Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland: Difference between revisions

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{{Infobox political party

| name = Evangelical People’s Party of Switzerland

| native_name = {{plainlist|

* {{nowrap|{{native name|de|Evangelische Volkspartei der Schweiz}}}}

* {{native name|fr|Parti évangelique suisse}}

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* {{native name|rm|Partida evangelica da la Svizra}}

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| logo = ~~File:~~Evangelical People’s Party of Switzerland logo 2019 de.svg

| logo = Evangelical People’s Party of Switzerland logo 2019 de.svg

| logo_size =

| caption =

| colorcode = {{party color|Evangelical People’s Party of Switzerland}}

| abbreviation = {{hlist|EVP|PEV}}

| leader1_title = President

| leader1_name = [[Lilian Studer]]

| founder =

| founded = {{plainlist|

* {{start date and age|1919}}{{efn|P. Christian Protestant}}

* {{start date and age|1994}}{{efn|Swiss Evangelical P.}}

}}

| headquarters = Josefstrasse 32, Case Postale 3467<br>8021 [[Zürich]], [[Canton of Zürich|Zürich Canton]]

| membership_year = 2023

| membership = {{decrease}} 4,400{{efn|Decrease in membership from 4,600 (2015)<ref>{{cite book | title=The Swiss Confederation — A Brief Guide | url=https://www.bk.admin.ch/dokumentation/02070/02480/09982/index.html?lang=en&download=NHzLpZeg7t,lnp6I0NTU042l2Z6ln1ad1IZn4Z2qZpnO2Yuq2Z6gpJCId355gWym162epYbg2c_JjKbNoKSn6A– | year=2015 | page=20 | format=PDF | publisher=Federal Chancellery | access-date=December 14, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220130200/https://www.bk.admin.ch/dokumentation/02070/02480/09982/index.html?lang=en&download=NHzLpZeg7t,lnp6I0NTU042l2Z6ln1ad1IZn4Z2qZpnO2Yuq2Z6gpJCId355gWym162epYbg2c_JjKbNoKSn6A– | archive-date=December 20, 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> to 4,400 (2023).<ref>{{cite news |language=German |trans-title=The ten largest parties in brief |date=28 September 2023 |title=Die zehn grössten Parteien in Kürze |url=https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/wahlen-2023/parteien-zur-wahl-die-zehn-groessten-parteien-in-kuerze |url-status=live |work=[[Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen]] |publisher=[[Swiss Broadcasting Corporation]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929053108/https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/wahlen-2023/parteien-zur-wahl-die-zehn-groessten-parteien-in-kuerze |archive-date=29 September 2023 }}</ref>}}

|ideology = {{plainlist|

* [[Christian democracy]]<ref name=”Nordsieck”>{{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>

* [[Social conservatism]]<ref name=”Nordsieck”/>

* [[Stewardship theology]]<ref name=”Mombelli”/>

}}

|position = {{plainlist|

* {{nowrap|[[Centrism|Centre]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Latest Polling Data and election polls for EVP/PEV |url=https://politpro.eu/en/switzerland/parties/evppev |website=PolitPro |access-date=3 November 2025}}</ref><ref name=”ESS9″/> to [[Centre-left politics|centre-left]]}}<ref name=”ESS9″/><ref name=”Guide2016″/><ref>{{cite web |title=Switzerland |url=https://europeelects.eu/switzerland/ |website=Europe Elects |access-date=3 November 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250901201826/https://europeelects.eu/switzerland/ |archive-date=1 September 2025}}</ref>

* ”’Economic:”’

* [[Centrism|Centre]]<ref name=”ESS9″/> to [[Centre-left politics|centre-left]]<ref name=”ESS9″/><ref name=”Guide2016″/>

* ”’Social:”’

* [[Centre-right]]<ref name=”ESS9″/>

}}

| religion = [[Christianity]] ([[Protestant Church of Switzerland|Protestant]])

