National Council constituencies in the canton of Schwyz (1848)

Constituencies Canton Schwyz 1848

In the first Swiss National Council elections in 1848 , the canton of Schwyz was divided into two constituencies for the only time.

The southern constituency comprised:

• the Gersau district
• the district of Küssnacht
• the district of Schwyz

The northern constituency comprised:

• the Einsiedeln district
• the district of Höfe
• the March district

The elections took place on October 22, 1848. Since both elected members rejected the mandate, a second ballot had to be held on November 11th (see results here ). The canton of Schwyz has been a single constituency since 1851 .

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• Erich Gruner : The elections to the Swiss National Council 1848-1919 . tape 3 . Francke Verlag, Bern 1978, ISBN 3-7720-1445-3 .