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]

Results

National Council



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Social Democratic Party	247,946	28.72	49	–1
	Free Democratic Party	232,562	26.94	52	–6
	Conservative People's Party	184,602	21.38	44	–2
	Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	131,809	15.27	30	–1
	Liberal Democratic Party	24,573	2.85	6	0
	Communist Party	12,778	1.48	2	0
	Social-Political Group	10,726	1.24	2	–1
	Evangelical People's Party	8,454	0.98	1	0
	Communist Party Opposition	9,841	1.14	1	New
	Other parties	9,841	1.14	0	–
Total		863,291	100.00	187	–11

Valid votes		863,291	97.89
Invalid/blank votes		18,645	2.11
Total votes		881,936	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,118,841	78.83
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By constituency

Constituency	Seats	Electorate	Turnout		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

Council of States

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		Elected members
Aargau	2	Free Democratic Party	Gottfried Keller
Aargau	2	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
Bern	2	Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	Carl Moser
Fribourg	2	Conservative People's Party	Emile Savoy
Fribourg	2	Conservative People's Party	Bernard Weck
Geneva	2	Social Democratic Party	Charles Burklin
Geneva	2	Free Democratic Party	Albert Malche
Glarus	2	Social-Political Group	Edwin Hauser
Glarus	2	Free Democratic Party	Philippe Mercier
Grisons	2	Conservative People's Party	Johann Josef Huonder
Grisons	2	Free Democratic Party	Andreas Laely
Lucerne	2	Conservative People's Party	Jakob Sigrist
Lucerne	2	Conservative People's Party	Albert Zust
Neuchâtel	2	Free Democratic Party	Ernest Béguin
Neuchâtel	2	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
Schaffhausen	2	Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	Johannes Winzeler
Schwyz	2	Conservative People's Party	Martin Ochsner
Schwyz	2	Conservative People's Party	Adolf Suter
Solothurn	2	Free Democratic Party	Hugo Dietschi
Solothurn	2	Free Democratic Party	Robert Schöpfer
St. Gallen	2	Free Democratic Party	Ernst Löpfe
St. Gallen	2	Conservative People's Party	Anton August Messmer
Ticino	2	Free Democratic Party	Brenno Bertoni
Ticino	2	Conservative People's Party	Antonio Luigi Riva
Thurgau	2	Free Democratic Party	Albert Böhi
Thurgau	2	Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	Anton Schmid
Uri	2	Conservative People's Party	Isidor Meyer
Uri	2	Conservative People's Party	Ludwig Walker
Vaud	2	Free Democratic Party	Norbert Bosset
Vaud	2	Free Democratic Party	Louis Chamorel
Valais	2	Conservative People's Party	Pierre Barman
Valais	2	Conservative People's Party	Ramond Evéquoz
Zug	2	Conservative People's Party	Philipp Etter
Zug	2	Conservative People's Party	Josef Hildebrand
Zürich	2	Free Democratic Party	Gustav Keller
Zürich	2	Social Democratic Party	Emil Klöti

References

^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1894 ISBN 9783832956097
^ 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.
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1953
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1956

[NS-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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