1887 Swiss federal election
Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 30 October 1887. The Radical Left narrowly 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
Summary
Voter turnout was highest in Schaffhausen (where voting was compulsory) at 95.5% and lowest in Zug at 18.5%.
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Radical Left | 40.2 | 73 | –1 | ||
Catholic Right | 28.3 | 35 | –2 | ||
Liberal Centre | 15.9 | 19 | +1 | ||
Democratic Group | 9.4 | 14 | –1 | ||
Evangelical Right | 3.4 | 4 | +3 | ||
Socialists | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | ||
Independents | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 359,317 | 100 | 145 | 0 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 649,229 | 55.3 | – | – | |
Source: BFS (seats) |
By constituency
Constituency | Seats | Party | Seats won |
Elected members | |
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Zürich 1 | 5 | Liberal Centre | 3 |
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Democratic Group | 2 |
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Zürich 2 | 4 | Liberal Centre | 3 |
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Democratic Group | 1 | Johann Jakob Keller | |||
Zürich 3 | 4 | Democratic Group | 4 |
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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 | 5 | Radical Left | 5 |
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Bern 7 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 |
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Bern 8 | 4 | Bern People's Party | 3 |
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Radical Left | 1 | Johann Friedrich Gugelmann | |||
Bern 9 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 |
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Bern 10 | 5 | Radical Left | 5 |
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Lucerne 11 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 |
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Lucerne 12 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Josef Zemp | |
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 | 3 | Catholic Right | 3 |
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Obwalden 17 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Nicolaus Hermann | |
Nidwalden 18 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Robert Durrer | |
Glarus 19 | 2 | Democratic Group | 1 | Kaspar Schindler | |
Liberal Centre | 1 | Rudolf Gallati | |||
Zug 20 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Alois Müller | |
Fribourg 21 | 2 | Catholic Right | 1 | Georges Python | |
Liberal Centre | Georges Cressier | ||||
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 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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Basel-Landschaft 26 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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Schaffhausen 27 | 2 | Democratic Group | 1 | Wilhelm Joos | |
Radical Left | 1 | Robert Grieshaber | |||
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 28 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 1 |
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Radical Left | 1 | Johann Conrad Sonderegger | |||
Appenzell Innerhoden 29 | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Karl Justin Sonderegger | |
St. Gallen 30 | 4 | Democratic Group | 2 |
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Catholic Right | 1 | Johann Gebhard Lutz | |||
Evangelical Right | 1 | Christoph Tobler | |||
St. Gallen 31 | 3 | Catholic Right | 1 | Wilhelm Good | |
Radical Left | 1 | Gallus August Suter | |||
Democratic Group | 1 | Carl Theodor Curti | |||
St. Gallen 32 | 3 | Catholic Right | 3 |
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Grisons 33 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Peter Theophil Bühler | |
Radical Left | 1 | Luzius Raschein | |||
Grisons 34 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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Grisons 35 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Andrea Bezzola | |
Aargau 36 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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Aargau 37 | 4 | Liberal Centre | 3 |
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Radical Left | 1 | Hans Riniker | |||
Aargau 38 | 3 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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Liberal Centre | 1 | Emil Welti | |||
Thurgau 39 | 5 | Radical Left | 4 |
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Liberal Centre | 1 | Jakob Huldreich Bachmann | |||
Ticino 40 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 |
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Ticino 41 | 5 | Catholic Right | 5 |
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Vaud 42 | 5 | Radical Left | 5 |
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Vaud 43 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 |
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Vaud 44 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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Valais 45 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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Valais 46 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Joseph Favre | |
Valais 47 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Émile Gaillard | |
Liberal Centre | 1 | Maurice Chappelet | |||
Neuchâtel 48 | 5 | Radical Left | 5 |
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Geneva 49 | 5 | Radical Left | 3 |
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Liberal Centre | 2 |
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Source: Gruner[3] |
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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