1854 Swiss federal election

none thumb|right|The 49 electoral districts Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 29 October 1854. 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. Results National Council 300px Radical Left 59.5 80 +2 Free Democratic Party of Switzerland Liberal Centre 15.8 16 0 Liberal Party of Switzerland Catholic Right 14.3 14 –2 Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland Evangelical Right 7.4 6 –1 Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland Democratic Left 1.6 2 –1 #0B3861 Dissidents 1.4 2 New #DDDDDD 236760 0 517641 BFS, GrunerErich Gruner (1978) Die Wahlen in den Schweizerischen Nationalrat 1848–1919, A. Francke By constituency ConstituencySeatsPartySeatswonElected membersZürich 14Radical Left3*Alfred Escher Georg Joseph Sidler Heinrich HüniDemocratic Left1Johann Jakob TreichlerZürich 23Radical Left3*Jonas Furrer Karl Adolf Huber Hermann StadtmannZürich 33Radical Left3*Rudolf Wäffler Hans Heinrich Zangger Heinrich RüeggZürich 43Radical Left2*Rudolf Benz Johann Jakob RyffelEvangelical Right1Paul Carl Eduard ZieglerBern 54Radical Left4*Jakob Karlen Albrecht Weyermann Samuel Friedrich Moser Jakob ImoberstegBern 64Evangelical Right3*Friedrich Fueter Eduard Blösch August von GonzenbachLiberal Centre1Christoph Albert KurzBern 74Radical Left3*Johann Ulrich Gfeller Karl Karrer Johannes BachEvangelical Right1Gottlieb Rudolf BühlmannBern 84Radical Left4*Johann Bützberger Johann Rudolf Vogel Johannes Hubler Jakob SteinerBern 93Radical Left3*Jakob Stämpfli Johann Rudolf Schneider Johann August WeingartBern 104Radical Left4*Paul Migy Édouard Carlin Cyprien Revel Xavier StockmarLucerne 112Radical Left1Josef BucherLiberal Centre1Josef Martin KnüselLucerne 122Catholic Right2*Philipp Anton von Segesser Alois KoppLucerne 133Radical Left3*Casimir Pfyffer Josef Sigmund Bühler Anton SchnyderUri 141Catholic Right1Florian LusserSchwyz 152Catholic Right1Karl StygerRadical Left1Jakob Meinrad HegnerObwalden 161Catholic Right1Franz WirzNidwalden 171Catholic Right1Melchior WyrschGlarus 182Radical Left2*Caspar Jenny Johannes TrümpyZug 191Catholic Right1Konrad BossardFribourg 203Liberal Centre2*J. F. L. Engelhard François-Xavier BondallazCatholic Right1Alfred VonderweidFribourg 212Catholic Right2*Louis de Wuilleret Hubert CharlesSolothurn 223Liberal Centre2*Simon Lack Johann Jakob TrogRadical Left1Josef MunzingerBasel-Stadt 231Liberal Centre1Johann Jakob StehlinBasel-Landschaft 242Radical Left2*Johann Bussinger Stephan GutzwillerSchaffhausen 252Radical Left1Johann Georg FuogLiberal Centre1Stefano FransciniAppenzell Ausserrhoden 262Independent1Jakob KellenbergerRadical Left1Titus ToblerAppenzell Innerhoden 271Catholic Right1Johann Nepomuk HautleSt. Gallen 282Radical Left2*Joseph Marzell Hoffmann Wilhelm Matthias NaeffSt. Gallen 292Radical Left2*Josef Leonhard Bernold Christian RohrerSt. Gallen 302Radical Left2*Abraham Raschle Benedikt SchubigerSt. Gallen 312Radical Left1Johann Matthias HungerbühlerLiberal Centre1Johann Georg AndereggGrisons 321Evangelical Right1Johann Baptista BavierGrisons 331Liberal Centre1Andreas Rudolf von PlantaGrisons 341Radical Left1Georg MichelGrisons 351Radical Left1Alois de LatourAargau 363Radical Left2*Friedrich Frey-Herosé Samuel Friedrich SiegfriedLiberal Centre1Samuel FreyAargau 374Radical Left3*Johann Peter Bruggisser Franz Waller Gottlieb JägerLiberal Centre1Friedrich SchmidAargau 383Catholic Right2*Udalrich Schaufelbühl Wilhelm Karl BaldingerRadical Left1Augustin KellerThurgau 394Radical Left4*Eduard Häberlin Johann Ludwig Sulzberger Johann Georg Kreis Johann Baptist von StrengTicino 403Catholic Right3*Leone de Stoppani Giuseppe Filippo Lepori Gaetano LuvisoniTicino 413Catholic Right2*Michele Pedrazzini Ferdinando CattaneoLiberal Centre1Rocco BonzanigoVaud 424Radical Left4*Jules Martin Louis Blanchenay Frédéric Fonjallaz Édouard CherixVaud 433Radical Left2*Charles Estoppey Henri DrueyDemocratic Left1Abram-Daniel MeystreVaud 443Radical Left3*Vincent Kehrwand François Thury Maurice-Benjamin BonardValais 451Catholic Right1Alexis AlletValais 461Catholic Right1Antoine de RiedmattenValais 472Radical Left2*Adrien-Félix Pottier Maurice BarmanNeuchâtel 484Radical Left4*Fritz Courvoisier Alexis-Marie Piaget Charles-Jules Matthey Frédéric Auguste ZuberbühlerGeneva 493Liberal Centre3*Guillaume Henri Dufour Philippe Camperio Jean-Jacques DarierSource: GrunerGruner Erich Die Wahlen in den Schweizerischen Nationalrat 1848–1919 3 Election re-runs ConstituencySeatsDate of re-runPartySeatswonElected membersTicino 40311 March 1855Radical Left3*Giacomo Luvini Cesare Bernasconi Giovanni Battista RamelliTicino 41311 March 1855Radical Left3*Giovanni Jauch Giuseppe Patocchi Giovanni Battista PiodaSource: Gruner Council of States Radical Left 14 –3 Free Democratic Party of Switzerland Liberal Centre 14 0 Liberal Party of Switzerland Catholic Right 10 0 Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland Democratic Left 1 +1 #0B3861 Evangelical Right 1 –1 Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland Independents 2 +1 Vacant 2 +2 0 Federal AssemblyThe Federal Assembly References Category:Federal elections in Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland