1899 Swiss federal election
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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 26 October 1899. The Free Democratic Party retained its majority in the National Council.[1]
Electoral system
[edit]The 147 members of the National Council were elected in 52 single- and multi-member constituencies using a three-round system. Candidates had to receive a majority in the first or second round to be elected; if it went to a third round, only a plurality was required. Voters could cast as many votes as there were seats in their constituency.[2] There was one seat for every 20,000 citizens, with seats allocated to cantons in proportion to their population.[2]
Results
[edit]Voter turnout was highest in Schaffhausen (where voting was compulsory) at 86.4% and lowest in Obwalden at 21.3%.
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
Free Democratic Party | 183,216 | 49.69 | 84 | –2 | |
Catholic People's Party | 76,845 | 20.84 | 32 | +2 | |
Liberal Centre | 51,764 | 14.04 | 20 | –3 | |
Social Democratic Party | 35,488 | 9.62 | 4 | +3 | |
Democratic Group | 18,003 | 4.88 | 7 | 0 | |
Others | 3,409 | 0.92 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 368,725 | 100.00 | 147 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 368,725 | 91.78 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 33,025 | 8.22 | |||
Total votes | 401,750 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 737,696 | 54.46 | |||
Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] BFS (seats) |
By constituency
[edit]Constituency | Seats | Party | Seats won |
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Zürich 1 | 6 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
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Liberal Centre | 2 |
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Social Democratic Party | 1 | Jakob Vogelsanger | |||
Zürich 2 | 4 | Liberal Centre | 3 |
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Free Democratic Party | 1 | Heinrich Hess | |||
Zürich 3 | 4 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
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Democratic Group | 1 | Albert Kündig | |||
Zürich 4 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Heinrich Steinemann | |
Free Democratic Party | 1 | Heinrich Kern | |||
Democratic Group | 1 | Johann Konrad Hörni | |||
Bern 5 | 5 | Free Democratic Party | 5 |
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Bern 6 | 5 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
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Liberal Centre | 2 |
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Bern 7 | 4 | Free Democratic Party | 4 |
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Bern 8 | 4 | Free Democratic Party | 4 |
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Bern 9 | 4 | Free Democratic Party | 4 |
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Bern 10 | 3 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
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Bern 11 | 2 | Catholic Right | 1 | Casimir Folletête | |
Free Democratic Party | 1 | Henri Cuenat | |||
Lucerne 12 | 2 | Free Democratic Party | 2 |
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Lucerne 13 | 3 | Catholic Right | 3 |
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Lucerne 14 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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Uri 15 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Franz Schmid | |
Schwyz 16 | 3 | Catholic Right | 3 |
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Obwalden 17 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Peter Anton Ming | |
Nidwalden 18 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Karl Niederberger | |
Glarus 19 | 2 | Free Democratic Party | 1 | Rudolf Gallati | |
Democratic Group | 1 | Eduard Blumer | |||
Zug 20 | 1 | Free Democratic Party | 1 | Klemens Iten | |
Fribourg 21 | 2 | Catholic Right | 1 | Henri Schaller | |
Free Democratic Party | 1 | Constant Dinichert | |||
Fribourg 22 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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Fribourg 23 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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Solothurn 24 | 4 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
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Catholic Right | 1 | Franz Josef Hänggi | |||
Basel-Stadt 25 | 4 | Liberal Centre | 2 |
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Social Democratic Party | 1 | Eugen Wullschleger | |||
Free Democratic Party | 1 | Heinrich David | |||
Basel-Landschaft 26 | 3 | Free Democratic Party | 2 |
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Bauern- und Arbeiterbund | 1 | Stephan Gschwind | |||
Schaffhausen 27 | 2 | Free Democratic Party | 2 |
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Appenzell Ausserrhoden 28 | 3 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
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Appenzell Innerhoden 29 | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Karl Justin Sonderegger | |
St. Gallen 30 | 2 | Free Democratic Party | 1 | Karl Emil Wild | |
Democratic Group | 1 | J. A. Scherrer-Füllemann | |||
St. Gallen 31 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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St. Gallen 32 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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St. Gallen 33 | 3 | Free Democratic Party | 2 |
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Democratic Group | 1 | Carl Theodor Curti | |||
St. Gallen 34 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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Grisons 35 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Peter Theophil Bühler | |
Democratic Group | 1 | Matthäus Risch | |||
Grisons 36 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Alfred von Planta | |
Catholic Right | 1 | Caspar Decurtins | |||
Grisons 37 | 1 | Free Democratic Party | 1 | Andrea Vital | |
Aargau 38 | 3 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
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Aargau 39 | 3 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
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Aargau 40 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Jakob Nietlispach | |
Aargau 41 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 2 |
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Free Democratic Party | 1 | Josef Jäger | |||
Thurgau 42 | 5 | Free Democratic Party | 4 |
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Democratic Group | 1 | Emil Hofmann | |||
Ticino 43 | 2 | Free Democratic Party | 2 |
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Ticino 44 | 4 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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Free Democratic Party | 2 |
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Vaud 45 | 5 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
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Liberal Centre | 2 |
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Vaud 46 | 4 | Free Democratic Party | 4 |
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Vaud 47 | 3 | Free Democratic Party | 2 |
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Liberal Centre | 1 | Louis-Charles Delarageaz | |||
Valais 48 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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Valais 49 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Joseph Kuntschen Sr. | |
Valais 50 | 2 | Catholic Right | 1 | Henri Bioley | |
Free Democratic Party | 1 | Camille Défayes | |||
Neuchâtel 51 | 5 | Free Democratic Party | 4 |
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Liberal Centre | 1 | Jules Calame | |||
Geneva 52 | 5 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
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Liberal Centre | 1 | Gustave Ador | |||
Social Democratic Party | 1 | Alexandre Triquet | |||
Source: Gruner[4] |
References
[edit]- ^ Elections to the National Council 1848–1917: Distribution of seats by party or political orientation Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine BFS
- ^ a b Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1886 ISBN 9783832956097
- ^ Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan
- ^ Gruner, Erich. Die Wahlen in den Schweizerischen Nationalrat 1848–1919. Vol. 3.