1872 Swiss federal election

none thumb|right|The 48 electoral districts Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 27 October 1872. The Radical Left remained the largest group 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 135 members of the National Council were elected in 48 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. For the first time the National Council was directly-elected in its entirety; in previous elections the cantons of Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Glarus, Nidwalden, Obwalden and Uri had their National Council members elected by the Landsgemeinde. However, an electoral law passed in 1872 required secret voting for federal elections and a polling station to be opened in every municipality in order to avoid manipulation in the open Landsgemeinde.Nohlen & Stöver, p1887 The electoral law also changed the calculation of a candidate's majority from including valid and invalid votes to only valid votes.Nohlen & Stöver, pp1886–1887 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 Following the 1869 elections the number of seats was increased from 128 to 137, with the members now elected from 48 constituencies, increased from 47. Bern gained two seats, whilst Fribourg, Neuchâtel, Solothurn, St Gallen and Zürich gained one each. Results National Council Voter turnout was highest in the Canton of Uri at 91.3% (higher than the 75.2% who voted in Schaffhausen, where voting was compulsory) and lowest in Schwyz at 39.8%. 300px Radical Left 35.2 60 +4 Free Democratic Party of Switzerland Liberal Centre 25.6 30 +7 Liberal Party of Switzerland Catholic Right 21.1 27 –4 Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland Democratic Left 12.5 15 0 #0B3861 Evangelical Right 4.1 3 0 Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland Independents 1.5 0 0 392843 +7 632901 BFS By constituency ConstituencySeatsPartySeatswonElected membersZürich 15Liberal Centre5*Alfred Escher Johann Jakob Widmer Melchior Römer Heinrich Studer Wilhelm HertensteinZürich 23Democratic Left2*Johann Jakob Keller Walter HauserLiberal Centre1Johann Heinrich FierzZürich 33Democratic Left3*Gottlieb Ziegler Hans Rudolf Zangger Salomon BleulerZürich 43Democratic Left3*Johann Jakob Scherer Jakob Fehr Friedrich ScheuchzerBern 55Radical Left5*Carl Samuel Zyro Paul Cérésole Jakob Scherz Friedrich Seiler Wilhelm TeuscherBern 64Evangelical Right2*Otto von Büren August von GonzenbachRadical Left2*Rudolf Brunner Friedrich von WerdtBern 74Radical Left4*Karl Schenk Karl Karrer Gottlieb Riem Gottfried JoostBern 84Radical Left4*Johann Bützberger Albert Friedrich Born Alexander Bucher Walther MunzingerBern 93Radical Left3*Eduard Marti Jakob Stämpfli Friedrich EggliBern 105Radical Left5*Pierre Jolissaint Niklaus Kaiser Paul Migy Auguste-Adolphe Klaye Hippolyte PauletLucerne 112Liberal Centre2*Josef Martin Knüsel Joseph ZinggLucerne 121Catholic Right1Josef ZempLucerne 132Catholic Right2*Vinzenz Fischer Jost PeyerLucerne 142Catholic Right2*Franz Xaver Beck Philipp Anton von SegesserUri 151Catholic Right1Josef ArnoldSchwyz 162Catholic Right2*Fridolin Holdener Johann Michael StählinObwalden 171Catholic Right1Alois ReinertNidwalden 181Catholic Right1Walter ZelgerGlarus 192Liberal Centre1Joachim HeerRadical Left1Niklaus TschudiZug 201Catholic Right1Alois SchwerzmannFribourg 213Catholic Right3*Laurent Chaney Louis de Weck Karl VissaulaFribourg 223Catholic Right3*Joseph Jaquet Louis Grand Louis de WuilleretSolothurn 234Radical Left4*Benedikt von Arx Josef Bläsi Simon Kaiser Albert BrosiBasel-Stadt 242Radical Left1Wilhelm KleinLiberal Centre1Johann Jakob StehlinBasel-Landschaft 253Radical Left2*Emanuel Löw Jakob Bernhard GrafDemocratic Left1Emil FreySchaffhausen 262Liberal Centre1Friedrich Peyer im HofDemocratic Left1Wilhelm JoosAppenzell Ausserrhoden 272Liberal Centre1Adolf Friedrich ZürcherRadical Left1Johannes HohlAppenzell Innerhoden 281Catholic Right1Alois BrogerSt. Gallen 294Liberal Centre2*Arnold Otto Aepli Daniel Wirth-SandDemocratic Left2*Johann Ulrich Hafner Gustav Adolf SaxerSt. Gallen 303Radical Left2*Johannes Geel Johann Baptist GaudyLiberal Centre1Rudolf HiltySt. Gallen 313Liberal Centre1Georg Friedrich AndereggCatholic Right1Johann Fridolin MüllerRadical Left1Johann M. HungerbühlerGrisons 322Liberal Centre1Simeon BavierEvangelical Right1Hermann Jakob von SprecherGrisons 332Liberal Centre1Johann Anton Casparis Sr.Catholic Right1Johann R. von ToggenburgGrisons 341Radical Left1Johann Albert RomediAargau 353Liberal Centre2*Carl Feer-Herzog Emil WeltiRadical Left1Arnold KünzliAargau 364Radical Left3*Peter Suter Theodor Haller Plazid WeissenbachLiberal Centre1Hans WeberAargau 373Catholic Right2*Arnold Münch Karl von SchmidLiberal Centre1K. F. S. FahrländerThurgau 385Democratic Left4*Adolf Deucher Fridolin Anderwert Jakob Albert Scherb Severin StoffelLiberal Centre1Johann MessmerTicino 393Radical Left2*Carlo Battaglini Costantino BernasconiCatholic Right1Massimiliano MagattiTicino 403Catholic Right2*Michele Pedrazzini Carlo VonmentlenRadical Left1Giovanni JauchVaud 414Liberal Centre2*Charles Cossy Jakob DubsRadical Left2*Louis Ruchonnet Jules EytelVaud 424Liberal Centre2*Jean-Louis Demiéville Pierre-Isaac JolyRadical Left2*Georges-Louis Contesse Paul WulliémozVaud 433Radical Left3*Louis-Henri Delarageaz Henri Reymond Charles BaudValais 442Catholic Right2*Hans Anton von Roten Ignaz ZenruffinenValais 451Catholic Right1Maurice EvéquozValais 462Catholic Right1Louis GrossRadical Left1Louis BarmanNeuchâtel 475Radical Left5*Jules Philippin Zélim Perret Édouard Desor Fritz Berthoud Louis Constant LambeletGeneva 484Radical Left4*Antoine Carteret Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel Gustave-Jules Pictet Moïse VautierSource: GrunerGruner Erich Die Wahlen in den Schweizerischen Nationalrat 1848–1919 3 Election re-runs ConstituencySeatsDate of re-runPartySeatswonElected membersTicino 4036 April 1873Catholic Right2*Michele Pedrazzini Carlo VonmentlenRadical Left1Giovanni JauchTicino 393*19 October 1873 (first round) 2 November 1873 (second round)Radical Left2*Carlo Battaglini Emilio CensiCatholic Right1Massimiliano MagattiTicino 403*19 October 1873 (first round) 2 November 1873 (second round)Catholic Right3*Michele Pedrazzini Carlo Vonmentlen Agostino GattiSource: Gruner Council of States Catholic Right 15 +1 Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland Liberal Centre 10 –2 Liberal Party of Switzerland Radical Left 11 0 Free Democratic Party of Switzerland Democratic Left 3 –1 #0B3861 Evangelical Right 0 0 Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland Independents 4 +1 Vacant 1 +1 0 The Federal Assembly References Category:Federal elections in Switzerland Switzerland Federal