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1866 Swiss federal election

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The 47 electoral districts

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 28 October 1866. The Radical Left remained the largest group in the National Council.[1]

Electoral system

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The 128 members of the National Council were elected in 47 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

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National Council

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Voter turnout was highest in the Canton of Schaffhausen (where voting was compulsory) at 86.3% and lowest in the Canton of Schwyz at 18.7%.

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Radical Left39.653–6
Liberal Centre28.439+2
Catholic Right17.0210
Democratic Left10.511+5
Evangelical Right2.94–1
Independents1.600
Total1280
Total votes284,020
Registered voters/turnout561,66950.57
Source: BFS

By constituency

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Constituency Seats Party Seats
won
Elected members
Zürich 1 4 Liberal Centre 3
  • Jakob Dubs
  • Alfred Escher
  • Johann Jakob Treichler
Democratic Left 1 Hans Rudolf Zangger
Zürich 2 3 Liberal Centre 3
  • Johann Heinrich Fierz
  • Heinrich Honegger
  • Johann Jakob Widmer
Zürich 3 3 Liberal Centre 2
  • Heinrich Grunholzer
  • Eduard Suter
Democratic Left 1 Johann Jakob Sulzer
Zürich 4 3 Democratic Left 2
  • Friedrich Scheuchzer
  • Jakob Fehr
Liberal Centre 1 Rudolf Benz
Bern 5 4 Radical Left 4
  • Carl Samuel Zyro
  • Friedrich Seiler
  • Johann Jakob Karlen
  • Jakob Scherz
Bern 6 4 Evangelical Right 4
  • Otto von Büren
  • Rudolf Brunner
  • August von Gonzenbach
  • Samuel Steiner
Bern 7 4 Radical Left 4
  • Karl Karrer
  • Samuel Lehmann
  • Ludwig Wyss
  • Karl Schenk
Bern 8 4 Radical Left 4
  • Johann Bützberger
  • Johann Rudolf Vogel
  • Johann Weber
  • Jakob Leuenberger
Bern 9 3 Radical Left 3
  • Eduard Marti
  • Jakob Stämpfli
  • Friedrich Eggli
Bern 10 4 Radical Left 4
  • Édouard Carlin
  • Niklaus Kaiser
  • Cyprien Revel
  • Paul Migy
Lucerne 11 2 Liberal Centre 1 Josef Martin Knüsel
Radical Left 1 Josef Bucher
Lucerne 12 2 Catholic Right 2
  • Philipp Anton von Segesser
  • Vinzenz Fischer
Lucerne 13 3 Radical Left 3
  • Anton Wapf
  • Anton Hunkeler
  • Hans Theiler
Uri 14 1 Catholic Right 1 Josef Arnold
Schwyz 15 2 Catholic Right 1 Karl Styger
Liberal Centre 1 Josef Anton Eberle
Obwalden 16 1 Catholic Right 1 Simon Ettlin
Nidwalden 17 1 Catholic Right 1 Alois Wyrsch
Glarus 18 2 Liberal Centre 1 Joachim Heer
Radical Left 1 Peter Jenny II
Zug 19 1 Liberal Centre 1 Wolfgang Henggeler
Fribourg 20 3 Catholic Right 3
  • Louis de Weck
  • Laurent Chaney
  • Alfred Vonderweid
Fribourg 21 2 Catholic Right 2
  • Pierre-Théodule Fracheboud
  • Louis de Wuilleret
Solothurn 22 3 Radical Left 2
  • Simon Kaiser
  • Benedikt von Arx
Catholic Right 1 Franz Bünzli
Basel-Stadt 23 2 Liberal Centre 1 Johann Jakob Stehlin
Radical Left 1 Wilhelm Klein
Basel-Landschaft 24 3 Radical Left 2
  • Jakob Joseph Adam
  • Stephan Gutzwiller
Liberal Centre 1 Johann Jakob Baader
Schaffhausen 25 2 Liberal Centre 1 Friedrich Peyer im Hof
Democratic Left 1 Wilhelm Joos
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 26 2 Liberal Centre 1 Adolf Friedrich Zürcher
Radical Left 1 Johann Ulrich Meyer
Appenzell Innerhoden 27 1 Catholic Right 1 Alois Broger
St. Gallen 28 3 Liberal Centre 1 Johann Baptist Weder
Catholic Right 1 Johannes Zündt
Democratic Left 1 Friedrich Bernet
St. Gallen 29 3 Democratic Left 2
  • Gallus August Suter
  • Johann Baptist Gaudy
Liberal Centre 1 Josef Leonhard Bernold
St. Gallen 30 3 Radical Left 1
  • Carl Georg Jakob Sailer
  • Johann M. Hungerbühler
Democratic Left 1 Georg Friedrich Anderegg
Grisons 31 2 Radical Left 1 Johann Gaudenz von Salis
Liberal Centre 1 Simeon Bavier
Grisons 32 2 Catholic Right 1 Johann R. von Toggenburg
Radical Left 1 Alois de Latour
Grisons 33 1 Liberal Centre 1 Andreas Rudolf von Planta
Aargau 34 3 Liberal Centre 3
  • Friedrich Frey-Herosé
  • Carl Feer-Herzog
  • Adolf Fischer
Aargau 35 4 Liberal Centre 3
  • Samuel Schwarz
  • Theodor Bertschinger
  • Alois Isler
Radical Left 1 Peter Suter
Aargau 36 3 Radical Left 2
  • Friedrich Joseph Bürli
  • Augustin Keller
Liberal Centre 1 Fridolin Schneider
Thurgau 37 5 Democratic Left 2
  • Philipp Gottlieb Labhardt
  • Fridolin Anderwert
Radical Left 1 Johann Ludwig Sulzberger
Liberal Centre 1 Johann Messmer
Catholic Right 1 Augustin Ramsperger
Ticino 38 3 Radical Left 2
  • Costantino Bernasconi
  • Carlo Battaglini
Catholic Right 1 Giovanni Polar
Ticino 39 3 Catholic Right 1 Michele Pedrazzini
Liberal Centre 1 Luigi Rusca
Radical Left 1 Giovanni Jauch
Vaud 40 4 Radical Left 2
  • Victor Ruffy
  • Louis Ruchonnet
Liberal Centre 2
  • Charles Cossy
  • Paul Cérésole
Vaud 41 4 Radical Left 2
  • Constant Fornerod
  • Abram-Daniel Meystre
Liberal Centre 2
  • Jean-Louis Demiéville
  • Charles Bontems
Vaud 42 3 Radical Left 3
  • Louis-Henri Delarageaz
  • Charles Baud
  • Henri Reymond
Valais 43 2 Catholic Right 2
  • Alexis Allet
  • Hans Anton von Roten
Valais 44 1 Catholic Right 1 Maurice Evéquoz
Valais 45 2 Radical Left 2
  • Louis Barman
  • Maurice-Antoine Cretton
Neuchâtel 46 4 Radical Left 4
  • Alexis-Marie Piaget
  • Jules Philippin
  • Henri Grandjean
  • Ami Girard
Geneva 47 4 Liberal Centre 4
  • Philippe Camperio
  • François-Jules Pictet
  • Charles Friderich
  • Albert Wessel
Source: Gruner[3]

Council of States

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PartySeats+/–
Catholic Right14–3
Liberal Centre130
Radical Left12+3
Democratic Left1+1
Evangelical Right00
Independents2–2
Vacant2+2
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.