On 14 June 2006, a by-election

By-election

A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....

was held for the vacant seat of Joseph Deiss

Joseph Deiss

Joseph Deiss is an economist, Swiss politician and a member of the Christian Democratic People's Party . From 1999 to 2006, he was a member of the Swiss Federal Council, heading first the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and then the Federal Department of Economic Affairs...

 on the Federal Council

Swiss Federal Council

The Federal Council is the seven-member executive council which constitutes the federal government of Switzerland and serves as the Swiss collective head of state....

, the government of Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

.

The joint chambers of the Federal Assembly elected Doris Leuthard

Doris Leuthard

Doris Leuthard is a Swiss politician and lawyer. Since 1 August 2006, she has been a member of the Swiss Federal Council. From 1 August 2006 till 31 October 2010 she was head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs...

 of the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland

Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland

The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland is a Christian democratic political party in Switzerland. It is the fourth-largest party in the National Council, with 31 seats, and the largest in the Council of States, with 15 seats. It has one seat, that of Doris Leuthard, on the Swiss...

 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

National Council of Switzerland

The National Council of Switzerland is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland. With 200 seats, it is the larger of the two houses....

 representing the canton of Aargau, was the only official candidate for the seat of Joseph Deiss. Several other members of her party also received votes.

Results

	Round 1
Doris Leuthard Doris Leuthard Doris Leuthard is a Swiss politician and lawyer. Since 1 August 2006, she has been a member of the Swiss Federal Council. From 1 August 2006 till 31 October 2010 she was head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs...	133
Chiara Simoneschi-Cortesi Chiara Simoneschi-Cortesi Chiara Simoneschi-Cortesi is a member of the Christian Democratic People's Party , Simoneschi was elected to the National Council in 1999 and re-elected in 2003 and 2007...	29
Lucrezia Meier-Schatz	28
Carlo Schmid Carlo Schmid (Swiss politician) Carlo Schmid-Sutter is a Swiss politician. Since 1984, he has been member of the cantonal government of Appenzell Innerrhoden....	11
Votes received by other persons	33
Votes cast	242
Invalid votes	3
Blank votes	5
Valid votes	234
Absolute majority	118