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]

Results

National Council

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Social Democratic Party	220,141	27.36	50	+1
	Free Democratic Party	220,135	27.36	58	–2
	Conservative People's Party	172,516	21.44	46	+4
	Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	126,961	15.78	31	+1
	Liberal Democratic Party	23,752	2.95	6	–1
	Communist Party	14,818	1.84	2	–1
	Democratic Group	14,073	1.75	3	–2
	Evangelical People's Party	5,618	0.70	1	0
	Union for Economic Defence	6,593	0.82	1	0
	Other parties			0	–
Total		804,607	100.00	198	0
Valid votes		804,607	97.84
Invalid/blank votes		17,782	2.16
Total votes		822,389	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,043,823	78.79
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	Candidates nominated by the Regierungsrat			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	Candidates nominated by the Regierungsrat			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

Council of States

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