1928 Swiss federal election

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 28 October 1928.[1] Although the Social Democratic Party received the most votes (by a margin of just six votes), the Free Democratic Party remained the largest party in the National Council, winning 58 of the 198 seats.[2]

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Results

Summary
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Social Democratic Party 220,141 27.4 50 +1
Free Democratic Party 220,135 27.4 58 –2
Conservative People's Party 172,516 21.4 46 +4
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 126,961 15.8 31 +1
Liberal Democratic Party 23,782 3.0 6 –1
Communist Party 14,818 1.8 2 –1
Democratic Group 14,073 1.7 3 –2
Evangelical People's Party 5,618 0.7 1 0
Union for Economic Defence 6,593 0.8 1 0
Other parties 0 –
Invalid/blank votes 17,782 – – –
Total 822,389 100 198 0
Registered voters/turnout 1,043,823 78.8 – –
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By constituency
Constituency Seats Electorate Turnout Party Votes Seats
won
Aargau 12 65,815 58,902 Social Democratic Party 248,017 4
Conservative People's Party 151,921 3
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 146,601 3
Free Democratic Party 137,541 2
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 3 Free Democratic Party 2
Social Democratic Party 1
Appenzell Innerrhoden 1 3,258 1,777 Conservative People's Party 1,190 1
Basel-Landschaft 4 24,081 14,442 Social Democratic Party 17,719 1
Free Democratic Party 15,846 1
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 9,225 1
Conservative People's Party 7,174 1
Communist Party 3,485 0
Debtors, Lessee and Tenants List 437 0
Basel-Stadt 7 39,427 28,664 Social Democratic Party 56,683 2
Communist Party 39,609 1
Free Democratic Party 23,272 1
Liberal Democratic Party 24,384 1
Conservative People's Party 21,464 1
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 24,264 1
Evangelical People's Party 7,327 0
Bern 34 189,331 142,431 Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 2,039,776 15
Social Democratic Party 1,588,612 11
Free Democratic Party 849,581 6
Conservative People's Party 301,972 2
Communist Party 9,502 0
Fribourg 7 36,514 31,206 Conservative People's Party 140,925 5
Free Democratic Party 47,570 2
Social Democratic Party 16,479 0
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 11,887 0
Geneva 9 41,919 26,466 Social Democratic Party 86,402 3
Free Democratic Party 51,423 2
Liberal Democratic Party 40,340 2
Conservative People's Party 29,382 1
Union of Economic Defence and National Action 26,067 1
Communist Party 1,752 0
Glarus 2 Free Democratic Party 1
Social-Political Group 1
Grisons 6 30,751 24,341 Conservative People's Party 53,662 2
Free Democratic Party 38,943 2
Social-Political Group 32,197 1
Social Democratic Party 18,546 1
Lucerne 9 50,483 43,273 Conservative People's Party 194,150 5
Free Democratic Party 140,285 3
Social Democratic Party 49,821 1
Neuchâtel 7 35,408 25,187 Social Democratic Party 72,206 3
Free Democratic Party 42,396 2
Liberal Democratic Party 30,330 1
National Progressive Party 23,730 1
Social-Political Group 5,830 0
Nidwalden 1 3,728 852 Conservative People's Party 800 1
Obwalden 1 4,812 1,123 Conservative People's Party 992 1
Schaffhausen 3 12,972 11,998 Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 10,025 1
Communist Party 8,732 1
Free Democratic Party 8,475 1
Social Democratic Party 4,278 0
Conservative People's Party 2,516 0
Schwyz 3 16,563 13,521 Conservative People's Party 19,048 2
Free Democratic Party 12,840 1
Social Democratic Party 8,147 0
Solothurn 7 38,529 33,397 Free Democratic Party 106,528 3
Social Democratic Party 65,188 2
Conservative People's Party 58,643 2
St. Gallen 15 71,222 62,505 Conservative People's Party 370,988 7
Free Democratic Party 273,047 5
Social Democratic Party 197,546 3
Social-Political Group 38,886 0
Democratic Progressive Party 15,647 0
Ticino 8 36,387 27,148 Free Democratic Party 94,593 4
Conservative People's Party 76,677 3
Social Democratic Party 29,016 1
Agrarian Popular Group 14,241 0
Communist Party 782 0
Thurgau 7 34,386 30,009 Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 65,712 3
Social Democratic Party 48,640 2
Conservative People's Party 39,818 1
Free Democratic Party 31,984 1
Social-Political Group 19,080 0
Uri 1 5,931 2,752 Free Democratic Party 1,796 1
Vaud 16 88,307 72,941 Free Democratic Party 508,519 8
Social Democratic Party 279,667 4
Liberal Democratic Party 183,270 2
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 148,197 2
Communist Party 5,456 0
Valais 6 36,079 30,492 Conservative People's Party 123,473 5
Free Democratic Party 34,488 1
Social Democratic Party 24,234 0
Zug 2 8,619 6,522 Conservative People's Party 5,639 1
Free Democratic Party 4,211 1
Social Democratic Party 2,894 0
Zürich 27 168,726 132,656 Social Democratic Party 1,327,330 11
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 634,764 5
Free Democratic Party 609,874 5
Social-Political Group 399,968 3
Conservative People's Party 254,307 2
Evangelical People's Party 123,421 1
Communist Party 120,550 0
Free Evangelical Social List 31,997 0
Source: Bundesblatt, 23 November 1928

