Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 29 October 1893. The Radical Left narrowly retained its majority in the National Council. [1]
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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 29 October 1893. The Radical Left narrowly retained its majority in the National Council. [1]
The 147 members of the National Council were elected in 52 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]
Voter turnout was highest in Schaffhausen (where voting was compulsory) at 91.5% and lowest in Zug at 17.5%.
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Radical Left | 41.8 | 74 | 0 | ||
| Catholic Right | 20.0 | 29 | –6 | ||
| Liberal Centre | 16.8 | 27 | +7 | ||
| Democratic Group | 10.3 | 16 | +1 | ||
| Social Democratic Party | 5.9 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Evangelical Right | 4.0 | 0 | –2 | ||
| Independents | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 147 | 0 | |||
| Total votes | 391,610 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 670,948 | 58.37 | |||
| Source: BFS (seats) | |||||
| Constituency | Seats | Party | Seats won | Elected members | |
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| Zürich 1 | 6 | Liberal Centre | 3 |
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| Democratic Group | 2 |
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| Social Democratic Party | 1 | Jakob Vogelsanger | |||
| Zürich 2 | 4 | Liberal Centre | 3 |
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| Democratic Group | 1 | Heinrich Hess | |||
| Zürich 3 | 4 | Democratic Group | 4 |
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| Zürich 4 | 3 | Democratic Group | 2 |
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| Liberal Centre | 1 | Heinrich Steinemann | |||
| Bern 5 | 5 | Radical Left | 5 |
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| Bern 6 | 5 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Evangelical Right | 2 |
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| Bern 7 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 |
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| Bern 8 | 4 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Bern People's Party | 1 | Ulrich Burkhalter | |||
| Bern 9 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 |
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| Bern 10 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Bern 11 | 2 | Catholic Right | 1 | Joseph Choquard | |
| Radical Left | 1 | Henri Cuenat | |||
| Lucerne 12 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Lucerne 13 | 3 | Catholic Right | 3 |
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| Lucerne 14 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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| Uri 15 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Franz Schmid | |
| Schwyz 16 | 3 | Catholic Right | 3 |
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| Obwalden 17 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Peter Anton Ming | |
| Nidwalden 18 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Hans von Matt Sr. | |
| Glarus 19 | 2 | Democratic Group | 1 | Kaspar Schindler | |
| Liberal Centre | 1 | Rudolf Gallati | |||
| Zug 20 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Franz Hediger | |
| Fribourg 21 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Louis de Diesbach | |
| Radical Left | 1 | Constant Dinichert | |||
| Fribourg 22 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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| Fribourg 23 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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| Solothurn 24 | 4 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Liberal Centre | 1 | Bernard Hammer | |||
| Basel-Stadt 25 | 4 | Liberal Centre | 2 |
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| Radical Left | 2 |
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| Basel-Landschaft 26 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Schaffhausen 27 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Appenzell Ausserrhoden 28 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 3 |
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| Appenzell Innerhoden 29 | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Karl Justin Sonderegger | |
| St. Gallen 30 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Karl Emil Wild | |
| Democratic Group | 1 | J. A. Scherrer-Füllemann | |||
| St. Gallen 31 | 2 | Catholic Right | 1 | Johann Gebhard Lutz | |
| Evangelical Right | 1 | Christoph Tobler | |||
| St. Gallen 32 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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| St. Gallen 33 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Democratic Group | 1 | Eduard Steiger | |||
| St. Gallen 34 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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| Grisons 35 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Peter Theophil Bühler | |
| Democratic Group | 1 | Matthäus Risch | |||
| Grisons 36 | 2 | Catholic Right | 1 | Caspar Decurtins | |
| Radical Left | 1 | Johann Anton Casparis Jr. | |||
| Grisons 37 | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Thomas von Albertini | |
| Aargau 38 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Aargau 39 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Aargau 40 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Jakob Nietlispach | |
| Aargau 41 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 2 |
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| Catholic Right | 1 | Franz Xaver Widmer | |||
| Thurgau 42 | 5 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Liberal Centre | 1 | Jakob Huldreich Bachmann | |||
| Democratic Group | 1 | Josef Anton Koch | |||
| Ticino 43 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Ticino 44 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 |
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| Vaud 45 | 5 | Radical Left | 5 |
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| Vaud 46 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 |
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| Vaud 47 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Liberal Centre | 1 | Louis-Charles Delarageaz | |||
| Valais 48 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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| Valais 49 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Joseph Kuntschen Sr. | |
| Valais 50 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Émile Gaillard | |
| Catholic Right | 1 | Charles de Werra | |||
| Neuchâtel 51 | 5 | Radical Left | 5 |
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| Geneva 52 | 5 | Liberal Centre | 3 |
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| Radical Left | 2 |
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| Source: Gruner [3] | |||||
| Party | Seats | +/– | |
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| Radical Left | 20 | +3 | |
| Catholic Right | 15 | –2 | |
| Liberal Centre | 3 | +1 | |
| Democratic Group | 2 | 0 | |
| Evangelical Right | 1 | 0 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 1 | 0 | |
| Independents | 0 | –1 | |
| Vacant | 2 | –1 | |
| Total | 44 | 0 | |
| Source: The Federal Assembly | |||
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