Swiss parliamentary elections 1887

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Turnout: 55.3%
 %
50
40
30th
20th
10
0
40.2
28.3
15.9
9.4
3.4
1.3
1.5
HE
Independent
Gains and losses
compared to
 % p
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   2
   0
  -2
  -4
-1.8
+2.6
-0.9
+1.2
-2.8
+1.1
+0.6
HE
Independent

The Swiss parliamentary elections in 1887 took place on October 30, 1887. There was a choice of 145 seats in the National Council . The elections were made according to the majority vote , with the country divided into 49 national council constituencies of different sizes . Once again the liberals (or radical liberals) succeeded in asserting their position as clearly the strongest force. Overall, the election campaign was quite slack and there were only insignificant postponements. The newly elected parliament met for the first time on December 5, 1887 in the 14th legislative period .

Election campaign

The elections of 1887 were marked by a general relaxation, for the first time since 1878 there was no dominant election campaign topic. With the subsidence of the Kulturkampf and the opposition between centralists and federalists, the political groups turned away from ideological struggles and devoted themselves increasingly to material problems. On projects such as the nationalization of the railways, the establishment of a national bank and the creation of health and accident insurance, there was broad consensus from the left to the moderate right; Conflicts about the concrete implementation were only imminent. The debate about the introduction of protective tariffs was still not very much accentuated, but at least led to the fact that the Grütliverein gradually turned away from the liberals and the democrats and moved closer to the growing labor movement .

During the 13th legislative period , there were ten substitute elections in eight constituencies due to vacancies, with only marginal shifts in seats. In 1887 there were a total of 59 ballots (one less than three years earlier). In 41 of 49 constituencies, the elections were decided after the first ballot. Six of the seven incumbent Federal Councilors ran for a vote of compliments that was customary in the second half of the 19th century ; d. In other words, they stood for election as national councilors in order to have the voters confirm their legitimacy as members of the state government. However, this custom has met with increasing criticism in recent years. Federal Councilor Adolf Deucher deliberately refrained from voting for compliments, but the Federal Assembly confirmed him without any problems. The subsequent elections that became necessary were completed on February 26, 1888, with which the National Council was complete.

As a result of the sluggish election campaign and the weak competitive situation in many constituencies, voter turnout fell by eight percentage points compared to 1884. As a result of the mandatory voting there , the canton of Schaffhausen had , as usual, the highest value with 95.5%. Only the cantons of Aargau and Solothurn also recorded values ​​of over 80%. The elections in the canton of Zug attracted the least interest , where only 18.5% of voters went to the polls. The liberals again asserted themselves as clearly the strongest force. The Reformed Conservatives were able to gain the most, if only by three seats.

Result of the National Council elections

Overall result

Of 649,229 adult male eligible voters, 359,317 took part in the elections, which corresponds to a turnout of 55.3%.

The 145 seats in the National Council were distributed as follows:

14th
73
19th
4th
35
14th 73 19th 4th 35 
A total of 145 seats
  • DL : 14
  • FL : 73
  • LM : 19
  • ER: 4
  • KK : 35
Political party Seats
1884		 before
dissolution		 Seats
1887		 +/- Share of
voters		 +/-
FL 74 74 73 −1 40.2% −1.8%
KK 37 36 35 −2 28.3% + 2.6%
LM 18th 19th 19th +1 15.9% −0.9%
DL 15th 14th 14th −1 09.4% +1.2%
HE 1 2 4th +3 03.4% −2.8%
Soc - - - - 01.3% +1.1%
Various - - - - 01.5% + 0.6%

Note: An assignment of candidates to parties and political groups is only possible to a limited extent. In line with the political reality of the 19th century, one can rather speak of party currents or directions, the boundaries of which are partly fluid. The party names used are therefore an ideological assessment.

Results in the cantons

The table below shows the distribution of seats won by cantons.

