1931 Swiss federal election

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 25 October 1931.[1][2] Although the Social Democratic Party received the most votes, the Free Democratic Party remained the largest party in the National Council, winning 52 of the 187 seats.[3]

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Results

Summary
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Social Democratic Party 247,946 28.7 49 –1
Free Democratic Party 232,562 26.9 52 –6
Conservative People's Party 184,602 21.4 44 –2
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 131,809 15.3 30 –1
Liberal Democratic Party 24,573 2.8 6 0
Communist Party 12,778 1.5 2 0
Social-Political Group 10,726 1.2 2 –1
Evangelical People's Party 8,454 1.0 1 0
Communist Party Opposition 9,841 1.1 1 New
Other parties 0 –
Invalid/blank votes 18,645 – – –
Total 881,936 100 187 –11
Registered voters/turnout 1,118,841 78.8 – –
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By constituency
Constituency Seats Electorate Turnout Party Votes Seats
won
Aargau 12 68,872 62,316 Social Democratic Party 255,276 4
Conservative People's Party 161,958 3
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 161,683 3
Free Democratic Party 143,225 2
Communist Party 6,105 0
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 2 13,125 10,115 Free Democratic Party 10,717 1
Social Democratic Party 6,046 1
Independent List 2,143 0
Appenzell Innerrhoden 1 3,306 1,701 Conservative People's Party 1,355 1
Basel-Landschaft 4 25,236 15,748 Social Democratic Party 23,051 1
Free Democratic Party 18,292 2
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 9,444 1
Conservative People's Party 7,664 0
Communist Party 3,143 0
Basel-Stadt 7 43,535 28,732 Social Democratic Party 62,464 2
Communist Party 30,084 1
Free Democratic Party 30,044 1
Liberal Democratic Party 25,258 1
Conservative People's Party 23,502 1
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 20,967 1
Evangelical People's Party 6,801 0
Bern 31 197,392 156,998 Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 2,082,207 15
Social Democratic Party 1,618,792 10
Free Democratic Party 817,738 5
Conservative People's Party 276,736 1
Communist Party 10,305 0
Fribourg 7 37,447 31,337 Conservative People's Party 146,564 6
Free Democratic Party 45,078 1
Social Democratic Party 16,843 0
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 9,157 0
Geneva 8 45,829 26,496 Free Democratic Party 86,202 2
Social Democratic Party 84,916 4
Liberal Democratic Party 29,743 1
Conservative People's Party 24,261 1
National Political Order 20,904 0
Union of Economic Defence and National Action 10,769 0
Communist Party 2,058 0
Glarus 2 9,742 7,826 Free Democratic Party 5,951 1
Social-Political Group 3,725 1
Social Democratic Party 3,708 0
Conservative People's Party 1,875 0
Grisons 6 31,867 25,212 Conservative People's Party 55,469 2
Free Democratic Party 40,081 2
Social-Political Group 28,203 1
Social Democratic Party 24,765 1
Lucerne 9 52,702 46,672 Conservative People's Party 205,122 4
Free Democratic Party 161,805 3
Social Democratic Party 46,728 1
Communist Party 982 0
Neuchâtel 6 35,930 27,597 Social Democratic Party 72,158 3
Free Democratic Party 41,386 2
Liberal Democratic Party 30,511 1
National Progressive Party 14,124 0
Social-Political Group 4,542 0
Communist Party 1,179 0
Nidwalden 1 3,850 1,047 Conservative People's Party 965 1
Obwalden 1 4,975 1,247 Conservative People's Party 1,122 1
Schaffhausen 2 17,106 15,143 Social Democratic Party 13,425 1
Free Democratic Party 8,610 1
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 4,625 0
Conservative People's Party 2,484 0
Schwyz 3 17,088 13,919 Conservative People's Party 21,204 2
Free Democratic Party 11,603 1
Social Democratic Party 8,032 0
Solothurn 7 40,432 35,932 Free Democratic Party 110,663 3
Social Democratic Party 71,073 2
Conservative People's Party 63,109 2
St. Gallen 13 71,564 63,799 Conservative People's Party 351,573 6
Free Democratic Party 247,770 4
Social Democratic Party 173,719 3
Evangelical People's Party 21,164 0
Communist Party 2,961 0
Ticino 7 39,004 27,792 Free Democratic Party 88,287 3
Conservative People's Party 77,530 3
Social Democratic Party 30,377 1
Communist Party 859 0
Thurgau 6 35,759 30,499 Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 61,404 3
Social Democratic Party 45,722 1
Conservative People's Party 34,632 1
Free Democratic Party 26,727 1
Social-Political Group 10,856 0
Uri 1 5,879 2,618 Free Democratic Party 1,863 1
Vaud 15 92,480 71,352 Free Democratic Party 457,401 7
Social Democratic Party 291,725 4
Liberal Democratic Party 182,423 3
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 102,386 1
Communist Party 7,577 0
Valais 6 37,163 32,169 Conservative People's Party 131,242 5
Free Democratic Party 39,904 1
Social Democratic Party 21,130 0
Zug 2 9,189 6,872 Conservative People's Party 6,225 1
Free Democratic Party 3,676 1
Social Democratic Party 3,430 0
Zürich 28 184,189 141,350 Social Democratic Party 1,554,439 11
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 665,421 5
Free Democratic Party 592,596 5
Social-Political Group 408,802 3
Conservative People's Party 302,404 2
Evangelical People's Party 163,919 1
Communist Party 148,514 1
Federal Front 33,359 0
Source: Bundesblatt, 2 December 1931

