1919 Swiss federal election
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]
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Results
Summary
| 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
Summary
In several cantons, the members of the Council of States were chosen by the cantonal parliaments.[3]
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
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