1922 Swiss federal election

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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 29 October 1922.[1] The Free Democratic Party remained the largest party in the National Council, winning 60 of the 198 seats.[2]

## Results

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### National Council

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Party| Votes| %| Seats| +/–
| Free Democratic Party| 208,144| 28.34| 60| 0
| Social Democratic Party| 170,974| 23.28| 43| +2
| Conservative People's Party| 153,836| 20.95| 44| +3
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents| 118,382| 16.12| 34| +4
| Liberal Democratic Party| 29,041| 3.95| 10| +1
| Democratic Group| 15,144| 2.06| 3| –1
| Communist Party| 13,441| 1.83| 2| New
| Grütli Union| 9,313| 1.27| 0| –2
| Evangelical People's Party| 6,306| 0.86| 1| 0
| Liberal Socialist Party| 1,106| 0.15| 0| New
| National Progressive Party| 8,717| 1.19| 1| New
| Independent Free Voters| 0| New
| Young Liberals| 0| New
| Young Radicals| 0| –1
Total| 734,404| 100.00| 198| +9
Valid votes| 734,404| 97.81|
Invalid/blank votes| 16,455| 2.19|
Total votes| 750,859| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 983,238| 76.37|
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

#### By constituency

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Constituency  | Seats  | Party  | Seats
won

|
|
|

Aargau  | 12  |  | Social Democratic Party | 4
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 3
| Conservative People's Party | 3
| Free Democratic Party | 2
Appenzell Ausserrhoden  | 3  |  | Free Democratic Party | 2
| Social Democratic Party | 1
Appenzell Innerrhoden  | 1  |  | Conservative People's Party | 1
Basel-Landschaft  | 4  |  | Free Democratic Party | 3
| Social Democratic Party | 1
Basel-Stadt  | 7  |  | Social Democratic Party | 2
| Communist Party | 1
| Conservative People's Party | 1
| Free Democratic Party | 1
| Liberal Democratic Party | 1
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 1
Bern  | 34  |  | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 17
| Social Democratic Party | 10
| Free Democratic Party | 5
| Conservative People's Party | 2
Fribourg  | 7  |  | Conservative People's Party | 5
| Free Democratic Party | 2
Geneva  | 8  |  | Liberal Democratic Party | 3
| Social Democratic Party | 3
| Free Democratic Party | 2
| Conservative People's Party | 1
Glarus  | 2  |  | Democratic Group | 1
| Free Democratic Party | 1
Grisons  | 6  |  | Free Democratic Party | 3
| Conservative People's Party | 2
| Social Democratic Party | 1
Lucerne  | 9  |  | Conservative People's Party | 5
| Free Democratic Party | 3
| Social Democratic Party | 1
Neuchâtel  | 7  |  | Free Democratic Party | 2
| Liberal Democratic Party | 2
| Social Democratic Party | 2
| National Progressive Party  | 1
Nidwalden  | 1  |  | Conservative People's Party | 1
Obwalden  | 1  |  | Conservative People's Party | 1
Schaffhausen  | 3  |  | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 2
| Free Democratic Party | 1
Schwyz  | 3  |  | Conservative People's Party | 2
| Free Democratic Party | 1
Solothurn  | 7  |  | Free Democratic Party | 3
| Conservative People's Party | 2
| Social Democratic Party | 2
St. Gallen  | 15  |  | Conservative People's Party | 7
| Free Democratic Party | 5
| Social Democratic Party | 2
| Democratic Group | 1
Ticino  | 8  |  | Free Democratic Party | 4
| Conservative People's Party | 3
| Social Democratic Party | 1
Thurgau  | 7  |  | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 3
| Conservative People's Party | 1
| Democratic Group | 1
| Free Democratic Party | 1
| Social Democratic Party | 1
Uri  | 1  |  | Free Democratic Party | 1
Vaud  | 16  |  | Free Democratic Party | 8
| Liberal Democratic Party | 4
| Social Democratic Party | 3
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 1
Valais  | 6  |  | Conservative People's Party | 5
| Free Democratic Party | 1
Zug  | 2  |  | Conservative People's Party | 1
| Free Democratic Party | 1
Zürich  | 27  |  | Social Democratic Party | 9
| Free Democratic Party | 8
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 7
| Communist Party | 1
| Conservative People's Party | 1
| Evangelical People's Party | 1
Source: Bundesamt für Statistik

