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1875 Swiss federal election

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The 48 electoral districts

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 31 October 1875. The Radical Left remained the largest group in the National Council.[1]

Electoral system

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The 135 members of the National Council were elected in 48 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 Aargau at 85.6% (higher than the 73.7% who voted in Schaffhausen, where voting was compulsory) and lowest in Zug at 31.4%.

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Radical Left38.263+3
Liberal Centre25.733+3
Catholic Right17.922–5
Democratic Left11.7150
Evangelical Right4.82–1
Socialists0.10New
Independents1.600
Total1350
Total votes375,666
Registered voters/turnout635,74559.09
Source: BFS (seats)

By constituency

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Constituency Seats Party Seats
won
Elected members
Zürich 1 5 Liberal Centre 5
  • Alfred Escher
  • Johann Jakob Widmer
  • Melchior Römer
  • Heinrich Studer
  • Wilhelm Hertenstein
Zürich 2 3 Democratic Left 2
  • Rudolf Zinggeler
  • Johann Jakob Keller
Liberal Centre 1 Johann Jakob Hasler
Zürich 3 3 Democratic Left 3
  • Gottlieb Ziegler
  • Salomon Bleuler
  • Friedrich Salomon Vögelin
Zürich 4 3 Democratic Left 3
  • Johann Jakob Scherer
  • Friedrich Scheuchzer
  • Johannes Moser
Bern 5 5 Radical Left 5
  • Wilhelm Teuscher
  • Johannes Ritschard
  • Jakob Scherz
  • Carl Samuel Zyro
  • Friedrich Seiler
Bern 6 4 Radical Left 3
  • Rudolf Rohr
  • Rudolf Brunner
  • Friedrich von Werdt
Evangelical Right 1 Otto von Büren
Bern 7 4 Radical Left 4
  • Karl Karrer
  • Gottlieb Riem
  • Gottfried Joost
  • Karl Schenk
Bern 8 4 Radical Left 4
  • Johann Bützberger
  • Albert Friedrich Born
  • Alexander Bucher
  • Rudolf Leuenberger
Bern 9 3 Radical Left 3
  • Jakob Stämpfli
  • Eduard Marti
  • Friedrich Eggli
Bern 10 5 Radical Left 5
  • Auguste-Adolphe Klaye
  • Pierre Jolissaint
  • Niklaus Kaiser
  • Hippolyte Paulet
  • Paul Migy
Lucerne 11 2 Radical Left 1 Josef Vonmatt
Liberal Centre 1 Joseph Zingg
Lucerne 12 1 Catholic Right 1 Josef Zemp
Lucerne 13 2 Catholic Right 2
  • Vinzenz Fischer
  • Johann Amberg
Lucerne 14 2 Catholic Right 2
  • Franz Xaver Beck
  • Philipp Anton von Segesser
Uri 15 1 Catholic Right 1 Josef Arnold
Schwyz 16 2 Catholic Right 2
  • Fridolin Holdener
  • Ambros Eberle
Obwalden 17 1 Catholic Right 1 Alois Reinert
Nidwalden 18 1 Catholic Right 1 Robert Durrer
Glarus 19 2 Liberal Centre 1 Joachim Heer
Radical Left 1 Niklaus Tschudi
Zug 20 1 Catholic Right 1 Alois Schwerzmann
Fribourg 21 3 Catholic Right 3
  • Louis de Weck
  • Laurent Chaney
  • Arthur Techtermann
Fribourg 22 3 Catholic Right 3
  • Joseph Jaquet
  • Louis Grand
  • Louis de Wuilleret
Solothurn 23 4 Radical Left 3
  • Leo Weber
  • Hermann Dietler
  • Simon Kaiser
Liberal Centre 1 Carl Franz Bally
Basel-Stadt 24 2 Radical Left 2
  • Karl Burckhardt-Iselin
  • Wilhelm Klein
Basel-Landschaft 25 3 Radical Left 1 Jakob Bernhard Graf
Democratic Left 1 Emil Frey
Liberal Centre 1 Gédéon Thommen
Schaffhausen 26 2 Democratic Left 2
  • Heinrich Gustav Schoch
  • Wilhelm Joos
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 27 2 Radical Left 2
  • Christian Graf
  • Johann Georg Tanner
Appenzell Innerhoden 28 1 Catholic Right 1 Alois Broger
St. Gallen 29 4 Liberal Centre 2
  • Arnold Otto Aepli
  • Daniel Wirth-Sand
Democratic Left 2
  • Gustav Adolf Saxer
  • Thomas Thoma
St. Gallen 30 3 Radical Left 2
  • Johann Baptist Gaudy
  • Johann Josef Huber
Liberal Centre 1 Rudolf Hilty
St. Gallen 31 3 Catholic Right 2
  • Johann Fridolin Müller
  • Johann Joseph Keel
Evangelical Right 1 Samuel Friedrich Rikli
Grisons 32 2 Liberal Centre 1 Simeon Bavier
Radical Left 1 Johann Gaudenz von Salis
Grisons 33 2 Catholic Right 1 Johann R. von Toggenburg
Radical Left 1 Anton Steinhauser
Grisons 34 1 Radical Left 1 Johann Albert Romedi
Aargau 35 3 Liberal Centre 2
  • Carl Feer-Herzog
  • Johann Haberstich
Radical Left 1 Arnold Künzli
Aargau 36 4 Radical Left 3
  • Peter Suter
  • Theodor Haller
  • Robert Straub
Liberal Centre 1 Hans Weber
Aargau 37 3 Catholic Right 2
  • Karl von Schmid
  • Arnold Münch
Liberal Centre 1 Emil Welti
Thurgau 38 5 Radical Left 2
  • Friedrich Heinrich Häberlin
  • Gustav Merkle
Democratic Left 2
  • Jakob Albert Scherb
  • Severin Stoffel
Liberal Centre 1 Johann Messmer
Ticino 39 3 Catholic Right 3
  • Massimiliano Magatti
  • Bernardino Lurati
  • Carlo Pasta
Ticino 40 3 Catholic Right 3
  • Michele Pedrazzini
  • Carlo Vonmentlen
  • Agostino Gatti
Vaud 41 4 Liberal Centre 2
  • Jakob Dubs
  • Louis Berdez
Radical Left 2
  • Louis Ruchonnet
  • Frédéric Chausson
Vaud 42 4 Liberal Centre 2
  • Jean-Louis Demiéville
  • Pierre-Isaac Joly
Radical Left 2
  • Paul Wulliémoz
  • Georges-Louis Contesse
Vaud 43 3 Radical Left 3
  • Louis-Henri Delarageaz
  • Henri Reymond
  • Charles Baud
Valais 44 2 Catholic Right 2
  • Hans Anton von Roten
  • Victor de Chastonay
Valais 45 1 Catholic Right 1 Ferdinand de Montheys
Valais 46 2 Radical Left 2
  • Louis Barman
  • Alexandre Dénériaz
Neuchâtel 47 5 Radical Left 5
  • Fritz Berthoud
  • Édouard Desor
  • Jules Philippin
  • Louis Constant Lambelet
  • Fritz Rüsser
Geneva 48 4 Radical Left 4
  • Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel
  • Antoine Carteret
  • Charles Chalumeau
  • Moïse Vautier
Source: Gruner[3]

Council of States

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PartySeats+/–
Catholic Right16+1
Radical Left110
Liberal Centre9–1
Democratic Left4+1
Evangelical Right00
Independents3–1
Vacant10
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.