1884 Swiss federal election

none thumb|right|The 49 electoral districts Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 26 October 1884. The Radical Left retained its majority 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 145 members of the National Council were elected in 49 single- and multi-member constituencies 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. 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 Results National Council Voter turnout was highest in Schaffhausen (where voting was compulsory) at 95.9% and lowest in Neuchâtel at 25.1%. 300px Radical Left 42.0 74 –1 Free Democratic Party of Switzerland Catholic Right 25.7 37 +2 Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland Liberal Centre 16.8 18 –4 Liberal Party of Switzerland Democratic Group 8.2 15 +5 Evangelical Right 6.2 1 –2 Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland Socialists 0.2 0 New Social Democratic Party of Switzerland Independents 0.9 0 0 404028 0 640262 BFS (seats) By constituency ConstituencySeatsPartySeatswonElected membersZürich 15Liberal Centre4*Melchior Römer Konrad Cramer Wilhelm Hertenstein Ulrich Meister Jr.Democratic Group1Arnold SyfrigZürich 24Liberal Centre3*Heinrich Landis Johann Heinrich Bühler Jakob BrennwaldDemocratic Group1Johann Jakob KellerZürich 34Democratic Group4*Rudolf Geilinger Johannes Stössel Friedrich Salomon Vögelin Ludwig ForrerZürich 43Democratic Group3*Friedrich Scheuchzer Johannes Moser Johann Jakob SulzerBern 55Radical Left5*Matthäus Zurbuchen Johann Jakob Rebmann Johann Zürcher Jakob Scherz Carl Samuel ZyroBern 65Radical Left5*Johann Jakob Hauser Rudolf Brunner Rudolf Rohr Karl Stämpfli Eduard MüllerBern 74Radical Left4*Gottlieb Riem Fritz Bühlmann Karl Schenk Karl KarrerBern 84Radical Left4*Johann Bützberger Johann Friedrich Gugelmann Andreas Schmid Rudolf LeuenbergerBern 94Radical Left4*Johannes Schlup Eduard Marti Rudolf Niggeler Charles KuhnBern 105Radical Left5*Joseph Stockmar Henri Cuenat Ernest Francillon Pierre Jolissaint Auguste-Adolphe KlayeLucerne 112Radical Left2*Josef Vonmatt Friedrich WüestLucerne 121Catholic Right1Josef ZempLucerne 132Catholic Right2*Josef Erni Candid HochstrasserLucerne 142Catholic Right2*Philipp Anton von Segesser Franz Xaver BeckUri 151Catholic Right1Josef ArnoldSchwyz 163Catholic Right3*Nikolaus Benziger Vital Schwander Sr. Fridolin HoldenerObwalden 171Catholic Right1Nicolaus HermannNidwalden 181Catholic Right1Robert DurrerGlarus 192Liberal Centre1Charles MercierDemocratic Group1Kaspar SchindlerZug 201Catholic Right1Theodor KeiserFribourg 212Catholic Right2*Georges Cressier Georges PythonFribourg 222Catholic Right2*Paul Aeby Louis de WuilleretFribourg 232Catholic Right2*Louis Grand Alphonse ThéraulazSolothurn 244Radical Left4*Bernhard Hammer Simon Kaiser Urs Schild Albert BrosiBasel-Stadt 253Radical Left2*Wilhelm Klein Karl Burckhardt-IselinLiberal Centre1Johann Rudolf Geigy-MerianBasel-Landschaft 263Radical Left3*Jakob Bernhard Graf Gédéon Thommen Ambrosius RosenmundSchaffhausen 272Radical Left1Robert GrieshaberDemocratic Group1Wilhelm JoosAppenzell Ausserrhoden 283Liberal Centre1*Johann Jakob Sturzenegger Johann Ulrich EisenhutRadical Left1Johann Conrad SondereggerAppenzell Innerhoden 291Liberal Centre1Karl Justin SondereggerSt. Gallen 304Democratic Group2*Roderich Albert Kunkler Adolf GrubenmannCatholic Right1Johann Gebhard LutzEvangelical Right1Christoph ToblerSt. Gallen 313Catholic Right1Wilhelm GoodRadical Left1Gallus August SuterDemocratic Group1Carl Theodor CurtiSt. Gallen 323Catholic Right3*Johann Fridolin Müller Johann Joseph Keel Laurenz SchönenbergerGrisons 332Liberal Centre1Peter Theophil BühlerRadical Left1Luzius RascheinGrisons 342Catholic Right2*Caspar Decurtins Johann SchmidGrisons 351Radical Left1Andrea BezzolaAargau 363Radical Left3*Arnold Künzli Erwin Kurz Ludwig KarrerAargau 374Radical Left2*Hans Riniker Theodor HallerLiberal Centre2*Johann Rohr Peter Emil IslerAargau 383Liberal Centre2*Emil Welti Emil Albert BaldingerCatholic Right1Arnold MünchThurgau 395Radical Left4*Friedrich Heinrich Häberlin Johann Philipp Heitz Gustav Merkle Adolf DeucherLiberal Centre1Jakob Huldreich BachmannTicino 402Radical Left2*Carlo Battaglini Costantino BernasconiTicino 415Catholic Right5*Martino Pedrazzini Ignazio Polar Giovanni Dazzoni Carlo Vonmentlen Agostino GattiVaud 425Radical Left5*Louis Ruchonnet Louis Mayor Eugène Ruffy Louis Paschoud Louis ChaussonVaud 434Radical Left4*Jacques-François Viquerat Louis Déglon Frédéric Criblet Donat GolazVaud 443Radical Left3*Adrien Thélin Charles Baud Jules ColombValais 452Catholic Right2*Hans Anton von Roten Victor de ChastonayValais 461Catholic Right1Maurice EvéquozValais 472Catholic Right2*Charles de Werra Fidèle JorisNeuchâtel 485Radical Left5*Numa Droz Charles-Émile Tissot Henri Morel Robert Comtesse Arnold GrosjeanGeneva 495Radical Left3*Antoine Carteret Adrien Lachenal Georges FavonLiberal Centre2*Jean-Étienne Dufour Gustave-Jules PictetSource: GrunerGruner Erich Die Wahlen in den Schweizerischen Nationalrat 1848–1919 3 Council of States Catholic Right 18 0 Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland Radical Left 17 0 Free Democratic Party of Switzerland Liberal Centre 4 0 Liberal Party of Switzerland Democratic Group 3 0 Evangelical Right 1 0 Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland Independents 1 0 0 Federal AssemblyThe Federal Assembly References 1884 Switzerland Category:1884 in Switzerland Category:October 1884 in Europe