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1935 Swiss federal election

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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 27 October 1935. The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 50 of the 187 seats.

Results

National Council

By constituency

Constituency	Seats	Electorate	Turnout	Party	Seats
won
Aargau	12	72,982	65,837	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Social Democratic Party	271,446
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	166,454	3
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	121,180	2
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	132,635	2
Independent (politician)}}"		Young Farmers	36,481	1
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Evangelical People's Party	28,117	0
Appenzell Ausserrhoden	2	13,702	10,849	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Social Democratic Party	10,634
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	4,975	1
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	4,184	0
Appenzell Innerrhoden	1	3,404	2,391	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Conservative People's Party	1,244
Basel-Landschaft	4	27,020	17,822	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Social Democratic Party	22,344
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	18,749	2
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	6,949	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Liberal Socialist Party	7,919	0
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	7,618	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Young Farmers	3,336	0
Communist Party of Switzerland}}"		Communist Party	3,003	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Action Committee for Interest Reduction	388	0
Basel-Stadt	7	49,161	35,357	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Social Democratic Party	90,404
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Democratic Party	38,630	1
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	33,747	1
Communist Party of Switzerland}}"		Communist Party	28,530	1
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	26,362	1
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	19,874	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Liberal Socialist Party	7,367	0
Bern	31	211,533	158,138	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Social Democratic Party	1,642,382
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	1,451,157	11
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	659,820	4
Independent (politician)}}"		Young Farmers	490,181	3
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	257,971	1
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	141,883	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Liberal Socialist Party	121,249	0
Independent (politician)}}"		National Front	75,276	0
Fribourg	7	40,416	31,752	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Conservative People's Party	146,587
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	54,497	0
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	18,893	2
Geneva	8	48,044	32,026	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Social Democratic Party	106,117
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	49,227	2
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Democratic Party	41,777	1
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	29,693	1
Independent (politician)}}"		National Union	21,655	1
Communist Party of Switzerland}}"		Communist Party	5,242	0
Independent (politician)}}"		New National Political Order	478	0
Glarus	2	10,147	8,223	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Free Democratic Party	4,404
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	4,372	0
	Social-Political Group	4,006	1
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	3,375	0
Grisons	6	34,326	27,093	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Conservative People's Party	55,718
	Social-Political Group	44,696	2
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	35,919	1
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	21,844	0
Lucerne	9	57,540	48,544	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Conservative People's Party	220,461
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	148,850	3
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	59,349	1
Neuchâtel	6	36,216	25,453	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Social Democratic Party	69,047
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	36,773	2
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Democratic Party	35,374	1
Independent (politician)}}"		National Progressive Party	7,277	0
Nidwalden	1	4,284	2,960	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Conservative People's Party	1,585
Obwalden	1	5,327	2,678	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Conservative People's Party	1,543
Schaffhausen	2	14,351	13,055	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Social Democratic Party	10,514
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	6,178	1
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	5,395	0
Independent (politician)}}"		National Front	3,087
Schwyz	3	17,912	13,404	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Conservative People's Party	20,678
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	11,082	1
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	7,892	0
Solothurn	7	43,523	36,213	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Free Democratic Party	109,975
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	74,351	2
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	63,018	2
St. Gallen	13	74,437	65,565	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Conservative People's Party	314,870
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	217,856	4
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	149,748	2
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	66,571	1
Independent (politician)}}"		General People's List	28,953	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Young Farmers	27,747	0
Ticino	7	42,503	31,606	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Free Democratic Party	104,980
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	79,659	3
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	33,795	1
Thurgau	6	38,283	31,290	Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"	Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	43,168
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	50,243	2
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	34,301	1
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	33,007	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Young Farmers	14,793	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Young Thurgau List	4,867	0
Uri	1	6,460	3,978	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Free Democratic Party	3,007
Vaud	15	100,819	76,759	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Free Democratic Party	416,231
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	322,373	4
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Democratic Party	207,626	3
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	129,885	2
Communist Party of Switzerland}}"		Communist Party	23,780	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Independent Progressive Party	22,033	0
Valais	6	38,879	31,181	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Conservative People's Party	115,862
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	40,344	1
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	26,512	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Helvetic Action List	3,447	0
Zug	2	9,815	7,066	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"	Conservative People's Party	6,495
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	3,800	1
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	3,236	0
Zürich	28	195,724	156,506	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"	Social Democratic Party	1,282,080
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	788,261	5
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	567,477	4
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	434,764	3
	Social-Political Group	300,315	2
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	272,157	2
Independent (politician)}}"		National Front	158,978	1
Communist Party of Switzerland}}"		Communist Party	154,105	1
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Evangelical People's Party	124,235	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Liberal Socialist Party	115,787	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Young Farmers	108,623	0
Source: Bundesblatt, 4 December 1935

Council of the States

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

By canton

Constituency	Seats	Party	Elected members
Aargau	2	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	Gottfried Keller
Appenzell Ausserrhoden	1	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party
Appenzell Innerrhoden	1	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party
Basel-Landschaft	1	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party
Basel-Stadt	1	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party
Bern	2	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	Jakob Rudolf Weber
Fribourg	2	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	Bernard Weck
Geneva	2	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Party	Auguste-Edouard-Frédéric Martin
Glarus	2		Social-Political Group
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	Philippe Mercier
Grisons	2		Social-Political Group
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	Georg Willi
Lucerne	2	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	Albert Zust
Neuchâtel	2	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Party	Marcel de Coulon
Nidwalden	1	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party
Obwalden	1	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party
Schaffhausen	2	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	Johannes Winzeler
Schwyz	2	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	Adolf Suter
Solothurn	2	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	Robert Schöpfer
St. Gallen	2	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	Josef Schöbi
Ticino	2	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	Antonio Luigi Riva
Thurgau	2	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	Eduard Pfister
Uri	2	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	Ludwig Walker
Vaud	2	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	Louis Chamorel
Valais	2	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	Ramond Evéquoz
Zug	2	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	Alois Müller
Zürich	2	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	Oskar Wettstein

References

[[Dieter Nohlen. Nohlen, D]] & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1894 {{ISBN. 9783832956097
Nohlen & Stöver, p1953
Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) ''The International Almanac of Electoral History'', Macmillan
Nohlen & Stöver, p1956

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