1914 Swiss federal election

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The 49 electoral districts

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 25 October 1914. The Free Democratic Party retained its majority in the National Council.

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Electoral system

The 189 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. [1] There was one seat for every 20,000 citizens, with seats allocated to cantons in proportion to their population. [1]

Results

National Council

Voter turnout was highest in Aargau at 85.9% (higher than the 78.7% in Schaffhausen where voting was compulsory) and lowest in Zug at 21.2%.

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Free Democratic Party 191,05456.15112–3
Conservative People's Party 71,66821.0637–1
Social Democratic Party 34,20410.0519+3
Liberal Democratic Party 25,1427.3915+2
Democratic Group 9,0692.674–2
Agrarian Movement 9,1332.681New
Democratic-Economic Association 1New
Others00
Total340,270100.001890
Valid votes340,27086.05
Invalid/blank votes55,16113.95
Total votes395,431100.00
Registered voters/turnout851,37746.45
Source: Mackie & Rose [2]

By constituency

ConstituencySeatsPartySeats
won		Elected members
Zürich 17 Free Democratic Party 7
  • Robert Billeter
  • Alfred Frey
  • Emil Zürcher
  • Walter Bissegger
  • Robert Schmid
  • Jakob Lutz
  • Friedrich Fritschi
Zürich 25 Social Democratic Party 5
  • Herman Greulich
  • Robert Seidel
  • Paul Pflüger
  • Robert Grimm
  • Johannes Sigg
Zürich 35 Free Democratic Party 4
  • Heinrich Hess
  • Karl August Koller
  • Theodor Odinga
  • Emil Rellstab
Liberal Party 1Johann Rudolf Amsler
Zürich 45 Free Democratic Party 3
  • Hans Sträuli
  • Friedrich Ottiker
  • Julius Guyer
Social Democratic Party 2
  • Friedrich Studer
  • Hans Schenkel
Zürich 53 Free Democratic Party 3
  • Johann Konrad Hörni
  • Jakob Walder
  • David Ringger
Bern 66 Free Democratic Party 6
  • Robert Stucki
  • Arnold Gottlieb Bühler
  • Johann Jakob Rebmann
  • Emil Lohner
  • Hermann Schüpbach
  • Johann Friedrich Michel
Bern 77 Free Democratic Party 4
  • Johann Hirter
  • Johann Jenny
  • Michael Bühler
  • Jakob Scheidegger
Liberal Party 2
  • Fritz Burren
  • Gustav König
Social Democratic Party 1Gustav Müller
Bern 84 Free Democratic Party 4
  • Friedrich Minder
  • Fritz Bühlmann
  • Johann Jakob Schär
  • Fritz Zumstein
Bern 94 Free Democratic Party 3
  • Arnold Gugelmann
  • Friedrich Buri
  • Michael Hofer
Social Democratic Party 1August Rikli
Bern 105 Free Democratic Party 4
  • Alfred Moll
  • Jakob Freiburghaus
  • Karl Scheurer
  • Eduard Will
Social Democratic Party 1Johann Näher
Bern 113 Free Democratic Party 2
  • Albert Locher
  • Robert Savoye
Social Democratic Party 1Émile Ryser
Bern 123 Conservative People's Party 2
  • Joseph Choquard
  • Ernest Daucourt
Free Democratic Party 1Henri Simonin
Lucerne 133 Free Democratic Party 3
  • Peter Knüsel
  • Hermann Heller
  • Otto Sidler
Lucerne 142 Conservative People's Party 3
  • Josef Anton Balmer
  • Anton Erni
Lucerne 153 Conservative People's Party 3
  • Franz Moser-Schär
  • Heinrich Walther
  • Dominik Fellmann
Uri 161 Free Democratic Party 1Martin Gamma
Schwyz 173 Conservative People's Party 2
  • Josef Anton Ferdinand Büeler
  • Anton von Hettlingen
Free Democratic Party 1Martin Steinegger
Obwalden 181 Conservative People's Party 1Peter Anton Ming
Nidwalden 191 Conservative People's Party 1Karl Niederberger
Glarus 202 Democratic Group 1Eduard Blumer
Free Democratic Party 1Heinrich Jenny
Zug 211 Free Democratic Party 1Hermann Stadlin
Fribourg 222 Free Democratic Party 1Hermann Liechti
Conservative People's Party 1Eugène Descheneaux
Fribourg 235 Conservative People's Party 4
  • Jean-Marie Musy
  • Max de Diesbach
  • Eugène Grand
  • Charles de Wuilleret
