1928 Swiss federal election
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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 28 October 1928.[1] Although the Social Democratic Party received the most votes (by a margin of just six votes), the Free Democratic Party remained the largest party in the National Council, winning 58 of the 198 seats.[2]
Results
[edit]National Council
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Social Democratic Party | 220,141 | 27.36 | 50 | +1 | |
| Free Democratic Party | 220,135 | 27.36 | 58 | –2 | |
| Conservative People's Party | 172,516 | 21.44 | 46 | +4 | |
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 126,961 | 15.78 | 31 | +1 | |
| Liberal Democratic Party | 23,752 | 2.95 | 6 | –1 | |
| Communist Party | 14,818 | 1.84 | 2 | –1 | |
| Democratic Group | 14,073 | 1.75 | 3 | –2 | |
| Evangelical People's Party | 5,618 | 0.70 | 1 | 0 | |
| Union for Economic Defence | 6,593 | 0.82 | 1 | 0 | |
| Other parties | 0 | – | |||
| Total | 804,607 | 100.00 | 198 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 804,607 | 97.84 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 17,782 | 2.16 | |||
| Total votes | 822,389 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,043,823 | 78.79 | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
By constituency
[edit]Council of States
[edit]In several cantons the members of the Council of States were chosen by the cantonal parliaments.[3]
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|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | +/– | |
| Free Democratic Party | 20 | –1 | |
| Swiss Conservative People's Party | 18 | 0 | |
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 3 | +2 | |
| Democratic Group | 1 | 0 | |
| Liberal Democratic Party | 1 | 0 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 0 | –2 | |
| Other parties | 1 | +1 | |
| Total | 44 | 0 | |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||
