1854 Swiss federal election
Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 29 October 1854. The Radical Left remained the largest group in the National Council, winning 80 of the 120 seats.[1]
Electoral system
The 120 members of the National Council were elected in 49 single- and multi-member constituencies; there was one seat for every 20,000 citizens, with seats allocated to cantons in proportion to their population.[2] The elections were held 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] In six cantons (Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Glarus, Nidwalden, Obwalden and Uri), National Council members were elected by the Landsgemeinde.
Results
National Council
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Radical Left | 59.5 | 80 | +2 | ||
| Liberal Centre | 15.8 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Catholic Right | 14.3 | 14 | –2 | ||
| Evangelical Right | 7.4 | 6 | –1 | ||
| Democratic Left | 1.6 | 2 | –1 | ||
| Dissidents | 1.4 | 2 | New | ||
| Total | 120 | 0 | |||
| Total votes | 236,760 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 517,641 | 45.74 | |||
| Source: BFS, Gruner[3] | |||||
By constituency
| Constituency | Seats | Party | Seats won | Elected members | |
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| Zürich 1 | 4 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Democratic Left | 1 | Johann Jakob Treichler | |||
| Zürich 2 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Zürich 3 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Zürich 4 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Evangelical Right | 1 | Paul Carl Eduard Ziegler | |||
| Bern 5 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 |
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| Bern 6 | 4 | Evangelical Right | 3 |
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| Liberal Centre | 1 | Cristoph Albert Kurz | |||
| Bern 7 | 4 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Evangelical Right | 1 | Gottlieb Rudolf Bühlmann | |||
| Bern 8 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 |
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| Bern 9 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Bern 10 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 |
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| Lucerne 11 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Josef Bucher | |
| Liberal Centre | 1 | Josef Martin Knüsel | |||
| Lucerne 12 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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| Lucerne 13 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Uri 14 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Florian Lusser | |
| Schwyz 15 | 2 | Catholic Right | 1 | Karl Styger | |
| Radical Left | 1 | Jakob Meinrad Hegner | |||
| Obwalden 16 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Franz Wirz | |
| Nidwalden 17 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Melchior Wyrsch | |
| Glarus 18 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Zug 19 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Konrad Bossard | |
| Fribourg 20 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 2 |
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| Catholic Right | 1 | Alfred Vonderweid | |||
| Fribourg 21 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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| Solothurn 22 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 2 |
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| Radical Left | 1 | Josef Munzinger | |||
| Basel-Stadt 23 | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Johann Jakob Stehlin | |
| Basel-Landschaft 24 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Schaffhausen 25 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Johann Georg Fuog | |
| Liberal Centre | 1 | Franz Adolf Schalch | |||
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden 26 | 2 | Independent | 1 | Jakob Kellenberger | |
| Radical Left | 1 | Titus Tobler | |||
| Appenzell Innerhoden 27 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Johann Nepomuk Hautle | |
| St. Gallen 28 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| St. Gallen 29 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| St. Gallen 30 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| St. Gallen 31 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Johann Matthias Hungerbühler | |
| Liberal Centre | 1 | Johann Georg Anderegg | |||
| Grisons 32 | 1 | Evangelical Right | 1 | Johann Baptista Bavier | |
| Grisons 33 | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Andreas Rudolf von Planta | |
| Grisons 34 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Georg Michel | |
| Grisons 35 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Alois de Latour | |
| Aargau 36 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Liberal Centre | 1 | Samuel Frey | |||
| Aargau 37 | 4 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Liberal Centre | 1 | Friedrich Schmid | |||
| Aargau 38 | 3 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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| Radical Left | 1 | Augustin Keller | |||
| Thurgau 39 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 |
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| Ticino 40 | 3 | Catholic Right | 3 |
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| Ticino 41 | 3 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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| Liberal Centre | 1 | Rocco Bonzanigo | |||
| Vaud 42 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 |
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| Vaud 43 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Democratic Left | 1 | Abram-Daniel Meystre | |||
| Vaud 44 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Valais 45 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Alexis Allet | |
| Valais 46 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Antoine de Riedmatten | |
| Valais 47 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Neuchâtel 48 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 |
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| Geneva 49 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 3 |
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| Source: Gruner[4] | |||||
Election re-runs
| Constituency | Seats | Date of re-run | Party | Seats won | Elected members | |
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| Ticino 40 | 3 | 11 March 1855 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Ticino 41 | 3 | 11 March 1855 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Source: Gruner[4] | ||||||
Council of States
| Party | Seats | +/– | |
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| Radical Left | 14 | –3 | |
| Liberal Centre | 14 | 0 | |
| Catholic Right | 10 | 0 | |
| Democratic Left | 1 | +1 | |
| Evangelical Right | 1 | –1 | |
| Independents | 2 | +1 | |
| Vacant | 2 | +2 | |
| Total | 44 | 0 | |
| Source: The Federal Assembly | |||
References
- ^ 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
- ^ Erich Gruner (1978) Die Wahlen in den Schweizerischen Nationalrat 1848–1919, A. Francke
- ^ a b Gruner, Erich. Die Wahlen in den Schweizerischen Nationalrat 1848–1919. Vol. 3.
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