Canton seats
total		 electoral
circles		 participating
pation		 FL KK LM DL HE
Kanton AargauKanton Aargau Aargau 10 3 83.9% 5 2 3
Canton of Appenzell AusserrhodenCanton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden Appenzell Ausserrhoden 3 1 70.9% 1 2
Canton of Appenzell InnerrhodenCanton of Appenzell Innerrhoden Appenzell Innerrhoden 1 1 62.3% 1
Canton of Basel-CountryCanton of Basel-Country Basel-Country 3 1 45.1% 3
Canton of Basel-StadtCanton of Basel-Stadt Basel city 3 1 53.6% 3 +1 - −1
Canton BernCanton Bern Bern 27 6th 42.1% 24 −3 3 +3
Canton of FriborgCanton of Friborg Freiburg 6th 3 61.9% 5 −1 1 +1
Canton of GenevaCanton of Geneva Geneva 5 1 60.8% 3 2
Canton of GlarusCanton of Glarus Glarus 2 1 53.5% 1 1
canton of Grisonscanton of Grisons Grisons 5 3 58.8% 2 2 1
Canton lucerneCanton lucerne Lucerne 7th 4th 45.7% 2 5
Canton of NeuchâtelCanton of Neuchâtel Neuchâtel 5 1 25.7% 5
Canton of NidwaldenCanton of Nidwalden Nidwalden 1 1 28.8% 1
Canton of ObwaldenCanton of Obwalden Obwalden 1 1 24.3% 1
Canton of SchaffhausenCanton of Schaffhausen Schaffhausen 2 1 95.5% 1 1
Canton of SchwyzCanton of Schwyz Schwyz 3 1 28.1% 3
Canton of SolothurnCanton of Solothurn Solothurn 4th 1 85.9% 3 −1 1 +1
Canton of St. GallenCanton of St. Gallen St. Gallen 10 3 77.0% 2 +1 5 2 −1 1
Canton of TicinoCanton of Ticino Ticino 7th 2 51.4% 2 5
Canton of ThurgauCanton of Thurgau Thurgau 5 1 66.2% 4th 1
Canton of UriCanton of Uri Uri 1 1 49.1% 1
Canton of VaudCanton of Vaud Vaud 12 3 33.0% 12
Canton of ValaisCanton of Valais Valais 5 3 63.8% 1 +1 3 −2 1 +1
Canton of ZugCanton of Zug train 1 1 18.5% 1
Canton ZurichCanton Zurich Zurich 16 4th 64.2% 6th 10
Switzerland 145 49 55.3% 73 −1 35 −2 19th +1 14th −1 4th +3

Council of States

The members of the Council of States were only able to choose who were eligible to vote in ten cantons: in the cantons of Graubünden , Solothurn , Thurgau , Zug and Zurich at the ballot box, in the cantons of Appenzell Ausserrhoden , Glarus , Nidwalden , Obwalden and Uri at the rural community . In all other cantons, the election was made indirectly by the respective cantonal parliaments .

literature

  • Erich Gruner : The elections to the Swiss National Council 1848-1919 . tape 1 , first part. Francke Verlag, Bern 1978, ISBN 3-7720-1442-9 .
  • Erich Gruner: The elections to the Swiss National Council 1848-1919 . tape 1 , second part. Francke Verlag, Bern 1978, ISBN 3-7720-1443-7 .
  • Erich Gruner: The elections to the Swiss National Council 1848-1919 . tape 2 . Francke Verlag, Bern 1978, ISBN 3-7720-1444-5 (notes).
  • Erich Gruner: The elections to the Swiss National Council 1848-1919 . tape 3 . Francke Verlag, Bern 1978, ISBN 3-7720-1445-3 (tables, graphics, maps).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gruner: The elections in the Swiss National Council 1848-1919, Volume 1, second part, pp. 713–715.
  2. ↑ Paul Fink: The «choice of compliments» by incumbent Federal Councilors in the National Council 1851-1896 . In: Allgemeine Geschichtsforschende Gesellschaft der Schweiz (Hrsg.): Swiss journal for history . tape 45 , issue 2. Schwabe AG , 1995, ISSN  0036-7834 , p. 226-227 , doi : 10.5169 / seals-81131 .
  3. ↑ Gruner: The elections in the Swiss National Council 1848-1919 , Volume 3, p. 369.
  4. ↑ Gruner: The elections in the Swiss National Council 1848-1919 , Volume 1, second part, p. 720.
  5. ↑ Gruner: The elections in the Swiss National Council 1848-1919 , Volume 3, p. 485.
  6. ↑ Gruner: The elections in the Swiss National Council 1848-1919 , Volume 3, pp. 201-212
  7. ↑ Gruner: The elections in the Swiss National Council 1848-1919 , Volume 3, p. 358.