Lucerne Southwest constituency of the National Council
The National Council constituency of Lucerne-Southwest was a constituency in elections to the Swiss National Council . It existed from 1872 to 1890 and covered the southwestern part of the canton of Lucerne .
Electoral process
This 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
Luzern-Südwest 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. Lucerne-Southwest was number 12 from 1872.
expansion
The area of the constituency was determined in accordance with the “Federal Act on Federal Elections and Votes” of July 19, 1872. It comprised:
- the Entlebuch office
- in the Sursee office the communities Werthenstein and Wolhusen
In 1890 the constituencies of Lucerne-Southwest and Lucerne-Northwest were merged to form the new constituency of Lucerne-West .
National Councils
- G = total renewal election
- E = replacement election in the event of vacancies
| date | choice | Elected | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/27/1872 | G | Josef Zemp | KK | |
| 10/31/1875 | G | Josef Zemp | KK | |
| 10/22/1876 | E. | Alois Räber | KK | |
| 10/27/1878 | G | Alois Räber | KK | |
| 10/30/1881 | G | Josef Zemp | KK | |
| 10/26/1884 | G | Josef Zemp | KK | |
| 10/30/1887 | G | Josef Zemp | KK | |
source
- Erich Gruner : The elections to the Swiss National Council 1848-1919 . tape 3 . Francke Verlag, Bern 1978, ISBN 3-7720-1445-3 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Message from the Federal Council to the High Federal Assembly on the elections to the National Council (of June 24, 1872). (PDF, 722 kB) In: Federal Gazette No. 30 of July 6, 1872. admin.ch, May 21, 2013, accessed on November 2, 2014 .