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
National Council
 |
|---|
| 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
| Constituency
|
Seats
|
Electorate
|
Turnout
|
Party
|
Votes
|
Seats
won
|
| 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
In several cantons the members of the Council of the States were chosen by the cantonal parliaments.[4]
By canton
References
- ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1894 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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