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1943 Swiss federal election

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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 31 October 1943. The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 56 of the 194 seats.

Results

National Council

By constituency

Constituency	Seats	Electorate	Turnout	Party	Votes	Seats
won
Aargau	12	81,680	70,634	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	292,459
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	165,210	3
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	148,715	2
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	137,535	2
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	35,693	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Young Farmers	25,795	0
Appenzell Ausserrhoden	2	Elected unopposed	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party		1
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party		1
Appenzell Innerrhoden	1	3,488	1,755	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	1,520
Basel-Landschaft	4	29,333	18,447	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	25,370
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	12,260	1
	Social-Political Group	12,829	1
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	12,302	0
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	9,476	0
Basel-Stadt	8	53,333	35,358	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	97,050
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Democratic Party	58,980	2
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	44,932	1
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	33,100	1
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	29,926	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Liberal Socialist Party	7,216	0
Bern	33	233,129	160,259	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	1,890,855
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	1,615,361	11
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	784,181	5
Independent (politician)}}"		Young Farmers	333,117	2
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	306,410	2
Independent (politician)}}"		Liberal Socialist Party	113,922	0
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	113,698	0
Fribourg	7	45,000	31,013	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	134,184
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	46,730	1
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	24,983	1
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	8,211	0
Geneva	8	53,303	19,168	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	54,550
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Democratic Party	36,466	2
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	30,955	2
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	22,462	1
Glarus	2	10,693	8,176	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	6,093
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	3,957	1
	Social-Political Group	3,630	0
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	2,172	0
Grisons	6	37,111	27,396		Social-Political Group	63,109
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	55,543	2
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	22,623	1
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	17,075	0
Lucerne	9	63,050	51,067	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	218,276
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	159,315	3
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	46,706	1
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	17,338	0
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	11,702	0
Neuchâtel	5	38,868	22,170	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	49,905
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	32,102	2
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Democratic Party	25,753	1
Nidwalden	1	5,446	3,823	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	2,256
Independent (politician)}}"		Others	1,506	0
Obwalden	1	6,129	4,202	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	2,421
Independent (politician)}}"		Others	1,642	0
Schaffhausen	2	16,526	14,881	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	14,254
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	9,071	1
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	4,939	0
Schwyz	3	19,444	13,688	Independent (politician)}}"		Farmers Association	12,247
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	10,671	1
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	9,542	1
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	7,582	0
Solothurn	7	48,418	39,704	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	99,559
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	85,348	2
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	66,977	2
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	10,248	0
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	8,188	0
St. Gallen	13	79,723	63,865	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	307,482
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	213,315	4
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	149,969	2
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	57,139	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Young Farmers	30,378	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Association of Free Democrats	29,465	0
Ticino	7	45,624	33,592	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	81,410
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	70,725	2
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	51,703	2
	Social-Political Group	23,117	0
Thurgau	6	41,470	31,581	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	58,652
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	46,166	2
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	38,010	1
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	34,479	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Young Farmers	6,879	0
Uri	1	8,144	3,686	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	2,924
Vaud	16	106,274	57,927	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	371,719
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	198,282	3
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Democratic Party	181,686	3
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	100,593	2
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	39,170	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Labor List	6,198	0
Valais	7	43,094	32,872	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	131,385
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	47,942	1
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	37,366	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Valais People's List	9,146	0
Zug	2	10,926	7,278	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	5,975
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	4,541	1
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	3,274	0
Zürich	31	216,549	155,565	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	1,655,010
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	665,668	5
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	550,575	4
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	542,072	4
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	366,942	2
	Social-Political Group	363,548	2
Independent (politician)}}"		Independent-Free List	214,569	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Liberal Socialist Party	113,547	0
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Evangelical People's Party	112,441	1
Independent (politician)}}"		List of Free Economic Action	31,488	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Young Farmers	80,263	0
Source: Bundesblatt, 23 November 1943

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
Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) ''The International Almanac of Electoral History'', Macmillan
Nohlen & Stöver, p1956

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