Swiss parliamentary elections 1925

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Turnout: 76.8%

 %

30th

20th

10

0

27.77

25.85

20.91

15.57

2.99

2.00

1.71

0.93

0.06

2.30

FDP

SP

CIP

BGB

LPS

KPS

DP

EPP

Grüt

Otherwise.

Gains and losses

compared to 1922

 % p

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

-0.57

+2.57

-0.04

-0.55

-0.96

+0.17

-0.35

+0.07

-1.21

+0.96

FDP

SP

CIP

BGB

LPS

KPS

DP

EPP

Grüt

Otherwise.

Bundeshaus in Bern:
seat of the Swiss parliament

The Swiss parliamentary elections in 1925 took place on October 25, 1925. All 198 mandates of the National Council and 25 of the 44 mandates in the Council of States were to be newly awarded. This 27th legislative period lasted three years until October 1928.

The clear winner of the National Council elections was the SP. It was able to gain significantly both in terms of votes and mandates. The communists also won, which means that overall we can speak of a left slide. The losers included the Grütliverein , which dissolved in 1925, as well as LPS, BGB and FDP.

There was a silent election in the two cantons of Glarus and Zug , as there were only as many candidatures as there were seats to be allocated.

In the Council of States, the FDP had to give up two seats (to the KVP and SP) and thus also lost its absolute majority in the small chamber.

The average turnout in the 1925 National Council elections was 76.8%, with cantonal values ​​between 33.3% in Obwalden and 92.5% in Schaffhausen.

Election mode

National Council

The national councils have been elected according to the proportional representation system since 1919 . H. the seats are distributed in the individual cantons according to the proportion of voters on the party lists and only within the list according to the individual votes. The number of seats per canton is determined based on the number of inhabitants.

More detailed on this: National Council (Switzerland) - electoral process

Council of States

Every canton has elected two representatives for the Council of States since 1848 (former half-cantons : one representative). The elections to the Council of States are based on cantonal law. In most of the cantons, the cantons were also elected on October 25th. In the cantons of Appenzell Innerrhoden , Glarus , Nidwalden , Obwalden and Uri , the municipalities elected the Council of States in spring. The cantons not only had different election dates, but also terms of office of different lengths (1–4 years). In the cantons of Bern (November session ), Friborg (1 person in the May session, 1 person in the November session), Neuchâtel (on the same day with the National Council elections) and St. Gallen (in the spring session), the Council of States were elected by the cantonal parliament. In all other cantons, the Council of States was determined in ballot boxes, usually on the same day as the National Council elections. In deviation from this, the voters in the cantons of Graubünden (first Sunday in March), Ticino (last Sunday in February) and Zug (in November) voted .

More detailed on this: Council of States - electoral procedure

Results National Council

The elected members of the National Council are listed in the Federal Gazette of December 3, 1925.

Parties, voters, seats

The nationwide results were as follows:

3

49

1

4th

1

60

7th

42

30th

1

3 49 1 4th 1 60 7th 42 30th 1 

A total of 198 seats

• KPS : 3
• SP : 49
• EVP : 1
• DP : 4
• PPN : 1
• FDP : 60
• LPS : 7
• KVP : 42
• BGB : 30
• UDE : 1

Strongest parties in the cantons and distribution of seats

Political party	Voters	%	(+/-)	Seats	(+/-)
Liberal Democratic Party	206,485	27.77%	−0.58%	60	± 0
Social Democratic Party	192,208	25.85%	+ 2.57%	49	+6
Conservative People's Party	155'467	20.91%	−0.04%	42	−2
Farmers, trade and citizens' parties 1	115,795	15.57%	−0.55%	30th	−4
Liberal Party of Switzerland	22,217	2.99%	−0.96%	7th	−3
Communist Party of Switzerland	14,837	2.00%	+ 0.17%	3	+1
Democratic Party	12,711	1.71%	−0.35%	4th	+1
Union de défense économique (GE) 2	8,306	1.12%	+1.12%	1	+1
Evangelical People's Party	6,888	0.93%	+0.07%	1	± 0
Parti progressiste national (NE)	3,651	0.49%	−0.07%	1	± 0
Freiwirtschafter (BE + BS)	1'602	0.22%	+ 0.13%	0	± 0
Wild List FDP (BL)	1'209	0.16%	+ 0.16%	0	± 0
Parti socialiste dissident (VD) 3	1,149	0.15%	+ 0.15%	0	± 0
Grütlians	427	0.06%	−1.21%	0	± 0
Wild List BGB (BL)	127	0.02%	+0.02%	0	± 0
Parti populaire (VD) 4	22nd	0.00%	+ 0.00%	0	± 0
Lista concordia (TI) 5	10	0.00%	+ 0.00%	0	± 0
Isolated votes in single constituencies	568	0.08%	−0.04%	0	± 0
Total	743,679	100%		198	± 0

¹ including: Paysans, artisans et bourgeois jurassiens (Jurassic farmers, trade and citizens' party)

