1943 Swiss federal election

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 31 October 1943.^[1] The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 56 of the 194 seats.^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Social Democratic Party	251,576	28.6	56	+11
Free Democratic Party	197,746	22.5	47	–2
Swiss Conservative People's Party	182,916	20.8	43	0
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	101,998	11.6	22	0
Ring of Independents	48,557	5.5	7	–2
Social-Political Group	29,627	3.4	5	0
Liberal Democratic Party	28,434	3.2	8	+2
Young Farmers	18,310	2.1	3	0
Liberal Socialist Party	9,031	1.0	0	–1
Evangelical People's Party	3,627	0.4	1	+1
Other parties	7,918	0.9	2	+2
Invalid/blank votes	28,506	–	–	–
Total	908,246	100	194	+7
Registered voters/turnout	1,296,706	70.0	–	–
Source: Mackie & Rose,^[3] Nohlen & Stöver

In several cantons the members of the Council of the States were chosen by the cantonal parliaments.^[4]

Party	Seats	+/–
Swiss Conservative People's Party	19	+1
Free Democratic Party	12	–2
Social Democratic Party	5	+2
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	4	0
Liberal Democratic Party	2	0
Social-Political Group	2	+2
Other parties	0	–3
Total	44	0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1895 ISBN 9783832956097
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1953
^ Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1956