1863 Swiss federal election
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The 47 electoral districts
Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 25 October 1863. The Radical Left remained the largest group in the National Council, but lost its majority for the first time since 1848.[1]
Contents
Electoral system
The 128 members of the National Council were elected in 47 single- and multi-member constituencies; there was one seat for every 20,000 citizens, with seats allocated to cantons in proportion to their population.[2] As a result of the 1860 census, the number of seats was increased by eight following the previous elections in 1860, although the number of constituencies was reduced from 49; the extra seats were given to Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Geneva, Graubünden, St. Gallen, Thurgau, Vaud and Valais. The elections were held 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] In six cantons (Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Glarus, Nidwalden, Obwalden and Uri), National Council members were elected by the Landsgemeinde.
Results
National Council
Voter turnout was highest in the Canton of Schaffhausen (where voting was compulsory) at 88.2% and lowest in the Canton of Zürich at 18.6%.
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By constituency
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| Zürich 1 | 4 | Liberal Centre | 3 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Evangelical Right | 1 | Paul Carl Eduard Ziegler | |||
| Zürich 2 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 3 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Zürich 3 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 3 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Zürich 4 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 3 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Bern 5 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Bern 6 | 4 | Evangelical Right | 2 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Radical Left | 2 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Bern 7 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Bern 8 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Bern 9 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Evangelical Right | 1 | Peter von Känel | |||
| Bern 10 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Lucerne 11 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Josef Martin Knüsel | |
| Radical Left | 1 | Wilhelm Schindler | |||
| Lucerne 12 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Lucerne 13 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Uri 14 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Alexander Muheim | |
| Schwyz 15 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Obwalden 16 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Franz Wirz | |
| Nidwalden 17 | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Alois Wyrsch | |
| Glarus 18 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 2 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Zug 19 | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Wolfgang Henggeler | |
| Fribourg 20 | 3 | Catholic Right | 3 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Fribourg 21 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Solothurn 22 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Catholic Right | 1 | Franz Bünzli | |||
| Basel-Stadt 23 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Johann Jakob Stehlin | |
| Radical Left | 1 | Wilhelm Klein | |||
| Basel-Landschaft 24 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Schaffhausen 25 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Friedrich Peyer im Hof | |
| Democratic Left | 1 | Wilhelm Joos | |||
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden 26 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 2 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Appenzell Innerhoden 27 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Johann Baptist Dähler | |
| St. Gallen 28 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 3 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| St. Gallen 29 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 2 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Democratic Left | 1 | Basil Ferdinand Curti | |||
| St. Gallen 30 | 3 | Radical Left | 1 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Democratic Left | 1 | Georg Friedrich Anderegg | |||
| Grisons 31 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Johann Gaudenz von Salis | |
| Liberal Centre | 1 | Simeon Bavier | |||
| Grisons 32 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Alois de Latour | |
| Catholic Right | 1 | Johann R. von Toggenburg | |||
| Grisons 33 | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Andreas Rudolf von Planta | |
| Aargau 34 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 3 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Aargau 35 | 4 | Liberal Centre | 2 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Radical Left | 2 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Aargau 36 | 3 | Catholic Right | 2 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Radical Left | 1 | Franz Waller | |||
| Thurgau 37 | 5 | Liberal Centre | 2 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Catholic Right | 1 | Augustin Ramsperger | |||
| Radical Left | 1 | Johann Ludwig Sulzberger | |||
| Democratic Left | 1 | Fridolin Anderwert | |||
| Ticino 38 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Ticino 39 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Catholic Right | 1 | Michele Pedrazzini | |||
| Vaud 40 | 4 | Radical Left | 2 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Liberal Centre | 1 | Édouard Dapples | |||
| Democratic Left | 1 | Jules Eytel | |||
| Vaud 41 | 4 | Liberal Centre | 2 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Radical Left | 2 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Vaud 42 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Democratic Left | 1 | John Berney | |||
| Valais 43 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Valais 44 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Charles de Rivaz | |
| Valais 45 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Neuchâtel 46 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Geneva 47 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Source: Gruner[3] | |||||
Council of States
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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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1886 ISBN 9783832956097
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
