Historical Parties
| Name | Ideology | Active | Continued as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communist Party of Switzerland | Communism | 1921–1940 | Partei der Arbeit |
| Communist Party of Switzerland/Marxist–Leninists | Communism | 1969–1987 | Libertarian Socialist Party |
| Communist Party Opposition | Communism | 1930–1925 | Social Democratic Party of Switzerland |
| Democratic Party | Direct democracy | 1860–1971 | Swiss People's Party |
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents (BGB) | Centrism, Agrarianism | 1936–1971 | Swiss People's Party |
| Eidgenössische Sammlung | Fascism/nationalism | 1940–1943 | |
| Free Democratic Party of Switzerland (FDP/PRD/PLR) | Classical liberalism, Radicalism | 1894–2009 | FDP.The Liberals |
| Liberal Party of Switzerland (LPS/PLS) | Classical liberalism | 1913–2009 | FDP.The Liberals |
| National Front | Fascism/nationalism | 1930s | Eidgenössische Sammlung |
| National Movement of Switzerland (NBS) | Nazism | 1940–1941 | |
| National Union | Fascism/nationalism | 1932–1940 | |
| Progressive Organizations of Switzerland (POCH) | Communism | 1969–1993 | |
| Ring of Independents (LdU) | Centrism | 1936–1999 | |
| Volkspartei der Schweiz (VPS) | Neo-Nazism | 1950s |
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