Summary

In several cantons the members of the Council of States were chosen by the cantonal parliaments.[3]

Party Seats +/–
Free Democratic Party 20 –1
Swiss Conservative People's Party 18 0
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 3 +2
Democratic Group 1 0
Liberal Democratic Party 1 0
Social Democratic Party 0 –2
Other parties 1 +1
Total 44 0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By canton
Constituency Seats Party Elected members
Aargau 2 Free Democratic Party Gottfried Keller
Free Democratic Party Peter Emil Isler
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 1 Free Democratic Party Johannes Baumann
Appenzell Innerrhoden 1 Conservative People's Party Carl Rusch
Basel-Landschaft 1 Free Democratic Party Gustav Johann Schneider
Basel-Stadt 1 Free Democratic Party Ernst-Alfred Thalmann
Bern 2 Free Democratic Party Paul Charmillot
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents Carl Moser
Fribourg 2 Conservative People's Party Emile Savoy
Conservative People's Party Bernard Weck
Geneva 2 Free Democratic Party Alexandre Moriaud
Union for Economic Defence Jean-Martin Naef
Glarus 2 Democratic Group Edwin Hauser
Free Democratic Party Philippe Mercier
Grisons 2 Conservative People's Party Friedrich Brügger
Free Democratic Party Andreas Laely
Lucerne 2 Conservative People's Party Jakob Sigrist
Conservative People's Party Josef Winiger
Neuchâtel 2 Free Democratic Party Ernest Béguin
Liberal Party Pierre de Meuron
Nidwalden 1 Conservative People's Party Anton Zumbühl
Obwalden 1 Conservative People's Party Walter Amstalden
Schaffhausen 2 Free Democratic Party Heinrich Bolli
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents Johannes Winzeler
Schwyz 2 Conservative People's Party Martin Ochsner
Conservative People's Party Adolf Suter
Solothurn 2 Free Democratic Party Hugo Dietschi
Free Democratic Party Robert Schöpfer
St. Gallen 2 Free Democratic Party Johannes Geel
Conservative People's Party Anton August Messmer
Ticino 2 Free Democratic Party Brenno Bertoni
Conservative People's Party Antonio Luigi Riva
Thurgau 2 Free Democratic Party Albert Böhi
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents Anton Schmid
Uri 2 Conservative People's Party Isidor Meyer
Conservative People's Party Ludwig Walker
Vaud 2 Free Democratic Party Norbert Bosset
Free Democratic Party Émile Dind
Valais 2 Conservative People's Party Pierre Barman
Conservative People's Party Ramond Evéquoz
Zug 2 Conservative People's Party Josef Andermatt
Conservative People's Party Josef Hildebrand
Zürich 2 Free Democratic Party Gustav Keller
Free Democratic Party Oskar Wettstein

References
  1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1894 ISBN 9783832956097
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1953
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1956
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