1905 Swiss federal election

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The 49 electoral districts

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 29 October 1905. The Free Democratic Party retained its majority in the National Council.[1]

Electoral system

The 167 members of the National Council were elected in 49 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

Summary

Voter turnout was highest in Schaffhausen (where voting was compulsory) at 96% and lowest in Zug at 20%.

Party Votes % Seats +/–
bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 202,605 49.2 104 +4
bgcolor="Template:Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Catholic People's Party 92,600 22.5 35 0
bgcolor="Template:Social Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Social Democratic Party 60,308 14.7 2 –5
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Liberal Centre 27,643 6.7 19 –1
Democratic Group 18,028 4.4 6 +2
bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Bern People's Party 10,235 2.5 1 0
bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Others 0 0
Invalid/blank votes 28,964 – – –
Total 440,383 100 167 0
Registered voters/turnout 779,835 56.5 – –
Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] BFS (seats)

By constituency

Constituency Seats Party Seats
won 		Elected members
Zürich 1 9 bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 9
  • Emil Zürcher
  • Alfred Frey
  • Albert Studler
  • Walter Bissegger
  • Johann Jakob Amsler
  • Ulrich Meister jr.
  • Friedrich Fritschi
  • Jakob Lutz
  • Theodor Frey
Zürich 2 5 bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 3
  • Johann Rudolf Amsler
  • Heinrich Hess
  • Samuel Wanner
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Liberal Centre 2
  • Johann Jakob Abegg
  • Heinrich Berchtold
Zürich 3 5 bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 5
  • Rudolf Geilinger
  • Emil Stadler sr.
  • Albert Kündig
  • Eduard Sulzer
  • Friedrich Ottiker
Zürich 4 3 bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 2
  • Johann Konrad Hörni
  • Jakob Walder
Democratic Group 1 David Ringger
Bern 5 5 bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 5
  • Emil Lohner
  • Arnold Gottlieb Bühler
  • Johann Jakob Rebmann
  • Johann Friedrich Michel
  • Johannes Ritschard
Bern 6 6 bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 4
  • Johann Hirter
  • Johann Jenny
  • Friedrich Bürgi
  • Eugen Huber
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Liberal Centre 2
  • Edmund von Steiger
  • Ernst Wyss
Bern 7 4 bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 4
  • Fritz Zumstein
  • Fritz Bühlmann
  • Johann Jakob Schär
  • Adolf Müller
Bern 8 4 bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 3
  • Arnold Gugelmann
  • Michael Hofer
  • Friedrich Buri
bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Bern People's Party 1 Ulrich Dürrenmatt
Bern 9 4 bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 4
  • Eduard Bähler
  • Jakob Freiburghaus
  • Johannes Zimmermann
  • Eduard Will
Bern 10 3 bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 3
  • Virgile Rossel
  • Albert Gobat
  • Albert Locher
Bern 11 3 bgcolor="Template:Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Catholic Right 2
  • Joseph Choquard
  • Ernest Daucourt
bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 1 Henri Simonin
Lucerne 12 3 bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 3
  • Peter Knüsel
  • Hermann Heller
  • Franz Bucher
Lucerne 13 2 bgcolor="Template:Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Catholic Right 3
  • Theodor Schmid
  • Candid Hochstrasser
Lucerne 14 2 bgcolor="Template:Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Catholic Right 2
  • Dominik Fellmann
  • Josef Anton Schobinger
Uri 15 1 bgcolor="Template:Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Catholic Right 1 Gustav Muheim
Schwyz 16 3 bgcolor="Template:Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Catholic Right 2
  • Josef Anton Ferdinand Büeler
  • Vital Schwander Sr.
bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 1 Kaspar Knobel
Obwalden 17 1 bgcolor="Template:Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Catholic Right 1 Peter Anton Ming
Nidwalden 18 1 bgcolor="Template:Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Catholic Right 1 Karl Niederberger
Glarus 19 2 Democratic Group 2
  • Eduard Blumer
  • David Legler
Zug 20 1 bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 1 Klemens Iten
Fribourg 21 2 bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 1 Constant Dinichert
bgcolor="Template:Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Catholic Right 1 Louis de Diesbach
Fribourg 22 2 bgcolor="Template:Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Catholic Right 2
  • Aloys Bossy
  • Vincent Gottofrey
Fribourg 23 2 bgcolor="Template:Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Catholic Right 2
  • Alphonse Théraulaz
  • Eugène Grand
Solothurn 24 5 bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 4
  • Jakob Zimmermann
  • Albert Brosi
  • Wilhelm Vigier
  • Eduard Bally
bgcolor="Template:Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Catholic Right 1 Franz Josef Hänggi
Basel-Stadt 25 6 bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 3
  • Johann Emil Müry
  • Heinrich David
  • Emil Göttisheim
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Liberal Centre 2
