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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 25 October 1896. The Free Democratic Party retained its majority in the National Council.[1]
The 147 members of the National Council were elected in 52 single- and multi-member constituencies using a three-round system. Candidates had to receive a majority in the first or second round to be elected; if it went to a third round, only a plurality was required. Voters could cast as many votes as there were seats in their constituency.[2] There was one seat for every 20,000 citizens, with seats allocated to cantons in proportion to their population.[2]
Voter turnout was highest in Nidwalden at 90.3% (higher than the 89.3% in Schaffhausen where voting was compulsory) and lowest in Obwalden at 21.4%.
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Free Democratic Party | 181,028 | 48.73 | 86 | +12 | |
| Catholic People's Party | 85,484 | 23.01 | 30 | +1 | |
| Liberal Centre | 54,012 | 14.54 | 23 | –4 | |
| Democratic Group | 19,946 | 5.37 | 7 | –9 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 25,304 | 6.81 | 1 | 0 | |
| Others | 5,750 | 1.55 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 371,524 | 100.00 | 147 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 371,524 | 93.29 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 26,701 | 6.71 | |||
| Total votes | 398,225 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 713,367 | 55.82 | |||
| Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] BFS (seats) | |||||
| Constituency | Seats | Party | Seats won |
Elected members | |
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| Zürich 1 | 6 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
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| Liberal Centre | 2 |
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| Democratic Group | 1 | Jakob Vogelsanger | |||
| Zürich 2 | 4 | Liberal Centre | 3 |
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| Free Democratic Party | 1 | Heinrich Hess | |||
| Zürich 3 | 4 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
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| Democratic Group | 1 | Albert Kündig | |||
| Zürich 4 | 3 | Free Democratic Party | 2 |
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| Liberal Centre | 1 | Heinrich Steinemann | |||
| Bern 5 | 5 | Free Democratic Party | 5 |
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| Bern 6 | 5 | Free Democratic Party | 4 |
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| Evangelical Right | 1 | Edmund von Steiger | |||
| Bern 7 | 4 | Free Democratic Party | 4 |
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| Bern 8 | 4 | Free Democratic Party | 4 |
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| Bern 9 | 4 | Free Democratic Party | 4 |
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| Bern 10 | 3 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
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| Bern 11 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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| Lucerne 12 | 2 | Free Democratic Party | 2 |
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| Lucerne 13 | 3 | Catholic Right | 3 |
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| Lucerne 14 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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| Uri 15 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Franz Schmid | |
| Schwyz 16 | 3 | Catholic Right | 3 |
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| Obwalden 17 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Peter Anton Ming | |
| Nidwalden 18 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Karl Niederberger | |
| Glarus 19 | 2 | Democratic Group | 1 | Kaspar Schindler | |
| Free Democratic Party | 1 | Rudolf Gallati | |||
| Zug 20 | 1 | Free Democratic Party | 1 | Klemens Iten | |
| Fribourg 21 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Henri Schaller | |
| Free Democratic Party | 1 | Constant Dinichert | |||
| Fribourg 22 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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| Fribourg 23 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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| Solothurn 24 | 4 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
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| Catholic Right | 1 | Joseph Anton Glutz | |||
| Basel-Stadt 25 | 4 | Free Democratic Party | 2 |
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| Liberal Centre | 1 | Isaak Iselin-Sarasin | |||
| Social Democratic Party | 1 | Eugen Wullschleger | |||
| Basel-Landschaft 26 | 3 | Free Democratic Party | 2 |
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| Bauern- und Arbeiterbund | 1 | Walter Meyer | |||
| Schaffhausen 27 | 2 | Free Democratic Party | 2 |
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| Appenzell Ausserrhoden 28 | 3 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
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| Appenzell Innerhoden 29 | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Karl Justin Sonderegger | |
| St. Gallen 30 | 2 | Democratic Group | 1 | J. A. Scherrer-Füllemann | |
| Free Democratic Party | 1 | Karl Emil Wild | |||
| St. Gallen 31 | 2 | Catholic Right | 1 | Johann Gebhard Lutz | |
| Liberal Centre | 1 | Christoph Tobler | |||
| St. Gallen 32 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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| St. Gallen 33 | 3 | Free Democratic Party | 2 |
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| Democratic Group | 1 | Carl Theodor Curti | |||
| St. Gallen 34 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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| Grisons 35 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Peter Theophil Bühler | |
| Democratic Group | 1 | Matthäus Risch | |||
| Grisons 36 | 2 | Catholic Right | 1 | Caspar Decurtins | |
| Liberal Centre | 1 | Alfred von Planta | |||
| Grisons 37 | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Thomas von Albertini | |
| Aargau 38 | 3 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
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| Aargau 39 | 3 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
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| Aargau 40 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Jakob Nietlispach | |
| Aargau 41 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 2 |
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| Free Democratic Party | 1 | Josef Jäger | |||
| Thurgau 42 | 5 | Liberal Centre | 3 |
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| Free Democratic Party | 2 |
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| Ticino 43 | 2 | Free Democratic Party | 2 |
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| Ticino 44 | 4 | Free Democratic Party | 4 |
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| Vaud 45 | 5 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
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| Liberal Centre | 2 |
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| Vaud 46 | 4 | Free Democratic Party | 4 |
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| Vaud 47 | 3 | Free Democratic Party | 2 |
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| Liberal Centre | 1 | Louis-Charles Delarageaz | |||
| Valais 48 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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| Valais 49 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Joseph Kuntschen Sr. | |
| Valais 50 | 2 | Catholic Right | 1 | Henri Bioley | |
| Free Democratic Party | 1 | Émile Gaillard | |||
| Neuchâtel 51 | 5 | Free Democratic Party | 4 |
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| Liberal Centre | 1 | Jules Calame | |||
| Geneva 52 | 5 | Free Democratic Party | 4 |
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| Liberal Centre | 1 | Gustave Ador | |||
| Source: Gruner[4] | |||||
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