National Council constituency of Graubünden-East

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The National Council constituency of Graubünden-Ost was a constituency in elections to the Swiss National Council . It existed from 1848 to 1902 and covered the eastern part of the canton of Graubünden .

Electoral process

This constituency was a singles constituency. This means that only 1 seat was available and the pure majority suffrage was used. Each voter had one vote.

designation

Graubünden-Ost is an unofficial geographical name. In official use, consecutive numbering applied across the whole of Switzerland, arranged according to the order of the cantons in the Swiss Federal Constitution, was common . Due to the changing number over the years, some constituencies were given a new number several times. Graubünden-Ost bore the number 33 from 1851 (first application of a uniform federal law), number 32 from 1863, number 33 from 1872, number 34 from 1881 and number 36 from 1890.

expansion

Constituencies of the Canton of Graubünden 1848–1863
Constituencies of the Canton of Graubünden 1863–1902

The area of ​​the constituency was made binding for the first time on December 21, 1850 with the "Federal Act on the Election of Members of the National Council", whereby the fourth constituency created by the Graubünden cantonal government in 1848 was taken over unchanged. It comprised:

The only change in area came about with the "Supplementary Law on Elections to the National Council" of July 23, 1863. The Alvaschein and Surses districts were ceded to the Graubünden-North constituency . From now on, Graubünden East comprised:

  • Bergün district in the Albula district
  • the Bernina district
  • the district of Inn
  • the Maloja district
  • the Val Müstair district

In 1902 the three Graubünden constituencies were amalgamated to form the Graubünden National Council constituency, which still exists today , in which proportional representation has been in force since 1919.

National Councils

  • Liberal Left (FL), Liberal Democratic Party (FDP)
  • Liberal Middle (LM)
    • date choice Elected Political party
    10/01/1848 G   Andreas Rudolf von Planta LM
    10/26/1851 G   Andreas Rudolf von Planta LM
    10/26/1854 G   Andreas Rudolf von Planta LM
    10/25/1857
    11/15/1857    		 G   Andreas Rudolf von Planta LM
    10/28/1860
    11/18/1860    		 G   Andreas Rudolf von Planta LM
    10/25/1863 G   Andreas Rudolf von Planta LM
    10/28/1866 G   Andreas Rudolf von Planta LM
    10/31/1869
    11/14/1869    		 G   Johann Albert Romedi FL
    10/27/1872 G   Johann Albert Romedi FL
    10/31/1875
    11/21/1875
    11/28/1875    		 G   Johann Albert Romedi FL
    07/23/1876 E.   Andreas Rudolf von Planta LM
    10/27/1878 G   Andreas Rudolf von Planta LM
    10/30/1881 G   Andrea Bezzola FL
    10/26/1884 G   Andrea Bezzola FL
    10/30/1887 G   Andrea Bezzola FL
    10/26/1890 G   Andrea Bezzola FL
    October 29, 1893 G   Thomas by Albertini LM
    10/25/1896 G   Thomas by Albertini LM
    October 29, 1899 G   Andrea Vital FDP

    source

    Individual evidence

    1. ^ Federal law on the election of members of the National Council (of December 21, 1850). (PDF, 676 kB) In: Federal Gazette No. 61 of December 28, 1850. admin.ch , May 21, 2013, accessed on November 1, 2014 .
    2. ↑ Supplementary Act on Elections to the National Council. (PDF, 1.0 MB) In: Federal Gazette No. 24 of June 6, 1863. admin.ch, May 21, 2013, accessed on November 1, 2014 .