1905 Swiss federal election
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The 49 electoral districts
Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 29 October 1905. The Free Democratic Party retained its majority in the National Council.[1]
Electoral system[]
The 167 members of the National Council were elected in 49 single- and multi-member constituencies using a three-round system. Candidates had to receive a majority in the first or second round to be elected; if it went to a third round, only a plurality was required. Voters could cast as many votes as there were seats in their constituency.[2] There was one seat for every 20,000 citizens, with seats allocated to cantons in proportion to their population.[2]
Results[]
Summary[]
Voter turnout was highest in Schaffhausen (where voting was compulsory) at 96% and lowest in Zug at 20%.
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||||
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Free Democratic Party | 202,605 | 49.2 | 104 | +4 | |||||
Catholic People's Party | 92,600 | 22.5 | 35 | 0 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 60,308 | 14.7 | 2 | –5 | |||||
Liberal Centre | 27,643 | 6.7 | 19 | –1 | |||||
Democratic Group | 18,028 | 4.4 | 6 | +2 | |||||
Bern People's Party | 10,235 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Others | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Invalid/blank votes | 28,964 | – | – | – | |||||
Total | 440,383 | 100 | 167 | 0 | |||||
Registered voters/turnout | 779,835 | 56.5 | – | – | |||||
Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] BFS (seats) |
By constituency[]
Constituency | Seats | Party | Seats won |
Elected members | |
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Zürich 1 | 9 | Free Democratic Party | 9 |
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Zürich 2 | 5 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
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Liberal Centre | 2 |
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Zürich 3 | 5 | Free Democratic Party | 5 |
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Zürich 4 | 3 | Free Democratic Party | 2 |
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Democratic Group | 1 | David Ringger | |||
Bern 5 | 5 | Free Democratic Party | 5 |
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Bern 6 | 6 | Free Democratic Party | 4 |
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Liberal Centre | 2 |
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Bern 7 | 4 | Free Democratic Party | 4 |
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Bern 8 | 4 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
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Bern People's Party | 1 | Ulrich Dürrenmatt | |||
Bern 9 | 4 | Free Democratic Party | 4 |
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Bern 10 | 3 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
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Bern 11 | 3 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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Free Democratic Party | 1 | Henri Simonin | |||
Lucerne 12 | 3 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
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Lucerne 13 | 2 | Catholic Right | 3 |
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Lucerne 14 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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Uri 15 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Gustav Muheim | |
Schwyz 16 | 3 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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Free Democratic Party | 1 | Kaspar Knobel | |||
Obwalden 17 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Peter Anton Ming | |
Nidwalden 18 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Karl Niederberger | |
Glarus 19 | 2 | Democratic Group | 2 |
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Zug 20 | 1 | Free Democratic Party | 1 | Klemens Iten | |
Fribourg 21 | 2 | Free Democratic Party | 1 | Constant Dinichert | |
Catholic Right | 1 | Louis de Diesbach | |||
Fribourg 22 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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Fribourg 23 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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Solothurn 24 | 5 | Free Democratic Party | 4 |
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Catholic Right | 1 | Franz Josef Hänggi | |||
Basel-Stadt 25 | 6 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
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Liberal Centre | 2 |
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Social Democratic Party | 1 | Alfred Brüstlein | |||
Basel-Landschaft 26 | 3 | Free Democratic Party | 2 |
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Democratic Group | 1 | Albert Schwander | |||
Schaffhausen 27 | 2 | Free Democratic Party | 2 |
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Appenzell Ausserrhoden 28 | 3 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
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Appenzell Innerhoden 29 | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Karl Justin Sonderegger | |
St. Gallen 30 | 3 | Free Democratic Party | 2 |
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Democratic Group | 1 | J. A. Scherrer-Füllemann | |||
St. Gallen 31 | 3 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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Social Democratic Party | 1 | Heinrich Scherrer | |||
St. Gallen 32 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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St. Gallen 33 | 3 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
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St. Gallen 34 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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Grisons 35 | 5 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
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Liberal Centre | 1 | Alfred von Planta | |||
Catholic Right | 1 | Johann Schmid | |||
Aargau 36 | 3 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
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Aargau 37 | 3 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
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Aargau 38 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Jakob Nietlispach | |
Aargau 39 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Emil Albert Baldinger | |
Catholic Right | 1 | Franz Xaver Eggspühler | |||
Free Democratic Party | 1 | Friedrich Brunner | |||
Thurgau 40 | 6 | Free Democratic Party | 4 |
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Democratic Group | 1 | Emil Hofmann | |||
Catholic Right | 1 | Alfons von Streng | |||
Ticino 41 | 4 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
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Catholic Right | 1 | Giovanni Lurati | |||
Ticino 42 | 3 | Free Democratic Party | 2 |
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Catholic Right | 1 | Giuseppe Motta | |||
Vaud 43 | 7 | Free Democratic Party | 4 |
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Liberal Centre | 3 |
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Vaud 44 | 4 | Free Democratic Party | 4 |
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Vaud 45 | 3 | Free Democratic Party | 2 |
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Liberal Centre | 1 | Louis-Charles Delarageaz | |||
Valais 46 | 4 | Catholic Right | 4 |
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Valais 47 | 2 | Catholic Right | 1 | Maurice Pellissier | |
Free Democratic Party | 1 | Camille Défayes | |||
Neuchâtel 48 | 6 | Free Democratic Party | 5 |
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Liberal Centre | 1 | Jules Calame | |||
Geneva 49 | 7 | Liberal Centre | 4 |
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Free Democratic Party | 2 |
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Catholic Right | 1 | Théodore Fontana | |||
Source: Gruner[4] |
References[]
- ^ Elections to the National Council 1848–1917: Distribution of seats by party or political orientation Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine BFS
- ^ Jump up to: a b Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1886 ISBN 9783832956097
- ^ Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan
- ^ Gruner, Erich. Die Wahlen in den Schweizerischen Nationalrat 1848–1919. 3.
Categories:
- Federal elections in Switzerland
- 1905 elections in Europe
- 1905 in Switzerland
- October 1905 events