1935 Swiss federal election

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 27 October 1935.[1] The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 50 of the 187 seats.[2]

Results

National Council

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Social Democratic Party255,84328.0150+1
Free Democratic Party216,66423.7248–4
Conservative People's Party185,05220.2642–2
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents100,30010.9821–9
Alliance of Independents37,8614.147New
Liberal Democratic Party30,4763.3460
Young Farmers28,1613.084New
National Front13,7401.501New
Communist Party12,5691.3820
Liberal Socialist Party11,0781.210New
Social-Political Group10,6651.173+1
Evangelical People's Party6,7800.7410
National Union4,3340.471New
General People's List1New
Other parties0–
Total913,523100.001870
Valid votes913,52397.62
Invalid/blank votes22,2332.38
Total votes935,756100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,194,91078.31
Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Nohlen & Stöver

By constituency

Constituency Seats Electorate Turnout Party Votes Seatswon
Aargau 12 72,982 65,837 Social Democratic Party271,446 4
Conservative People's Party166,454 3
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents121,180 2
Free Democratic Party132,635 2
Young Farmers36,481 1
Evangelical People's Party28,117 0
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 2 13,702 10,849 Social Democratic Party10,634 1
Free Democratic Party4,975 1
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents4,184 0
Appenzell Innerrhoden 1 3,404 2,391 Conservative People's Party1,244 1
Basel-Landschaft 4 27,020 17,822 Social Democratic Party22,344 2
Free Democratic Party18,749 2
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents6,949 0
Liberal Socialist Party7,919 0
Conservative People's Party7,618 0
Young Farmers3,336 0
Communist Party3,003 0
Action Committee for Interest Reduction 388 0
Basel-Stadt 7 49,161 35,357 Social Democratic Party90,404 3
Liberal Democratic Party38,630 1
Free Democratic Party33,747 1
Communist Party28,530 1
Conservative People's Party26,362 1
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents19,874 0
Liberal Socialist Party7,367 0
Bern 31 211,533 158,138 Social Democratic Party1,642,382 11
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents1,451,157 11
Free Democratic Party659,820 4
Young Farmers490,181 3
Conservative People's Party257,971 1
Ring of Independents141,883 1
Liberal Socialist Party121,249 0
National Front75,276 0
Fribourg 7 40,416 31,752 Conservative People's Party146,587 5
Free Democratic Party54,497 0
Social Democratic Party18,893 2
Geneva 8 48,044 32,026 Social Democratic Party106,117 3
Free Democratic Party49,227 2
Liberal Democratic Party41,777 1
Conservative People's Party29,693 1
National Union21,655 1
Communist Party5,242 0
New National Political Order 478 0
Glarus 2 10,147 8,223 Free Democratic Party4,404 1
Social Democratic Party4,372 0
Social-Political Group4,006 1
Conservative People's Party3,375 0
Grisons 6 34,326 27,093 Conservative People's Party55,718 3
Social-Political Group44,696 2
Free Democratic Party35,919 1
Social Democratic Party21,844 0
Lucerne 9 57,540 48,544 Conservative People's Party220,461 5
Free Democratic Party148,850 3
Social Democratic Party59,349 1
Neuchâtel 6 36,216 25,453 Social Democratic Party69,047 3
Free Democratic Party36,773 2
Liberal Democratic Party35,374 1
National Progressive Party 7,277 0
Nidwalden 1 4,284 2,960 Conservative People's Party1,585 1
Obwalden 1 5,327 2,678 Conservative People's Party1,543 1
Schaffhausen 2 14,351 13,055 Social Democratic Party10,514 1
Free Democratic Party6,178 1
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents5,395 0
National Front3,087
Schwyz 3 17,912 13,404 Conservative People's Party20,678 2
Free Democratic Party11,082 1
Social Democratic Party7,892 0
Solothurn 7 43,523 36,213 Free Democratic Party109,975 3
Social Democratic Party74,351 2
Conservative People's Party63,018 2
St. Gallen 13 74,437 65,565 Conservative People's Party314,870 5
Free Democratic Party217,856 4
Social Democratic Party149,748 2
Ring of Independents66,571 1
General People's List 28,953 1
Young Farmers27,747 0
Ticino 7 42,503 31,606 Free Democratic Party104,980 3
Conservative People's Party79,659 3
Social Democratic Party33,795 1
Thurgau 6 38,283 31,290 Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents43,168 2
Social Democratic Party50,243 2
Conservative People's Party34,301 1
Free Democratic Party33,007 1
Young Farmers14,793 0
Young Thurgau List 4,867 0
Uri 1 6,460 3,978 Free Democratic Party3,007 1
Vaud 15 100,819 76,759 Free Democratic Party416,231 6
Social Democratic Party322,373 4
Liberal Democratic Party207,626 3
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents129,885 2
Communist Party23,780 0
Independent Progressive Party 22,033 0
Valais 6 38,879 31,181 Conservative People's Party115,862 4
Free Democratic Party40,344 1
Social Democratic Party26,512 1
Helvetic Action List 3,447 0
Zug 2 9,815 7,066 Conservative People's Party6,495 1
Free Democratic Party3,800 1
Social Democratic Party3,236 0
Zürich 28 195,724 156,506 Social Democratic Party1,282,080 9
Ring of Independents788,261 5
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents567,477 4
Free Democratic Party434,764 3
Social-Political Group300,315 2
Conservative People's Party272,157 2
National Front158,978 1
Communist Party154,105 1
Evangelical People's Party124,235 1
Liberal Socialist Party115,787 0
Young Farmers108,623 0
Source: Bundesblatt, 4 December 1935

