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1914 Swiss federal election

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 25 October 1914. The Free Democratic Party retained its majority in the National Council.

The 49 electoral districts

Electoral system

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The 189 members of the National Council were elected in 49 single- and multi-member constituencies 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.[1] There was one seat for every 20,000 citizens, with seats allocated to cantons in proportion to their population.[1]

Results

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National Council

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Voter turnout was highest in Aargau at 85.9% (higher than the 78.7% in Schaffhausen where voting was compulsory) and lowest in Zug at 21.2%.

 
PartyVotes%Seats /–
Free Democratic Party191,05456.15112–3
Conservative People's Party71,66821.0637–1
Social Democratic Party34,20410.0519 3
Liberal Democratic Party25,1427.3915 2
Democratic Group9,0692.674–2
Agrarian Movement9,1332.681New
Democratic-Economic Association1New
Others00
Total340,270100.001890
Valid votes340,27086.05
Invalid/blank votes55,16113.95
Total votes395,431100.00
Registered voters/turnout851,37746.45
Source: Mackie & Rose[2]

By constituency

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Constituency Seats Party Seats
won 		Elected members
Zürich 1 7 Free Democratic Party 7
  • Robert Billeter
  • Alfred Frey
  • Emil Zürcher
  • Walter Bissegger
  • Robert Schmid
  • Jakob Lutz
  • Friedrich Fritschi
Zürich 2 5 Social Democratic Party 5
  • Herman Greulich
  • Robert Seidel
  • Paul Pflüger
  • Robert Grimm
  • Johannes Sigg
Zürich 3 5 Free Democratic Party 4
  • Heinrich Hess
  • Karl August Koller
  • Theodor Odinga
  • Emil Rellstab
Liberal Party 1 Johann Rudolf Amsler
Zürich 4 5 Free Democratic Party 3
  • Hans Sträuli
  • Friedrich Ottiker
  • Julius Guyer
Social Democratic Party 2
  • Friedrich Studer
  • Hans Schenkel
Zürich 5 3 Free Democratic Party 3
  • Johann Konrad Hörni
  • Jakob Walder
  • David Ringger
Bern 6 6 Free Democratic Party 6
  • Robert Stucki
  • Arnold Gottlieb Bühler
  • Johann Jakob Rebmann
  • Emil Lohner
  • Hermann Schüpbach
  • Johann Friedrich Michel
Bern 7 7 Free Democratic Party 4
  • Johann Hirter
  • Johann Jenny
  • Michael Bühler
  • Jakob Scheidegger
Liberal Party 2
  • Fritz Burren
  • Gustav König
Social Democratic Party 1 Gustav Müller
Bern 8 4 Free Democratic Party 4
  • Friedrich Minder
  • Fritz Bühlmann
  • Johann Jakob Schär
  • Fritz Zumstein
Bern 9 4 Free Democratic Party 3
  • Arnold Gugelmann
  • Friedrich Buri
  • Michael Hofer
Social Democratic Party 1 August Rikli
Bern 10 5 Free Democratic Party 4
  • Alfred Moll
  • Jakob Freiburghaus
  • Karl Scheurer
  • Eduard Will
Social Democratic Party 1 Johann Näher
Bern 11 3 Free Democratic Party 2
  • Albert Locher
  • Robert Savoye
Social Democratic Party 1 Émile Ryser
Bern 12 3 Conservative People's Party 2
  • Joseph Choquard
  • Ernest Daucourt
Free Democratic Party 1 Henri Simonin
Lucerne 13 3 Free Democratic Party 3
  • Peter Knüsel
  • Hermann Heller
  • Otto Sidler
Lucerne 14 2 Conservative People's Party 3
  • Josef Anton Balmer
  • Anton Erni
Lucerne 15 3 Conservative People's Party 3
  • Franz Moser-Schär
  • Heinrich Walther
  • Dominik Fellmann
Uri 16 1 Free Democratic Party 1 Martin Gamma
Schwyz 17 3 Conservative People's Party 2
  • Josef Anton Ferdinand Büeler
  • Anton von Hettlingen
Free Democratic Party 1 Martin Steinegger
Obwalden 18 1 Conservative People's Party 1 Peter Anton Ming
Nidwalden 19 1 Conservative People's Party 1 Karl Niederberger
Glarus 20 2 Democratic Group 1 Eduard Blumer
Free Democratic Party 1 Heinrich Jenny
Zug 21 1 Free Democratic Party 1 Hermann Stadlin
Fribourg 22 2 Free Democratic Party 1 Hermann Liechti
Conservative People's Party 1 Eugène Descheneaux
Fribourg 23 5 Conservative People's Party 4
  • Jean-Marie Musy
  • Max de Diesbach
  • Eugène Grand
  • Charles de Wuilleret
Free Democratic Party 1 A.-F.-L. Cailler
Solothurn 24 6 Free Democratic Party 4
  • Eduard Bally
  • Jakob Zimmermann
  • Max Studer
  • Adrian von Arx Sr.
Social Democratic Party 1 Hans Affolter
Conservative People's Party 1 Siegfried Hartmann
Basel-Stadt 25 7 Social Democratic Party 3
  • Eugen Wullschleger
  • Johannes Frei
  • Bernhard Jäggi
Liberal Party 2
  • Carl Christoph Burckhardt
  • Isaak Iselin-Sarasin
Free Democratic Party 2
  • Emil Göttisheim
  • Christian Rothenberger
Basel-Landschaft 26 4 Free Democratic Party 3
  • Heinrich Strub
  • Hermann Straumann
  • Albert Grieder
Democratic-Economic Association 1 Gustav Adolf Seiler
Schaffhausen 27 2 Free Democratic Party 2
  • Carl Spahn
  • Robert Grieshaber
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 28 3 Free Democratic Party 2
  • Arthur Eugster
  • Johannes Eisenhut
Social Democratic Party 1 Howard Eugster
Appenzell Innerhoden 29 1 Conservative People's Party 1 Adolf Steuble
St. Gallen 30 4 Free Democratic Party 3
  • Karl Emil Wild
  • Eduard Scherrer
  • Albert Mächler
Democratic Group 1 J. A. Scherrer-Füllemann
St. Gallen 31 4 Conservative People's Party 2
  • Carl Zurburg
  • Johann Baptist Eisenring
Free Democratic Party 1 Ernst Schmidheiny
Democratic Group 1 Heinrich Otto Weber
St. Gallen 32 3 Free Democratic Party 3
  • Gallus Schwendener
  • Ernst Wagner
  • Robert Forrer
St. Gallen 33 2 Conservative People's Party 2
  • Johann Baptist Schubiger
  • Emil Grünenfelder
St. Gallen 34 2 Conservative People's Party 2
  • Othmar Staub
  • Thomas Holenstein Sr.
Grisons 35 6 Free Democratic Party 4
  • Johann Anton Caflisch
  • Eduard Walser
  • Paul Raschein Sr.
  • Andrea Vital
Liberal Party 1 Alfred von Planta
Conservative People's Party 1 Johann Schmid
Aargau 36 3 Free Democratic Party 3
  • Johann Rudolf Suter
  • Alwin Weber
  • Otto Hunziker
Aargau 37 4 Free Democratic Party 4
  • Hans Siegrist
  • Emil Keller
  • Heinrich Eugen Abt
  • Conradin Zschokke
Aargau 38 1 Conservative People's Party 1 Jakob Nietlispach
Aargau 39 4 Conservative People's Party 2
  • Alfred Wyrsch
  • Franz Xaver Eggspühler
Free Democratic Party 2
  • Gustav Adolf Ursprung
  • Joseph Jäger
Thurgau 40 7 Free Democratic Party 4
  • Oskar Ullmann
  • Heinrich Häberlin
  • Jakob Müller
  • Jakob Zingg
Democratic Group 1 Emil Hofmann
Agrarian Movement 1 Carl Eigenmann
Conservative People's Party 1 Alfons von Streng
Ticino 41 4 Free Democratic Party 3
  • Emilio Bossi
  • Achille Borella
  • Francesco Vassalli
Conservative People's Party 1 Angelo Tarchini
Ticino 42 4 Free Democratic Party 2
  • Evaristo Garbani-Nerini
  • Brenno Bertoni
Liberal Party 1 Francesco Balli
Conservative People's Party 1 Giuseppe Cattori
Vaud 43 8 Free Democratic Party 5
  • Paul Maillefer
  • Charles-Eugène Fonjallaz
  • Émile Gaudard
  • Alfred Pilliod
  • Félix Bonjour
Liberal Party 3
  • Alois de Meuron
  • Édouard Secretan
  • Alexandre Emery
Vaud 44 5 Free Democratic Party 4
  • Ernest Chuard
  • Louis Reymond
  • Henri Grobet
  • Fritz Bosset
Liberal Party 1 Armand Piguet
Vaud 45 3 Free Democratic Party 2
  • John-Henri Mermoud
  • Alfred Jaton
Liberal Party 1 Jean Yersin
Valais 46 4 Conservative People's Party 4
  • Alexander Seiler
  • Joseph Kuntschen Sr.
  • Raymond Evéquoz
  • Charles de Preux
Valais 47 2 Conservative People's Party 1 Jules Tissières
Free Democratic Party 1 Eugène de Lavallaz
Neuchâtel 48 7 Free Democratic Party 4
  • Auguste Leuba
  • Paul-Ernest Mosimann
  • Henri Calame
  • Jules-Albert Piguet
Social Democratic Party 2
  • Charles Naine
  • Ernest-Paul Graber
Liberal Party 1 Eugène Bonhôte
Geneva 49 8 Liberal Party 3
  • Gustave Ador
  • Albert-Édouard Maunoir
  • Horace Micheli
Free Democratic Party 3
  • Henri Fazy
  • Marc-Ernest Peter
  • Jacques-Louis Willemin
Social Democratic Party 1 Jean Sigg
Conservative People's Party 1 Firmin Ody
Source: Gruner[3]

