1931 Swiss federal election
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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
National Council
By constituency
| Constituency | Seats | Electorate | Turnout | Party | Votes | Seats won | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aargau | 12 | 68,872 | 62,316 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 255,276 | 4 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 161,958 | 3 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 161,683 | 3 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 143,225 | 2 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Communist Party | 6,105 | 0 | ||||
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 2 | 13,125 | 10,115 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 10,717 | 1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 6,046 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Independent List | 2,143 | 0 | ||||
| Appenzell Innerrhoden | 1 | 3,306 | 1,701 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 1,355 | 1 |
| Basel-Landschaft | 4 | 25,236 | 15,748 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 23,051 | 1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 18,292 | 2 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 9,444 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 7,664 | 0 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Communist Party | 3,143 | 0 | ||||
| Basel-Stadt | 7 | 43,535 | 28,732 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 62,464 | 2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Communist Party | 30,084 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 30,044 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Liberal Democratic Party | 25,258 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 23,502 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 20,967 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Evangelical People's Party | 6,801 | 0 | ||||
| Bern | 31 | 197,392 | 156,998 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 2,082,207 | 15 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 1,618,792 | 10 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 817,738 | 5 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 276,736 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Communist Party | 10,305 | 0 | ||||
| Fribourg | 7 | 37,447 | 31,337 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 146,564 | 6 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 45,078 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 16,843 | 0 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 9,157 | 0 | ||||
| Geneva | 8 | 45,829 | 26,496 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 86,202 | 2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 84,916 | 4 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Liberal Democratic Party | 29,743 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 24,261 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | National Political Order | 20,904 | 0 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Union of Economic Defence and National Action | 10,769 | 0 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Communist Party | 2,058 | 0 | ||||
| Glarus | 2 | 9,742 | 7,826 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 5,951 | 1 |
| Social-Political Group | 3,725 | 1 | |||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 3,708 | 0 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 1,875 | 0 | ||||
| Grisons | 6 | 31,867 | 25,212 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 55,469 | 2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 40,081 | 2 | ||||
| Social-Political Group | 28,203 | 1 | |||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 24,765 | 1 | ||||
| Lucerne | 9 | 52,702 | 46,672 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 205,122 | 4 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 161,805 | 3 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 46,728 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Communist Party | 982 | 0 | ||||
| Neuchâtel | 6 | 35,930 | 27,597 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 72,158 | 3 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 41,386 | 2 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Liberal Democratic Party | 30,511 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | National Progressive Party | 14,124 | 0 | ||||
| Social-Political Group | 4,542 | 0 | |||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Communist Party | 1,179 | 0 | ||||
| Nidwalden | 1 | 3,850 | 1,047 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 965 | 1 |
| Obwalden | 1 | 4,975 | 1,247 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 1,122 | 1 |
| Schaffhausen | 2 | 17,106 | 15,143 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 13,425 | 1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 8,610 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 4,625 | 0 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 2,484 | 0 | ||||
| Schwyz | 3 | 17,088 | 13,919 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 21,204 | 2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 11,603 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 8,032 | 0 | ||||
| Solothurn | 7 | 40,432 | 35,932 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 110,663 | 3 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 71,073 | 2 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 63,109 | 2 | ||||
| St. Gallen | 13 | 71,564 | 63,799 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 351,573 | 6 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 247,770 | 4 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 173,719 | 3 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Evangelical People's Party | 21,164 | 0 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Communist Party | 2,961 | 0 | ||||
| Ticino | 7 | 39,004 | 27,792 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 88,287 | 3 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 77,530 | 3 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 30,377 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Communist Party | 859 | 0 | ||||
| Thurgau | 6 | 35,759 | 30,499 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 61,404 | 3 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 45,722 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 34,632 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 26,727 | 1 | ||||
| Social-Political Group | 10,856 | 0 | |||||
| Uri | 1 | 5,879 | 2,618 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 1,863 | 1 |
| Vaud | 15 | 92,480 | 71,352 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 457,401 | 7 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 291,725 | 4 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Liberal Democratic Party | 182,423 | 3 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 102,386 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Communist Party | 7,577 | 0 | ||||
| Valais | 6 | 37,163 | 32,169 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 131,242 | 5 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 39,904 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 21,130 | 0 | ||||
| Zug | 2 | 9,189 | 6,872 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 6,225 | 1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 3,676 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 3,430 | 0 | ||||
| Zürich | 28 | 184,189 | 141,350 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 1,554,439 | 11 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 665,421 | 5 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 592,596 | 5 | ||||
| Social-Political Group | 408,802 | 3 | |||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 302,404 | 2 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Evangelical People's Party | 163,919 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Communist Party | 148,514 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Federal Front | 33,359 | 0 | ||||
| Source: Bundesblatt, 2 December 1931 | |||||||
Council of States
In several cantons the members of the Council of States were chosen by the cantonal parliaments.[4]
By constituency
| Constituency | Seats | Party | Elected members | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aargau | 2 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | Gottfried Keller |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | Peter Emil Isler | ||
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 1 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | Johannes Baumann |
| Appenzell Innerrhoden | 1 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | Carl Rusch |
| Basel-Landschaft | 1 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | Gustav Johann Schneider |
| Basel-Stadt | 1 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | Ernst-Alfred Thalmann |
| Bern | 2 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | Paul Charmillot |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | Carl Moser | ||
| Fribourg | 2 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | Emile Savoy |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | Bernard Weck | ||
| Geneva | 2 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | Charles Burklin |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | Albert Malche | ||
| Glarus | 2 | Social-Political Group | Edwin Hauser | |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | Philippe Mercier | ||
| Grisons | 2 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | Johann Josef Huonder |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | Andreas Laely | ||
| Lucerne | 2 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | Jakob Sigrist |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | Albert Zust | ||
| Neuchâtel | 2 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | Ernest Béguin |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Liberal Party | Pierre de Meuron | ||
| Nidwalden | 1 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | Anton Zumbühl |
| Obwalden | 1 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | Walter Amstalden |
| Schaffhausen | 2 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | Heinrich Bolli |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | Johannes Winzeler | ||
| Schwyz | 2 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | Martin Ochsner |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | Adolf Suter | ||
| Solothurn | 2 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | Hugo Dietschi |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | Robert Schöpfer | ||
| St. Gallen | 2 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | Ernst Löpfe |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | Anton August Messmer | ||
| Ticino | 2 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | Brenno Bertoni |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | Antonio Luigi Riva | ||
| Thurgau | 2 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | Albert Böhi |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | Anton Schmid | ||
| Uri | 2 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | Isidor Meyer |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | Ludwig Walker | ||
| Vaud | 2 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | Norbert Bosset |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | Louis Chamorel | ||
| Valais | 2 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | Pierre Barman |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | Ramond Evéquoz | ||
| Zug | 2 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | Philipp Etter |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | Josef Hildebrand | ||
| Zürich | 2 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | Gustav Keller |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | Emil Klöti | ||
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