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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 28 October 1866. The Radical Left remained the largest group in the National Council.[1]
Electoral system[edit]
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[edit]
National Council[edit]
Voter turnout was highest in the Canton of Schaffhausen (where voting was compulsory) at 86.3% and lowest in the Canton of Schwyz at 18.7%.
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Radical Left | 39.6 | 53 | –6 | ||
| Liberal Centre | 28.4 | 39 | +2 | ||
| Catholic Right | 17.0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Democratic Left | 10.5 | 11 | +5 | ||
| Evangelical Right | 2.9 | 4 | –1 | ||
| Independents | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 128 | 0 | |||
| Total votes | 284,020 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 561,669 | 50.57 | |||
| Source: BFS | |||||
By constituency[edit]
| Constituency | Seats | Party | Seats won |
Elected members | |
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| Zürich 1 | 4 | Liberal Centre | 3 |
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| Democratic Left | 1 | Hans Rudolf Zangger | |||
| Zürich 2 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 3 |
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| Zürich 3 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 2 |
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| Democratic Left | 1 | Johann Jakob Sulzer | |||
| Zürich 4 | 3 | Democratic Left | 2 |
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| Liberal Centre | 1 | Rudolf Benz | |||
| Bern 5 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 |
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| Bern 6 | 4 | Evangelical Right | 4 |
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| Bern 7 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 |
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| Bern 8 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 |
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| Bern 9 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Bern 10 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 |
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| Lucerne 11 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Josef Martin Knüsel | |
| Radical Left | 1 | Josef Bucher | |||
| Lucerne 12 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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| Lucerne 13 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Uri 14 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Josef Arnold | |
| Schwyz 15 | 2 | Catholic Right | 1 | Karl Styger | |
| Liberal Centre | 1 | Josef Anton Eberle | |||
| 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 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Wolfgang Henggeler | |
| Fribourg 20 | 3 | Catholic Right | 3 |
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| Fribourg 21 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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| Solothurn 22 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 |
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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 | 2 |
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| Liberal Centre | 1 | Johann Jakob Baader | |||
| Schaffhausen 25 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Friedrich Peyer im Hof | |
| Democratic Left | 1 | Wilhelm Joos | |||
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden 26 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Adolf Friedrich Zürcher | |
| Radical Left | 1 | Johann Ulrich Meyer | |||
| Appenzell Innerhoden 27 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Alois Broger | |
| St. Gallen 28 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Johann Baptist Weder | |
| Catholic Right | 1 | Johannes Zündt | |||
| Democratic Left | 1 | Friedrich Bernet | |||
| St. Gallen 29 | 3 | Democratic Left | 2 |
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| Liberal Centre | 1 | Josef Leonhard Bernold | |||
| St. Gallen 30 | 3 | Radical Left | 1 |
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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 | Catholic Right | 1 | Johann R. von Toggenburg | |
| Radical Left | 1 | Alois de Latour | |||
| Grisons 33 | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Andreas Rudolf von Planta | |
| Aargau 34 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 3 |
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| Aargau 35 | 4 | Liberal Centre | 3 |
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| Radical Left | 1 | Peter Suter | |||
| Aargau 36 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Liberal Centre | 1 | Fridolin Schneider | |||
| Thurgau 37 | 5 | Democratic Left | 2 |
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| Radical Left | 1 | Johann Ludwig Sulzberger | |||
| Liberal Centre | 1 | Johann Messmer | |||
| Catholic Right | 1 | Augustin Ramsperger | |||
| Ticino 38 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Catholic Right | 1 | Giovanni Polar | |||
| Ticino 39 | 3 | Catholic Right | 1 | Michele Pedrazzini | |
| Liberal Centre | 1 | Luigi Rusca | |||
| Radical Left | 1 | Giovanni Jauch | |||
| Vaud 40 | 4 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Liberal Centre | 2 |
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| Vaud 41 | 4 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Liberal Centre | 2 |
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| Vaud 42 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Valais 43 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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| Valais 44 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Maurice Evéquoz | |
| Valais 45 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Neuchâtel 46 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 |
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| Geneva 47 | 4 | Liberal Centre | 4 |
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| Source: Gruner[3] | |||||
Council of States[edit]
| Party | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Right | 14 | –3 | |
| Liberal Centre | 13 | 0 | |
| Radical Left | 12 | +3 | |
| Democratic Left | 1 | +1 | |
| Evangelical Right | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 2 | –2 | |
| Vacant | 2 | +2 | |
| Total | 44 | 0 | |
| Source: The Federal Assembly | |||
References[edit]
- ^ Elections to the National Council 1848–1917: Distribution of seats by party or political orientation Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine BFS
- ^ a b Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1886 ISBN 9783832956097
- ^ Gruner, Erich. Die Wahlen in den Schweizerischen Nationalrat 1848–1919. Vol. 3.
