1947 Swiss federal election
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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 26 October 1947.[1] Although the Social Democratic Party received the most votes, the Free Democratic Party secured the most seats in the National Council, winning 52 of the 194 seats.[2]
Results
National Council
By constituency
| Constituency | Seats | Electorate | Turnout | Party | Votes | Seats won | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aargau | 12 | 85,603 | 74,880 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 305,619 | 4 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 192,099 | 3 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 160,596 | 3 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 141,229 | 2 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Evangelical People's Party | 39,355 | 0 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Swiss Party of Labour | 17,826 | 0 | ||||
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 2 | Elected unopposed | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 1 | ||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 1 | |||||
| Appenzell Innerrhoden | 1 | 3,548 | 1,674 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 1,404 | 1 |
| Basel-Landschaft | 4 | 31,344 | 21,160 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 24,891 | 1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 6,401 | 1 | ||||
| Social-Political Group | 15,473 | 1 | |||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 10,789 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 9,372 | 0 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Swiss Party of Labour | 6,439 | 0 | ||||
| Basel-Stadt | 8 | 58,809 | 39,210 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 63,596 | 2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Swiss Party of Labour | 61,343 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 50,514 | 2 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Liberal Party | 45,646 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Ring of Independents | 40,859 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 36,564 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 12,305 | 0 | ||||
| Bern | 33 | 241,687 | 161,927 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 2,112,103 | 14 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 1,787,254 | 11 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 906,945 | 6 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 324,852 | 2 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Swiss Party of Labour | 83,170 | 0 | ||||
| Fribourg | 7 | 46,110 | 31,504 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 123,538 | 4 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 53,790 | 2 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 27,479 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 12,207 | 0 | ||||
| Geneva | 8 | 56,985 | 30,362 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 70,839 | 3 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Swiss Party of Labour | 70,286 | 2 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Liberal Party | 42,982 | 2 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 33,670 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 22,299 | 0 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Republican Party for the United States of Europe | 1,085 | 0 | ||||
| Glarus | 2 | 10,904 | 8,509 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 6,479 | 1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 5,110 | 1 | ||||
| Social-Political Group | 4,893 | 0 | |||||
| Grisons | 6 | 37,333 | 28,102 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 62,606 | 3 |
| Social-Political Group | 54,974 | 2 | |||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 26,814 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 19,992 | 0 | ||||
| Lucerne | 9 | 65,029 | 52,805 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 236,112 | 5 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 173,509 | 3 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 59,794 | 1 | ||||
| Neuchâtel | 5 | 40,363 | 23,399 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 42,274 | 2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 30,195 | 2 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Liberal Party | 28,217 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Swiss Party of Labour | 13,195 | 0 | ||||
| Nidwalden | 1 | 5,449 | 3,489 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 2,858 | 1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Others | 536 | 0 | ||||
| Obwalden | 1 | 6,190 | 2,246 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 1,988 | 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 | 20,247 | 14,864 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 16,327 | 1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 10,543 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 9,343 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Farmers Association | 7,023 | 0 | ||||
| Solothurn | 7 | 50,575 | 43,737 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 111,749 | 3 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 97,873 | 2 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 79,827 | 2 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Ring of Independents | 5,366 | 0 | ||||
| St. Gallen | 13 | 83,238 | 67,745 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 347,516 | 6 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 226,468 | 4 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 141,298 | 2 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Ring of Independents | 55,692 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Young Farmers | 28,337 | 0 | ||||
| Social-Political Group | 22,033 | 0 | |||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Swiss Party of Labour | 12,253 | 0 | ||||
| Ticino | 7 | 49,553 | 33,373 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 92,008 | 3 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 88,645 | 3 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 37,965 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Ticino Agrarian Popular Group | 6,380 | 0 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 5,330 | 0 | ||||
| Thurgau | 6 | 43,018 | 33,732 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 60,570 | 2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 53,563 | 2 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 44,757 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 37,769 | 1 | ||||
| Uri | 1 | 8,109 | 5,374 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 3,792 | 1 |
| Vaud | 16 | 112,546 | 75,579 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 403,711 | 6 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Swiss Party of Labour | 190,143 | 3 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Liberal Party | 220,371 | 3 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 238,930 | 3 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 114,504 | 1 | ||||
| Valais | 7 | 45,805 | 33,784 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 149,723 | 5 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 52,444 | 2 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 25,924 | 0 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 4,786 | 0 | ||||
| Zug | 2 | 11,441 | 8,600 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 7,218 | 1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 4,773 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 4,462 | 0 | ||||
| Zürich | 31 | 230,706 | 174,303 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 1,453,451 | 9 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Ring of Independents | 1,000,174 | 6 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 745,034 | 4 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 660,271 | 4 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 473,479 | 3 | ||||
| Social-Political Group | 338,332 | 2 | |||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Swiss Party of Labour | 321,617 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Evangelical People's Party | 179,549 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Liberal Socialist Party | 143,301 | 1 | ||||
| Source: Bundesblatt, 27 November 1947 | |||||||
Council of the States
In several cantons the members of the Council of the States were chosen by the cantonal parliaments.[3]
References
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- ↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1895 Template:ISBN
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1953
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1956
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