1919 Swiss federal election
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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 26 October 1919.[1] The Free Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 60 of the 189 seats.[2]
Results[]
National Council[]
Summary[]
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||||
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Free Democratic Party | 215,566 | 28.8 | 60 | –43 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 175,292 | 23.5 | 41 | +21 | |||||
Conservative People's Party | 156,702 | 21.0 | 41 | –1 | |||||
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 114,537 | 15.3 | 30 | +26 | |||||
Liberal Democratic Party | 28,497 | 3.8 | 9 | –3 | |||||
Grütli Union | 20,559 | 2.8 | 2 | New | |||||
Democratic Group | 14,677 | 2.0 | 4 | –3 | |||||
Evangelical People's Party | 6,031 | 0.8 | 1 | +1 | |||||
Young Radicals | 15,342 | 2.1 | 1 | +1 | |||||
Others | 0 | – | |||||||
Invalid/blank votes | 13,397 | – | – | – | |||||
Total | 760,600 | 100 | 189 | 0 | |||||
Registered voters/turnout | 946,271 | 80.4 | – | – | |||||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
By constituency[]
Council of States[]
Summary[]
In several cantons, the members of the Council of States were chosen by the cantonal parliaments.[3]
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Party | Seats | ||||||||
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Free Democratic Party | 23 | ||||||||
Swiss Conservative People's Party | 17 | ||||||||
Liberal Democratic Party | 2 | ||||||||
Democratic Group | 1 | ||||||||
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 1 | ||||||||
Social Democratic Party | 0 | ||||||||
Other parties | 0 | ||||||||
Total | 44 | ||||||||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
By canton[]
Constituency | Seats | Party | Elected members | |
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Aargau | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Gottfried Keller | |
Free Democratic Party | Peter Emil Isler | |||
Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 1 | Free Democratic Party | Johannes Baumann | |
Appenzell Innerrhoden | 1 | Conservative People's Party | Johann Baptist Edmund Dähler | |
Basel-Landschaft | 1 | Free Democratic Party | Gustav Johann Schneider | |
Basel-Stadt | 1 | Free Democratic Party | Victor Emil Scherer | |
Bern | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Paul Charmillot | |
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | Carl Moser | |||
Fribourg | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Georges Python | |
Conservative People's Party | Georges de Montenach | |||
Geneva | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Henri Fazy | |
Liberal Party | Jacques Rutty | |||
Glarus | 2 | Democratic Group | David Legler | |
Free Democratic Party | Philippe Mercier | |||
Grisons | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Andreas Laelys | |
Conservative People's Party | Friedrich Brügger | |||
Lucerne | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Josef Dürig | |
Conservative People's Party | Josef Winiger | |||
Neuchâtel | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Auguste Pettavel | |
Liberal Party | Pierre de Meuron | |||
Nidwalden | 1 | Conservative People's Party | Jakob Konstantin Wyrsch | |
Obwalden | 1 | Conservative People's Party | Adalbert Wirz | |
Schaffhausen | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Albert Ammann | |
Free Democratic Party | Heinrich Bolli | |||
Schwyz | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Martin Ochsner | |
Conservative People's Party | Josef Räber | |||
Solothurn | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Casimir von Arx | |
Free Democratic Party | Robert Schöpfer | |||
St. Gallen | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Johannes Geel | |
Conservative People's Party | Anton August Messmer | |||
Ticino | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Stefano Gabuzzi | |
Free Democratic Party | Adolfo Soldini | |||
Thurgau | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Alexander Otto Aepli | |
Free Democratic Party | Albert Böhi | |||
Uri | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Karl Huber | |
Conservative People's Party | Franz Muheim | |||
Vaud | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Émile Dind | |
Free Democratic Party | Henri Simon | |||
Valais | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Joseph Ribordy | |
Conservative People's Party | Julius Zen Ruffinen | |||
Zug | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Josef Andermatt | |
Conservative People's Party | Josef Hildebrand | |||
Zürich | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Oskar Wettstein | |
Free Democratic Party | Paul Usteri |
References[]
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- 1919 elections in Europe
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