Free Democratic Party 1A.-F.-L. Cailler
Solothurn 246 Free Democratic Party 4
  • Eduard Bally
  • Jakob Zimmermann
  • Max Studer
  • Adrian von Arx Sr.
Social Democratic Party 1Hans Affolter
Conservative People's Party 1Siegfried Hartmann
Basel-Stadt 257 Social Democratic Party 3
  • Eugen Wullschleger
  • Johannes Frei
  • Bernhard Jäggi
Liberal Party 2
  • Carl Christoph Burckhardt
  • Isaak Iselin-Sarasin
Free Democratic Party 2
  • Emil Göttisheim
  • Christian Rothenberger
Basel-Landschaft 264 Free Democratic Party 3
  • Heinrich Strub
  • Hermann Straumann
  • Albert Grieder
Democratic-Economic Association1Gustav Adolf Seiler
Schaffhausen 272 Free Democratic Party 2
  • Carl Spahn
  • Robert Grieshaber
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 283 Free Democratic Party 2
  • Arthur Eugster
  • Johannes Eisenhut
Social Democratic Party 1Howard Eugster
Appenzell Innerhoden 291 Conservative People's Party 1Adolf Steuble
St. Gallen 304 Free Democratic Party 3
  • Karl Emil Wild
  • Eduard Scherrer
  • Albert Mächler
Democratic Group 1J. A. Scherrer-Füllemann
St. Gallen 314 Conservative People's Party 2
  • Carl Zurburg
  • Johann Baptist Eisenring
Free Democratic Party 1Ernst Schmidheiny
Democratic Group 1Heinrich Otto Weber
St. Gallen 323 Free Democratic Party 3
  • Gallus Schwendener
  • Ernst Wagner
  • Robert Forrer
St. Gallen 332 Conservative People's Party 2
  • Johann Baptist Schubiger
  • Emil Grünenfelder
St. Gallen 342 Conservative People's Party 2
  • Othmar Staub
  • Thomas Holenstein Sr.
Grisons 356 Free Democratic Party 4
  • Johann Anton Caflisch
  • Eduard Walser
  • Paul Raschein Sr.
  • Andrea Vital
Liberal Party 1Alfred von Planta
Conservative People's Party 1Johann Schmid
Aargau 363 Free Democratic Party 3
  • Johann Rudolf Suter
  • Alwin Weber
  • Otto Hunziker
Aargau 374 Free Democratic Party 4
  • Hans Siegrist
  • Emil Keller
  • Heinrich Eugen Abt
  • Conradin Zschokke
Aargau 381 Conservative People's Party 1Jakob Nietlispach
Aargau 394 Conservative People's Party 2
  • Alfred Wyrsch
  • Franz Xaver Eggspühler
Free Democratic Party 2
  • Gustav Adolf Ursprung
  • Joseph Jäger
Thurgau 407 Free Democratic Party 4
  • Oskar Ullmann
  • Heinrich Häberlin
  • Jakob Müller
  • Jakob Zingg
Democratic Group 1Emil Hofmann
Agrarian Movement 1Carl Eigenmann
Conservative People's Party 1Alfons von Streng
Ticino 414 Free Democratic Party 3
  • Emilio Bossi
  • Achille Borella
  • Francesco Vassalli
Conservative People's Party 1Angelo Tarchini
Ticino 424 Free Democratic Party 2
  • Evaristo Garbani-Nerini
  • Brenno Bertoni
Liberal Party 1Francesco Balli
Conservative People's Party 1Giuseppe Cattori
Vaud 438 Free Democratic Party 5
  • Paul Maillefer
  • Charles-Eugène Fonjallaz
  • Émile Gaudard
  • Alfred Pilliod
  • Félix Bonjour
Liberal Party 3
  • Alois de Meuron
  • Édouard Secretan
  • Alexandre Emery
Vaud 445 Free Democratic Party 4
  • Ernest Chuard
  • Louis Reymond
  • Henri Grobet
  • Fritz Bosset
Liberal Party 1Armand Piguet
Vaud 453 Free Democratic Party 2
  • John-Henri Mermoud
  • Alfred Jaton
Liberal Party 1Jean Yersin
Valais 464 Conservative People's Party 4
  • Alexander Seiler
  • Joseph Kuntschen Sr.
  • Raymond Evéquoz
  • Charles de Preux
Valais 472 Conservative People's Party 1Jules Tissières
Free Democratic Party 1Eugène de Lavallaz
Neuchâtel 487 Free Democratic Party 4
  • Auguste Leuba
  • Paul-Ernest Mosimann
  • Henri Calame
  • Jules-Albert Piguet
Social Democratic Party 2
  • Charles Naine
  • Ernest-Paul Graber
Liberal Party 1Eugène Bonhôte
Geneva 498 Liberal Party 3
  • Gustave Ador
  • Albert-Édouard Maunoir
  • Horace Micheli
Free Democratic Party 3
  • Henri Fazy
  • Marc-Ernest Peter
  • Jacques-Louis Willemin
Social Democratic Party 1Jean Sigg
Conservative People's Party 1Firmin Ody
Source: Gruner [3]

