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1931 Swiss federal election

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 25 October 1931.[1][2] Although the Social Democratic Party received the most votes, the Free Democratic Party remained the largest party in the National Council, winning 52 of the 187 seats.[3]

Results

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National Council

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Social Democratic Party247,94628.7249–1
Free Democratic Party232,56226.9452–6
Conservative People's Party184,60221.3844–2
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents131,80915.2730–1
Liberal Democratic Party24,5732.8560
Communist Party12,7781.4820
Social-Political Group10,7261.242–1
Evangelical People's Party8,4540.9810
Communist Party Opposition9,8411.141New
Other parties0–
Total863,291100.00187–11
Valid votes863,29197.89
Invalid/blank votes18,6452.11
Total votes881,936100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,118,84178.83
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By constituency

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Constituency Seats Electorate Turnout Party Votes Seats
won
Aargau 12 68,872 62,316 Social Democratic Party 255,276 4
Conservative People's Party 161,958 3
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 161,683 3
Free Democratic Party 143,225 2
Communist Party 6,105 0
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 2 13,125 10,115 Free Democratic Party 10,717 1
Social Democratic Party 6,046 1
Independent List 2,143 0
Appenzell Innerrhoden 1 3,306 1,701 Conservative People's Party 1,355 1
Basel-Landschaft 4 25,236 15,748 Social Democratic Party 23,051 1
Free Democratic Party 18,292 2
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 9,444 1
Conservative People's Party 7,664 0
Communist Party 3,143 0
Basel-Stadt 7 43,535 28,732 Social Democratic Party 62,464 2
Communist Party 30,084 1
Free Democratic Party 30,044 1
Liberal Democratic Party 25,258 1
Conservative People's Party 23,502 1
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 20,967 1
Evangelical People's Party 6,801 0
Bern 31 197,392 156,998 Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 2,082,207 15
Social Democratic Party 1,618,792 10
Free Democratic Party 817,738 5
Conservative People's Party 276,736 1
Communist Party 10,305 0
Fribourg 7 37,447 31,337 Conservative People's Party 146,564 6
Free Democratic Party 45,078 1
Social Democratic Party 16,843 0
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 9,157 0
Geneva 8 45,829 26,496 Free Democratic Party 86,202 2
Social Democratic Party 84,916 4
Liberal Democratic Party 29,743 1
Conservative People's Party 24,261 1
National Political Order 20,904 0
Union of Economic Defence and National Action 10,769 0
Communist Party 2,058 0
Glarus 2 9,742 7,826 Free Democratic Party 5,951 1
Social-Political Group 3,725 1
Social Democratic Party 3,708 0
Conservative People's Party 1,875 0
Grisons 6 31,867 25,212 Conservative People's Party 55,469 2
Free Democratic Party 40,081 2
Social-Political Group 28,203 1
Social Democratic Party 24,765 1
Lucerne 9 52,702 46,672 Conservative People's Party 205,122 4
Free Democratic Party 161,805 3
Social Democratic Party 46,728 1
Communist Party 982 0
Neuchâtel 6 35,930 27,597 Social Democratic Party 72,158 3
Free Democratic Party 41,386 2
Liberal Democratic Party 30,511 1
National Progressive Party 14,124 0
Social-Political Group 4,542 0
Communist Party 1,179 0
Nidwalden 1 3,850 1,047 Conservative People's Party 965 1
Obwalden 1 4,975 1,247 Conservative People's Party 1,122 1
Schaffhausen 2 17,106 15,143 Social Democratic Party 13,425 1
Free Democratic Party 8,610 1
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 4,625 0
Conservative People's Party 2,484 0
Schwyz 3 17,088 13,919 Conservative People's Party 21,204 2
Free Democratic Party 11,603 1
Social Democratic Party 8,032 0
Solothurn 7 40,432 35,932 Free Democratic Party 110,663 3
Social Democratic Party 71,073 2
Conservative People's Party 63,109 2
St. Gallen 13 71,564 63,799 Conservative People's Party 351,573 6
Free Democratic Party 247,770 4
Social Democratic Party 173,719 3
Evangelical People's Party 21,164 0
Communist Party 2,961 0
Ticino 7 39,004 27,792 Free Democratic Party 88,287 3
Conservative People's Party 77,530 3
Social Democratic Party 30,377 1
Communist Party 859 0
Thurgau 6 35,759 30,499 Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 61,404 3
Social Democratic Party 45,722 1
Conservative People's Party 34,632 1
Free Democratic Party 26,727 1
Social-Political Group 10,856 0
Uri 1 5,879 2,618 Free Democratic Party 1,863 1
Vaud 15 92,480 71,352 Free Democratic Party 457,401 7
Social Democratic Party 291,725 4
Liberal Democratic Party 182,423 3
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 102,386 1
Communist Party 7,577 0
Valais 6 37,163 32,169 Conservative People's Party 131,242 5
Free Democratic Party 39,904 1
Social Democratic Party 21,130 0
Zug 2 9,189 6,872 Conservative People's Party 6,225 1
Free Democratic Party 3,676 1
Social Democratic Party 3,430 0
Zürich 28 184,189 141,350 Social Democratic Party 1,554,439 11
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 665,421 5
Free Democratic Party 592,596 5
Social-Political Group 408,802 3
Conservative People's Party 302,404 2
Evangelical People's Party 163,919 1
Communist Party 148,514 1
Federal Front 33,359 0
Source: Bundesblatt, 2 December 1931

