Swiss federal election, 1914

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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 25 October 1914. The Free Democratic Party retained its majority in the National Council.

Electoral system[edit]

The 189 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.[1] There was one seat for every 20,000 citizens, with seats allocated to cantons in proportion to their population.[1]

Results[edit]

Voter turnout was highest in Aargau at 85.9% (higher than the 78.7% in Schaffhausen where voting was compulsory) and lowest in Zug at 21.2%.

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Free Democratic Party 191,054 56.1 112 –3
Conservative People's Party 71,668 21.1 37 –1
Social Democratic Party 34,204 10.1 19 +3
Liberal Democratic Party 25,142 7.4 15 +2
Democratic Group 9,069 2.7 4 –2
Agrarian Movement 9,133 2.7 1 New
Democratic-Economic Association 1 New
Others 0 0
Invalid/blank votes 55,181
Total 395,431 100 189 +22
Registered voters/turnout 851,377 46.4
Source: Mackie & Rose[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1886 ISBN 9783832956097
  2. ^ Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan