1951 Swiss federal election explained
Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 28 October 1951.[1] Although the Social Democratic Party received the most votes, the Free Democratic Party remained the largest party in the National Council, winning 51 of the 196 seats.[2]
Results
National Council
By constituency
| Constituency | Seats | Electorate | Turnout | Party | Votes | Seats
won |
|---|
| Aargau | 13 | 89,544 | 76,963 | | Social Democratic Party | 317,094 | 4 |
| Conservative People's Party | 214,280 | 4 |
| Free Democratic Party | 180,353 | 3 |
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 149,273 | 2 |
| Ring of Independents | 59,209 | 0 |
| Evangelical People's Party | 33,971 | 0 |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 2 | 14,218 | 9,784 | | Free Democratic Party | 8,901 | 1 |
| Social Democratic Party | 5,480 | 1 |
| Free Democratic People's List | 2,777 | 0 |
| Appenzell Innerrhoden | 1 | 3,681 | 1,470 | | Conservative People's Party | 1,167 | 1 |
| Basel-Landschaft | 4 | 32,813 | 21,935 | | Social Democratic Party | 26,276 | 1 |
| Free Democratic Party | 15,128 | 1 |
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 13,090 | 1 |
| Conservative People's Party | 10,172 | 1 |
| Social-Political Group | 9,490 | 0 |
| Aktion Kanton Basel | 8,672 | 0 |
| Swiss Party of Labour | 3,730 | 0 |
| Basel-Stadt | 8 | 62,657 | 41,761 | | Social Democratic Party | 96,217 | 2 |
| Free Democratic Party | 63,473 | 2 |
| Liberal Party | 42,806 | 1 |
| Conservative People's Party | 40,908 | 1 |
| Swiss Party of Labour | 39,558 | 1 |
| Ring of Independents | 35,804 | 1 |
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 12,458 | 0 |
| Bern | 33 | 248,241 | 177,779 | | Social Democratic Party | 2,086,933 | 12 |
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 1,978,637 | 11 |
| Free Democratic Party | 992,985 | 6 |
| Conservative People's Party | 344,568 | 2 |
| Ring of Independents | 234,662 | 2 |
| Liberal Socialist Party | 96,638 | 0 |
| Fribourg | 7 | 45,959 | 33,379 | | Conservative People's Party | 123,845 | 4 |
| Free Democratic Party | 50,804 | 1 |
| Social Democratic Party | 25,834 | 1 |
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 29,717 | 1 |
| Geneva | 8 | 59,936 | 30,902 | | Free Democratic Party | 76,509 | 3 |
| Swiss Party of Labour | 56,864 | 2 |
| Liberal Party | 44,238 | 1 |
| Conservative People's Party | 37,503 | 1 |
| Social Democratic Party | 29,914 | 1 |
| Glarus | 2 | Elected unopposed | | Social Democratic Party | | 1 |
| Free Democratic Party | | 1 |
| Grisons | 6 | 37,371 | 27,381 | | Conservative People's Party | 66,320 | 3 |
| Social-Political Group | 45,949 | 2 |
| Free Democratic Party | 26,600 | 1 |
| Social Democratic Party | 21,020 | 0 |
| Lucerne | 9 | 66,383 | 56,703 | | Conservative People's Party | 251,728 | 5 |
| Free Democratic Party | 197,601 | 3 |
| Social Democratic Party | 54,744 | 1 |
| Neuchâtel | 5 | 40,626 | 21,290 | | Social Democratic Party | 42,460 | 2 |
| Free Democratic Party | 29,831 | 2 |
| Liberal Party | 24,577 | 1 |
| Swiss Party of Labour | 7,700 | 0 |
| Nidwalden | 1 | 5,629 | 2,774 | | Conservative People's Party | 2,443 | 1 |
| Obwalden | 1 | 6,209 | 3,837 | | Conservative People's Party | 2,267 | 1 |
| Others | 1,450 | 0 |
| Schaffhausen | 2 | Elected unopposed | | Free Democratic Party | | 1 |
| Social Democratic Party | | 1 |
| Schwyz | 3 | 20,727 | 14,974 | | Conservative People's Party | 21,761 | 2 |
| Social Democratic Party | 11,840 | 1 |
| Free Democratic Party | 10,325 | 0 |
| Solothurn | 7 | 51,886 | 44,176 | | Free Democratic Party | 129,255 | 3 |
| Social Democratic Party | 94,128 | 2 |
| Conservative People's Party | 78,558 | 2 |
| St. Gallen | 13 | 85,709 | 67,673 | | Conservative People's Party | 373,128 | 6 |
| Free Democratic Party | 251,809 | 4 |
| Social Democratic Party | 151,500 | 2 |
| Ring of Independents | 62,810 | 1 |
| Ticino | 7 | 48,860 | 32,959 | | Free Democratic Party | 94,012 | 3 |
| Conservative People's Party | 93,872 | 3 |
| Social Democratic Party | 39,234 | 1 |
| Thurgau | 6 | 43,397 | 33,618 | | Social Democratic Party | 56,574 | 2 |
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 52,195 | 2 |
| Conservative People's Party | 47,643 | 1 |
| Free Democratic Party | 38,552 | 1 |
| Uri | 1 | 8,244 | 5,358 | | Free Democratic Party | 4,528 | 1 |
| Vaud | 16 | 113,520 | 57,940 | | Free Democratic Party | 342,180 | 7 |
| Social Democratic Party | 194,887 | 4 |
| Liberal Party | 144,537 | 2 |
| Swiss Party of Labour | 94,717 | 1 |
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 85,583 | 1 |
| Conservative People's Party | 44,102 | 1 |
| Valais | 7 | 46,424 | 34,464 | | Conservative People's Party | 147,944 | 5 |
| Free Democratic Party | 48,671 | 1 |
| Social Democratic Party | 36,017 | 1 |
| Union of Peasants and Workers | 4,941 | 0 |
| Zug | 2 | 12,019 | 8,630 | | Conservative People's Party | 7,319 | 1 |
| Free Democratic Party | 5,009 | 1 |
| Social Democratic Party | 4,322 | 0 |
| Zürich | 32 | 241,946 | 181,174 | | Social Democratic Party | 1,664,685 | 9 |
| Ring of Independents | 932,376 | 6 |
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 840,325 | 5 |
| Free Democratic Party | 763,778 | 5 |
| Conservative People's Party | 585,249 | 3 |
| Social-Political Group | 370,488 | 2 |
| Swiss Party of Labour | 166,957 | 1 |
| Evangelical People's Party | 222,328 | 1 |
| Liberal Socialist Party | 136,151 | 0 |
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| Source: Bundesblatt, 29 November 1951 | |
Council of the States
In several cantons the members of the Council of the States were chosen by the cantonal parliaments.[3]
Notes and References
- [Dieter Nohlen|Nohlen, D]
- Nohlen & Stöver, p1953
- Nohlen & Stöver, p1956
