Federal elections were held in Switzerland between 1 and 27 October 1848. The Radical Left emerged as the largest group, winning 79 of the 111 seats in the National Council. [1]
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Federal elections were held in Switzerland between 1 and 27 October 1848. The Radical Left emerged as the largest group, winning 79 of the 111 seats in the National Council. [1]
The 111 members of the National Council were elected from 52 single- and multi-member constituencies. In six cantons (Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Glarus, Nidwalden, Obwalden and Uri), National Council members were elected by the Landsgemeinde.
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
| Radical Left | 58.0 | 79 | ||
| Liberal Centre | 16.9 | 11 | ||
| Catholic Right | 11.6 | 10 | ||
| Evangelical Right | 8.6 | 5 | ||
| Democratic Left | 4.3 | 6 | ||
| Total | 111 | |||
| Total votes | 228,877 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 512,691 | 44.64 | ||
| Source: BFS | ||||
| Constituency | Seats | Party | Seats won | Elected members | |
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| Aargau | 9 | Radical Left | 8 |
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| Liberal Centre | 1 | Jakob Isler | |||
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 2 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Appenzell Innerrhoden | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Johann Nepomuk Hautle | |
| Basel-Landschaft | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Johann Jakob Matt | |
| Democratic Left | 1 | Emil Remigius Frey | |||
| Basel-Stadt | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Achilles Bischoff | |
| Bern 5 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 |
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| Bern 6 | 4 | Evangelical Right | 2 |
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| Radical Left | 2 |
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| Bern 7 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Liberal Centre | 1 | Johann Schneider | |||
| Bern 8 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Bern 9 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Karl Neuhaus | |
| Radical Left | 1 | Jakob Stämpfli | |||
| Evangelical Right | 1 | Guillaume-Henri Dufour | |||
| Bern 10 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Liberal Centre | 1 | Xavier Péquignot | |||
| Fribourg 1 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Jacques-Joseph Remy | |
| Fribourg 2 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Nicolas Glasson | |
| Fribourg 3 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Christophe Joachim Marro | |
| Fribourg 4 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Jean Folly | |
| Fribourg 5 | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | François-Xavier Badoud | |
| Geneva | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Glarus | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Caspar Jenny | |
| Grisons 1 | 1 | Evangelical Right | 1 | Johann Baptista Bavier | |
| Grisons 2 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Alois de Latour | |
| Grisons 3 | 1 | Radical Left | 2 | Georg Michel | |
| Grisons 4 | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Andreas Rudolf von Planta | |
| Lucerne | 6 | Radical Left | 4 |
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| Catholic Right | 1 | Philipp Anton von Segesser | |||
| Liberal Centre | 1 | Jakob Kopp | |||
| Neuchâtel | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Nidwalden | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Melchior Wyrsch | |
| Obwalden | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Franz Wirz | |
| Schaffhausen | 2 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Schwyz-North | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Johann A. Steinegger | |
| Schwyz-South | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Franz Karl Schuler | |
| Solothurn | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| St. Gallen 1 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| St. Gallen 2 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| St. Gallen 3 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Dominik Gmür | |
| Liberal Centre | 1 | Johann Jakob Steger | |||
| St. Gallen 4 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Johann M. Hungerbühler | |
| Liberal Centre | 1 | Johann Georg Anderegg | |||
| Thurgau 1 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Johann Georg Kreis | |
| Thurgau 2 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Johann Konrad Kern | |
| Thurgau 3 | 1 | Democratic Left | 1 | Philipp Gottlieb Labhardt | |
| Thurgau 4 | 1 | Democratic Left | 1 | Johann Georg Rauch | |
| Ticino | 6 | Radical Left | 6 |
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| Uri | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Florian Lusser | |
| Valais 1 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Joseph Anton Clemenz | |
| Valais 2 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Antoine de Riedmatten | |
| Valais 3 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Maurice Barman | |
| Valais 4 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Adrien-Félix Pottier | |
| Vaud 1 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Democratic Left | 1 | Jules Eytel | |||
| Vaud 2 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Vaud 3 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Democratic Left | 1 | Abram-Daniel Meystre | |||
| Zug | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Silvan Schwerzmann | |
| Zürich 1 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Zürich 2 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Zürich 3 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Democratic Left | 1 | Heinrich Homberger | |||
| Zürich 4 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Evangelical Right | 1 | Paul Carl Eduard Ziegler | |||
| Source: Gruner [2] | |||||
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Radical Left | 30 | |
| Liberal Centre | 8 | |
| Catholic Right | 6 | |
| Democratic Left | 0 | |
| Evangelical Right | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | |
| Source: Federal Assembly | ||
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