Council of States

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PartySeats /–
Free Democratic Party24–1
Swiss Conservative People's Party160
Liberal Democratic Party2 1
Democratic Group10
Social Democratic Party10
Total440

By canton

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Constituency Seats Party Elected members
Aargau 2 Free Democratic Party Peter Emil Isler
Free Democratic Party Gottfried Keller
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 1 Free Democratic Party Johannes Baumann
Appenzell Innerrhoden 1 Conservative People's Party Johann Baptist Edmund Dähler
Basel-Landschaft 1 Free Democratic Party Gustav Johann Schneider
Basel-Stadt 1 Free Democratic Party Paul Scherer
Bern 2 Free Democratic Party Gottfried Kunz
Free Democratic Party Adolf von Steiger
Fribourg 2 Conservative People's Party Georges Python
Conservative People's Party Ernest de Weck
Geneva 2 Free Democratic Party Adrien Lachenal
Liberal Party Jacques Rutty
Glarus 2 Democratic Group David Legler
Free Democratic Party Philippe Mercier
Grisons 2 Free Democratic Party Andreas Laelys
Conservative People's Party Friedrich Brügger
Lucerne 2 Conservative People's Party Josef Dürig
Conservative People's Party Josef Winiger
Neuchâtel 2 Free Democratic Party Auguste Pettavel
Liberal Party Paul Robert-Tissot
Nidwalden 1 Conservative People's Party Jakob Konstantin Wyrsch
Obwalden 1 Conservative People's Party Adalbert Wirz
Schaffhausen 2 Free Democratic Party Albert Ammann
Free Democratic Party Heinrich Bolli
Schwyz 2 Conservative People's Party Martin Ochsner
Conservative People's Party Josef Maria Schuler
Solothurn 2 Free Democratic Party Casimir von Arx
Free Democratic Party Oskar Munzinger
St. Gallen 2 Free Democratic Party Johannes Geel
Social Democratic Party Heinrich Scherrer
Ticino 2 Free Democratic Party Stefano Gabuzzi
Free Democratic Party Adolfo Soldini
Thurgau 2 Free Democratic Party Johann Georg Leumann
Free Democratic Party Albert Böhi
Uri 2 Conservative People's Party Florian Lusser
Conservative People's Party Franz Muheim
Vaud 2 Free Democratic Party Adrien Thélin
Free Democratic Party Henri Simon
Valais 2 Conservative People's Party Joseph Ribordy
Conservative People's Party Heinrich von Roten
Zug 2 Conservative People's Party Josef Andermatt
Conservative People's Party Josef Hildebrand
Zürich 2 Free Democratic Party Oskar Wettstein
Free Democratic Party Paul Usteri

References

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  1. ^ a b Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1886 ISBN 9783832956097
  2. ^ Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan
  3. ^ Gruner, Erich. Die Wahlen in den Schweizerischen Nationalrat 1848–1919. Vol. 3.
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