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The ”’Evangelical People’s Party of Switzerland”’ ({{langx|de|Evangelische Volkspartei der Schweiz}}, ”’EVP”’), ”’Swiss Evangelical Party”’ ({{langx|fr|Parti évangelique suisse}}, ”’PEV”’; {{langx|it|Partito Evangelico Svizzero}}, ”’PEV”’), or ”’Evangelical Party of Switzerland”’ ({{langx|rm|Partida evangelica da la Svizra}}, ”’PEV”’) is a [[Protestantism in Switzerland|Protestant]]<ref name=”EED”>{{cite web|url=http://www.nsd.uib.no/european_election_database/country/switzerland/parties.html|title=Switzerland—Political Parties|work=European Election Database (EED)|publisher=Norwegian Centre for Research Data|access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref> [[Christian democracy|Christian-democratic]] [[list of political parties in Switzerland|political party]] in [[Switzerland]], active mainly in the Cantons of [[Canton of Bern|Bern]], [[Basel-Landschaft|Basel-Land]], [[Basel-Stadt]], [[Aargau]] and [[Canton of Zürich|Zürich]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/switzerland3.html |title=Switzerland (Cantons)|access-date=August 19, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103083828/http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/switzerland3.html |archive-date=November 3, 2014 }}</ref> “Evangelical” translates as ”evangelisch”, the German term for “Protestant”, as opposed to “[[Evangelicalism|evangelical]]” as used in Anglo-Saxon Christianity.

[[File:Evangelical People’s Party of Switzerland logo.png|thumb|~~left~~|Logo of the party before the 100th anniversary redesign (in German)]]

[[File:Evangelical People’s Party of Switzerland logo.png|thumb||Logo of the party before the 100th anniversary redesign (in German)]]

[[File:CHbezirke 110211 EVP.png|thumb|~~left~~|EVP at district level, 2011]]

[[File:CHbezirke 110211 EVP.png|thumb||EVP at district level, 2011]]

The EVP is [[conservative]] on [[euthanasia]], [[abortion]], [[registered partnership in Switzerland|registered partnerships]] and other typically [[Christianity|Christian]] issues, [[centrist]] on economic issues<ref name=”washingtonpost.com”>{{cite news | last1=Gerber | first1=Marlène | last2=Mueller | first2=Sean | title=4 Cool Graphs that Explain Sunday’s Swiss Elections | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2015/10/23/4-cool-graphs-that-explain-sundays-swiss-elections/ | date=October 23, 2015 | newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] | access-date=December 13, 2016}}</ref><ref name=”ESS9″>{{cite web|url=https://www.europeansocialsurvey.org/docs/round9/survey/ESS9_appendix_a3_e03_0.pdf|title=Appendix A3|work=[[European Social Survey]]|edition=9th|date=2018|access-date=10 October 2021|archive-date=31 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231075648/https://www.europeansocialsurvey.org/docs/round9/survey/ESS9_appendix_a3_e03_0.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> and stands rather [[centre-left]] on issues of [[Redistribution of income and wealth|wealth redistribution]], [[education]], [[environmentalism]] and [[immigration]].<ref name=”ESS9″/><ref name=”Guide2016″>{{cite web |edition=38th |date=February 2016 |title=The Swiss Confederation: A Brief Guide |url=https://www.bk.admin.ch/dokumentation/02070/index.html?lang=en&download=NHzLpZeg7t,lnp6I0NTU042l2Z6ln1ad1IZn4Z2qZpnO2Yuq2Z6gpJCIeIJ_gWym162epYbg2c_JjKbNoKSn6A– |url-status=dead |website=bk.admin.ch |publisher=[[Federal Chancellery of Switzerland|Federal Chancellery]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220095659/https://www.bk.admin.ch/dokumentation/02070/index.html?lang=en&download=NHzLpZeg7t,lnp6I0NTU042l2Z6ln1ad1IZn4Z2qZpnO2Yuq2Z6gpJCIeIJ_gWym162epYbg2c_JjKbNoKSn6A– |archive-date=20 December 2016 }}</ref> Among other things, it claims to be “[[Stewardship (theology)|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.”<ref name=Mombelli>{{cite web | last1=Mombelli | first1=Armando | title=Small Parties of Protest and Principle | url=http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/other-voices-in-parliament_small-parties-of-protest-and-principle/41568270 | date=July 25, 2015 | website=[[Swissinfo]] | access-date=December 15, 2016}}</ref>

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Swiss political party

The Evangelical People’s Party of Switzerland (German: Evangelische Volkspartei der Schweiz, EVP), Swiss Evangelical Party (French: Parti évangelique suisse, PEV; Italian: Partito Evangelico Svizzero, PEV), or Evangelical Party of Switzerland (Romansh: Partida evangelica da la Svizra, PEV) is a Protestant^[9] Christian-democratic political party in Switzerland, active mainly in the Cantons of Bern, Basel-Land, Basel-Stadt, Aargau and Zürich.^[10] “Evangelical” translates as evangelisch, the German term for “Protestant”, as opposed to “evangelical” as used in Anglo-Saxon Christianity.

