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1939 Swiss federal election

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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 29 October 1939. The Free Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 49 of the 187 seats. Due to the outbreak of World War II, there were no elections in nine of the 25 cantons; Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, Schwyz, Solothurn, Ticino, Valais, Vaud and Zug. In what became known as "silent elections", a total of 55 candidates were elected unopposed.

Results

National Council

By constituency

Constituency	Seats	Electorate	Turnout	Party	Votes	Seats
won
Aargau	12	75,509	67,271	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	258,919
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	168,606	3
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	113,270	2
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	125,232	2
Independent (politician)}}"		Young Farmers	41,663	0
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	34,097	0
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Evangelical People's Party	27,075	0
Appenzell Ausserrhoden	2	Elected unopposed	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party		1
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party		1
Appenzell Innerrhoden	1	3,501	2,153	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	1,640
Basel-Landschaft	4	28,207	17,788	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	18,841
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	16,448	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Liberal Socialist Party	11,522	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Basel Farmers' Party, Free Democrats and Independents	8,864	1
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	8,767	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Young Farmers	2,788	0
Communist Party of Switzerland}}"		Communist Party	1,617	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Action Committee for Breaking the Interest Bondage	259	0
Basel-Stadt	7	51,833	35,833	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	81,452
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	34,711	2
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Democratic Party	34,202	1
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	32,087	1
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	25,373	1
Communist Party of Switzerland}}"		Communist Party	22,784	0
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	14,869	0
Bern	31	209,052	148,467	Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	1,421,518
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	1,351,567	10
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	674,258	5
Independent (politician)}}"		Young Farmers	458,062	3
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	267,642	2
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	169,046	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Liberal Socialist Party	123,477	0
Communist Party of Switzerland}}"		Communist Party	24,891	0
Fribourg	7	40,945	28,485	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	118,997
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	51,815	2
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	24,003	0
Geneva	8	50,172	31,849	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	90,591
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	81,438	3
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Democratic Party	42,836	1
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	34,276	1
Glarus	2	10,148	7,828		Social-Political Group	6,495
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	4,496	1
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	4,242	0
Grisons	6	37,409	28,325		Social-Political Group	64,095
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	56,059	2
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	28,669	1
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	15,939	0
Lucerne	9	Elected unopposed	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party		5
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party		3
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party		1
Neuchâtel	6	Elected unopposed	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party		3
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party		2
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Democratic Party		1
Nidwalden	1	4,463	3,180	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	1,430
Obwalden	1	5,461	2,275	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	1,535
Schaffhausen	2	15,692	13,896	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	11,620
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	9,271	1
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	5,502	0
Schwyz	3	Elected unopposed	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party		2
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party		1
Solothurn	7	Elected unopposed	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party		3
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party		2
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party		2
St. Gallen	13	77,171	64,614	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	317,244
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	213,143	4
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	128,964	2
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	59,579	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Association of Free Democrats	38,509	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Young Farmers	35,309	0
Ticino	7	Elected unopposed	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party		3
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party		2
	Social-Political Group		1
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party		1
Thurgau	6	39,298	31,485	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	49,323
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	42,542	2
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	36,987	1
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	36,796	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Young Farmers	13,991	0
Uri	1	6,979	4,091	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	3,448
Vaud	15	Elected unopposed	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party		6
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party		4
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Democratic Party		3
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents		2
Valais	6	Elected unopposed	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party		4
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party		1
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party		1
Zug	2	Elected unopposed	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party		1
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party		1
Zürich	28	205,426	152,325	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	1,306,638
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	724,715	5
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	574,284	5
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	517,470	4
	Social-Political Group	338,508	2
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	287,214	2
Independent (politician)}}"		Liberal Socialist Party	111,943	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Young Farmers	104,068	0
Communist Party of Switzerland}}"		Communist Party	98,114	0
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Evangelical People's Party	97,178	0
Source: Bundesblatt, 29 November 1939

Council of the States

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

References

[[Dieter Nohlen. Nohlen, D]] & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1895 {{ISBN. 9783832956097
Nohlen & Stöver, p1953
Nohlen & Stöver, p1948
Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) ''The International Almanac of Electoral History'', Macmillan
Nohlen & Stöver, p1956

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