1947 Swiss federal election

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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 26 October 1947.[1] Although the Social Democratic Party received the most votes, the Free Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 52 of the 194 seats.[2]

## Results

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### National Council

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Party| Votes| %| Seats| +/–
| Social Democratic Party| 251,625| 26.20| 48| –8
| Free Democratic Party| 220,486| 22.96| 52| +5
| Conservative People's Party| 203,202| 21.16| 44| +1
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents| 115,976| 12.08| 21| –1
| Swiss Party of Labour| 49,353| 5.14| 7| New
| Alliance of Independents| 42,428| 4.42| 8| +1
| Liberal Democratic Party| 30,492| 3.18| 7| –1
| Social-Political Group| 28,096| 2.93| 5| 0
| Evangelical People's Party| 9,072| 0.94| 1| 0
| Liberal Socialist Party| 4,626| 0.48| 1| +1
| Other parties| 4,931| 0.51| 0| –2
Total| 960,287| 100.00| 194| 0
Valid votes| 960,287| 97.44|
Invalid/blank votes| 25,212| 2.56|
Total votes| 985,499| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 1,360,453| 72.44|
Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Nohlen & Stöver

#### By constituency

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Constituency  | Seats  | Electorate  | Turnout  | Party  | Votes  | Seats
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Aargau  | 12  | 85,603  | 74,880  |  | Social Democratic Party | 305,619  | 4
| Conservative People's Party | 192,099  | 3
| Free Democratic Party | 160,596  | 3
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 141,229  | 2
| Evangelical People's Party | 39,355  | 0
| Swiss Party of Labour | 17,826  | 0
Appenzell Ausserrhoden  | 2  | Elected unopposed |  | Free Democratic Party |  | 1
| Social Democratic Party |  | 1
Appenzell Innerrhoden  | 1  | 3,548  | 1,674  |  | Conservative People's Party | 1,404  | 1
Basel-Landschaft  | 4  | 31,344  | 21,160  |  | Social Democratic Party | 24,891  | 1
| Free Democratic Party | 6,401  | 1
| Social-Political Group | 15,473  | 1
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 10,789  | 1
| Conservative People's Party | 9,372  | 0
| Swiss Party of Labour | 6,439  | 0
Basel-Stadt  | 8  | 58,809  | 39,210  |  | Social Democratic Party | 63,596  | 2
| Swiss Party of Labour | 61,343  | 1
| Free Democratic Party | 50,514  | 2
| Liberal Party | 45,646  | 1
| Ring of Independents | 40,859  | 1
| Conservative People's Party | 36,564  | 1
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 12,305  | 0
Bern  | 33  | 241,687  | 161,927  |  | Social Democratic Party | 2,112,103  | 14
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 1,787,254  | 11
| Free Democratic Party | 906,945  | 6
| Conservative People's Party | 324,852  | 2
| Swiss Party of Labour | 83,170  | 0
Fribourg  | 7  | 46,110  | 31,504  |  | Conservative People's Party | 123,538  | 4
| Free Democratic Party | 53,790  | 2
| Social Democratic Party | 27,479  | 1
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 12,207  | 0
Geneva  | 8  | 56,985  | 30,362  |  | Free Democratic Party | 70,839  | 3
| Swiss Party of Labour | 70,286  | 2
| Liberal Party | 42,982  | 2
| Conservative People's Party | 33,670  | 1
| Social Democratic Party | 22,299  | 0
| Republican Party for the United States of Europe  | 1,085  | 0
Glarus  | 2  | 10,904  | 8,509  |  | Social Democratic Party | 6,479  | 1
| Free Democratic Party | 5,110  | 1
| Social-Political Group | 4,893  | 0
Grisons  | 6  | 37,333  | 28,102  |  | Conservative People's Party | 62,606  | 3
| Social-Political Group | 54,974  | 2
| Free Democratic Party | 26,814  | 1
