1951 Swiss federal election

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]

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Results

Summary
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Social Democratic Party 249,857 26.0 49 +1
Free Democratic Party 230,687 24.0 51 –1
Conservative People's Party 216,616 22.5 48 +4
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 120,819 12.6 23 +2
Ring of Independents 49,100 5.1 10 +2
Swiss Party of Labour 25,659 2.7 5 –2
Liberal Democratic Party 24,813 2.6 5 –2
Social-Political Group 21,606 2.2 4 –1
Evangelical People's Party 9,559 1.0 1 0
Liberal Socialist Party 8,194 0.9 0 –1
Other parties 4,588 0.5 0 0
Invalid/blank votes 25,439 – – –
Total 986,937 100 196 +2
Registered voters/turnout 1,386,146 71.2 – –
Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Nohlen & Stöver

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 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 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
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.[4]

Party Seats +/–
Swiss Conservative People's Party180
Free Democratic Party12+1
Social Democratic Party4–1
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents3–1
Liberal Democratic Party3+1
Social-Political Group20
Other parties20
Total440
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References
  1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1895 ISBN 9783832956097
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1953
  3. Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan
  4. Nohlen & Stöver, p1956
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