AoS, FSO, swisstopo. https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/theme/percentage-of-votes-for-the-conservative-democrats-bdp/ ## Variants The map has 6 variants. Levels: spatial unit → time. The `u` value of a variant selects it in the links below. - Cantons - 2011: `u=ARIAAwAA` - 2015: `u=AmAAAwAA` - 2019: `u=AxYAAwAA` (default) - Communes - 2011: `u=ARIABQAA` - 2015: `u=AmAABQAA` - 2019: `u=AxYABQAA` ## Links Replace `{u}` with the `u` value of a variant above, or leave out `u={u}` for the default variant. The map opens at its full extent; a link cannot set the map position. - Map: https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/theme/percentage-of-votes-for-the-conservative-democrats-bdp/?u={u} - Short link, stays valid when the title changes: https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/t/674/?u={u} - Side by side with another map: https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/comparison/?lt=674&lu={u}&rt={id of the other map}&ru={u of the other map, or leave out} Embed in another website (allowed by the terms of use, as long as the source references stay visible): ```html ``` In the embed URL, `dm` sets what is shown: `e` the map with its title bar (default), `p` also the values of an object clicked on the map, `m` only the map with a button that opens it in the atlas. `ig=1` (default) lets the map react to scrolling and dragging only after a click into it, `ig=0` right away. 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