1943 Swiss federal election
Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 31 October 1943.[1] The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 56 of the 194 seats.[2]
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Results
National Council
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party | 251,576 | 28.6 | 56 | +11 |
| Free Democratic Party | 197,746 | 22.5 | 47 | –2 |
| Swiss Conservative People's Party | 182,916 | 20.8 | 43 | 0 |
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 101,998 | 11.6 | 22 | 0 |
| Ring of Independents | 48,557 | 5.5 | 7 | –2 |
| Social-Political Group | 29,627 | 3.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Liberal Democratic Party | 28,434 | 3.2 | 8 | +2 |
| Young Farmers | 18,310 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 |
| Liberal Socialist Party | 9,031 | 1.0 | 0 | –1 |
| Evangelical People's Party | 3,627 | 0.4 | 1 | +1 |
| Other parties | 7,918 | 0.9 | 2 | +2 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 28,506 | – | – | – |
| Total | 908,246 | 100 | 194 | +7 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,296,706 | 70.0 | – | – |
| Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Nohlen & Stöver | ||||
Council of the States
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 | 12 | –2 |
| Social Democratic Party | 5 | +2 |
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 4 | 0 |
| Liberal Democratic Party | 2 | 0 |
| Social-Political Group | 2 | +2 |
| Other parties | 0 | –3 |
| 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
- Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan
- Nohlen & Stöver, p1956
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