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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 25 October 1925. The Free Democratic Party remained the largest party in the National Council, winning 60 of the 198 seats.

Results

National Council

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Free Democratic Party206,48527.77600
Social Democratic Party192,20825.8549+6
Conservative People's Party155,46720.9142–2
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents113,51215.2630–4
Liberal Democratic Party22,2172.997–3
Democratic Group16,3622.205+2
Communist Party14,8372.003+1
Evangelical People's Party6,8880.9310
Liberal Socialist Party1,6020.2200
Grütli Union4270.0600
Union for Economic Defence13,6741.841New
Other parties0
Total743,679100.001980
Valid votes743,67997.26
Invalid/blank votes20,9152.74
Total votes764,594100.00
Registered voters/turnout995,55176.80
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By constituencies

Constituency Seats Party Seats
won
Aargau 12 Social Democratic Party 4
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 3
Conservative People's Party 3
Free Democratic Party 2
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 3 Free Democratic Party 2
Social Democratic Party 1
Appenzell Innerrhoden 1 Conservative People's Party 1
Basel-Landschaft 4 Free Democratic Party 2
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 1
Social Democratic Party 1
Basel-Stadt 7 Social Democratic Party 2
Communist Party 1
Conservative People's Party 1
Free Democratic Party 1
Liberal Democratic Party 1
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 1
Bern 34 Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 14
Social Democratic Party 12
Free Democratic Party 6
Conservative People's Party 2
Fribourg 7 Conservative People's Party 5
Free Democratic Party 2
Geneva 8 Social Democratic Party 3
Liberal Democratic Party 2
Free Democratic Party 2
Conservative People's Party 1
Union for Economic Defence 1
Glarus 2 Democratic Group 1
Free Democratic Party 1
Grisons 6 Conservative People's Party 3
Free Democratic Party 2
Democratic Group 1
Lucerne 9 Conservative People's Party 5
Free Democratic Party 3
Social Democratic Party 1
Neuchâtel 7 Social Democratic Party 3
Free Democratic Party 2
Liberal Democratic Party 1
National Progressive Party 1
Nidwalden 1 Conservative People's Party 1
Obwalden 1 Conservative People's Party 1
Schaffhausen 3 Communist Party 1
Free Democratic Party 1
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 1
Schwyz 3 Conservative People's Party 1
Free Democratic Party 1
Social Democratic Party 1
Solothurn 7 Free Democratic Party 3
Conservative People's Party 2
Social Democratic Party 2
St. Gallen 15 Conservative People's Party 6
Free Democratic Party 5
Social Democratic Party 3
Democratic Group 1
Ticino 8 Free Democratic Party 4
Conservative People's Party 3
Social Democratic Party 1
Thurgau 7 Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 3
Conservative People's Party 1
Democratic Group 1
Free Democratic Party 1
Social Democratic Party 1
Uri 1 Free Democratic Party 1
Vaud 16 Free Democratic Party 8
Liberal Democratic Party 3
Social Democratic Party 4
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 1
Valais 6 Conservative People's Party 4
Free Democratic Party 2
Zug 2 Conservative People's Party 1
Free Democratic Party 1
Zürich 27 Social Democratic Party 10
Free Democratic Party 8
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents 6
Communist Party 1
Conservative People's Party 1
Evangelical People's Party 1
Source: Bundesamt für Statistik

Council of States

In several cantons the members of the Council of States were chosen by the cantonal parliaments.

PartySeats+/–
Free Democratic Party21–2
Swiss Conservative People's Party18+1
Social Democratic Party2+1
Democratic Group10
Liberal Democratic Party10
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents10
Other parties00
Total440
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By canton

Constituency Seats Party Elected members
Aargau 2 Free Democratic Party Gottfried Keller
Free Democratic Party Peter Emil Isler
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 1 Free Democratic Party Johannes Baumann
Appenzell Innerrhoden 1 Conservative People's Party Carl Rusch
Basel-Landschaft 1 Free Democratic Party Gustav Johann Schneider
Basel-Stadt 1 Social Democratic Party Eugen Wullschleger
Bern 2 Free Democratic Party Paul Charmillot
Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents Carl Moser
Fribourg 2 Conservative People's Party Emile Savoy
Conservative People's Party Bernard Weck
Geneva 2 Social Democratic Party Charles Burklin
Free Democratic Party Alexandre Moriaud
Glarus 2 Democratic Group Edwin Hauser
Free Democratic Party Philippe Mercier
Grisons 2 Conservative People's Party Friedrich Brügger
Free Democratic Party Andreas Laely
Lucerne 2 Conservative People's Party Jakob Sigrist
Conservative People's Party Josef Winiger
Neuchâtel 2 Free Democratic Party Ernest Béguin
Liberal Party Pierre de Meuron
Nidwalden 1 Conservative People's Party Anton Zumbühl
Obwalden 1 Conservative People's Party Adalbert Wirz
Schaffhausen 2 Free Democratic Party Albert Ammann
Free Democratic Party Heinrich Bolli
Schwyz 2 Conservative People's Party Martin Ochsner
Conservative People's Party Josef Räber
Solothurn 2 Free Democratic Party Hugo Dietschi
Free Democratic Party Robert Schöpfer
St. Gallen 2 Free Democratic Party Johannes Geel
Conservative People's Party Anton August Messmer
Ticino 2 Free Democratic Party Brenno Bertoni
Conservative People's Party Antonio Luigi Riva
Thurgau 2 Free Democratic Party Albert Böhi
Free Democratic Party Rudolf Huber
Uri 2 Conservative People's Party Franz Muheim
Conservative People's Party Josef Wipfli
Vaud 2 Free Democratic Party Émile Dind
Free Democratic Party Henri Simon
Valais 2 Conservative People's Party Joseph Ribordy
Conservative People's Party Raymund Loretan
Zug 2 Conservative People's Party Josef Andermatt
Conservative People's Party Josef Hildebrand
Zürich 2 Free Democratic Party Gustav Keller
Free Democratic Party Oskar Wettstein

References

  1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1894 ISBN 9783832956097
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1953
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1956
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