1931 Swiss federal election – Wikipedia
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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 25 October 1931.[1][2] Although the Social Democratic Party received the most votes, the Free Democratic Party remained the largest party in the National Council, winning 52 of the 187 seats.[3]
Results[edit]
National Council[edit]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Social Democratic Party | 247,946 | 28.72 | 49 | –1 | |
Free Democratic Party | 232,562 | 26.94 | 52 | –6 | |
Conservative People’s Party | 184,602 | 21.38 | 44 | –2 | |
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 131,809 | 15.27 | 30 | –1 | |
Liberal Democratic Party | 24,573 | 2.85 | 6 | 0 | |
Communist Party | 12,778 | 1.48 | 2 | 0 | |
Social-Political Group | 10,726 | 1.24 | 2 | –1 | |
Evangelical People’s Party | 8,454 | 0.98 | 1 | 0 | |
Communist Party Opposition | 9,841 | 1.14 | 1 | New | |
Other parties | 0 | – | |||
Total | 863,291 | 100.00 | 187 | –11 | |
Valid votes | 863,291 | 97.89 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 18,645 | 2.11 | |||
Total votes | 881,936 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,118,841 | 78.83 | |||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
By constituency[edit]
Constituency | Seats | Electorate | Turnout | Party | Votes | Seats won |
|
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Aargau | 12 | 68,872 | 62,316 | Social Democratic Party | 255,276 | 4 | |
Conservative People’s Party | 161,958 | 3 | |||||
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 161,683 | 3 | |||||
Free Democratic Party | 143,225 | 2 | |||||
Communist Party | 6,105 | 0 | |||||
Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 2 | 13,125 | 10,115 | Free Democratic Party | 10,717 | 1 | |
Social Democratic Party | 6,046 | 1 | |||||
Independent List | 2,143 | 0 | |||||
Appenzell Innerrhoden | 1 | 3,306 | 1,701 | Conservative People’s Party | 1,355 | 1 | |
Basel-Landschaft | 4 | 25,236 | 15,748 | Social Democratic Party | 23,051 | 1 | |
Free Democratic Party | 18,292 | 2 | |||||
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 9,444 | 1 | |||||
Conservative People’s Party | 7,664 | 0 | |||||
Communist Party | 3,143 | 0 | |||||
Basel-Stadt | 7 | 43,535 | 28,732 | Social Democratic Party | 62,464 | 2 | |
Communist Party | 30,084 | 1 | |||||
Free Democratic Party | 30,044 | 1 | |||||
Liberal Democratic Party | 25,258 | 1 | |||||
Conservative People’s Party | 23,502 | 1 | |||||
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 20,967 | 1 | |||||
Evangelical People’s Party | 6,801 | 0 | |||||
Bern | 31 | 197,392 | 156,998 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 2,082,207 | 15 | |
Social Democratic Party | 1,618,792 | 10 | |||||
Free Democratic Party | 817,738 | 5 | |||||
Conservative People’s Party | 276,736 | 1 | |||||
Communist Party | 10,305 | 0 | |||||
Fribourg | 7 | 37,447 | 31,337 | Conservative People’s Party | 146,564 | 6 | |
Free Democratic Party | 45,078 | 1 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 16,843 | 0 | |||||
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 9,157 | 0 | |||||
Geneva | 8 | 45,829 | 26,496 | Free Democratic Party | 86,202 | 2 | |
Social Democratic Party | 84,916 | 4 | |||||
Liberal Democratic Party | 29,743 | 1 | |||||
Conservative People’s Party | 24,261 | 1 | |||||
National Political Order | 20,904 | 0 | |||||
Union of Economic Defence and National Action | 10,769 | 0 | |||||
Communist Party | 2,058 | 0 | |||||
Glarus | 2 | 9,742 | 7,826 | Free Democratic Party | 5,951 | 1 | |
Social-Political Group | 3,725 | 1 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 3,708 | 0 | |||||
