Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 26 October 1947.[1] Although the Social Democratic Party received the most votes, the Free Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council , winning 52 of the 194 seats.[2]
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Results
National Council
Party Votes % Seats +/– Social Democratic Party 251,625 26.20 48 –8 Free Democratic Party 220,486 22.96 52 +5 Conservative People's Party 203,202 21.16 44 +1 Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 115,976 12.08 21 –1 Swiss Party of Labour 49,353 5.14 7 New Alliance of Independents 42,428 4.42 8 +1 Liberal Democratic Party 30,492 3.18 7 –1 Social-Political Group 28,096 2.93 5 0 Evangelical People's Party 9,072 0.94 1 0 Liberal Socialist Party 4,626 0.48 1 +1 Other parties 4,931 0.51 0 –2 Total 960,287 100.00 194 0 Valid votes 960,287 97.44 Invalid/blank votes 25,212 2.56 Total votes 985,499 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,360,453 72.44 Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Nohlen & Stöver
By constituency
Constituency
Seats
Electorate
Turnout
Party
Votes
Seats won
Aargau
12
85,603
74,880
Social Democratic Party
305,619
4
Conservative People's Party
192,099
3
Free Democratic Party
160,596
3
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents
141,229
2
Evangelical People's Party
39,355
0
Swiss Party of Labour
17,826
0
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
2
Elected unopposed
Free Democratic Party
1
Social Democratic Party
1
Appenzell Innerrhoden
1
3,548
1,674
Conservative People's Party
1,404
1
Basel-Landschaft
4
31,344
21,160
Social Democratic Party
24,891
1
Free Democratic Party
6,401
1
Social-Political Group
15,473
1
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents
10,789
1
Conservative People's Party
9,372
0
Swiss Party of Labour
6,439
0
Basel-Stadt
8
58,809
39,210
Social Democratic Party
63,596
2
Swiss Party of Labour
61,343
1
Free Democratic Party
50,514
2
Liberal Party
45,646
1
Ring of Independents
40,859
1
Conservative People's Party
36,564
1
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents
12,305
0
Bern
33
241,687
161,927
Social Democratic Party
2,112,103
14
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents
1,787,254
11
Free Democratic Party
906,945
6
Conservative People's Party
324,852
2
Swiss Party of Labour
83,170
0
Fribourg
7
46,110
31,504
Conservative People's Party
123,538
4
Free Democratic Party
53,790
2
Social Democratic Party
27,479
1
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents
12,207
0
Geneva
8
56,985
30,362
Free Democratic Party
70,839
3
Swiss Party of Labour
70,286
2
Liberal Party
42,982
2
Conservative People's Party
33,670
1
Social Democratic Party
22,299
0
Republican Party for the United States of Europe
1,085
0
Glarus
2
10,904
8,509
Social Democratic Party
6,479
1
Free Democratic Party
5,110
1
Social-Political Group
4,893
0
Grisons
6
37,333
28,102
Conservative People's Party
62,606
3
Social-Political Group
54,974
2
Free Democratic Party
26,814
1
Social Democratic Party
19,992
0
Lucerne
9
65,029
52,805
Conservative People's Party
236,112
5
Free Democratic Party
173,509
3
Social Democratic Party
59,794
1
Neuchâtel
5
40,363
23,399
Social Democratic Party
42,274
2
Free Democratic Party
30,195
2
Liberal Party
28,217
1
Swiss Party of Labour
13,195
0
Nidwalden
1
5,449
3,489
Conservative People's Party
2,858
1
Others
536
0
Obwalden
1
6,190
2,246
Conservative People's Party
1,988
1
Schaffhausen
2
17,106
15,143
Social Democratic Party
13,425
1
Free Democratic Party
8,610
1
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents
4,625
0
Conservative People's Party
2,484
0
Schwyz
3
20,247
14,864
Conservative People's Party
16,327
1
Free Democratic Party
10,543
1
Social Democratic Party
9,343
1
Farmers Association
7,023
0
Solothurn
7
50,575
43,737
Free Democratic Party
111,749
3
Social Democratic Party
97,873
2
Conservative People's Party
79,827
2
Ring of Independents
5,366
0
St. Gallen
13
83,238
67,745
Conservative People's Party
347,516
6
Free Democratic Party
226,468
4
Social Democratic Party
141,298
2
Ring of Independents
55,692
1
Young Farmers
28,337
0
Social-Political Group
22,033
0
Swiss Party of Labour
12,253
0
Ticino
7
49,553
33,373
Conservative People's Party
92,008
3
Free Democratic Party
88,645
3
Social Democratic Party
37,965
1
Ticino Agrarian Popular Group
6,380
0
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents
5,330
0
Thurgau
6
43,018
33,732
Social Democratic Party
60,570
2
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents
53,563
2
Conservative People's Party
44,757
1
Free Democratic Party
37,769
1
Uri
1
8,109
5,374
Free Democratic Party
3,792
1
Vaud
16
112,546
75,579
Free Democratic Party
403,711
6
Swiss Party of Labour
190,143
3
Liberal Party
220,371
3
Social Democratic Party
238,930
3
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents
114,504
1
Valais
7
45,805
33,784
Conservative People's Party
149,723
5
Free Democratic Party
52,444
2
Social Democratic Party
25,924
0
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents
4,786
0
Zug
2
11,441
8,600
Conservative People's Party
7,218
1
Free Democratic Party
4,773
1
Social Democratic Party
4,462
0
Zürich
31
230,706
174,303
Social Democratic Party
1,453,451
9
Ring of Independents
1,000,174
6
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents
745,034
4
Free Democratic Party
660,271
4
Conservative People's Party
473,479
3
Social-Political Group
338,332
2
Swiss Party of Labour
321,617
1
Evangelical People's Party
179,549
1
Liberal Socialist Party
143,301
1
Source: Bundesblatt, 27 November 1947
Council of the States
In several cantons the members of the Council of the States were chosen by the cantonal parliaments.[4]
References
^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook , p1895 ISBN 9783832956097
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1953
^ Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History , Macmillan
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1956
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