1943 Swiss federal election

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 31 October 1943.^[1] The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 56 of the 194 seats.^[2]

Results

National Council

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Social Democratic Party	251,576	28.60	56	+11
	Free Democratic Party	197,746	22.48	47	–2
	Conservative People's Party	182,916	20.79	43	0
	Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	101,998	11.59	22	0
	Alliance of Independents	48,557	5.52	7	–2
	Social-Political Group	29,627	3.37	5	0
	Liberal Democratic Party	28,434	3.23	8	+2
	Young Farmers	18,310	2.08	3	0
	Liberal Socialist Party	9,031	1.03	0	–1
	Evangelical People's Party	3,627	0.41	1	+1
	Other parties	7,918	0.90	2	+2
Total		879,740	100.00	194	+7
Valid votes		879,740	96.86
Invalid/blank votes		28,506	3.14
Total votes		908,246	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,296,706	70.04
Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Nohlen & Stöver

By constituency

Constituency	Seats	Electorate	Turnout	Party		Votes	Seats won
Aargau	12	81,680	70,634		Social Democratic Party	292,459	5
					Conservative People's Party	165,210	3
					Free Democratic Party	148,715	2
					Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	137,535	2
					Ring of Independents	35,693	0
					Young Farmers	25,795	0
Appenzell Ausserrhoden	2	Elected unopposed			Free Democratic Party		1
					Social Democratic Party		1
Appenzell Innerrhoden	1	3,488	1,755		Conservative People's Party	1,520	1
Basel-Landschaft	4	29,333	18,447		Social Democratic Party	25,370	2
					Free Democratic Party	12,260	1
					Social-Political Group	12,829	1
					Ring of Independents	12,302	0
					Conservative People's Party	9,476	0
Basel-Stadt	8	53,333	35,358		Social Democratic Party	97,050	3
					Liberal Democratic Party	58,980	2
					Free Democratic Party	44,932	1
					Ring of Independents	33,100	1
					Conservative People's Party	29,926	1
					Liberal Socialist Party	7,216	0
Bern	33	233,129	160,259		Social Democratic Party	1,890,855	13
					Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	1,615,361	11
					Free Democratic Party	784,181	5
					Young Farmers	333,117	2
					Conservative People's Party	306,410	2
					Liberal Socialist Party	113,922	0
					Ring of Independents	113,698	0
Fribourg	7	45,000	31,013		Conservative People's Party	134,184	5
					Free Democratic Party	46,730	1
					Social Democratic Party	24,983	1
					Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	8,211	0
Geneva	8	53,303	19,168		Free Democratic Party	54,550	3
					Liberal Democratic Party	36,466	2
					Conservative People's Party	30,955	2
					Social Democratic Party	22,462	1
Glarus	2	10,693	8,176		Social Democratic Party	6,093	1
					Free Democratic Party	3,957	1
					Social-Political Group	3,630	0
					Conservative People's Party	2,172	0
Grisons	6	37,111	27,396		Social-Political Group	63,109	3
					Conservative People's Party	55,543	2
					Free Democratic Party	22,623	1
					Social Democratic Party	17,075	0
Lucerne	9	63,050	51,067		Conservative People's Party	218,276	5
					Free Democratic Party	159,315	3
					Social Democratic Party	46,706	1
					Ring of Independents	17,338	0
					Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	11,702	0
Neuchâtel	5	38,868	22,170		Social Democratic Party	49,905	2
					Free Democratic Party	32,102	2
					Liberal Democratic Party	25,753	1
Nidwalden	1	5,446	3,823		Conservative People's Party	2,256	1
					Others	1,506	0
Obwalden	1	6,129	4,202		Conservative People's Party	2,421	1
					Others	1,642	0
Schaffhausen	2	16,526	14,881		Social Democratic Party	14,254	1
					Free Democratic Party	9,071	1
					Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	4,939	0
Schwyz	3	19,444	13,688		Farmers Association	12,247	1
					Conservative People's Party	10,671	1
					Free Democratic Party	9,542	1
					Social Democratic Party	7,582	0
Solothurn	7	48,418	39,704		Free Democratic Party	99,559	3
					Social Democratic Party	85,348	2
					Conservative People's Party	66,977	2
					Ring of Independents	10,248	0
					Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	8,188	0
St. Gallen	13	79,723	63,865		Conservative People's Party	307,482	5
					Free Democratic Party	213,315	4
					Social Democratic Party	149,969	2
					Ring of Independents	57,139	1
					Young Farmers	30,378	1
					Association of Free Democrats	29,465	0
Ticino	7	45,624	33,592		Conservative People's Party	81,410	3
					Free Democratic Party	70,725	2
					Social Democratic Party	51,703	2
					Social-Political Group	23,117	0
Thurgau	6	41,470	31,581		Social Democratic Party	58,652	2
					Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	46,166	2
					Conservative People's Party	38,010	1
					Free Democratic Party	34,479	1
					Young Farmers	6,879	0
Uri	1	8,144	3,686		Free Democratic Party	2,924	1
Vaud	16	106,274	57,927		Free Democratic Party	371,719	8
					Social Democratic Party	198,282	3
					Liberal Democratic Party	181,686	3
					Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	100,593	2
					Ring of Independents	39,170	0
					Labor List	6,198	0
Valais	7	43,094	32,872		Conservative People's Party	131,385	5
					Free Democratic Party	47,942	1
					Social Democratic Party	37,366	1
					Valais People's List	9,146	0
Zug	2	10,926	7,278		Conservative People's Party	5,975	1
					Social Democratic Party	4,541	1
					Free Democratic Party	3,274	0
Zürich	31	216,549	155,565		Social Democratic Party	1,655,010	12
					Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	665,668	5
					Ring of Independents	550,575	4
					Free Democratic Party	542,072	4
					Conservative People's Party	366,942	2
					Social-Political Group	363,548	2
					Independent-Free List	214,569	1
					Liberal Socialist Party	113,547	0
					Evangelical People's Party	112,441	1
					List of Free Economic Action	31,488	0
					Young Farmers	80,263	0
Source: Bundesblatt, 23 November 1943

Council of the States

In several cantons the members of the Council of the States were chosen by the cantonal parliaments.^[4]

Party		Seats	+/–
	Swiss Conservative People's Party	19	+1
	Free Democratic Party	12	–2
	Social Democratic Party	5	+2
	Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	4	0
	Liberal Democratic Party	2	0
	Social-Political Group	2	+2
	Other parties	0	–3
Total		44	0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1895 ISBN 9783832956097
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1953
3. Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan
4. Nohlen & Stöver, p1956