1878 Swiss federal election
Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 27 October 1878. The Radical Left remained the largest group in the National Council.[1]
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The 48 electoral districts
Electoral system
The 135 members of the National Council were elected in 48 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
Summary
Voter turnout was highest in Schaffhausen (where voting was compulsory) at 95.1% and lowest in Schwyz at 26.7%.
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Radical Left | 34.8 | 57 | –6 | ||
Catholic Right | 26.3 | 37 | +4 | ||
Liberal Centre | 23.2 | 26 | +6 | ||
Democratic Group | 9.4 | 10 | –5 | ||
Evangelical Right | 5.1 | 5 | +3 | ||
Socialists | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | ||
Independents | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 360,542 | 100 | 135 | 0 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 634,080 | 56.9 | – | – | |
Source: BFS (seats) |
By constituency
Constituency | Seats | Party | Seats won |
Elected members | |
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Zürich 1 | 5 | Liberal Centre | 5 |
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Zürich 2 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 2 |
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Democratic Group | 1 | Johann Jakob Keller | |||
Zürich 3 | 3 | Democratic Group | 3 |
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Zürich 4 | 3 | Democratic Group | 3 |
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Bern 5 | 5 | Radical Left | 5 |
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Bern 6 | 4 | Radical Left | 3 |
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Evangelical Right | 1 | Otto von Büren | |||
Bern 7 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 |
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Bern 8 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 |
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Bern 9 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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Bern 10 | 5 | Radical Left | 3 |
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Evangelical Right | 2 |
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Lucerne 11 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Josef Martin Knüsel | |
Radical Left | 1 | Josef Vonmatt | |||
Lucerne 12 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Alois Räber | |
Lucerne 13 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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Lucerne 14 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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Uri 15 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Josef Arnold | |
Schwyz 16 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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Obwalden 17 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Nicolaus Hermann | |
Nidwalden 18 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Robert Durrer | |
Glarus 19 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Niklaus Tschudi | |
Liberal Centre | 1 | Esajas Zweifel | |||
Zug 20 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Niklaus Moos | |
Fribourg 21 | 3 | Catholic Right | 3 |
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Fribourg 22 | 3 | Catholic Right | 3 |
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Solothurn 23 | 4 | Radical Left | 3 |
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Liberal Centre | 1 | Bernhard Hammer | |||
Basel-Stadt 24 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Karl Burckhardt-Iselin | |
Liberal Centre | 1 | Johann Rudolf Geigy-Merian | |||
Basel-Landschaft 25 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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Schaffhausen 26 | 2 | Democratic Group | 1 | Wilhelm Joos | |
Radical Left | 1 | Robert Grieshaber | |||
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 27 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Johann Fässler | |
Liberal Centre | 1 | Daniel Hofstetter | |||
Appenzell Innerhoden 28 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Alois Broger | |
St. Gallen 29 | 4 | Liberal Centre | 2 |
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Catholic Right | 1 | Johann Gebhard Lutz | |||
Evangelical Right | 1 | Carl von Gonzenbach | |||
St. Gallen 30 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Rudolf Hilty | |
Catholic Right | 1 | Wilhelm Good | |||
Radical Left | 1 | Johann Baptist Gaudy | |||
St. Gallen 31 | 3 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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Liberal Centre | 1 | Johann Rudolf Moser | |||
Grisons 32 | 2 | Evangelical Right | 1 | Hermann J. von Sprecher | |
Radical Left | 1 | Johann Gaudenz von Salis | |||
Grisons 33 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Anton Steinhauser | |
Catholic Right | 1 | Johann R. von Toggenburg | |||
Grisons 34 | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Andreas Rudolf von Planta | |
Aargau 35 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 2 |
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Radical Left | 1 | Arnold Künzli | |||
Aargau 36 | 4 | Radical Left | 3 |
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Liberal Centre | 1 | Johann Rohr | |||
Aargau 37 | 3 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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Liberal Centre | 1 | Emil Welti | |||
Thurgau 38 | 5 | Democratic Group | 3 |
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Radical Left | 1 | Friedrich Heinrich Häberlin | |||
Liberal Centre | 1 | Johann Messmer | |||
Ticino 39 | 3 | Catholic Right | 3 |
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Ticino 40 | 3 | Catholic Right | 3 |
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Vaud 41 | 4 | Liberal Centre | 2 |
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Radical Left | 2 |
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Vaud 42 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 |
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Vaud 43 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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Valais 44 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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Valais 45 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Ferdinand de Montheys | |
Valais 46 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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Neuchâtel 47 | 5 | Radical Left | 5 |
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Geneva 48 | 4 | Liberal Centre | 4 |
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Source: Gruner[3] |
Council of States
Party | Seats | +/– | |
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Catholic Right | 17 | +1 | |
Radical Left | 11 | 0 | |
Liberal Centre | 11 | +2 | |
Democratic Left | 2 | –2 | |
Evangelical Right | 0 | 0 | |
Independents | 2 | –1 | |
Vacant | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 44 | 0 | |
Source: The Federal Assembly |
References
- Elections to the National Council 1848–1917: Distribution of seats by party or political orientation Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine BFS
- Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1886 ISBN 9783832956097
- Gruner, Erich. Die Wahlen in den Schweizerischen Nationalrat 1848–1919. 3.
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