Council of States

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PartySeats+/–
Free Democratic Party 24–1
Swiss Conservative People's Party 160
Liberal Democratic Party 2+1
Democratic Group 10
Social Democratic Party 10
Total440

By canton

ConstituencySeatsPartyElected members
Aargau2 Free Democratic Party Peter Emil Isler
Free Democratic Party Gottfried Keller
Appenzell Ausserrhoden1 Free Democratic Party Johannes Baumann
Appenzell Innerrhoden1 Conservative People's Party Johann Baptist Edmund Dähler
Basel-Landschaft1 Free Democratic Party Gustav Johann Schneider
Basel-Stadt1 Free Democratic Party Paul Scherer
Bern2 Free Democratic Party Gottfried Kunz
Free Democratic Party Adolf von Steiger
Fribourg2 Conservative People's Party Georges Python
Conservative People's Party Ernest de Weck
Geneva2 Free Democratic Party Adrien Lachenal
Liberal Party Jacques Rutty
Glarus2 Democratic Group David Legler
Free Democratic Party Philippe Mercier
Grisons2 Free Democratic Party Andreas Laelys
Conservative People's Party Friedrich Brügger
Lucerne2 Conservative People's Party Josef Dürig
Conservative People's Party Josef Winiger
Neuchâtel2 Free Democratic Party Auguste Pettavel
Liberal Party Paul Robert-Tissot
Nidwalden1 Conservative People's Party Jakob Konstantin Wyrsch
Obwalden1 Conservative People's Party Adalbert Wirz
Schaffhausen2 Free Democratic Party Albert Ammann
Free Democratic Party Heinrich Bolli
Schwyz2 Conservative People's Party Martin Ochsner
Conservative People's Party Josef Maria Schuler
Solothurn2 Free Democratic Party Casimir von Arx
Free Democratic Party Oskar Munzinger
St. Gallen2 Free Democratic Party Johannes Geel
Social Democratic Party Heinrich Scherrer
Ticino2 Free Democratic Party Stefano Gabuzzi
Free Democratic Party Adolfo Soldini
Thurgau2 Free Democratic Party Johann Georg Leumann
Free Democratic Party Albert Böhi
Uri2 Conservative People's Party Florian Lusser
Conservative People's Party Franz Muheim
Vaud2 Free Democratic Party Adrien Thélin
Free Democratic Party Henri Simon
Valais2 Conservative People's Party Joseph Ribordy
Conservative People's Party Heinrich von Roten
Zug2 Conservative People's Party Josef Andermatt
Conservative People's Party Josef Hildebrand
Zürich2 Free Democratic Party Oskar Wettstein
Free Democratic Party Paul Usteri

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References

  1. 1 2 Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1886 ISBN   9783832956097
  2. ↑ Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan
  3. ↑ Gruner, Erich. Die Wahlen in den Schweizerischen Nationalrat 1848–1919. Vol. 3.
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