Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 29 October 1854. The Radical Left remained the largest group in the National Council, winning 80 of the 120 seats.[1]
The 120 members of the National Council were elected in 49 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] 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.
| Constituency | Seats | Party | Seats won | Elected members | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich 1 | 4 | Radical Left | 3 | |||
| Democratic Left | 1 | Johann Jakob Treichler | ||||
| Zürich 2 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 | |||
| Zürich 3 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 | |||
| Zürich 4 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 | |||
| Evangelical Right | 1 | Paul Carl Eduard Ziegler | ||||
| Bern 5 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 | |||
| Bern 6 | 4 | Evangelical Right | 3 | |||
| Liberal Centre | 1 | Cristoph Albert Kurz | ||||
| Bern 7 | 4 | Radical Left | 3 | |||
| Evangelical Right | 1 | Gottlieb Rudolf Bühlmann | ||||
| Bern 8 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 | |||
| Bern 9 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 | |||
| Bern 10 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 | |||
| Lucerne 11 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Josef Bucher | ||
| Liberal Centre | 1 | Josef Martin Knüsel | ||||
| Lucerne 12 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 | |||
| Lucerne 13 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 | |||
| Uri 14 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Florian Lusser | ||
| Schwyz 15 | 2 | Catholic Right | 1 | Karl Styger | ||
| Radical Left | 1 | Jakob Meinrad Hegner | ||||
| Obwalden 16 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Franz Wirz | ||
| Nidwalden 17 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Melchior Wyrsch | ||
| Glarus 18 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 | |||
| Zug 19 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Konrad Bossard | ||
| Fribourg 20 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 2 | |||
| Catholic Right | 1 | Alfred Vonderweid | ||||
| Fribourg 21 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 | |||
| Solothurn 22 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 2 | |||
| Radical Left | 1 | Josef Munzinger | ||||
| Basel-Stadt 23 | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Johann Jakob Stehlin | ||
| Basel-Landschaft 24 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 | |||
| Schaffhausen 25 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Johann Georg Fuog | ||
| Liberal Centre | 1 | Franz Adolf Schalch | ||||
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden 26 | 2 | Independent | 1 | Jakob Kellenberger | ||
| Radical Left | 1 | Titus Tobler | ||||
| Appenzell Innerhoden 27 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Johann Nepomuk Hautle | ||
| St. Gallen 28 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 | |||
| St. Gallen 29 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 | |||
| St. Gallen 30 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 | |||
| St. Gallen 31 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Johann Matthias Hungerbühler | ||
| Liberal Centre | 1 | Johann Georg Anderegg | ||||
| Grisons 32 | 1 | Evangelical Right | 1 | Johann Baptista Bavier | ||
| Grisons 33 | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Andreas Rudolf von Planta | ||
| Grisons 34 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Georg Michel | ||
| Grisons 35 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Alois de Latour | ||
| Aargau 36 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 | |||
| Liberal Centre | 1 | Samuel Frey | ||||
| Aargau 37 | 4 | Radical Left | 3 | |||
| Liberal Centre | 1 | Friedrich Schmid | ||||
| Aargau 38 | 3 | Catholic Right | 2 | |||
| Radical Left | 1 | Augustin Keller | ||||
| Thurgau 39 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 | |||
| Ticino 40 | 3 | Catholic Right | 3 | |||
| Ticino 41 | 3 | Catholic Right | 2 | |||
| Liberal Centre | 1 | Rocco Bonzanigo | ||||
| Vaud 42 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 | |||
| Vaud 43 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 | |||
| Democratic Left | 1 | Abram-Daniel Meystre | ||||
| Vaud 44 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 | |||
| Valais 45 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Alexis Allet | ||
| Valais 46 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Antoine de Riedmatten | ||
| Valais 47 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 | |||
| Neuchâtel 48 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 | |||
| Geneva 49 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 3 | |||
| Source: Gruner[3] | ||||||
| Constituency | Seats | Date of re-run | Party | Seats won | Elected members | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ticino 40 | 3 | 11 March 1855 | Radical Left | 3 | |||
| Ticino 41 | 3 | 11 March 1855 | Radical Left | 3 | |||
| Source: Gruner | |||||||