1939 Swiss federal election
Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 29 October 1939.[1] The Free Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 49 of the 187 seats.[2] Due to the outbreak of World War II, there were no elections in nine of the 25 cantons; Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, Schwyz, Solothurn, Ticino, Valais, Vaud and Zug.[3] In what became known as "silent elections", a total of 55 candidates were elected unopposed.[3]
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Results
National Council
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party | 160,377 | 25.9 | 45 | –5 |
| Free Democratic Party | 128,163 | 20.7 | 49 | +1 |
| Swiss Conservative People's Party | 105,018 | 17.0 | 43 | +1 |
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 91,182 | 14.7 | 22 | +1 |
| Ring of Independents | 43,735 | 7.1 | 9 | +2 |
| Young Farmers | 27,708 | 4.5 | 3 | –1 |
| Social-Political Group | 16,891 | 2.7 | 5 | +2 |
| Communist Party | 15,962 | 2.6 | 4 | +2 |
| Liberal Socialist Party | 10,865 | 1.8 | 1 | +1 |
| Liberal Democratic Party | 10,241 | 1.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Evangelical People's Party | 5,726 | 0.9 | 0 | –1 |
| Other parties | 2,665 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 21,332 | – | – | – |
| Total | 639,865 | 100 | 187 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 861,266 | 74.3 | – | – |
| Source: Mackie & Rose,[4] Nohlen & Stöver | ||||
Council of the States
In several cantons the members of the Council of the States were chosen by the cantonal parliaments.[5]
| Party | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|
| Swiss Conservative People's Party | 18 | –1 |
| Free Democratic Party | 14 | –1 |
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 4 | +1 |
| Social Democratic Party | 3 | 0 |
| Liberal Democratic Party | 2 | 0 |
| Social-Political Group | 0 | 0 |
| Other parties | 3 | +1 |
| Total | 44 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||
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References
- Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1895 ISBN 9783832956097
- Nohlen & Stöver, p1953
- Nohlen & Stöver, p1948
- Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan
- Nohlen & Stöver, p1956
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