Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 26 October 1884. The Radical Left retained its majority in the National Council.[1]
Electoral system
editThe 145 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
editNational Council
editVoter turnout was highest in Schaffhausen (where voting was compulsory) at 95.9% and lowest in Neuchâtel at 25.1%.
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Radical Left | 42.0 | 74 | –1 | ||
| Catholic Right | 25.7 | 37 | +2 | ||
| Liberal Centre | 16.8 | 18 | –4 | ||
| Democratic Group | 8.2 | 15 | +5 | ||
| Evangelical Right | 6.2 | 1 | –2 | ||
| Socialists | 0.2 | 0 | New | ||
| Independents | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 145 | 0 | |||
| Total votes | 404,028 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 640,262 | 63.10 | |||
| Source: BFS (seats) | |||||
By constituency
edit| Constituency | Seats | Party | Seats won |
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| Zürich 1 | 5 | Liberal Centre | 4 |
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| Democratic Group | 1 | Arnold Syfrig | |||
| Zürich 2 | 4 | Liberal Centre | 3 |
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| Democratic Group | 1 | Johann Jakob Keller | |||
| Zürich 3 | 4 | Democratic Group | 4 |
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| Zürich 4 | 3 | Democratic Group | 3 |
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| Bern 5 | 5 | Radical Left | 5 |
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| Bern 6 | 5 | Radical Left | 5 |
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| Bern 7 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 |
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| Bern 8 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 |
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| Bern 9 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 |
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| Bern 10 | 5 | Radical Left | 5 |
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| Lucerne 11 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Lucerne 12 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Josef Zemp | |
| Lucerne 13 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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| Lucerne 14 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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| Uri 15 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Josef Arnold | |
| Schwyz 16 | 3 | Catholic Right | 3 |
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| Obwalden 17 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Nicolaus Hermann | |
| Nidwalden 18 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Robert Durrer | |
| Glarus 19 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Charles Mercier | |
| Democratic Group | 1 | Kaspar Schindler | |||
| Zug 20 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Theodor Keiser | |
| Fribourg 21 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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| Fribourg 22 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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| Fribourg 23 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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| Solothurn 24 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 |
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| Basel-Stadt 25 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Liberal Centre | 1 | Johann Rudolf Geigy-Merian | |||
| Basel-Landschaft 26 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Schaffhausen 27 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Robert Grieshaber | |
| Democratic Group | 1 | Wilhelm Joos | |||
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden 28 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 1 |
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| Radical Left | 1 | Johann Conrad Sonderegger | |||
| Appenzell Innerhoden 29 | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Karl Justin Sonderegger | |
| St. Gallen 30 | 4 | Democratic Group | 2 |
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| Catholic Right | 1 | Johann Gebhard Lutz | |||
| Evangelical Right | 1 | Christoph Tobler | |||
| St. Gallen 31 | 3 | Catholic Right | 1 | Wilhelm Good | |
| Radical Left | 1 | Gallus August Suter | |||
| Democratic Group | 1 | Carl Theodor Curti | |||
| St. Gallen 32 | 3 | Catholic Right | 3 |
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| Grisons 33 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Peter Theophil Bühler | |
| Radical Left | 1 | Luzius Raschein | |||
| Grisons 34 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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| Grisons 35 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Andrea Bezzola | |
| Aargau 36 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Aargau 37 | 4 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Liberal Centre | 2 |
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| Aargau 38 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 2 |
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| Catholic Right | 1 | Arnold Münch | |||
| Thurgau 39 | 5 | Radical Left | 4 |
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| Liberal Centre | 1 | Jakob Huldreich Bachmann | |||
| Ticino 40 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Ticino 41 | 5 | Catholic Right | 5 |
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| Vaud 42 | 5 | Radical Left | 5 |
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| Vaud 43 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 |
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| Vaud 44 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Valais 45 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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| Valais 46 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Maurice Evéquoz | |
| Valais 47 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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| Neuchâtel 48 | 5 | Radical Left | 5 |
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| Geneva 49 | 5 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Liberal Centre | 2 |
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| Source: Gruner[3] | |||||
Council of States
edit| Party | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Right | 18 | 0 | |
| Radical Left | 17 | 0 | |
| Liberal Centre | 4 | 0 | |
| Democratic Group | 3 | 0 | |
| Evangelical Right | 1 | 0 | |
| Independents | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 0 | |
| Source: The Federal Assembly | |||
References
edit- ^ Elections to the National Council 1848–1917: Distribution of seats by party or political orientation Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine BFS
- ^ a b Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1886 ISBN 9783832956097
- ^ Gruner, Erich. Die Wahlen in den Schweizerischen Nationalrat 1848–1919. Vol. 3.