1959 Swiss federal election
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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 25 October 1959.[1] The Social Democratic Party and the Free Democratic Party emerged as the largest parties in the National Council, each winning 51 of the 196 seats.[2]
Results
National Council
By constituency
| Constituency | Seats | Electorate | Turnout | Party | Votes | Seats won | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aargau | 13 | 94,726 | 79,872 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 310,962 | 4 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative People's Party | 226,341 | 3 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 184,747 | 2 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 147,716 | 2 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Ring of Independents | 65,889 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Evangelical People's Party | 32,802 | 0 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Voters for the Repeal of Compulsory Voting | 21,883 | 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 | 3,624 | 1,361 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative Christian Social Party | 1,010 | 1 |
| Basel-Landschaft | 4 | 38,597 | 23,744 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 31,119 | 1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 24,003 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 13,944 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Aktion Kanton Basel | 12,772 | 0 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative Christian Social Party | 12,172 | 1 | ||||
| Basel-Stadt | 8 | 67,346 | 40,765 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 96,439 | 3 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 63,876 | 2 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative Christian Social Party | 43,516 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Liberal Party | 40,230 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Ring of Independents | 35,809 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Party of Labour | 28,881 | 0 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Evangelical People's Party | 13,185 | 0 | ||||
| Bern | 33 | 255,261 | 166,701 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 1,917,983 | 12 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 1,799,135 | 11 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 917,183 | 6 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative Christian Social Party | 383,320 | 2 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Ring of Independents | 296,288 | 2 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Non-partisan List of Christian Citizens | 66,143 | 0 | ||||
| Fribourg | 7 | 45,817 | 31,802 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative Christian Social Party | 112,479 | 4 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 49,507 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 30,241 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 27,010 | 1 | ||||
| Geneva | 8 | 67,674 | 30,914 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 64,157 | 3 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Party of Labour | 63,488 | 2 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative Christian Social Party | 41,879 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 38,125 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Liberal Party | 36,948 | 1 | ||||
| Glarus | 2 | 10,782 | 8,357 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 6,505 | 1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 4,723 | 1 | ||||
| Social-Political Group | 3,121 | 0 | |||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative Christian Social Party | 2,159 | 0 | ||||
| Grisons | 6 | 37,906 | 27,854 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative Christian Social Party | 65,966 | 2 |
| Social-Political Group | 46,225 | 2 | |||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 26,303 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 24,564 | 1 | ||||
| Lucerne | 9 | 69,773 | 59,301 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative Christian Social Party | 270,546 | 5 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 203,944 | 4 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 50,539 | 0 | ||||
| Neuchâtel | 5 | 41,660 | 23,229 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 42,759 | 2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 30,354 | 2 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Liberal Party | 20,658 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Party of Labour | 12,146 | 0 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | National Progressive Party | 6,953 | 0 | ||||
| Nidwalden | 1 | 5,803 | 2,608 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative Christian Social Party | 2,114 | 1 |
| Obwalden | 1 | 6,273 | 2,623 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative Christian Social Party | 1,952 | 1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Liberal Party | 563 | 0 | ||||
| Schaffhausen | 2 | 17,801 | 15,283 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 12,820 | 1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 8,591 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Ring of Independents | 6,079 | 0 | ||||
| Schwyz | 3 | 21,194 | 15,901 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative Christian Social Party | 25,141 | 2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 11,113 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 10,527 | 0 | ||||
| Solothurn | 7 | 55,169 | 45,939 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 135,929 | 3 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 96,818 | 2 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative Christian Social Party | 79,664 | 2 | ||||
| St. Gallen | 13 | 87,576 | 67,499 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative Christian Social Party | 383,322 | 6 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 236,576 | 4 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 150,671 | 2 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Ring of Independents | 65,031 | 1 | ||||
| Ticino | 7 | 50,924 | 35,265 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 99,493 | 3 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative Christian Social Party | 95,473 | 3 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 36,558 | 1 | ||||
| Thurgau | 6 | 43,424 | 32,179 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 53,313 | 2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 48,594 | 2 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative Christian Social Party | 47,425 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 38,491 | 1 | ||||
| Uri | 1 | 8,721 | 4,550 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 3,417 | 1 |
| Vaud | 16 | 119,220 | 65,588 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 314,653 | 6 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 306,580 | 5 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Liberal Party | 146,489 | 2 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Party of Labour | 116,746 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 92,844 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative Christian Social Party | 52,542 | 1 | ||||
| Valais | 7 | 49,350 | 36,635 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative Christian Social Party | 157,530 | 5 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 49,459 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 32,311 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Movement - Peasants, Workers and Independents | 14,520 | 0 | ||||
| Zug | 2 | 13,067 | 8,296 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative Christian Social Party | 7,630 | 1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 5,060 | 1 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 3,276 | 0 | ||||
| Zürich | 32 | 261,738 | 182,406 | style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Social Democratic Party | 1,606,287 | 9 |
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Ring of Independents | 879,528 | 5 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Free Democratic Party | 854,519 | 5 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 847,913 | 5 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Conservative Christian Social Party | 725,719 | 4 | ||||
| Social-Political Group | 336,388 | 2 | |||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Evangelical People's Party | 315,777 | 2 | ||||
| style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color" | | Party of Labour | 162,424 | 0 | ||||
| Source: Bundesblatt, 3 December 1959 | |||||||
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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- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1895 Template:ISBN
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1954
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1956
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