1947 Swiss federal election
Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 26 October 1947.[1] Although the Social Democratic Party received the most votes, the Free Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 52 of the 194 seats.[2]
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Results
Summary
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party | 251,625 | 26.2 | 48 | –8 | |
| Free Democratic Party | 220,486 | 23.0 | 52 | +5 | |
| Conservative People's Party | 203,202 | 21.2 | 44 | +1 | |
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 115,976 | 12.1 | 21 | –1 | |
| Swiss Party of Labour | 49,353 | 5.1 | 7 | New | |
| Ring of Independents | 42,428 | 4.4 | 8 | +1 | |
| Liberal Democratic Party | 30,492 | 3.2 | 7 | –1 | |
| Social-Political Group | 28,096 | 2.9 | 5 | 0 | |
| Evangelical People's Party | 9,072 | 0.9 | 1 | 0 | |
| Liberal Socialist Party | 4,626 | 0.5 | 1 | +1 | |
| Other parties | 4,931 | 0.5 | 0 | –2 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 25,212 | – | – | – | |
| Total | 985,499 | 100 | 194 | 0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,360,453 | 72.4 | – | – | |
| Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
By constituency
Council of the States
In several cantons the members of the Council of the States were chosen by the cantonal parliaments.[4]
| Party | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|
| Swiss Conservative People's Party | 18 | –1 |
| Free Democratic Party | 11 | –1 |
| Social Democratic Party | 5 | 0 |
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 4 | 0 |
| Social-Political Group | 2 | 0 |
| Liberal Democratic Party | 2 | 0 |
| Other parties | 2 | +2 |
| Total | 44 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||
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