  • Isaak Iselin-Sarasin
  • Paul Speiser
bgcolor="Template:Social Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Social Democratic Party 1 Alfred Brüstlein
Basel-Landschaft 26 3 bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 2
  • Jakob Buser
  • Johannes Suter
Democratic Group 1 Albert Schwander
Schaffhausen 27 2 bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 2
  • Robert Grieshaber
  • Carl Spahn
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 28 3 bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 3
  • Arthur Eugster
  • Johann Konrad Eisenhut
  • Hermann Altherr
Appenzell Innerhoden 29 1 bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Liberal Centre 1 Karl Justin Sonderegger
St. Gallen 30 3 bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 2
  • Karl Emil Wild
  • Albert Mächler
Democratic Group 1 J. A. Scherrer-Füllemann
St. Gallen 31 3 bgcolor="Template:Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Catholic Right 2
  • Johann Gebhard Lutz
  • Carl Zurburg
bgcolor="Template:Social Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Social Democratic Party 1 Heinrich Scherrer
St. Gallen 32 2 bgcolor="Template:Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Catholic Right 2
  • Johann Baptist Schubiger
  • Emil Grünenfelder
St. Gallen 33 3 bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 3
  • Carl Hilty
  • Ernst Wagner
  • Johann Jakob Bösch
St. Gallen 34 2 bgcolor="Template:Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Catholic Right 2
  • Othmar Staub
  • Thomas Holenstein Sr.
Grisons 35 5 bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 3
  • Johann Anton Caflisch
  • Eduard Walser
  • Andrea Vital
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Liberal Centre 1 Alfred von Planta
bgcolor="Template:Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Catholic Right 1 Johann Schmid
Aargau 36 3 bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 3
  • Arnold Künzli
  • Johann Rudolf Suter
  • Jakob Lüthy
Aargau 37 3 bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 3
  • Hans Müri
  • Conradin Zschokke
  • Max Alphonse Erismann
Aargau 38 1 bgcolor="Template:Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Catholic Right 1 Jakob Nietlispach
Aargau 39 3 bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Liberal Centre 1 Emil Albert Baldinger
bgcolor="Template:Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Catholic Right 1 Franz Xaver Eggspühler
bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 1 Friedrich Brunner
Thurgau 40 6 bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 4
  • Carl Eigenmann
  • Heinrich Häberlin
  • Adolf Germann
  • Jakob Müller
Democratic Group 1 Emil Hofmann
bgcolor="Template:Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Catholic Right 1 Alfons von Streng
Ticino 41 4 bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 3
  • Achille Borella
  • Romeo Manzoni
  • Emilio Censi
bgcolor="Template:Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Catholic Right 1 Giovanni Lurati
Ticino 42 3 bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 2
  • Alfredo Pioda
  • Giuseppe Stoffel
bgcolor="Template:Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Catholic Right 1 Giuseppe Motta
Vaud 43 7 bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 4
  • Charles-Eugène Fonjallaz
  • Isaac Oyex
  • Alphonse Dubuis
  • Émile Gaudard
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Liberal Centre 3
  • Alois de Meuron
  • Émile Vuichoud
  • Édouard Secretan
Vaud 44 4 bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 4
  • Camille Decoppet
  • Ernest Rubattel
  • Jules Roulet
  • Jean Cavat
Vaud 45 3 bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 2
  • Juste Lagier
  • Adrien Thélin
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Liberal Centre 1 Louis-Charles Delarageaz
Valais 46 4 bgcolor="Template:Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Catholic Right 4
  • Alexander Seiler
  • Joseph Kuntschen Sr.
  • Gustav Loretan
  • Raymond Evéquoz
Valais 47 2 bgcolor="Template:Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Catholic Right 1 Maurice Pellissier
bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 1 Camille Défayes
Neuchâtel 48 6 bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 5
  • Louis-Alexandre Martin
  • Paul-Ernest Mosimann
  • Louis Perrier
  • Jules-Albert Piguet
  • Henri Calame
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Liberal Centre 1 Jules Calame
Geneva 49 7 bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Liberal Centre 4
  • Gustave Ador
  • Édouard Odier
  • Jacques Rutty
  • Marc-Joseph Bonnet
bgcolor="Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Free Democratic Party 2
  • Alfred Vincent
  • Henri Fazy
bgcolor="Template:Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Catholic Right 1 Théodore Fontana
Source: Gruner[4]

References

  1. ^ Elections to the National Council 1848–1917: Distribution of seats by party or political orientation Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine BFS
  2. ^ a b Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1886 ISBN 9783832956097
  3. ^ Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan
  4. ^ Gruner, Erich. Die Wahlen in den Schweizerischen Nationalrat 1848–1919. Vol. 3.
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