1893 Swiss federal election

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 29 October 1893. The Radical Left narrowly retained its majority in the National Council.[1]

The 52 electoral districts

Electoral system

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The 147 members of the National Council were elected in 52 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

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National Council

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Voter turnout was highest in Schaffhausen (where voting was compulsory) at 91.5% and lowest in Zug at 17.5%.

 
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Radical Left41.8740
Catholic Right20.029–6
Liberal Centre16.827+7
Democratic Group10.316+1
Social Democratic Party5.910
Evangelical Right4.00–2
Independents1.200
Total1470
Total votes391,610
Registered voters/turnout670,94858.37
Source: BFS (seats)

By constituency

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Constituency Seats Party Seats
won
Elected members
Zürich 1 6 Liberal Centre 3
  • Hans Konrad Pestalozzi
  • Konrad Cramer
  • Ulrich Meister Jr.
Democratic Group 2
  • Carl Theodor Curti
  • Johann Jakob Schäppi
Social Democratic Party 1 Jakob Vogelsanger
Zürich 2 4 Liberal Centre 3
  • Johann Jakob Abegg
  • Johannes Eschmann
  • Hans Wunderli
Democratic Group 1 Heinrich Hess
Zürich 3 4 Democratic Group 4
  • Rudolf Geilinger
  • Ludwig Forrer
  • Albert Locher
  • Albert Kündig
Zürich 4 3 Democratic Group 2
  • Johannes Moser
  • Friedrich Scheuchzer
Liberal Centre 1 Heinrich Steinemann
Bern 5 5 Radical Left 5
  • Matthäus Zurbuchen
  • Arnold Gottlieb Bühler
  • Johann Jakob Rebmann
  • Franz Neuhaus
  • Gottfried Feller
Bern 6 5 Radical Left 3
  • Rudolf Brunner
  • Johann Jenny
  • Eduard Müller
Evangelical Right 2
  • Edmund von Steiger
  • Ernst Wyss
Bern 7 4 Radical Left 4
  • Fritz Bühlmann
  • Adolf Müller
  • Gottfried Joost
  • Gottlieb Berger
Bern 8 4 Radical Left 3
  • Hans Dinkelmann
  • Emil Moser
  • Gottfried Bangerter
Bern People's Party 1 Ulrich Burkhalter
Bern 9 4 Radical Left 4
  • Eduard Bähler
  • Johannes Zimmermann
  • Eduard Marti
  • Rudolf Häni
Bern 10 3 Radical Left 3
  • Pierre Jolissaint
  • Albert Gobat
  • Joseph Stockmar
Bern 11 2 Catholic Right 1 Joseph Choquard
Radical Left 1 Henri Cuenat
Lucerne 12 2 Radical Left 2
  • Hermann Heller
  • Josef Vonmatt
Lucerne 13 3 Catholic Right 3
  • Josef Erni
  • Candid Hochstrasser
  • Theodor Schmid
Lucerne 14 2 Catholic Right 2
  • Josef Anton Schobinger
  • Franz Xaver Beck
Uri 15 1 Catholic Right 1 Franz Schmid
Schwyz 16 3 Catholic Right 3
  • Vital Schwander Sr.
  • Fridolin Holdener
  • Nikolaus Benziger
Obwalden 17 1 Catholic Right 1 Peter Anton Ming
Nidwalden 18 1 Catholic Right 1 Hans von Matt Sr.
Glarus 19 2 Democratic Group 1 Kaspar Schindler
Liberal Centre 1 Rudolf Gallati
Zug 20 1 Catholic Right 1 Franz Hediger
Fribourg 21 2 Liberal Centre 1 Louis de Diesbach
Radical Left 1 Constant Dinichert
Fribourg 22 2 Catholic Right 2
  • Paul Aeby
  • Louis de Wuilleret
Fribourg 23 2 Catholic Right 2
  • Louis Grand
  • Alphonse Théraulaz
Solothurn 24 4 Radical Left 3
  • Joseph Gisi
