Swiss federal election, 1925
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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 25 October 1925.[1] The Free Democratic Party remained the largest party in the National Council, winning 60 of the 198 seats.[2]
Results
National Council
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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Free Democratic Party | 206,485 | 27.8 | 60 | 0 |
Social Democratic Party | 192,208 | 25.8 | 49 | +6 |
Swiss Conservative People's Party | 155,467 | 20.9 | 42 | –2 |
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 113,512 | 15.3 | 30 | –4 |
Liberal Democratic Party | 22,217 | 3.0 | 7 | –3 |
Democratic Group | 16,362 | 2.2 | 5 | +2 |
Communist Party | 14,387 | 2.0 | 3 | +1 |
Evangelical People's Party | 6,888 | 0.9 | 1 | 0 |
Liberal Socialist Party | 1,602 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
Grütli Union | 427 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
Other parties | 13,674 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 20,915 | – | – | – |
Total | 764,594 | 100 | 198 | 0 |
Registered voters/turnout | 995,551 | 76.8 | – | – |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
Council of States
In several cantons the members of the Council of States were chosen by the cantonal parliaments.[3]
Party | Seats | +/– |
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Free Democratic Party | 21 | –2 |
Swiss Conservative People's Party | 18 | +1 |
Social Democratic Party | 2 | +1 |
Democratic Group | 1 | 0 |
Liberal Democratic Party | 1 | 0 |
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 1 | 0 |
Other parties | 0 | 0 |
Total | 44 | 0 |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |