1851 Swiss federal election

none thumb|right|The 49 electoral districts Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 26 October 1851. The Radical Left remained the largest group in the National Council, winning 78 of the 120 seats.Elections to the National Council 1848–1917: Distribution of seats by party or political orientation https://web.archive.org/web/20150923230855/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/fr/index/themen/17/22/lexi.Document.137139.xls 2015-09-23 BFS Electoral system The elections were held under the Federal law concerning the elections to the National Council, which had been passed on 21 December 1850. The 120 members of the National Council were elected in 49 single- and multi-member constituencies; there was one seat for every 20,000 citizens, with seats allocated to cantons in proportion to their population.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1886 9783832956097 The 1850 law reduced the number of constituencies from 52, but increased the number of seats from 111; Aargau, Glarus, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, Vaud and Zürich gained one seat each, whilst Bern gained three seats. The law also set the election date as the last Sunday in October and introduced a three-year term. The elections were held 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. In six cantons (Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Glarus, Nidwalden, Obwalden and Uri), National Council members were elected by the Landsgemeinde. Results National Council 300px Radical Left 53.1 78 –1 Free Democratic Party of Switzerland Catholic Right 15.5 16 +6 Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland Liberal Centre 13.6 16 +5 Liberal Party of Switzerland Evangelical Right 13.5 7 +2 Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland Democratic Left 4.1 3 –3 #0B3861 Independents 0.2 0 New 276997 +9 517020 BFSBFS By constituency ConstituencySeatsPartySeatswonElected membersZürich 14Radical Left4*Jonas Furrer Alfred Escher Jakob Dubs Georg Joseph SidlerZürich 23Radical Left3*Hermann Stadtmann Benjamin Brändli Karl Adolf HuberZürich 33Radical Left3*Rudolf Wäffler Hans Heinrich Zangger Heinrich RüeggZürich 43Radical Left2*Rudolf Benz Johann Jakob RyffelEvangelical Right1Paul Carl Eduard ZieglerBern 54Radical Left4*Albert Lohner Jakob Karlen Albrecht Weyermann Jakob ImoberstegBern 64Evangelical Right3*Eduard Blösch Friedrich Fueter Bendicht StraubLiberal Centre1Ulrich OchsenbeinBern 74Radical Left4*Johann Ulrich Lehmann Johann Ulrich Gfeller Johannes Bach Karl KarrerBern 84Radical Left4*Johann Bützberger Johann Rudolf Vogel Johann Rudolf Schneider Johannes HublerBern 93Radical Left3*Jakob Stämpfli Johann August Weingart Xavier StockmarBern 104Catholic Right3*Charles Moreau Xavier Elsässer Pierre-Ignace AubryEvangelical Right1Auguste MoschardLucerne 112Radical Left1Jakob Robert SteigerLiberal Centre1Jakob KoppLucerne 122Catholic Right2*Philipp Anton von Segesser Alois KoppLucerne 133Radical Left3*Josef Sigmund Bühler Casimir Pfyffer Anton SchnyderUri 141Catholic Right1Florian LusserSchwyz 152Liberal Centre1Franz Karl SchulerCatholic Right1Johann Anton SteineggerObwalden 161Catholic Right1Franz WirzNidwalden 171Catholic Right1Franz DurrerGlarus 182Radical Left1Caspar JennyLiberal Centre1Johannes TrümpyZug 191Catholic Right1Silvan SchwerzmannFribourg 203Radical Left3*Nicolas Glasson Julien Schaller Henri-Benjamin PressetFribourg 212Radical Left2*J.-F.-M. Bussard Léon PittetSolothurn 223Radical Left3*Johann Jakob Trog Josef Munzinger Niklaus PflugerBasel-Stadt 231Liberal Centre1Achilles BischoffBasel-Landschaft 242Radical Left1Stephan GutzwillerDemocratic Left1Johannes MesmerSchaffhausen 252Radical Left2*Friedrich Peyer im Hof Johann Georg FuogAppenzell Ausserrhoden 262Radical Left2*Johann Jakob Sutter Johann Heinrich TannerAppenzell Innerhoden 271Catholic Right1Johann Nepomuk HautleSt. Gallen 282Radical Left2*Joseph Marzell Hoffmann Wilhelm Matthias NaeffSt. Gallen 292Radical Left2*Christian Rohrer Josef Leonhard BernoldSt. Gallen 302Radical Left2*Abraham Raschle Benedikt SchubigerSt. Gallen 312Liberal Centre1Johann Georg AndereggRadical Left1Johann Matthias HungerbühlerGrisons 321Evangelical Right1Johann Baptista BavierGrisons 331Liberal Centre1Andreas Rudolf von PlantaGrisons 341Radical Left1Georg MichelGrisons 351Liberal Centre1Johann Bartholome ArpagausAargau 363Radical Left2*Friedrich Frey-Herosé Samuel Friedrich SiegfriedLiberal Centre1Adolf FischerAargau 374Radical Left3*Johann Peter Bruggisser Samuel Schwarz Franz WallerLiberal Centre1Friedrich SchmidAargau 383Catholic Right3*Udalrich Schaufelbühl Gregor Lützelschwab Karl Ludwig BaldingerThurgau 394Radical Left4*Johann Konrad Kern Johann Georg Kreis Eduard Häberlin Johann Ludwig SulzbergerTicino 403Radical Left3*Agostino Demarchi Benigno Soldini Giacomo LuviniTicino 413Radical Left2*Giovanni Battista Pioda Stefano FransciniLiberal Centre1Rocco BonzanigoVaud 424Liberal Centre2*Édouard Dapples Auguste de LoësRadical Left2*Louis Wenger Louis BlanchenayVaud 433Radical Left2*Henri Druey Justin BornandLiberal Centre1Emmanuel-D. BourgeoisVaud 443Liberal Centre1Charles BontemsRadical Left1Vincent KehrwandDemocratic Left1François ThuryValais 451Catholic Right1Alexis AlletValais 461Catholic Right1Antoine de RiedmattenValais 472Radical Left2*Maurice Barman Adrien-Félix PottierNeuchâtel 484Radical Left4*Fritz Courvoisier Frédéric Lambelet Hugues Thomas Auguste RougemontGeneva 493Radical Left3*Philippe Camperio Abraham Louis Tourte Alexandre-Félix AlmérasSource: GrunerGruner Erich Die Wahlen in den Schweizerischen Nationalrat 1848–1919 3 Council of States Radical Left 17 –13 Free Democratic Party of Switzerland Liberal Centre 14 +6 Liberal Party of Switzerland Catholic Right 10 +4 Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland Evangelical Right 2 +2 Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland Democratic Left 0 0 #0B3861 Independents 1 New 0 Federal AssemblyThe Federal Assembly References Category:Federal elections in Switzerland Switzerland Federal Switzerland