1914 Swiss federal election

none thumb|right|The 49 electoral districts Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 25 October 1914. The Free Democratic Party retained its majority in the National Council. Electoral system The 189 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 Aargau at 85.9% (higher than the 78.7% in Schaffhausen where voting was compulsory) and lowest in Zug at 21.2%. 300px Free Democratic Party 191054 112 –3 Conservative People's Party 71668 37 –1 Social Democratic Party 34204 19 +3 Liberal Democratic Party 25142 15 +2 Democratic Group 9069 4 –2 Agrarian Movement 9133 3 1 New Democratic-Economic Association 1 New #4287f5 Others 0 0 55161 0 851377 Mackie & RoseThomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan By constituency ConstituencySeatsPartySeatswonElected membersZürich 17Free Democratic Party7*Robert Billeter Alfred Frey Emil Zürcher Walter Bissegger Robert Schmid Jakob Lutz Friedrich FritschiZürich 25Social Democratic Party5*Herman Greulich Robert Seidel Paul Pflüger Robert Grimm Johannes SiggZürich 35Free Democratic Party4*Heinrich Hess Karl August Koller Theodor Odinga Emil RellstabLiberal Party1Johann Rudolf AmslerZürich 45Free Democratic Party3*Hans Sträuli Friedrich Ottiker Julius GuyerSocial Democratic Party2*Friedrich Studer Hans SchenkelZürich 53Free Democratic Party3*Johann Konrad Hörni Jakob Walder David RinggerBern 66Free Democratic Party6*Robert Stucki Arnold Gottlieb Bühler Johann Jakob Rebmann Emil Lohner Hermann Schüpbach Johann Friedrich MichelBern 77Free Democratic Party4*Johann Hirter Johann Jenny Michael Bühler Jakob ScheideggerLiberal Party2*Fritz Burren Gustav KönigSocial Democratic Party1Gustav MüllerBern 84Free Democratic Party4*Friedrich Minder Fritz Bühlmann Johann Jakob Schär Fritz ZumsteinBern 94Free Democratic Party3*Arnold Gugelmann Friedrich Buri Michael HoferSocial Democratic Party1August RikliBern 105Free Democratic Party4*Alfred Moll Jakob Freiburghaus Karl Scheurer Eduard WillSocial Democratic Party1Johann NäherBern 113Free Democratic Party2*Albert Locher Robert SavoyeSocial Democratic Party1Émile RyserBern 123Conservative People's Party2*Joseph Choquard Ernest DaucourtFree Democratic Party1Henri SimoninLucerne 133Free Democratic Party3*Peter Knüsel Hermann Heller Otto SidlerLucerne 142Conservative People's Party3*Josef Anton Balmer Anton ErniLucerne 153Conservative People's Party3*Franz Moser-Schär Heinrich Walther Dominik FellmannUri 161Free Democratic Party1Martin GammaSchwyz 173Conservative People's Party2*Josef Anton Ferdinand Büeler Anton von HettlingenFree Democratic Party1Martin SteineggerObwalden 181Conservative People's Party1Peter Anton MingNidwalden 191Conservative People's Party1Karl NiederbergerGlarus 202Democratic Group1Eduard BlumerFree Democratic Party1Heinrich JennyZug 211Free Democratic Party1Hermann StadlinFribourg 222Free Democratic Party1Hermann LiechtiConservative People's Party1Eugène DescheneauxFribourg 235Conservative People's Party4*Jean-Marie Musy Max de Diesbach Eugène Grand Charles de WuilleretFree Democratic Party1A.-F.-L. CaillerSolothurn 246Free Democratic Party4*Eduard Bally Jakob Zimmermann Max Studer Adrian von Arx Sr.Social Democratic Party1Hans AffolterConservative People's Party1Siegfried HartmannBasel-Stadt 257Social Democratic Party3*Eugen Wullschleger Johannes Frei Bernhard JäggiLiberal Party2*Carl Christoph Burckhardt Isaak Iselin-SarasinFree Democratic Party2*Emil Göttisheim Christian RothenbergerBasel-Landschaft 264Free Democratic Party3*Heinrich Strub Hermann Straumann Albert GriederDemocratic-Economic Association1Gustav Adolf SeilerSchaffhausen 272Free Democratic Party2*Carl Spahn Robert GrieshaberAppenzell Ausserrhoden 283Free Democratic Party2*Arthur Eugster Johannes EisenhutSocial Democratic Party1Howard EugsterAppenzell Innerhoden 291Conservative People's Party1Adolf SteubleSt. Gallen 304Free Democratic Party3*Karl Emil Wild Eduard Scherrer Albert MächlerDemocratic Group1J. A. Scherrer-FüllemannSt. Gallen 314Conservative People's Party2*Carl Zurburg Johann Baptist EisenringFree Democratic Party1Ernst SchmidheinyDemocratic Group1Heinrich Otto WeberSt. Gallen 323Free Democratic Party3*Gallus Schwendener Ernst Wagner Robert ForrerSt. Gallen 332Conservative People's Party2*Johann Baptist Schubiger Emil GrünenfelderSt. Gallen 