1887 Swiss federal election

none thumb|right|The 49 electoral districts Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 30 October 1887. The Radical Left narrowly 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 Voter turnout was highest in Schaffhausen (where voting was compulsory) at 95.5% and lowest in Zug at 18.5%. 300px Radical Left 40.2 73 –1 Free Democratic Party of Switzerland Catholic Right 28.3 35 –2 Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland Liberal Centre 15.9 19 +1 Liberal Party of Switzerland Democratic Group 9.4 14 –1 Evangelical Right 3.4 4 +3 Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland Socialists 1.3 0 0 Social Democratic Party of Switzerland Independents 1.5 0 0 359317 0 649229 BFS (seats) By constituency ConstituencySeatsPartySeatswonElected membersZürich 15Liberal Centre3*Konrad Cramer Ulrich Meister Jr. Wilhelm HertensteinDemocratic Group2*Arnold Syfrig Johann Jakob SchäppiZürich 24Liberal Centre3*Johann Heinrich Bühler Heinrich Landis Johann Jakob AbeggDemocratic Group1Johann Jakob KellerZürich 34Democratic Group4*Rudolf Geilinger Johannes Stössel Ludwig Forrer Friedrich Salomon VögelinZürich 43Democratic Group3*Friedrich Scheuchzer Johannes Moser Johann Jakob SulzerBern 55Radical Left5*Matthäus Zurbuchen Johann Jakob Rebmann Jakob Scherz Johann Zürcher Carl Samuel ZyroBern 65Radical Left5*Johann Jakob Hauser Karl Stämpfli Rudolf Rohr Rudolf Brunner Eduard MüllerBern 74Radical Left4*Fritz Bühlmann Karl Schenk Gottlieb Riem Gottlieb BergerBern 84Bern People's Party3*Johannes Schär Emil Elsässer Ulrich BurkhalterRadical Left1Johann Friedrich GugelmannBern 94Radical Left4*Eduard Bähler Eduard Marti Johannes Zimmermann Rudolf HäniBern 105Radical Left5*Ernest Francillon Henri Cuenat Pierre Jolissaint Joseph Stockmar Auguste-Adolphe KlayeLucerne 112Radical Left2*Josef Vonmatt Friedrich WüestLucerne 121Catholic Right1Josef ZempLucerne 132Catholic Right2*Candid Hochstrasser Josef ErniLucerne 142Catholic Right2*Philipp Anton von Segesser Franz Xaver BeckUri 151Catholic Right1Josef ArnoldSchwyz 163Catholic Right3*Vital Schwander Sr. Fridolin Holdener Nikolaus BenzigerObwalden 171Catholic Right1Nicolaus HermannNidwalden 181Catholic Right1Robert DurrerGlarus 192Democratic Group1Kaspar SchindlerLiberal Centre1Rudolf GallatiZug 201Catholic Right1Alois MüllerFribourg 212Catholic Right1Georges PythonLiberal CentreGeorges CressierFribourg 222Catholic Right2*Paul Aeby Louis de WuilleretFribourg 232Catholic Right2*Louis Grand Alphonse ThéraulazSolothurn 244Radical Left3*Joseph Gisi Wilhelm Vigier Albert BrosiLiberal Centre1Bernard HammerBasel-Stadt 253Radical Left3*Karl Burckhardt-Iselin Eduard Eckenstein Ernst BrennerBasel-Landschaft 263Radical Left3*Ambrosius Rosenmund Johann Jakob Stutz Gédéon ThommenSchaffhausen 272Democratic Group1Wilhelm JoosRadical Left1Robert GrieshaberAppenzell 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 374Liberal Centre3*Max Alphonse Erismann Johann Rohr Peter Emil IslerRadical Left1Hans RinikerAargau 383Catholic Right2*Emil Albert Baldinger Arnold MünchLiberal Centre1Emil WeltiThurgau 395Radical Left4*Friedrich Heinrich Häberlin Johann Philipp Heitz Gustav Merkle Johann Jakob SchümperlinLiberal Centre1Jakob Huldreich BachmannTicino 402Radical Left2*Costantino Bernasconi Leone de StoppaniTicino 415Catholic Right5*Filippo Bonzanigo Martino Pedrazzini Giovanni Dazzoni Ignazio Polar Agostino GattiVaud 425Radical Left5*Louis Ruchonnet Louis Chausson Charles-Eugène Fonjallaz Eugène Ruffy Louis PaschoudVaud 434Radical Left4*Jacques-François Viquerat Louis Déglon Jean Cavat Ami CampicheVaud 443Radical Left3*Adrien Thélin Jules Colomb Charles BaudValais 452Catholic Right2*Hans Anton von Roten Victor de ChastonayValais 461Catholic Right1Joseph FavreValais 472Radical Left1Émile GaillardLiberal Centre1Maurice ChappeletNeuchâtel 485Radical Left5*Numa Droz Robert Comtesse Henri Morel Arnold Grosjean Charles-Émile TissotGeneva 495Radical Left3*Adrien Lachenal Georges Favon Antoine CarteretLiberal Centre2*Ernest Pictet Jean-Étienne DufourSource: GrunerGruner Erich Die Wahlen in den Schweizerischen Nationalrat 1848–1919 3 References 1887 Switzerland Category:1887 in Switzerland Category:October 1887 in Europe