The EVP is conservative on euthanasia, abortion, registered partnerships and other typically Christian issues, centrist on economic issues^[11]^[6] and stands rather centre-left on issues of wealth redistribution, education, environmentalism and immigration.^[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 the European Christian Political Party (EPCP) and was previously an observer member of the European People’s Party (EPP) until 2008. In the Federal Assembly of Switzerland the EVP forms a joint group along with the Christian Democratic People’s Party (CVP) and the Christian Social Party of Obwalden (CSP OW).^[12]

In February 2023, in a shock result, Thomi Jourdan of Basel-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 his SVP opponent, national councillor Sandra Sollberger, who only appealed to right-wing voters. She also cited a lack of time which prevented her from campaigning properly.^[13]

Election	Votes	%	+/–
1919	6,031	0.81 (#8)	New
1922	6,036	0.86 (#9)	0
1925	6,888	0.93 (#8)	0
1928	5,618	0.70 (#8)	0
1931	8,454	0.98 (#8)	0
1935	6,780	0.74 (#12)	0
1939	5,726	0.93 (#11)	1
1943	3,627	0.41 (#10)	1
1947	9,072	0.94 (#9)	0
1951	9,559	0.99 (#9)	0
1955	10,581	1.08 (#9)	0
1959	14,038	1.43 (#9)	1
1963	15,690	1.63 (#9)	0
1967	15,728	1.58 (#8)	1
1971	42,778	2.15 (#10)	0
1975	37,959	1.97 (#10)	0
1979	40,744	2.22 (#7)	0
1983	40,837	2.08 (#9)	0
1987	37,265	1.93 (#11)	0
1991	38,681	1.89 (#10)	0
1995	34,071	1.79 (#10)	1
1999	35,679	1.83 (#8)	1
2003	47,838	2.28 (#6)	0
2007	56,361	2.42 (#6)	1
2011	48,789	2.00 (#8)	0
2015	47,355	1.90 (#8)	0
2019	50,317	2.08 (#8)	1
2023	49,828	1.95 (#7)	1

^ P. Christian Protestant
^ Swiss Evangelical P.
^ Decrease in membership from 4,600 (2015)^[1] to 4,400 (2023).^[2]

^ The Swiss Confederation — A Brief Guide. Federal Chancellery. 2015. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
^ “Die zehn grössten Parteien in Kürze” [The ten largest parties in brief]. Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (in German). Swiss Broadcasting Corporation. 28 September 2023. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). “Switzerland”. Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b Mombelli, Armando (July 25, 2015). “Small Parties of Protest and Principle”. Swissinfo. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
^ “Latest Polling Data and election polls for EVP/PEV”. PolitPro. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d “Appendix A3” (PDF). European Social Survey (9th ed.). 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b “The Swiss Confederation: A Brief Guide”. bk.admin.ch (38th ed.). Federal Chancellery. February 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016.
^ “Switzerland”. Europe Elects. Archived from the original on 1 September 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
^ “Switzerland—Political Parties”. European Election Database (EED). Norwegian Centre for Research Data. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
^ “Switzerland (Cantons)”. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
^ Gerber, Marlène; Mueller, Sean (October 23, 2015). “4 Cool Graphs that Explain Sunday’s Swiss Elections”. The Washington Post. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
^ “Parliamentary groups of the 49th legislative period 2011–2015”. Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
^ Künzle, Patrick (2023-02-12). “Fraglich, ob das Wahlergebnis gut für die Baselbieter Politik ist” [Questionable whether this voting result is good for Basel-Landschaft’s politics] (in German). Swiss Radio and Television SRF. Retrieved 2023-02-12.

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