342Conservative People's Party2*Othmar Staub Thomas Holenstein Sr.Grisons 356Free Democratic Party4*Johann Anton Caflisch Eduard Walser Paul Raschein Sr. Andrea VitalLiberal Party1Alfred von PlantaConservative People's Party1Johann SchmidAargau 363Free Democratic Party3*Johann Rudolf Suter Alwin Weber Otto HunzikerAargau 374Free Democratic Party4*Hans Siegrist Emil Keller Heinrich Eugen Abt Conradin ZschokkeAargau 381Conservative People's Party1Jakob NietlispachAargau 394Conservative People's Party2*Alfred Wyrsch Franz Xaver EggspühlerFree Democratic Party2*Gustav Adolf Ursprung Joseph JägerThurgau 407Free Democratic Party4*Oskar Ullmann Heinrich Häberlin Jakob Müller Jakob ZinggDemocratic Group1Emil HofmannAgrarian Movement1Carl EigenmannConservative People's Party1Alfons von StrengTicino 414Free Democratic Party3*Emilio Bossi Achille Borella Francesco VassalliConservative People's Party1Angelo TarchiniTicino 424Free Democratic Party2*Evaristo Garbani-Nerini Brenno BertoniLiberal Party1Francesco BalliConservative People's Party1Giuseppe CattoriVaud 438Free Democratic Party5*Paul Maillefer Charles-Eugène Fonjallaz Émile Gaudard Alfred Pilliod Félix BonjourLiberal Party3*Alois de Meuron Édouard Secretan Alexandre EmeryVaud 445Free Democratic Party4*Ernest Chuard Louis Reymond Henri Grobet Fritz BossetLiberal Party1Armand PiguetVaud 453Free Democratic Party2*John-Henri Mermoud Alfred JatonLiberal Party1Jean YersinValais 464Conservative People's Party4*Alexander Seiler Joseph Kuntschen Sr. Raymond Evéquoz Charles de PreuxValais 472Conservative People's Party1Jules TissièresFree Democratic Party1Eugène de LavallazNeuchâtel 487Free Democratic Party4*Auguste Leuba Paul-Ernest Mosimann Henri Calame Jules-Albert PiguetSocial Democratic Party2*Charles Naine Ernest-Paul GraberLiberal Party1Eugène BonhôteGeneva 498Liberal Party3*Gustave Ador Albert-Édouard Maunoir Horace MicheliFree Democratic Party3*Henri Fazy Marc-Ernest Peter Jacques-Louis WilleminSocial Democratic Party1Jean SiggConservative People's Party1Firmin OdySource: GrunerGruner Erich Die Wahlen in den Schweizerischen Nationalrat 1848–1919 3 Council of States 300px Free Democratic Party 24 –1 Swiss Conservative People's Party 16 0 Liberal Democratic Party 2 +1 Democratic Group 1 0 Social Democratic Party 1 0 0 By canton ConstituencySeatsPartyElected membersAargau2Free Democratic PartyPeter Emil IslerFree Democratic PartyGottfried KellerAppenzell Ausserrhoden1Free Democratic PartyJohannes BaumannAppenzell Innerrhoden1Conservative People's PartyJohann Baptist Edmund DählerBasel-Landschaft1Free Democratic PartyGustav Johann SchneiderBasel-Stadt1Free Democratic PartyPaul SchererBern2Free Democratic PartyGottfried KunzFree Democratic PartyAdolf von SteigerFribourg2Conservative People's PartyGeorges PythonConservative People's PartyErnest de WeckGeneva2Free Democratic PartyAdrien LachenalLiberal PartyJacques RuttyGlarus2Democratic GroupDavid LeglerFree Democratic PartyPhilippe MercierGrisons2Free Democratic PartyAndreas LaelysConservative People's PartyFriedrich BrüggerLucerne2Conservative People's PartyJosef DürigConservative People's PartyJosef WinigerNeuchâtel2Free Democratic PartyAuguste PettavelLiberal PartyPaul Robert-TissotNidwalden1Conservative People's PartyJakob Konstantin WyrschObwalden1Conservative People's PartyAdalbert WirzSchaffhausen2Free Democratic PartyAlbert AmmannFree Democratic PartyHeinrich BolliSchwyz2Conservative People's PartyMartin OchsnerConservative People's PartyJosef Maria SchulerSolothurn2Free Democratic PartyCasimir von ArxFree Democratic PartyOskar MunzingerSt. Gallen2Free Democratic PartyJohannes GeelSocial Democratic PartyHeinrich ScherrerTicino2Free Democratic PartyStefano GabuzziFree Democratic PartyAdolfo SoldiniThurgau2Free Democratic PartyJohann Georg LeumannFree Democratic PartyAlbert BöhiUri2Conservative People's PartyFlorian LusserConservative People's PartyFranz MuheimVaud2Free Democratic PartyAdrien ThélinFree Democratic PartyHenri SimonValais2Conservative People's PartyJoseph RibordyConservative People's PartyHeinrich von RotenZug2Conservative People's PartyJosef AndermattConservative People's PartyJosef HildebrandZürich2Free Democratic PartyOskar WettsteinFree Democratic PartyPaul Usteri References Category:Federal elections in Switzerland Switzerland Federal