Conservative People’s Party | 1,875 | 0 | |||||
Grisons | 6 | 31,867 | 25,212 | Conservative People’s Party | 55,469 | 2 | |
Free Democratic Party | 40,081 | 2 | |||||
Social-Political Group | 28,203 | 1 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 24,765 | 1 | |||||
Lucerne | 9 | 52,702 | 46,672 | Conservative People’s Party | 205,122 | 4 | |
Free Democratic Party | 161,805 | 3 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 46,728 | 1 | |||||
Communist Party | 982 | 0 | |||||
Neuchâtel | 6 | 35,930 | 27,597 | Social Democratic Party | 72,158 | 3 | |
Free Democratic Party | 41,386 | 2 | |||||
Liberal Democratic Party | 30,511 | 1 | |||||
National Progressive Party | 14,124 | 0 | |||||
Social-Political Group | 4,542 | 0 | |||||
Communist Party | 1,179 | 0 | |||||
Nidwalden | 1 | 3,850 | 1,047 | Conservative People’s Party | 965 | 1 | |
Obwalden | 1 | 4,975 | 1,247 | Conservative People’s Party | 1,122 | 1 | |
Schaffhausen | 2 | 17,106 | 15,143 | Social Democratic Party | 13,425 | 1 | |
Free Democratic Party | 8,610 | 1 | |||||
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 4,625 | 0 | |||||
Conservative People’s Party | 2,484 | 0 | |||||
Schwyz | 3 | 17,088 | 13,919 | Conservative People’s Party | 21,204 | 2 | |
Free Democratic Party | 11,603 | 1 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 8,032 | 0 | |||||
Solothurn | 7 | 40,432 | 35,932 | Free Democratic Party | 110,663 | 3 | |
Social Democratic Party | 71,073 | 2 | |||||
Conservative People’s Party | 63,109 | 2 | |||||
St. Gallen | 13 | 71,564 | 63,799 | Conservative People’s Party | 351,573 | 6 | |
Free Democratic Party | 247,770 | 4 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 173,719 | 3 | |||||
Evangelical People’s Party | 21,164 | 0 | |||||
Communist Party | 2,961 | 0 | |||||
Ticino | 7 | 39,004 | 27,792 | Free Democratic Party | 88,287 | 3 | |
Conservative People’s Party | 77,530 | 3 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 30,377 | 1 | |||||
Communist Party | 859 | 0 | |||||
Thurgau | 6 | 35,759 | 30,499 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 61,404 | 3 | |
Social Democratic Party | 45,722 | 1 | |||||
Conservative People’s Party | 34,632 | 1 | |||||
Free Democratic Party | 26,727 | 1 | |||||
Social-Political Group | 10,856 | 0 | |||||
Uri | 1 | 5,879 | 2,618 | Free Democratic Party | 1,863 | 1 | |
Vaud | 15 | 92,480 | 71,352 | Free Democratic Party | 457,401 | 7 | |
Social Democratic Party | 291,725 | 4 | |||||
Liberal Democratic Party | 182,423 | 3 | |||||
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 102,386 | 1 | |||||
Communist Party | 7,577 | 0 | |||||
Valais | 6 | 37,163 | 32,169 | Conservative People’s Party | 131,242 | 5 | |
Free Democratic Party | 39,904 | 1 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 21,130 | 0 | |||||
Zug | 2 | 9,189 | 6,872 | Conservative People’s Party | 6,225 | 1 | |
Free Democratic Party | 3,676 | 1 | |||||
Social Democratic Party | 3,430 | 0 | |||||
Zürich | 28 | 184,189 | 141,350 | Social Democratic Party | 1,554,439 | 11 | |
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 665,421 | 5 | |||||
Free Democratic Party | 592,596 | 5 | |||||
Social-Political Group | 408,802 | 3 | |||||
Conservative People’s Party | 302,404 | 2 | |||||
Evangelical People’s Party | 163,919 | 1 | |||||
Communist Party | 148,514 | 1 | |||||
Federal Front | 33,359 | 0 | |||||
Source: Bundesblatt, 2 December 1931 |
Council of States[edit]
In several cantons the members of the Council of States were chosen by the cantonal parliaments.[4]
By constituency[edit]
References[edit]
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