1860 Swiss federal election

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 28 October 1860. Despite large losses, the Radical Left remained the largest group in the National Council, winning 64 of the 120 seats.[1]

The 49 electoral districts

Electoral system

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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.[2] 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.[2] In six cantons (Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Glarus, Nidwalden, Obwalden and Uri), National Council members were elected by the Landsgemeinde.

Results

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National Council

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Voter turnout was highest in the Canton of Schaffhausen (where voting was compulsory) at 86.4% and lowest in the Canton of Zürich at 8.9%.

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PartyFirst roundSecond roundThird roundTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Radical Left360,25951.465341,93950.34512,49850.29260
Liberal Centre161,70923.103325,14130.1749,08736.56138
Catholic Right110,82815.83165,9757.17016
Evangelical Right36,4485.2129,88411.8613,26713.1503
Democratic Left21,6193.0913800.4601
Radical Left dissidents9,2131.3222
Total700,076100.0010783,319100.001024,852100.003120
Total votes265,73076,09726,616
Registered voters/turnout541,67049.06
Source: BFS

By constituency

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Constituency Seats Party Seats
won
Elected members
Zürich 1 4 Liberal Centre 3
Evangelical Right 1 Paul Carl Eduard Ziegler
Zürich 2 3 Liberal Centre 3
  • Jonas Furrer
  • Hermann Stadtmann
  • Karl Adolf Huber
Zürich 3 3 Liberal Centre 3
  • Hans Heinrich Zangger
  • Rudolf Wäffler
  • Heinrich Rüegg
Zürich 4 3 Liberal Centre 3
  • Rudolf Benz
  • Ulrich Meister Sr.
  • Johann Jakob Bucher
Bern 5 4 Radical Left 4
  • Karl Engemann
  • Johann Jakob Karlen
  • Jakob Karlen
  • Jakob Scherz
Bern 6 4 Evangelical Right 2
  • Christoph Albert Kurz
  • Eduard Blösch
Radical Left 2
  • Jakob Stämpfli
  • Niklaus Niggeler
Bern 7 4 Radical Left 4
  • Karl Karrer
  • Johann Ulrich Gfeller
  • Samuel Lehmann
  • Rudolf Schmid
Bern 8 4 Radical Left 4
  • Johann Rudolf Vogel
  • Jakob Steiner
  • Johann Bützberger
  • Johann Weber
Bern 9 3 Radical Left 3
  • Johann Rudolf Schneider
  • Christian Sahli
  • Jean Sessler
Bern 10 4 Radical Left 4
  • Paul Migy
  • Édouard Carlin
  • Xavier Stockmar
  • Cyprien Revel
Lucerne 11 2 Liberal Centre 1 Josef Martin Knüsel
Radical Left 1 Josef Bucher
Lucerne 12 2 Catholic Right 2
  • Philipp Anton von Segesser
  • Vinzenz Fischer
Lucerne 13 3 Radical Left 3
  • Casimir Pfyffer
  • Josef Sigmund Bühler
  • Franz Widmer
Uri 14 1 Catholic Right 1 Alexander Muheim
Schwyz 15 2 Catholic Right 2
  • Karl Styger
  • Josef Anton Georg Büeler
Obwalden 16 1 Catholic Right 1 Franz Wirz
Nidwalden 17 1 Radical Left 1 Alois Wyrsch
Glarus 18 2 Liberal Centre 2
  • Joachim Heer
  • Peter Jenny
Zug 19 1 Liberal Centre 1 Wolfgang Henggeler
Fribourg 20 3 Catholic Right 2
  • François-Xavier Bondallaz
  • Alfred Vonderweid
Liberal Centre 1 Johann Anton Engelhard
Fribourg 21 2 Catholic Right 2