² in German (by analogy): Association for the Defense of the (Free) Economy

³ in German (analogously): Independent / Free Socialist Party

^4th in German (analogously): People's Party

⁵ in German (analogously): List Eintracht

Distribution of seats in the cantons

Canton	Total	FDP		SP		CIP		BB		LPS		Dem		KPS		EPP		PPN		UDE 6
Aargau	12	2		4th		3		3
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 7	3	2		1
Appenzell Innerrhoden	1					1
Basel-Country	4th	2	−1	1				1	+1
Basel city	7th	1		2		1		1		1				1
Bern	34	6th	+1	12	+2	2		14th	−3
Freiburg	7th	2				5
Geneva	9	2		3		1				2	−1									1	+1
Glarus 7	2	1										1
Grisons	6th	2	−1	0	−1	3	+1					1	+1
Lucerne	9	3		1		5
Neuchâtel	7th	2		3	+1					1	−1							1
Nidwalden	1					1
Obwalden	1					1
Schaffhausen	3	1						1	−1					1	+1
Schwyz	3	8 1		1	+1	1	−1
Solothurn	7th	3		2		2
St. Gallen	15th	5		3	+1	6th	−1					1
Ticino	8th	4th		1		3
Thurgau	7th	1		1		1		3				1
Uri	1	1
Vaud	16	8th		4th	+1			1		3	−1
Valais	6th	2	+1			4th	−1
train	2	1				1
Zurich	27	8th		10	+1	1		6th	−1					1		1
Switzerland	198	60	± 0	49	+6	42	−2	30th	−4	7th	−3	4th	+1	3	+1	1	± 0	1	± 0	1	+1

^6th Union de Defense Economique

^7th silent choice

^8thNational Councilor Josef Bürgi was elected to the list of the FDP, but then politicized in the BB parliamentary group.

Results of the Council of States elections

The elected members of the Council of States are listed in the Federal Gazette of December 3, 1925.

Distribution of seats

2

1

21st

1

18th

1

2 1 21st 1 18th 1 

A total of 44 seats

• SP : 2
• DP : 1
• FDP : 21
• LPS : 1
• KVP : 18
• BGB : 1

Political party	Elections 1925	Elections 1922
PLC	2	1
CIP	18th	17th
LPS	1	1
FDP	21st	23
BGB	1	1
DP	1	1

Elected Councils of State

Canton	1. Seat of the Council of States	2. Seat of the Council of States
Aargau	Peter Emil Isler , FDP (previously)	Gottfried Keller , FDP (previously)
Appenzell Ausserrhoden	Johannes Baumann , FDP (previously)	only one seat
Appenzell Innerrhoden	Carl Rusch , KVP (previously)	only one seat
Basel-Country	Gustav Johann Schneider , FDP (previously)	only one seat
Basel city	Eugen Wullschleger , SP (new)	only one seat
Bern	Paul Charmillot , FDP (previously)	Carl Moser , BGB (previously)
Freiburg	Emile Savoy , KVP (previously)	Bernard Weck , KVP (new)
Geneva	Charles Burklin , SP (previously)	Alexandre Moriaud , FDP (so far)
Glarus	Edwin Hauser , DP (previously)	Philippe Mercier , FDP (so far)
Grisons	Friedrich Brügger , KVP (previously)	Andreas Laely , FDP (so far)
Lucerne	Jakob Sigrist , KVP (previously)	Josef Winiger , KVP (previously)
Neuchâtel	Ernest Béguin , FDP (so far)	Pierre de Meuron , LPS (previously)
Nidwalden	Anton Zumbühl , KVP (new)	only one seat
Obwalden	Adalbert Wirz , KVP (previously)	only one seat
Schaffhausen	Albert Ammann , FDP (previously)	Heinrich Bolli , FDP (previously)
Schwyz	Martin Ochsner , CIP (previously)	Joseph Räber , KVP (previously)
Solothurn	Hugo Dietschi , FDP (new)	Robert Schöpfer , FDP (so far)
St. Gallen	Johannes Geel , FDP (previously)	Anton August Messmer , KVP (previously)
Ticino	Brenno Bertoni , FDP (so far)	Antonio Luigi Riva , KVP (previously)
Thurgau	Albert Böhi , FDP (previously)	Rudolf Huber , FDP (previously)
Uri	Franz Muheim , KVP (previously)	Josef Wipfli , KVP (new)
Vaud	Émile Dind , FDP (previously)	Henri Simon , FDP (previously)
Valais	Raymund Loretan , KVP / CSP (previously)	Joseph Ribordy , KVP (previously)
train	Josef Andermatt , KVP (previously)	Josef Hildebrand , KVP (previously)
Zurich	Gustav Keller , FDP (new)	Oskar Wettstein , FDP (previously)

Web links

• Federal Gazette of December 2, 1925 with the results

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Table «National Council elections: distribution of mandates according to parties, 1919–2015» ( Memento of the original dated February 17, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Table «National Council elections: voter turnout, 1919–2015» ( Memento of the original from February 17, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ^ Members of the National Council, pages 453–461
4. ↑ National Council elections: distribution of mandates by party and canton. Federal Statistical Office, December 1, 2015, accessed on May 28, 2017 . 
5. ^ Franz Auf der Maur: Bürgi, Josef. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
6. ^ Members of the Council of States, pages 462–464