1857 Swiss federal election

none thumb|right|The 49 electoral districts Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 28 October 1857. The Radical Left remained the largest group in the National Council, winning 80 of the 120 seats.http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/fr/index/themen/17/22/lexi.Document.137139.xls 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 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 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. Compulsory voting was introduced in the Canton of Schaffhausen for the elections, with the canton seeing the highest turnout at 86.4% compared to the 46.5% figure nationally. Results National Council 300px Radical Left 60.4 80 0 Free Democratic Party of Switzerland Catholic Right 16.8 20 +6 Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland Liberal Centre 15.9 15 –1 Liberal Party of Switzerland Evangelical Right 4.3 5 –1 Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland Democratic Left 2.0 0 –2 #0B3861 Independents 0.6 0 0 244774 0 526693 BFS By constituency ConstituencySeatsPartySeatswonElected membersZürich 14Radical Left4*Alfred Escher Johann Jakob Treichler Georg Joseph Sidler Heinrich HüniZürich 23Radical Left3*Jonas Furrer Karl Adolf Huber Hermann StadtmannZürich 33Radical Left3*Heinrich Rüegg Hans Heinrich Zangger Rudolf WäfflerZürich 43Radical Left3*Rudolf Benz Ulrich Meister Sr. Johann Jakob BucherBern 54Radical Left4*Jakob Imobersteg Johann Jakob Karlen Gottlieb Schneider Karl EngemannBern 64Evangelical Right4*Eduard Blösch Christoph Albert Kurz August von Gonzenbach Gottlieb Ludwig LauterburgBern 74Radical Left4*Johann Ulrich Gfeller Karl Karrer Samuel Lehmann Rudolf SchmidBern 84Radical Left4*Johann Bützberger Johann Rudolf Vogel Jakob Steiner Johannes HublerBern 93Radical Left3*Jakob Stämpfli Johann Rudolf Schneider Johann August WeingartBern 104Radical Left4*Paul Migy Édouard Carlin Cyprien Revel Xavier StockmarLucerne 112Liberal Centre1Josef Martin KnüselRadical Left1Josef BucherLucerne 122Catholic Right2*Philipp Anton von Segesser Alois KoppLucerne 133Radical Left3*Casimir Pfyffer Josef Sigmund Bühler Anton SchnyderUri 141Catholic Right1Florian LusserSchwyz 152Catholic Right2*Karl Styger Josef Anton Georg BüelerObwalden 161Catholic Right1Franz WirzNidwalden 171Radical Left1Melchior JollerGlarus 182Liberal Centre2*Joachim Heer Peter JennyZug 191Catholic Right1Konrad BossardFribourg 203Catholic Right2*François-Xavier Bondallaz Alfred VonderweidLiberal Centre1J. F. L. EngelhardFribourg 212Catholic Right2*Louis de Wuilleret Hubert CharlesSolothurn 223Radical Left2*Simon Kaiser Benedikt von ArxCatholic Right1Franz BünzliBasel-Stadt 231Liberal Centre1Johann Jakob StehlinBasel-Landschaft 242Radical Left2*Stephan Gutzwiller Daniel BiederSchaffhausen 252Radical Left2*Friedrich Peyer im Hof Johann Georg FuogAppenzell Ausserrhoden 262Radical Left1Johann Konrad OertliLiberal Centre1Adolf Friedrich ZürcherAppenzell Innerhoden 271Catholic Right1Josef Anton FässlerSt. Gallen 282Radical Left2*Wilhelm Matthias Naeff Joseph Marzell HoffmannSt. Gallen 292Radical Left2*Christian Rohrer Josef GuldinSt. Gallen 302Radical Left2*Abraham Raschle Benedikt SchubigerSt. Gallen 312Catholic Right1Johann Joseph MüllerRadical Left1Johann Matthias HungerbühlerGrisons 321Evangelical Right1Johann Andreas SprecherGrisons 331Liberal Centre1Andreas Rudolf von PlantaGrisons 341Radical Left1Georg MichelGrisons 351Radical Left1Caspar de LatourAargau 363Liberal Centre2*Samuel Frey Carl Feer-HerzogRadical Left1Friedrich Frey-HeroséAargau 374Radical Left2*Johann Peter Bruggisser Franz WallerLiberal Centre2*Johann Rudolf Ringier Gottlieb JägerAargau 383Radical Left2*Adolf Hauser Augustin KellerCatholic Right1Wilhelm Karl BaldingerThurgau 394Radical Left3*Johann Ludwig Sulzberger Johann Georg Kreis Johann MessmerLiberal Centre1Johann Baptist von StrengTicino 403Radical Left3*Cesare Bernasconi Giacomo Luvini Giovanni Battista RamelliTicino 413Radical Left3*Giovanni Battista Pioda Giovanni Jauch Giuseppe PatocchiVaud 424Radical Left2*Jules Martin Louis BlanchenayDemocratic Left1Constant FornerodLiberal Centre1Édouard DapplesVaud 433Radical Left2*Charles Estoppey Samuel DéglonLiberal Centre1Jean-Louis DemiévilleVaud 443Radical Left2*Louis-Henri Delarageaz Jean-Louis AncrenazLiberal Centre1Charles BontemsValais 451Catholic Right1Alexis AlletValais 461Catholic Right1Adrien de CourtenValais 472Catholic Right2*Antoine Luder Camille de WerraNeuchâtel 484Radical Left4*Alexis-Marie Piaget Louis Grandpierre Louis Constant Lambelet Gustave IrletGeneva 493Radical Left2*James Fazy Jean-Jacques Challet-VenelLiberal Centre1Philippe CamperioSource: GrunerGruner Erich Die Wahlen in den Schweizerischen Nationalrat 1848–1919 3 Council of States Catholic Right 14 +4 Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland Radical Left 13 –1 Free Democratic Party of Switzerland Liberal Centre 11 –3 Liberal Party of Switzerland Democratic Left 0 –1 #0B3861 Evangelical Right 0 –1 Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland Independents 2 0 Vacant 4 +2 0 Federal AssemblyThe Federal Assembly References Category:Federal elections in Switzerland Switzerland Federal