  • Louis de Wuilleret
  • Hubert Charles
Solothurn 22 3 Radical Left 2
  • Simon Kaiser
  • Benedikt von Arx
Catholic Right 1 Franz Bünzli
Basel-Stadt 23 1 Liberal Centre 1 Johann Jakob Stehlin
Basel-Landschaft 24 2 Radical Left 2
  • Daniel Bieder
  • Stephan Gutzwiller
Schaffhausen 25 2 Radical Left 1 Friedrich Peyer im Hof
Liberal Centre 1 Johann Heinrich Ammann
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 26 2 Liberal Centre 2
  • Johannes Roth
  • Adolf Friedrich Zürcher
Appenzell Innerhoden 27 1 Catholic Right 1 Johann Baptist Dähler
St. Gallen 28 2 Liberal Centre 2
  • Wilhelm Matthias Naeff
  • Joseph Marzell Hoffmann
St. Gallen 29 2 Liberal Centre 2
  • Josef Leonhard Bernold
  • Paravizin Hilty
St. Gallen 30 2 Radical Left 1 Johann Rudolf Raschle
Democratic Left 1 Basil Ferdinand Curti
St. Gallen 31 2 Radical Left 2
  • Johann Matthias Hungerbühler
  • Carl Georg Jakob Sailer
Grisons 32 1 Radical Left 1 Johann Bartholome Caflisch
Grisons 33 1 Liberal Centre 1 Andreas Rudolf von Planta
Grisons 34 1 Radical Left 1 Johann Gaudenz von Salis
Grisons 35 1 Radical Left 1 Caspar de Latour
Aargau 36 3 Liberal Centre 3
  • Friedrich Frey-Herosé
  • Carl Feer-Herzog
  • Samuel Frey
Aargau 37 4 Liberal Centre 2
  • Johann Rudolf Ringier
  • Gottlieb Jäger
Radical Left 2
  • Johann Peter Bruggisser
  • Franz Waller
Aargau 38 3 Radical Left 2
  • Augustin Keller
  • Friedrich Joseph Bürli
Catholic Right 1 Wilhelm Karl Baldinger
Thurgau 39 4 Radical Left 3
  • Johann Ludwig Sulzberger
  • Johann Georg Kreis
  • Johann Baptist von Streng
Liberal Centre 1 Johann Messmer
Ticino 40 3 Radical Left 3
  • Giacomo Luvini
  • Carlo Soldini
  • Giovanni Battista Ramelli
Ticino 41 3 Radical Left 2
  • Giovanni Jauch
  • Giovanni Battista Pioda
Catholic Right 1 Michele Pedrazzini
Vaud 42 4 Radical Left 2
  • Constant Fornerod
  • François Corboz
Liberal Centre 2
  • Édouard Dapples
  • Henri Jan
Vaud 43 3 Radical Left 2
  • Charles Estoppey
  • Samuel Déglon
Liberal Centre 1 Jean-Louis Demiéville
Vaud 44 3 Radical Left 2
  • Louis-Henri Delarageaz
  • Jean-Louis Ancrenaz
Liberal Centre 1 Charles Bontems
Valais 45 1 Catholic Right 1 Alexis Allet
Valais 46 1 Catholic Right 1 Adrien de Courten
Valais 47 2 Radical Left 2
  • Louis Barman
  • Joseph Torrent
Neuchâtel 48 4 Radical Left 2
  • Alexis-Marie Piaget
  • Jules Philippin
Dissident Radical Left 2
  • Ami Girard
  • Louis Grandpierre
Geneva 49 3 Radical Left 2
  • James Fazy
  • Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel
Liberal Centre 1 Philippe Camperio
Source: Gruner[3]

Council of States

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PartySeats+/–
Catholic Right13–1
Liberal Centre13+2
Radical Left130
Evangelical Right1+1
Democratic Left00
Independents4+2
Total440
Source: The Federal Assembly

References

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  1. ^ Elections to the National Council 1848–1917: Distribution of seats by party or political orientation Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine BFS
  2. ^ a b Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1886 ISBN 9783832956097
  3. ^ Gruner, Erich. Die Wahlen in den Schweizerischen Nationalrat 1848–1919. Vol. 3.