1848 Swiss federal election

none thumb|right|The 52 electoral districts Federal elections were held in Switzerland between 1 and 27 October 1848. The Radical Left emerged as the largest group, winning 79 of the 111 seats in the National Council.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 111 members of the National Council were elected from 52 single- and multi-member constituencies. 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 58.0 79 Free Democratic Party of Switzerland Liberal Centre 16.9 11 Liberal Party of Switzerland Catholic Right 11.6 10 Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland Evangelical Right 8.6 5 Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland Democratic Left 4.3 6 #0B3861 228877 512691 BFSBFS By constituency ConstituencySeatsPartySeatswonElected membersAargau9Radical Left8*Friedrich Frey-Herosé Adolf Fischer Johann Peter Bruggisser Karl Rudolf Tanner Gottlieb Jäger Johann Ulrich Hanauer Johann Dössekel Karl Ferdinand SchimpfLiberal Centre1Jakob IslerAppenzell Ausserrhoden2Radical Left2*Johann Heinrich Heim Johann Jakob SutterAppenzell Innerrhoden1Catholic Right1Johann Nepomuk HautleBasel-Landschaft2Radical Left1Johann Jakob MattDemocratic Left1Emil Remigius FreyBasel-Stadt1Liberal Centre1Achilles BischoffBern 54Radical Left4*Johann Karlen Albert Lohner Jakob Imobersteg Friedrich SeilerBern 64Evangelical Right2*Friedrich Fueter Johann Anton von TillierRadical Left2*Ulrich Ochsenbein Johann August WeingartBern 73Radical Left2*Alexander Ludwig Funk Karl KarrerLiberal Centre1Johann SchneiderBern 83Radical Left3*Johann Rudolf Schneider Johann Rudolf Vogel Friedrich Sigmund KohlerBern 93Liberal Centre1Karl NeuhausRadical Left1Jakob StämpfliEvangelical Right1Guillaume Henri DufourBern 103Radical Left2*Xavier Stockmar Cyprien RevelLiberal Centre1Xavier PéquignotFribourg 11Radical Left1Jacques-Joseph RemyFribourg 21Radical Left1Nicolas GlassonFribourg 31Radical Left1Christophe Joachim MarroFribourg 41Radical Left1Jean FollyFribourg 51Liberal Centre1François-Xavier BadoudGeneva3Radical Left3*Jean-Jacques Castoldi Joseph Girard Alexandre-Félix AlmérasGlarus1Radical Left1Caspar JennyGrisons 11Evangelical Right1Johann Baptista BavierGrisons 21Radical Left1Alois de LatourGrisons 31Radical Left2Georg MichelGrisons 41Liberal Centre1Andreas Rudolf von PlantaLucerne6Radical Left4*Jakob Robert Steiger Johann Jakob Heller Casimir Pfyffer Anton SchnyderCatholic Right1Philipp Anton von SegesserLiberal Centre1Jakob KoppNeuchâtel3Radical Left3*Frédéric Lambelet Louis-Eugène Favre Jules MattheyNidwalden1Catholic Right1Melchior WyrschObwalden1Catholic Right1Franz WirzSchaffhausen2Radical Left2*Johann Georg Böschenstein Friedrich Peyer im HofSchwyz-North1Catholic Right1Johann A. SteineggerSchwyz-South1Liberal Centre1Franz Karl SchulerSolothurn3Radical Left3*Johann Jakob Trog Niklaus Pfluger Benjamin BrunnerSt. Gallen 12Radical Left2*Joseph Marzell Hoffmann Franz Eduard ErpfSt. Gallen 22Radical Left2*Josef Leonhard Bernold Johann Baptist WederSt. Gallen 32Radical Left1Dominik GmürLiberal Centre1Johann Jakob StegerSt. Gallen 42Radical Left1Johann M. HungerbühlerLiberal Centre1Johann Georg AndereggThurgau 11Radical Left1Johann Georg KreisThurgau 21Radical Left1Johann Konrad KernThurgau 31Democratic Left1Philipp Gottlieb LabhardtThurgau 41Democratic Left1Johann Georg RauchTicino6Radical Left6*Stefano Franscini Giacomo Luvini Giovanni Battista Pioda Benigno Soldini Giovanni Jauch Carlo BattagliniUri1Catholic Right1Florian LusserValais 11Catholic Right1Joseph Anton ClemenzValais 21Catholic Right1Antoine de RiedmattenValais 31Radical Left1Maurice BarmanValais 41Radical Left1Adrien-Félix PottierVaud 13Radical Left2*Louis Blanchenay François VeillonDemocratic Left1Jules EytelVaud 23Radical Left3*Benjamin Pittet Charles Vittel Rodolphe SoutterVaud 33Radical Left2*Louis Blanchenay François VeillonDemocratic Left1Abram-Daniel MeystreZug1Catholic Right1Silvan SchwerzmannZürich 13Radical Left3*Georg Joseph Sidler Alfred Escher Johann Jakob WielandZürich 23Radical Left3*Johannes Wild Hans Heinrich Hürlimann Rudolf BollierZürich 33Radical Left2*Johann Jakob Müller Heinrich RüeggDemocratic Left1Heinrich HombergerZürich 43Radical Left2*Felix Wiedmann Rudolf BenzEvangelical Right1Paul Carl Eduard ZieglerSource: GrunerGruner Erich Die Wahlen in den Schweizerischen Nationalrat 1848–1919 3 Council of States Radical Left 30 Free Democratic Party of Switzerland Liberal Centre 8 Liberal Party of Switzerland Catholic Right 6 Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland Democratic Left 0 #0B3861 Evangelical Right 0 Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland Federal AssemblyFederal Assembly References Category:Federal elections in Switzerland Switzerland Federal