Nidwalden National Council constituency

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The Nidwalden National Council constituency is an electoral district for elections to the Swiss National Council . It covers the entire canton of Nidwalden and has existed since 1848.

Electoral process

Until 1869, the national councils were elected to the Landsgemeinde . Major elections have been used since then .

Name and number of seats

During the Majorz era, in official use, consecutive numbering was used throughout Switzerland, arranged according to the order of the cantons in the Swiss Federal Constitution . The constituency of Nidwalden was number 16 from 1851, number 17 from 1872 and number 18 from 1911; the numbering has not been used since 1919.

Due to the population development, the constituency of Nidwalden always had 1 seat available.

National Councils

  • Catholic Conservatives (KK), Conservative People's Party (KVP), Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP)
  • Liberal Middle (LM)
  • Liberal Left (FL), Liberal Democratic Party or FDP. The Liberals (FDP)
  • Swiss People's Party (SVP)
    • date choice Elected Political party
    10/26/1848 G   Melchior Wyrsch KK
    10/26/1851 G   Franz Durrer KK
    October 29, 1854 G   Melchior Wyrsch KK
    25.10.1857 G   Melchior Joller FL
    10/28/1860 G   Alois Wyrsch LM
    10/25/1863 G   Alois Wyrsch LM
    10/28/1866 G   Alois Wyrsch KK
    10/31/1869 G   Alois Wyrsch KK
    10/27/1872 G   Walter Zelger KK
    05.10.1874 E.   Robert Durrer KK
    10/31/1875 G   Robert Durrer KK
    10/27/1878 G   Robert Durrer KK
    05/02/1880 E.   Robert Durrer KK
    10/30/1881 G   Robert Durrer KK
    10/26/1884 G   Robert Durrer KK
    10/30/1887 G   Robert Durrer KK
    06/02/1890 E.   Hans von Matt sr. KK
    10/26/1890 G   Hans von Matt sr. KK
    October 29, 1893 G   Hans von Matt sr. KK
    10/25/1896 G   Karl Niederberger KK
    October 29, 1899 G   Karl Niederberger KK
    10/26/1902 G   Karl Niederberger KK
    October 29, 1905 G   Karl Niederberger KK
    11/25/1906 E.   Karl Niederberger KK
    10/25/1908 G   Karl Niederberger KK
    October 29, 1911 G   Karl Niederberger KK
    10/25/1914 G   Karl Niederberger CIP
    10/28/1917 G   Hans von Matt Jr. CIP
    date choice Elected Political party
    10/26/1919 G   Hans von Matt Jr. CIP
    October 29, 1922 G   Hans von Matt Jr. CIP
    10/25/1925 G   Hans von Matt Jr. CIP
    10/28/1928 G   Hans von Matt Jr. CIP
    10/25/1931 G   Hans von Matt Jr. CIP
    06/06/1932 E.   Theodor Gabriel KK
    10/27/1935 G   Gottfried Odermatt CIP
    October 29, 1939 G   Gottfried Odermatt CIP
    October 31, 1943 G   Arnold Wagner CIP
    10/26/1947 G   Arnold Wagner CIP
    10/28/1951 G   Arnold Wagner CIP
    10/30/1955 G   Joseph Odermatt CIP
    10/25/1959 G   Joseph Odermatt CIP
    October 27, 1963 G   Joseph Odermatt CIP
    October 29, 1967 G   August Albrecht CIP
    10/31/1971 G   August Albrecht CVP
    10/26/1975 G   August Albrecht CVP
    10/21/1979 G   Joseph Iten CVP
    23.10.1983 G   Joseph Iten CVP
    10/18/1987 G   Joseph Iten CVP
    10/20/1991 G   Joseph Iten CVP
    10/22/1995 G   Eduard Engelberger FDP
    10/24/1999 G   Eduard Engelberger FDP
    10/19/2003 G   Eduard Engelberger FDP
    10/21/2007 G   Eduard Engelberger FDP
    23/10/2011 G   Peter Keller SVP
    October 18, 2015 G   Peter Keller SVP
    October 20, 2019 G   Peter Keller SVP

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