1922 Swiss federal election
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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 29 October 1922.[1] The Free Democratic Party remained the largest party in the National Council, winning 60 of the 198 seats.[2]
Results
[edit]National Council
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Free Democratic Party | 208,144 | 28.34 | 60 | 0 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 170,974 | 23.28 | 43 | +2 | |
| Conservative People's Party | 153,836 | 20.95 | 44 | +3 | |
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 118,382 | 16.12 | 34 | +4 | |
| Liberal Democratic Party | 29,041 | 3.95 | 10 | +1 | |
| Democratic Group | 15,144 | 2.06 | 3 | –1 | |
| Communist Party | 13,441 | 1.83 | 2 | New | |
| Grütli Union | 9,313 | 1.27 | 0 | –2 | |
| Evangelical People's Party | 6,306 | 0.86 | 1 | 0 | |
| Liberal Socialist Party | 1,106 | 0.15 | 0 | New | |
| National Progressive Party | 8,717 | 1.19 | 1 | New | |
| Independent Free Voters | 0 | New | |||
| Young Liberals | 0 | New | |||
| Young Radicals | 0 | –1 | |||
| Total | 734,404 | 100.00 | 198 | +9 | |
| Valid votes | 734,404 | 97.81 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 16,455 | 2.19 | |||
| Total votes | 750,859 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 983,238 | 76.37 | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
By constituency
[edit]Council of States
[edit]Summary
[edit]In several cantons the members of the Council of States were chosen by the cantonal parliaments.[3]
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|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | +/– | |
| Free Democratic Party | 23 | 0 | |
| Swiss Conservative People's Party | 17 | 0 | |
| Liberal Democratic Party | 1 | –1 | |
| Democratic Group | 1 | 0 | |
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 1 | 0 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 1 | +1 | |
| Other parties | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 0 | |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||
By canton
[edit]| Constituency | Seats | Party | Elected members | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aargau | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Gottfried Keller | |
| Free Democratic Party | Peter Emil Isler | |||
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 1 | Free Democratic Party | Johannes Baumann | |
| Appenzell Innerrhoden | 1 | Conservative People's Party | Carl Rusch | |
| Basel-Landschaft | 1 | Free Democratic Party | Gustav Johann Schneider | |
| Basel-Stadt | 1 | Free Democratic Party | Victor Emil Scherer | |
| Bern | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Paul Charmillot | |
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | Carl Moser | |||
| Fribourg | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Georges de Montenach | |
| Conservative People's Party | Emile Savoy | |||
| Geneva | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Alexandre Moriaud | |
| Social Democratic Party | Charles Burklin | |||
| Glarus | 2 | Democratic Group | Edwin Hauser | |
| Free Democratic Party | Philippe Mercier | |||
| Grisons | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Friedrich Brügger | |
| Free Democratic Party | Andreas Laely | |||
| Lucerne | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Jakob Sigrist | |
| Conservative People's Party | Josef Winiger | |||
| Neuchâtel | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Ernest Béguin | |
| Liberal Party | Pierre de Meuron | |||
| Nidwalden | 1 | Conservative People's Party | Jakob Konstantin Wyrsch | |
| Obwalden | 1 | Conservative People's Party | Adalbert Wirz | |
| Schaffhausen | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Albert Ammann | |
| Free Democratic Party | Heinrich Bolli | |||
| Schwyz | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Martin Ochsner | |
| Conservative People's Party | Josef Räber | |||
| Solothurn | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Hugo Dietschi | |
| Free Democratic Party | Robert Schöpfer | |||
| St. Gallen | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Johannes Geel | |
| Conservative People's Party | Anton August Messmer | |||
| Ticino | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Brenno Bertoni | |
| Free Democratic Party | Arnaldo Bolla | |||
| Thurgau | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Albert Böhi | |
| Free Democratic Party | Rudolf Huber | |||
| Uri | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Karl Huber | |
| Conservative People's Party | Franz Muheim | |||
| Vaud | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Émile Dind | |
| Free Democratic Party | Henri Simon | |||
| Valais | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Joseph Ribordy | |
| Conservative People's Party | Raymund Loretan | |||
| Zug | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Josef Andermatt | |
| Conservative People's Party | Josef Hildebrand | |||
| Zürich | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Gustav Keller | |
| Free Democratic Party | Oskar Wettstein | |||
