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Federal elections were held in Switzerland between 1 and 27 October 1848. The Radical Left emerged as the largest group, winning 79 of the 111 seats in the National Council.
Electoral system
The 111 members of the National Council were elected from 52 single- and multi-member constituencies. In six cantons (Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Glarus, Nidwalden, Obwalden and Uri), National Council members were elected by the Landsgemeinde.
Results
National Council
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
| Radical Left | 58.0 | 79 | ||
| Liberal Centre | 16.9 | 11 | ||
| Catholic Right | 11.6 | 10 | ||
| Evangelical Right | 8.6 | 5 | ||
| Democratic Left | 4.3 | 6 | ||
| Total | 111 | |||
| Total votes | 228,877 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 512,691 | 44.64 | ||
| Source: BFS | ||||
By constituency
| Constituency | Seats | Party | Seats won |
Elected members | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aargau | 9 | Radical Left | 8 |
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| Liberal Centre | 1 | Jakob Isler | |||
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 2 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Appenzell Innerrhoden | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Johann Nepomuk Hautle | |
| Basel-Landschaft | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Johann Jakob Matt | |
| Democratic Left | 1 | Emil Remigius Frey | |||
| Basel-Stadt | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Achilles Bischoff | |
| Bern 5 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 |
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| Bern 6 | 4 | Evangelical Right | 2 |
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| Radical Left | 2 |
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| Bern 7 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Liberal Centre | 1 | Johann Schneider | |||
| Bern 8 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Bern 9 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Karl Neuhaus | |
| Radical Left | 1 | Jakob Stämpfli | |||
| Evangelical Right | 1 | Guillaume-Henri Dufour | |||
| Bern 10 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Liberal Centre | 1 | Xavier Péquignot | |||
| Fribourg 1 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Jacques-Joseph Remy | |
| Fribourg 2 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Nicolas Glasson | |
| Fribourg 3 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Christophe Joachim Marro | |
| Fribourg 4 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Jean Folly | |
| Fribourg 5 | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | François-Xavier Badoud | |
| Geneva | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Glarus | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Caspar Jenny | |
| Grisons 1 | 1 | Evangelical Right | 1 | Johann Baptista Bavier | |
| Grisons 2 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Alois de Latour | |
| Grisons 3 | 1 | Radical Left | 2 | Georg Michel | |
| Grisons 4 | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Andreas Rudolf von Planta | |
| Lucerne | 6 | Radical Left | 4 |
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| Catholic Right | 1 | Philipp Anton von Segesser | |||
| Liberal Centre | 1 | Jakob Kopp | |||
| Neuchâtel | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Nidwalden | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Melchior Wyrsch | |
| Obwalden | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Franz Wirz | |
| Schaffhausen | 2 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Schwyz-North | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Johann A. Steinegger | |
| Schwyz-South | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Franz Karl Schuler | |
| Solothurn | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| St. Gallen 1 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| St. Gallen 2 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| St. Gallen 3 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Dominik Gmür | |
| Liberal Centre | 1 | Johann Jakob Steger | |||
| St. Gallen 4 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Johann M. Hungerbühler | |
| Liberal Centre | 1 | Johann Georg Anderegg | |||
| Thurgau 1 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Johann Georg Kreis | |
| Thurgau 2 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Johann Konrad Kern | |
| Thurgau 3 | 1 | Democratic Left | 1 | Philipp Gottlieb Labhardt | |
| Thurgau 4 | 1 | Democratic Left | 1 | Johann Georg Rauch | |
| Ticino | 6 | Radical Left | 6 |
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| Uri | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Florian Lusser | |
| Valais 1 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Joseph Anton Clemenz | |
| Valais 2 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Antoine de Riedmatten | |
| Valais 3 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Maurice Barman | |
| Valais 4 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Adrien-Félix Pottier | |
| Vaud 1 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Democratic Left | 1 | Jules Eytel | |||
| Vaud 2 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Vaud 3 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Democratic Left | 1 | Abram-Daniel Meystre | |||
| Zug | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Silvan Schwerzmann | |
| Zürich 1 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Zürich 2 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 |
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| Zürich 3 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Democratic Left | 1 | Heinrich Homberger | |||
| Zürich 4 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 |
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| Evangelical Right | 1 | Paul Carl Eduard Ziegler | |||
| Source: Gruner | |||||
Council of States
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Radical Left | 30 | |
| Liberal Centre | 8 | |
| Catholic Right | 6 | |
| Democratic Left | 0 | |
| Evangelical Right | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | |
| Source: Federal Assembly | ||
References
- Elections to the National Council 1848–1917: Distribution of seats by party or political orientation Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine BFS
- Gruner, Erich. Die Wahlen in den Schweizerischen Nationalrat 1848–1919. Vol. 3.
