1955 Swiss federal election
Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 30 October 1955.[1] The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 53 of the 196 seats.[2]
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Results
National Council
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party | 263,664 | 27.0 | 53 | +4 |
| Free Democratic Party | 227,370 | 23.3 | 50 | –1 |
| Swiss Conservative People's Party | 226,122 | 23.2 | 47 | –1 |
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 117,847 | 12.1 | 22 | –1 |
| Ring of Independents | 53,450 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Swiss Party of Labour | 25,060 | 2.6 | 4 | –1 |
| Liberal Democratic Party | 21,688 | 2.2 | 5 | 0 |
| Social-Political Group | 21,003 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 |
| Evangelical People's Party | 10,581 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 |
| Liberal Socialist Party | 3,471 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Other parties | 5,639 | 0.6 | 0 | – |
| Invalid/blank votes | 22,986 | – | – | – |
| Total | 998,881 | 100 | 196 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,425,421 | 70.1 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||
Council of the States
In several cantons the members of the Council of the States were chosen by the cantonal parliaments.[3]
| Party | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|
| Swiss Conservative People's Party | 17 | –1 |
| Free Democratic Party | 12 | 0 |
| Social Democratic Party | 5 | +1 |
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 3 | 0 |
| Liberal Democratic Party | 3 | 0 |
| 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, p1954
- Nohlen & Stöver, p1956
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