| Social Democratic Party | 19,992  | 0
Lucerne  | 9  | 65,029  | 52,805  |  | Conservative People's Party | 236,112  | 5
| Free Democratic Party | 173,509  | 3
| Social Democratic Party | 59,794  | 1
Neuchâtel  | 5  | 40,363  | 23,399  |  | Social Democratic Party | 42,274  | 2
| Free Democratic Party | 30,195  | 2
| Liberal Party | 28,217  | 1
| Swiss Party of Labour | 13,195  | 0
Nidwalden  | 1  | 5,449  | 3,489  |  | Conservative People's Party | 2,858  | 1
| Others  | 536  | 0
Obwalden  | 1  | 6,190  | 2,246  |  | Conservative People's Party | 1,988  | 1
Schaffhausen  | 2  | 17,106  | 15,143  |  | Social Democratic Party | 13,425  | 1
| Free Democratic Party | 8,610  | 1
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 4,625  | 0
| Conservative People's Party | 2,484  | 0
Schwyz  | 3  | 20,247  | 14,864  |  | Conservative People's Party | 16,327  | 1
| Free Democratic Party | 10,543  | 1
| Social Democratic Party | 9,343  | 1
| Farmers Association  | 7,023  | 0
Solothurn  | 7  | 50,575  | 43,737  |  | Free Democratic Party | 111,749  | 3
| Social Democratic Party | 97,873  | 2
| Conservative People's Party | 79,827  | 2
| Ring of Independents | 5,366  | 0
St. Gallen  | 13  | 83,238  | 67,745  |  | Conservative People's Party | 347,516  | 6
| Free Democratic Party | 226,468  | 4
| Social Democratic Party | 141,298  | 2
| Ring of Independents | 55,692  | 1
| Young Farmers | 28,337  | 0
| Social-Political Group | 22,033  | 0
| Swiss Party of Labour | 12,253  | 0
Ticino  | 7  | 49,553  | 33,373  |  | Conservative People's Party | 92,008  | 3
| Free Democratic Party | 88,645  | 3
| Social Democratic Party | 37,965  | 1
| Ticino Agrarian Popular Group  | 6,380  | 0
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 5,330  | 0
Thurgau  | 6  | 43,018  | 33,732  |  | Social Democratic Party | 60,570  | 2
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 53,563  | 2
| Conservative People's Party | 44,757  | 1
| Free Democratic Party | 37,769  | 1
Uri  | 1  | 8,109  | 5,374  |  | Free Democratic Party | 3,792  | 1
Vaud  | 16  | 112,546  | 75,579  |  | Free Democratic Party | 403,711  | 6
| Swiss Party of Labour | 190,143  | 3
| Liberal Party | 220,371  | 3
| Social Democratic Party | 238,930  | 3
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 114,504  | 1
Valais  | 7  | 45,805  | 33,784  |  | Conservative People's Party | 149,723  | 5
| Free Democratic Party | 52,444  | 2
| Social Democratic Party | 25,924  | 0
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 4,786  | 0
Zug  | 2  | 11,441  | 8,600  |  | Conservative People's Party | 7,218  | 1
| Free Democratic Party | 4,773  | 1
| Social Democratic Party | 4,462  | 0
Zürich  | 31  | 230,706  | 174,303  |  | Social Democratic Party | 1,453,451  | 9
| Ring of Independents | 1,000,174  | 6
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 745,034  | 4
| Free Democratic Party | 660,271  | 4
| Conservative People's Party | 473,479  | 3
| Social-Political Group | 338,332  | 2
| Swiss Party of Labour | 321,617  | 1
| Evangelical People's Party | 179,549  | 1
| Liberal Socialist Party | 143,301  | 1
Source: Bundesblatt, 27 November 1947

### 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| 18| –1
| Free Democratic Party| 11| –1
| Social Democratic Party| 5| 0
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents| 4| 0
| Social-Political Group| 2| 0
| Liberal Democratic Party| 2| 0
| Other parties| 2| +2
Total| 44| 0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

## References

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1. ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1895 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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