Council of States

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

 
PartySeats+/–
Free Democratic Party19–1
Swiss Conservative People's Party180
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents30
Social Democratic Party2+2
Liberal Democratic Party10
Social-Political Group10
Other parties00
Total440
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By constituency

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Constituency Seats Party Elected members
Aargau 2 Free Democratic Party Gottfried Keller
Free Democratic Party Peter Emil Isler
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 1 Free Democratic Party Johannes Baumann
Appenzell Innerrhoden 1 Conservative People's Party Carl Rusch
Basel-Landschaft 1 Free Democratic Party Gustav Johann Schneider
Basel-Stadt 1 Free Democratic Party Ernst-Alfred Thalmann
Bern 2 Free Democratic Party Paul Charmillot
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents Carl Moser
Fribourg 2 Conservative People's Party Emile Savoy
Conservative People's Party Bernard Weck
Geneva 2 Social Democratic Party Charles Burklin
Free Democratic Party Albert Malche
Glarus 2 Social-Political Group Edwin Hauser
Free Democratic Party Philippe Mercier
Grisons 2 Conservative People's Party Johann Josef Huonder
Free Democratic Party Andreas Laely
Lucerne 2 Conservative People's Party Jakob Sigrist
Conservative People's Party Albert Zust
Neuchâtel 2 Free Democratic Party Ernest Béguin
Liberal Party Pierre de Meuron
Nidwalden 1 Conservative People's Party Anton Zumbühl
Obwalden 1 Conservative People's Party Walter Amstalden
Schaffhausen 2 Free Democratic Party Heinrich Bolli
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents Johannes Winzeler
Schwyz 2 Conservative People's Party Martin Ochsner
Conservative People's Party Adolf Suter
Solothurn 2 Free Democratic Party Hugo Dietschi
Free Democratic Party Robert Schöpfer
St. Gallen 2 Free Democratic Party Ernst Löpfe
Conservative People's Party Anton August Messmer
Ticino 2 Free Democratic Party Brenno Bertoni
Conservative People's Party Antonio Luigi Riva
Thurgau 2 Free Democratic Party Albert Böhi
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents Anton Schmid
Uri 2 Conservative People's Party Isidor Meyer
Conservative People's Party Ludwig Walker
Vaud 2 Free Democratic Party Norbert Bosset
Free Democratic Party Louis Chamorel
Valais 2 Conservative People's Party Pierre Barman
Conservative People's Party Ramond Evéquoz
Zug 2 Conservative People's Party Philipp Etter
Conservative People's Party Josef Hildebrand
Zürich 2 Free Democratic Party Gustav Keller
Social Democratic Party Emil Klöti

References

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  1. ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1894 ISBN 9783832956097
  2. ^ Gosnell, Harold F. (1932). "The Swiss National Council Elections of 1931". American Political Science Review. 26 (2): 351–353. doi:10.2307/1947119. ISSN 0003-0554.
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1953
  4. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1956
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