### Council of States

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#### Summary

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In several cantons the members of the Council of States were chosen by the cantonal parliaments.[3]

Party| Seats| +/–
| Free Democratic Party| 23| 0
| Swiss Conservative People's Party| 17| 0
| Liberal Democratic Party| 1| –1
| Democratic Group| 1| 0
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents| 1| 0
| Social Democratic Party| 1| +1
| Other parties| 0| 0
Total| 44| 0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

#### By canton

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Constituency  | Seats  | Party  | Elected members

|
|
|

Aargau  | 2  |  | Free Democratic Party | Gottfried Keller
| Free Democratic Party | Peter Emil Isler
Appenzell Ausserrhoden  | 1  |  | Free Democratic Party | Johannes Baumann
Appenzell Innerrhoden  | 1  |  | Conservative People's Party | Carl Rusch
Basel-Landschaft  | 1  |  | Free Democratic Party | Gustav Johann Schneider
Basel-Stadt  | 1  |  | Free Democratic Party | Victor Emil Scherer
Bern  | 2  |  | Free Democratic Party | Paul Charmillot
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | Carl Moser
Fribourg  | 2  |  | Conservative People's Party | Georges de Montenach
| Conservative People's Party | Emile Savoy
Geneva  | 2  |  | Free Democratic Party | Alexandre Moriaud
| Social Democratic Party | Charles Burklin
Glarus  | 2  |  | Democratic Group | Edwin Hauser
| Free Democratic Party | Philippe Mercier
Grisons  | 2  |  | Conservative People's Party | Friedrich Brügger
| Free Democratic Party | Andreas Laely
Lucerne  | 2  |  | Conservative People's Party | Jakob Sigrist
| Conservative People's Party | Josef Winiger
Neuchâtel  | 2  |  | Free Democratic Party | Ernest Béguin
| Liberal Party | Pierre de Meuron
Nidwalden  | 1  |  | Conservative People's Party | Jakob Konstantin Wyrsch
Obwalden  | 1  |  | Conservative People's Party | Adalbert Wirz
Schaffhausen  | 2  |  | Free Democratic Party | Albert Ammann
| Free Democratic Party | Heinrich Bolli
Schwyz  | 2  |  | Conservative People's Party | Martin Ochsner
| Conservative People's Party | Josef Räber
Solothurn  | 2  |  | Free Democratic Party | Hugo Dietschi
| Free Democratic Party | Robert Schöpfer
St. Gallen  | 2  |  | Free Democratic Party | Johannes Geel
| Conservative People's Party | Anton August Messmer
Ticino  | 2  |  | Free Democratic Party | Brenno Bertoni
| Free Democratic Party | Arnaldo Bolla
Thurgau  | 2  |  | Free Democratic Party | Albert Böhi
| Free Democratic Party | Rudolf Huber
Uri  | 2  |  | Conservative People's Party | Karl Huber
| Conservative People's Party | Franz Muheim
Vaud  | 2  |  | Free Democratic Party | Émile Dind
| Free Democratic Party | Henri Simon
Valais  | 2  |  | Conservative People's Party | Joseph Ribordy
| Conservative People's Party | Raymund Loretan
Zug  | 2  |  | Conservative People's Party | Josef Andermatt
| Conservative People's Party | Josef Hildebrand
Zürich  | 2  |  | Free Democratic Party | Gustav Keller
| Free Democratic Party | Oskar Wettstein

## References

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1. ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1894 ISBN 9783832956097
2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1953
3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1956

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