1951 Swiss federal election
Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 28 October 1951.[1] Although the Social Democratic Party received the most votes, the Free Democratic Party remained the largest party in the National Council, winning 51 of the 196 seats.[2]
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Results
National Council
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party | 249,857 | 26.0 | 49 | +1 |
| Free Democratic Party | 230,687 | 24.0 | 51 | –1 |
| Swiss Conservative People's Party | 216,616 | 22.5 | 48 | +4 |
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 120,819 | 12.6 | 23 | +2 |
| Ring of Independents | 49,100 | 5.1 | 10 | +2 |
| Swiss Party of Labour | 25,659 | 2.7 | 5 | –2 |
| Liberal Democratic Party | 24,813 | 2.6 | 5 | –2 |
| Social-Political Group | 21,606 | 2.2 | 4 | –1 |
| Evangelical People's Party | 9,559 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Liberal Socialist Party | 8,194 | 0.9 | 0 | –1 |
| Other parties | 4,588 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 25,439 | – | – | – |
| Total | 986,937 | 100 | 196 | +2 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,386,146 | 71.2 | – | – |
| 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 | 18 | 0 |
| Free Democratic Party | 12 | +1 |
| Social Democratic Party | 4 | –1 |
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 3 | –1 |
| Liberal Democratic Party | 3 | +1 |
| Social-Political Group | 2 | 0 |
| Other parties | 2 | 0 |
| 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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