1935 Swiss federal election

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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 27 October 1935.[1] The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 50 of the 187 seats.[2]

## Results

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### National Council

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Party| Votes| %| Seats| +/–
| Social Democratic Party| 255,843| 28.01| 50| +1
| Free Democratic Party| 216,664| 23.72| 48| –4
| Conservative People's Party| 185,052| 20.26| 42| –2
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents| 100,300| 10.98| 21| –9
| Alliance of Independents| 37,861| 4.14| 7| New
| Liberal Democratic Party| 30,476| 3.34| 6| 0
| Young Farmers| 28,161| 3.08| 4| New
| National Front| 13,740| 1.50| 1| New
| Communist Party| 12,569| 1.38| 2| 0
| Liberal Socialist Party| 11,078| 1.21| 0| New
| Social-Political Group| 10,665| 1.17| 3| +1
| Evangelical People's Party| 6,780| 0.74| 1| 0
| National Union| 4,334| 0.47| 1| New
| General People's List| 1| New
| Other parties| 0| –
Total| 913,523| 100.00| 187| 0
Valid votes| 913,523| 97.62|
Invalid/blank votes| 22,233| 2.38|
Total votes| 935,756| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 1,194,910| 78.31|
Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Nohlen & Stöver

#### By constituency

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Constituency  | Seats  | Electorate  | Turnout  | Party  | Votes  | Seats
won

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

### Council of the States

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In several cantons the members of the Council of the States were chosen by the cantonal parliaments.[4]

Party| Seats| +/–
| Swiss Conservative People's Party| 19| +1
| Free Democratic Party| 15| –4
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents| 3| 0
| Social Democratic Party| 3| +1
| Liberal Democratic Party| 2| +1
| Social-Political Group| 0| 0
| Other parties| 2| +1
Total| 44| 0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

#### By canton

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Constituency  | Seats  | Party  | Elected members

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Aargau  | 2  |  | Conservative People's Party | Hans Fricker
| Free Democratic Party | Gottfried Keller
Appenzell Ausserrhoden  | 1  |  | Free Democratic Party | Walter Ackermann
Appenzell Innerrhoden  | 1  |  | Conservative People's Party | Carl Rusch
Basel-Landschaft  | 1  |  | Social Democratic Party | Walter Schaub
Basel-Stadt  | 1  |  | Social Democratic Party | Gustav Wenk
Bern  | 2  |  | Free Democratic Party | Henri Mouttet
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | Jakob Rudolf Weber
Fribourg  | 2  |  | Conservative People's Party | Joseph Piller
| Conservative People's Party | Bernard Weck
Geneva  | 2  |  | Free Democratic Party | Albert Malche
| Liberal Party | Auguste-Edouard-Frédéric Martin
Glarus  | 2  |  | Social-Political Group | Edwin Hauser
| Free Democratic Party | Philippe Mercier
Grisons  | 2  |  | Social-Political Group | Albert Lardelli
| Conservative People's Party | Georg Willi
Lucerne  | 2  |  | Conservative People's Party | Gotthard Egli
| Conservative People's Party | Albert Zust
Neuchâtel  | 2  |  | Free Democratic Party | Ernest Béguin
| Liberal Party | Marcel de Coulon
Nidwalden  | 1  |  | Conservative People's Party | Anton Zumbühl
Obwalden  | 1  |  | Conservative People's Party | Walter Amstalden
Schaffhausen  | 2  |  | Free Democratic Party | Hans Käser
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | Johannes Winzeler
Schwyz  | 2  |  | Conservative People's Party | Martin Ochsner
| Conservative People's Party | Adolf Suter
Solothurn  | 2  |  | Free Democratic Party | Hugo Dietschi
| Free Democratic Party | Robert Schöpfer
St. Gallen  | 2  |  | Free Democratic Party | Ernst Löpfe
| Conservative People's Party | Josef Schöbi
Ticino  | 2  |  | Free Democratic Party | Arnaldo Luigi Bolla
| Conservative People's Party | Antonio Luigi Riva
Thurgau  | 2  |  | Free Democratic Party | Paul Altwegg
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | Eduard Pfister
Uri  | 2  |  | Conservative People's Party | Leo Meyer
| Conservative People's Party | Ludwig Walker
Vaud  | 2  |  | Free Democratic Party | Norbert Bosset
| Free Democratic Party | Louis Chamorel
Valais  | 2  |  | Conservative People's Party | Pierre Barman
| Conservative People's Party | Ramond Evéquoz
Zug  | 2  |  | Conservative People's Party | Alphons Iten
| Conservative People's Party | Alois Müller
Zürich  | 2  |  | Social Democratic Party | Emil Klöti
| 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. ^ Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan
4. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1956

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