The 47 electoral districts
Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 31 October 1869. The Radical Left remained the largest group in the National Council .[ 1]
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] 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 Aargau at 85.6% (higher than the 79.1% who voted in Schaffhausen , where voting was compulsory) and lowest in Schwyz and Zug at 22.1%.
Party First round Second round Third round Total seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Radical Left 319,998 37.46 50 39,631 28.55 3 17,932 59.95 2 55 Liberal Centre 253,951 29.73 29 29,224 21.05 1 3,433 11.48 1 31 Democratic Left 129,260 15.13 8 50,054 36.05 6 14 Catholic Right 120,248 14.08 22 13,987 10.07 1 8,547 28.57 1 24 Evangelical Right 24,582 2.88 3 5,940 4.28 0 3 Radical Left dissidents 6,122 0.72 1 1 Total 854,161 100.00 113 138,836 100.00 11 29,912 100.00 4 128 Source: BFS
By constituency
Constituency
Seats
Party
Seats
won
Elected members
Zürich 1
4
Liberal Centre
4
Jakob Dubs
Alfred Escher
Eduard Suter
Johann Jakob Widmer
Zürich 2
3
Democratic Left
2
Johann Jakob Keller
Walter Hauser
Liberal Centre
1
Johann Heinrich Fierz
Zürich 3
3
Democratic Left
3
Hans Rudolf Zangger
Johann Jakob Spörri
Salomon Bleuler
Zürich 4
3
Democratic Left
3
Friedrich Scheuchzer
Jakob Fehr
Johann Jakob Scherer
Bern 5
4
Radical Left
4
Carl Samuel Zyro
Friedrich Seiler
Johann Jakob Karlen
Jakob Scherz
Bern 6
4
Evangelical Right
3
Otto von Büren
Samuel Steiner
August von Gonzenbach
Radical Left
1
Rudolf Brunner
Bern 7
4
Radical Left
4
Karl Schenk
Samuel Lehmann
Ludwig Wyss
Karl Karrer
Bern 8
4
Radical Left
3
Andreas Schmid
Johann Bützberger
Jakob Leuenberger
Liberal Centre
1
Daniel Flückiger
Bern 9
3
Radical Left
3
Eduard Marti
Jakob Stämpfli
Friedrich Eggli
Bern 10
4
Radical Left
4
Édouard Carlin
Paul Migy
Niklaus Kaiser
Pierre Jolissaint
Lucerne 11
2
Liberal Centre
1
Josef Martin Knüsel
Radical Left
1
Josef Bucher
Lucerne 12
2
Catholic Right
2
Philipp Anton von Segesser
Vinzenz Fischer
Lucerne 13
3
Catholic Right
3
Franz Xaver Beck
Jost Peyer
Adam Herzog
Uri 14
1
Catholic Right
1
Josef Arnold
Schwyz 15
2
Liberal Centre
1
Josef Anton Eberle
Catholic Right
1
Karl Styger
Obwalden 16
1
Catholic Right
1
Simon Ettlin
Nidwalden 17
1
Catholic Right
1
Alois Wyrsch
Glarus 18
2
Liberal Centre
1
Joachim Heer
Radical Left
1
Peter Jenny II
Zug 19
1
Radical Left
1
Karl Josef Merz
Fribourg 20
3
Catholic Right
3
Louis de Weck
Alfred Vonderweid
Laurent Chaney
Fribourg 21
2
Catholic Right
2
Pierre-Théodule Fracheboud
Louis de Wuilleret
Solothurn 22
3
Radical Left
2
Benedikt von Arx
Simon Kaiser
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
2
Emanuel Löw
Stephan Gutzwiller
Liberal Centre
1
Martin Bider
Schaffhausen 25
2
Democratic Left
1
Wilhelm Joos
Liberal Centre
1
Friedrich Peyer im Hof
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 26
2
Liberal Centre
1
Adolf Friedrich Zürcher
Radical Left
1
Johannes Hohl
Appenzell Innerhoden 27
1
Catholic Right
1
Alois Broger
St. Gallen 28
3
Liberal Centre
2
Johann Baptist Weder
Daniel Wirth-Sand
Catholic Right
1
Johannes Zündt
St. Gallen 29
3
Radical Left
2
Josef Leonhard Bernold
Johann Baptist Gaudy
Liberal Centre
1
Johann Ulrich Ambühl
St. Gallen 30
3
Liberal Centre
2
Carl Georg Jakob Sailer
Georg Friedrich Anderegg
Radical Left
1
Johann M. Hungerbühler
Grisons 31
2
Liberal Centre
1
Simeon Bavier
Radical Left
1
Gaudenz Gadmer
Grisons 32
2
Catholic Right
1
Johann R. von Toggenburg
Radical Left
1
Johann Bartholome Caflisch
Grisons 33
1
Radical Left
1
Johann Albert Romedi
Aargau 34
3
Liberal Centre
2
Friedrich Frey-Herosé
Carl Feer-Herzog
Radical Left
1
Arnold Künzli
Aargau 35
4
Liberal Centre
3
Peter Suter
Alois Isler
Theodor Bertschinger
Democratic Left
1
Rudolf Urech
Aargau 36
3
Catholic Right
2
Karl von Schmid
Arnold Münch
Liberal Centre
1
Fridolin Schneider
Thurgau 37
5
Democratic Left
4
Fridolin Anderwert
Jakob Albert Scherb
Friedrich Heinrich Häberlin
Adolf Deucher
Liberal Centre
1
Johann Messmer
Ticino 38
3
Radical Left
3
Giuseppe Soldini
Costantino Bernasconi
Carlo Battaglini
Ticino 39
3
Catholic Right
1
Michele Pedrazzini
Radical Left
1
Giovanni Jauch
Liberal Centre
1
Luigi Rusca
Vaud 40
4
Radical Left
2
Victor Ruffy
Louis Ruchonnet
Liberal Centre
2
Vaud 41
4
Radical Left
3
Abram-Daniel Meystre
Victor Perrin
Georges-Louis Contesse
Liberal Centre
1
Jean-Louis Demiéville
Vaud 42
3
Radical Left
3
Louis-Henri Delarageaz
Charles Baud
Henri Reymond
Valais 43
2
Catholic Right
2
Alexis Allet
Hans Anton von Roten
Valais 44
1
Catholic Right
1
Maurice Evéquoz
Valais 45
2
Radical Left
2
Louis Barman
Maurice-Antoine Cretton
Neuchâtel 46
4
Radical Left
3
Jules Philippin
Édouard Desor
Zélim Perret
Radical Left dissidents
1
Louis Constant Lambelet
Geneva 47
4
Radical Left
3
Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel
Moïse Vautier
Antoine Carteret
Liberal Centre
1
François-Jules Pictet
Source: Gruner[ 3]
Council of States
Party Seats +/– Catholic Right 14 0 Liberal Centre 12 –1 Radical Left 11 –1 Democratic Left 4 +3 Evangelical Right 0 0 Independents 3 +1 Total 44 0 Source: The Federal Assembly
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