Swiss federal election, 1919

Swiss federal election, 1919
Switzerland
26 October 1919

All 100 seats in the National Council
All 44 seats in the Council of States

  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Robert Schöpfer Gustav Müller Joseph Räber
Party Free Democrats Social Democrats Conservative People's
Leader since 1919 1919 1919
Seats won 60 + 23 41 + 0 41 + 17
Popular vote 215,566 175,292 156,702
Percentage 28.8% 23.5% 21.0%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Rudolf Minger ? ?
Party Farmers, Traders and Independents Liberal Democrats Democrats
Leader since 1917
Seats won 30 + 1 9 + 2 4 + 1
Popular vote 114,537 28,497 14,677
Percentage 15.3% 3.8% 2.0%

  Seventh party
 
Leader ?
Party Evangelical People's
Seats won 1 + 0
Popular vote 6,031
Percentage 0.8%
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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

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Free Democratic Party215,56628.860–43
Social Democratic Party175,29223.541+21
Swiss Conservative People's Party156,70221.041–1
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents114,53715.330+26
Liberal Democratic Party28,4973.89–3
Grütli Union20,5592.82New
Democratic Group14,6772.04–3
Evangelical People's Party6,0310.81+1
Young Radicals15,3422.11+1
Other parties0
Invalid/blank votes13,397
Total760,6001001890
Registered voters/turnout946,27180.4
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
Free Democratic Party23
Swiss Conservative People's Party17
Liberal Democratic Party2
Democratic Group1
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents1
Social Democratic Party0
Other parties0
Total44
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1894 ISBN 9783832956097
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1953
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1956
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