Council of the States

In several cantons the members of the Council of the States were chosen by the cantonal parliaments.[4]

PartySeats+/–
Swiss Conservative People's Party19+1
Free Democratic Party15–4
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents30
Social Democratic Party3+1
Liberal Democratic Party2+1
Social-Political Group00
Other parties2+1
Total440
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By canton

Constituency Seats Party Elected members
Aargau 2 Conservative People's PartyHans Fricker
Free Democratic PartyGottfried Keller
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 1 Free Democratic PartyWalter Ackermann
Appenzell Innerrhoden 1 Conservative People's PartyCarl Rusch
Basel-Landschaft 1 Social Democratic PartyWalter Schaub
Basel-Stadt 1 Social Democratic PartyGustav Wenk
Bern 2 Free Democratic PartyHenri Mouttet
Party of Farmers, Traders and IndependentsJakob Rudolf Weber
Fribourg 2 Conservative People's PartyJoseph Piller
Conservative People's PartyBernard Weck
Geneva 2 Free Democratic PartyAlbert Malche
Liberal PartyAuguste-Edouard-Frédéric Martin
Glarus 2 Social-Political GroupEdwin Hauser
Free Democratic PartyPhilippe Mercier
Grisons 2 Social-Political GroupAlbert Lardelli
Conservative People's PartyGeorg Willi
Lucerne 2 Conservative People's PartyGotthard Egli
Conservative People's PartyAlbert Zust
Neuchâtel 2 Free Democratic PartyErnest Béguin
Liberal PartyMarcel de Coulon
Nidwalden 1 Conservative People's PartyAnton Zumbühl
Obwalden 1 Conservative People's PartyWalter Amstalden
Schaffhausen 2 Free Democratic PartyHans Käser
Party of Farmers, Traders and IndependentsJohannes Winzeler
Schwyz 2 Conservative People's PartyMartin Ochsner
Conservative People's PartyAdolf Suter
Solothurn 2 Free Democratic PartyHugo Dietschi
Free Democratic PartyRobert Schöpfer
St. Gallen 2 Free Democratic PartyErnst Löpfe
Conservative People's PartyJosef Schöbi
Ticino 2 Free Democratic PartyArnaldo Luigi Bolla
Conservative People's PartyAntonio Luigi Riva
Thurgau 2 Free Democratic PartyPaul Altwegg
Party of Farmers, Traders and IndependentsEduard Pfister
Uri 2 Conservative People's PartyLeo Meyer
Conservative People's PartyLudwig Walker
Vaud 2 Free Democratic PartyNorbert Bosset
Free Democratic PartyLouis Chamorel
Valais 2 Conservative People's PartyPierre Barman
Conservative People's PartyRamond Evéquoz
Zug 2 Conservative People's PartyAlphons Iten
Conservative People's PartyAlois Müller
Zürich 2 Social Democratic PartyEmil Klöti
Free Democratic PartyOskar Wettstein

References

  1. ^Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1894 ISBN 9783832956097
  2. ^Nohlen & Stöver, p1953
  3. ^Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan
  4. ^Nohlen & Stöver, p1956
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