Summary

In several cantons the members of the Council of States were chosen by the cantonal parliaments.[4]

Party Seats +/–
Free Democratic Party 19 –1
Swiss Conservative People's Party 18 0
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 3 0
Social Democratic Party 2 +2
Liberal Democratic Party 1 0
Social-Political Group 1 0
Other parties 0 0
Total 44 0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By constituency
Constituency Seats Party Elected members
Aargau 2 Free Democratic Party Gottfried Keller
Free Democratic Party Peter Emil Isler
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 1 Free Democratic Party Johannes Baumann
Appenzell Innerrhoden 1 Conservative People's Party Carl Rusch
Basel-Landschaft 1 Free Democratic Party Gustav Johann Schneider
Basel-Stadt 1 Free Democratic Party Ernst-Alfred Thalmann
Bern 2 Free Democratic Party Paul Charmillot
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents Carl Moser
Fribourg 2 Conservative People's Party Emile Savoy
Conservative People's Party Bernard Weck
Geneva 2 Social Democratic Party Charles Burklin
Free Democratic Party Albert Malche
Glarus 2 Social-Political Group Edwin Hauser
Free Democratic Party Philippe Mercier
Grisons 2 Conservative People's Party Johann Josef Huonder
Free Democratic Party Andreas Laely
Lucerne 2 Conservative People's Party Jakob Sigrist
Conservative People's Party Albert Zust
Neuchâtel 2 Free Democratic Party Ernest Béguin
Liberal Party Pierre de Meuron
Nidwalden 1 Conservative People's Party Anton Zumbühl
Obwalden 1 Conservative People's Party Walter Amstalden
Schaffhausen 2 Free Democratic Party Heinrich Bolli
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents Johannes Winzeler
Schwyz 2 Conservative People's Party Martin Ochsner
Conservative People's Party Adolf Suter
Solothurn 2 Free Democratic Party Hugo Dietschi
Free Democratic Party Robert Schöpfer
St. Gallen 2 Free Democratic Party Ernst Löpfe
Conservative People's Party Anton August Messmer
Ticino 2 Free Democratic Party Brenno Bertoni
Conservative People's Party Antonio Luigi Riva
Thurgau 2 Free Democratic Party Albert Böhi
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents Anton Schmid
Uri 2 Conservative People's Party Isidor Meyer
Conservative People's Party Ludwig Walker
Vaud 2 Free Democratic Party Norbert Bosset
Free Democratic Party Louis Chamorel
Valais 2 Conservative People's Party Pierre Barman
Conservative People's Party Ramond Evéquoz
Zug 2 Conservative People's Party Philipp Etter
Conservative People's Party Josef Hildebrand
Zürich 2 Free Democratic Party Gustav Keller
Social Democratic Party Emil Klöti

References
  1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1894 ISBN 9783832956097
  2. Gosnell, Harold F. (1932). "The Swiss National Council Elections of 1931". American Political Science Review. 26 (2): 351–353. doi:10.2307/1947119. ISSN 0003-0554.
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1953
  4. Nohlen & Stöver, p1956
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