1884 Swiss federal election

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The 49 electoral districts

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 26 October 1884. The Radical Left retained its majority in the National Council. [1]

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Electoral system

The 145 members of the National Council were elected in 49 single- and multi-member constituencies using a three-round system. Candidates had to receive a majority in the first or second round to be elected; if it went to a third round, only a plurality was required. Voters could cast as many votes as there were seats in their constituency. [2] There was one seat for every 20,000 citizens, with seats allocated to cantons in proportion to their population. [2]

Results

National Council

Voter turnout was highest in Schaffhausen (where voting was compulsory) at 95.9% and lowest in Neuchâtel at 25.1%.

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Radical Left42.074–1
Catholic Right25.737+2
Liberal Centre16.818–4
Democratic Group 8.215+5
Evangelical Right6.21–2
Socialists0.20New
Independents0.900
Total1450
Total votes404,028
Registered voters/turnout640,26263.10
Source: BFS [1] (seats)

By constituency

ConstituencySeatsPartySeats
won
Elected members
Zürich 15Liberal Centre4
  • Melchior Römer
  • Konrad Cramer
  • Wilhelm Hertenstein
  • Ulrich Meister Jr.
Democratic Group 1Arnold Syfrig
Zürich 24Liberal Centre3
  • Heinrich Landis
  • Johann Heinrich Bühler
  • Jakob Brennwald
Democratic Group 1Johann Jakob Keller
Zürich 34 Democratic Group 4
Zürich 43 Democratic Group 3
  • Friedrich Scheuchzer
  • Johannes Moser
  • Johann Jakob Sulzer
Bern 55Radical Left5
  • Matthäus Zurbuchen
  • Johann Jakob Rebmann
  • Johann Zürcher
  • Jakob Scherz
  • Carl Samuel Zyro
Bern 65Radical Left5
  • Johann Jakob Hauser
  • Rudolf Brunner
  • Rudolf Rohr
  • Karl Stämpfli
  • Eduard Müller
Bern 74Radical Left4
  • Gottlieb Riem
  • Fritz Bühlmann
  • Karl Schenk
  • Karl Karrer
Bern 84Radical Left4
  • Johann Bützberger
  • Johann Friedrich Gugelmann
  • Andreas Schmid
  • Rudolf Leuenberger
Bern 94Radical Left4
  • Johannes Schlup
  • Eduard Marti
  • Rudolf Niggeler
  • Charles Kuhn
Bern 105Radical Left5
  • Joseph Stockmar
  • Henri Cuenat
  • Ernest Francillon
  • Pierre Jolissaint
  • Auguste-Adolphe Klaye
Lucerne 112Radical Left2
  • Josef Vonmatt
  • Friedrich Wüest
Lucerne 121Catholic Right1Josef Zemp
Lucerne 132Catholic Right2
  • Josef Erni
  • Candid Hochstrasser
Lucerne 142Catholic Right2
  • Philipp Anton von Segesser
  • Franz Xaver Beck
Uri 151Catholic Right1Josef Arnold
Schwyz 163Catholic Right3
  • Nikolaus Benziger
  • Vital Schwander Sr.
  • Fridolin Holdener
Obwalden 171Catholic Right1Nicolaus Hermann
Nidwalden 181Catholic Right1Robert Durrer
Glarus 192Liberal Centre1Charles Mercier
Democratic Group 1Kaspar Schindler
Zug 201Catholic Right1Theodor Keiser
Fribourg 212Catholic Right2
  • Georges Cressier
  • Georges Python
Fribourg 222Catholic Right2
  • Paul Aeby
  • Louis de Wuilleret
Fribourg 232Catholic Right2
  • Louis Grand
  • Alphonse Théraulaz
Solothurn 244Radical Left4
  • Bernhard Hammer
  • Simon Kaiser
  • Urs Schild
  • Albert Brosi
Basel-Stadt 253Radical Left2
  • Wilhelm Klein
  • Karl Burckhardt-Iselin
Liberal Centre1Johann Rudolf Geigy-Merian
Basel-Landschaft 263Radical Left3
  • Jakob Bernhard Graf
  • Gédéon Thommen
  • Ambrosius Rosenmund
Schaffhausen 272Radical Left1Robert Grieshaber
Democratic Group 1Wilhelm Joos
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 283Liberal Centre1
  • Johann Jakob Sturzenegger
  • Johann Ulrich Eisenhut
Radical Left1Johann Conrad Sonderegger
Appenzell Innerhoden 291Liberal Centre1Karl Justin Sonderegger
St. Gallen 304 Democratic Group 2
  • Roderich Albert Kunkler
  • Adolf Grubenmann
Catholic Right1Johann Gebhard Lutz
Evangelical Right1Christoph Tobler
St. Gallen 313Catholic Right1Wilhelm Good
Radical Left1Gallus August Suter
Democratic Group 1Carl Theodor Curti
St. Gallen 323Catholic Right3
  • Johann Fridolin Müller
  • Johann Joseph Keel
  • Laurenz Schönenberger
Grisons 332Liberal Centre1Peter Theophil Bühler
Radical Left1Luzius Raschein
Grisons 342Catholic Right2
  • Caspar Decurtins
  • Johann Schmid
Grisons 351Radical Left1Andrea Bezzola
Aargau 363Radical Left3
  • Arnold Künzli
  • Erwin Kurz
  • Ludwig Karrer
Aargau 374Radical Left2
  • Hans Riniker
  • Theodor Haller
Liberal Centre2
  • Johann Rohr
  • Peter Emil Isler
Aargau 383Liberal Centre2
  • Emil Welti
  • Emil Albert Baldinger
Catholic Right1Arnold Münch
Thurgau 395Radical Left4
  • Friedrich Heinrich Häberlin
  • Johann Philipp Heitz
  • Gustav Merkle
  • Adolf Deucher
Liberal Centre1Jakob Huldreich Bachmann
Ticino 402Radical Left2
  • Carlo Battaglini
  • Costantino Bernasconi
Ticino 415Catholic Right5
  • Martino Pedrazzini
  • Ignazio Polar
  • Giovanni Dazzoni
  • Carlo Vonmentlen
  • Agostino Gatti
Vaud 425Radical Left5
  • Louis Ruchonnet
  • Louis Mayor
  • Eugène Ruffy
  • Louis Paschoud
  • Louis Chausson
Vaud 434Radical Left4
  • Jacques-François Viquerat
  • Louis Déglon
  • Frédéric Criblet
  • Donat Golaz
Vaud 443Radical Left3
  • Adrien Thélin
  • Charles Baud
  • Jules Colomb
Valais 452Catholic Right2
  • Hans Anton von Roten
  • Victor de Chastonay
Valais 461Catholic Right1Maurice Evéquoz
Valais 472Catholic Right2
  • Charles de Werra
  • Fidèle Joris
Neuchâtel 485Radical Left5
  • Numa Droz
  • Charles-Émile Tissot
  • Henri Morel
  • Robert Comtesse
  • Arnold Grosjean
Geneva 495Radical Left3
Liberal Centre2
  • Jean-Étienne Dufour
  • Gustave-Jules Pictet
Source: Gruner [3]

Council of States

PartySeats+/–
Catholic Right180
Radical Left170
Liberal Centre40
Democratic Group 30
Evangelical Right10
Independents10
Total440
Source: Federal Assembly [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Elections to the National Council 1848–1917: Distribution of seats by party or political orientation Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine BFS
  2. 1 2 Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1886 ISBN   9783832956097
  3. Gruner, Erich. Die Wahlen in den Schweizerischen Nationalrat 1848–1919. Vol. 3.
  4. The Federal Assembly