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1951 Swiss federal election

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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 28 October 1951. Although the Social Democratic Party received the most votes, the Free Democratic Party remained the largest party in the National Council, winning 51 of the 196 seats.

Results

National Council

By constituency

Constituency	Seats	Electorate	Turnout	Party	Votes	Seats
won
Aargau	13	89,544	76,963	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	317,094
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	214,280	4
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	180,353	3
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	149,273	2
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	59,209	0
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Evangelical People's Party	33,971	0
Appenzell Ausserrhoden	2	14,218	9,784	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	8,901
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	5,480	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Free Democratic People's List	2,777	0
Appenzell Innerrhoden	1	3,681	1,470	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	1,167
Basel-Landschaft	4	32,813	21,935	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	26,276
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	15,128	1
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	13,090	1
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	10,172	1
	Social-Political Group	9,490	0
Independent (politician)}}"		Aktion Kanton Basel	8,672	0
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Swiss Party of Labour	3,730	0
Basel-Stadt	8	62,657	41,761	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	96,217
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	63,473	2
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Party	42,806	1
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	40,908	1
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Swiss Party of Labour	39,558	1
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	35,804	1
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	12,458	0
Bern	33	248,241	177,779	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	2,086,933
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	1,978,637	11
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	992,985	6
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	344,568	2
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	234,662	2
Independent (politician)}}"		Liberal Socialist Party	96,638	0
Fribourg	7	45,959	33,379	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	123,845
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	50,804	1
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	25,834	1
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	29,717	1
Geneva	8	59,936	30,902	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	76,509
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Swiss Party of Labour	56,864	2
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Party	44,238	1
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	37,503	1
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	29,914	1
Glarus	2	Elected unopposed	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party		1
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party		1
Grisons	6	37,371	27,381	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	66,320
	Social-Political Group	45,949	2
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	26,600	1
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	21,020	0
Lucerne	9	66,383	56,703	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	251,728
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	197,601	3
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	54,744	1
Neuchâtel	5	40,626	21,290	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	42,460
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	29,831	2
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Party	24,577	1
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Swiss Party of Labour	7,700	0
Nidwalden	1	5,629	2,774	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	2,443
Obwalden	1	6,209	3,837	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	2,267
Independent (politician)}}"		Others	1,450	0
Schaffhausen	2	Elected unopposed	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party		1
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party		1
Schwyz	3	20,727	14,974	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	21,761
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	11,840	1
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	10,325	0
Solothurn	7	51,886	44,176	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	129,255
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	94,128	2
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	78,558	2
St. Gallen	13	85,709	67,673	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	373,128
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	251,809	4
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	151,500	2
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	62,810	1
Ticino	7	48,860	32,959	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	94,012
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	93,872	3
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	39,234	1
Thurgau	6	43,397	33,618	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	56,574
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	52,195	2
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	47,643	1
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	38,552	1
Uri	1	8,244	5,358	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	4,528
Vaud	16	113,520	57,940	Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	342,180
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	194,887	4
Liberal Party of Switzerland}}"		Liberal Party	144,537	2
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Swiss Party of Labour	94,717	1
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	85,583	1
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	44,102	1
Valais	7	46,424	34,464	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	147,944
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	48,671	1
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	36,017	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Union of Peasants and Workers	4,941	0
Zug	2	12,019	8,630	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	7,319
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	5,009	1
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	4,322	0
Zürich	32	241,946	181,174	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Social Democratic Party	1,664,685
Ring of Independents}}"		Ring of Independents	932,376	6
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}"		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	840,325	5
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}"		Free Democratic Party	763,778	5
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Conservative People's Party	585,249	3
	Social-Political Group	370,488	2
Swiss Party of Labour}}"		Swiss Party of Labour	166,957	1
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}"		Evangelical People's Party	222,328	1
Independent (politician)}}"		Liberal Socialist Party	136,151	0
Source: Bundesblatt, 29 November 1951

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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