  • Albert Brosi
  • Wilhelm Vigier
Liberal Centre 1 Bernard Hammer
Basel-Stadt 25 4 Liberal Centre 2
  • Paul Speiser
  • Emil Bischoff
Radical Left 2
  • Ernst Brenner
  • Hermann Kinkelin
Basel-Landschaft 26 3 Radical Left 3
  • Johannes Suter
  • Emil Frey
  • Jakob Buser
Schaffhausen 27 2 Radical Left 2
  • Wilhelm Joos
  • Robert Grieshaber
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 28 3 Liberal Centre 3
  • Johannes Zuberbühler
  • Johann Jakob Sturzenegger
  • Johann Konrad Eisenhut
Appenzell Innerhoden 29 1 Liberal Centre 1 Karl Justin Sonderegger
St. Gallen 30 2 Radical Left 1 Karl Emil Wild
Democratic Group 1 J. A. Scherrer-Füllemann
St. Gallen 31 2 Catholic Right 1 Johann Gebhard Lutz
Evangelical Right 1 Christoph Tobler
St. Gallen 32 2 Catholic Right 2
  • Wilhelm Good
  • Johann Baptist Schubiger
St. Gallen 33 3 Radical Left 2
  • Johann Georg Berlinger
  • Carl Hilty
Democratic Group 1 Eduard Steiger
St. Gallen 34 2 Catholic Right 2
  • Johann Joseph Keel
  • Othmar Staub
Grisons 35 2 Liberal Centre 1 Peter Theophil Bühler
Democratic Group 1 Matthäus Risch
Grisons 36 2 Catholic Right 1 Caspar Decurtins
Radical Left 1 Johann Anton Casparis Jr.
Grisons 37 1 Liberal Centre 1 Thomas von Albertini
Aargau 38 3 Radical Left 3
  • Arnold Künzli
  • Jakob Lüthy
  • Erwin Kurz
Aargau 39 3 Radical Left 3
  • Max Alphonse Erismann
  • Olivier Zschokke
  • Emil Frey
Aargau 40 1 Catholic Right 1 Jakob Nietlispach
Aargau 41 3 Liberal Centre 2
  • Albert Ursprung
  • Emil Albert Baldinger
Catholic Right 1 Franz Xaver Widmer
Thurgau 42 5 Radical Left 3
  • Karl Alfred Fehr
  • Friedrich Heinrich Häberlin
  • Gustav Merkle
Liberal Centre 1 Jakob Huldreich Bachmann
Democratic Group 1 Josef Anton Koch
Ticino 43 2 Radical Left 2
  • Achille Borella
  • Leone de Stoppani
Ticino 44 4 Radical Left 4
  • Plinio Bolla
  • Alfredo Pioda
  • Germano Bruni
  • Demetrio Camuzzi
Vaud 45 5 Radical Left 5
  • Charles-Eugène Fonjallaz
  • Louis Chausson
  • Charles Boiceau
  • Eugène Ruffy
  • Paul Cérésole
Vaud 46 4 Radical Left 4
  • Jacques-François Viquerat
  • Louis Déglon
  • Émile Paillard
  • Jean Cavat
Vaud 47 3 Radical Left 2
  • Adrien Thélin
  • Ernest Decollogny
Liberal Centre 1 Louis-Charles Delarageaz
Valais 48 2 Catholic Right 2
  • Hans Anton von Roten
  • Alfred Perig
Valais 49 1 Catholic Right 1 Joseph Kuntschen Sr.
Valais 50 2 Radical Left 1 Émile Gaillard
Catholic Right 1 Charles de Werra
Neuchâtel 51 5 Radical Left 5
  • Robert Comtesse
  • Donat Fer
  • Louis-Alexandre Martin
  • Charles-Émile Tissot
  • Alfred Jeanhenry
Geneva 52 5 Liberal Centre 3
  • Gustave Ador
  • Alexandre Ramu
  • Jacques Rutty
Radical Left 2
  • Adrien Lachenal
  • Louis Charrière
Source: Gruner[3]

Council of States

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PartySeats+/–
Radical Left20+3
Catholic Right15–2
Liberal Centre3+1
Democratic Group20
Evangelical Right10
Social Democratic Party10
Independents0–1
Vacant2–1
Total440
Source: The Federal Assembly

References

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  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. ^ Gruner, Erich. Die Wahlen in den Schweizerischen Nationalrat 1848–1919. Vol. 3.