1935 Swiss federal election

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 27 October 1935.^[1] The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 50 of the 187 seats.^[2]

Results

National Council

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Social Democratic Party	255,843	28.01	50	+1
	Free Democratic Party	216,664	23.72	48	–4
	Conservative People's Party	185,052	20.26	42	–2
	Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	100,300	10.98	21	–9
	Alliance of Independents	37,861	4.14	7	New
	Liberal Democratic Party	30,476	3.34	6	0
	Young Farmers	28,161	3.08	4	New
	National Front	13,740	1.50	1	New
	Communist Party	12,569	1.38	2	0
	Liberal Socialist Party	11,078	1.21	0	New
	Social-Political Group	10,665	1.17	3	+1
	Evangelical People's Party	6,780	0.74	1	0
	National Union	4,334	0.47	1	New
	General People's List			1	New
	Other parties			0	–
Total		913,523	100.00	187	0
Valid votes		913,523	97.62
Invalid/blank votes		22,233	2.38
Total votes		935,756	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,194,910	78.31
Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] Nohlen & Stöver

By constituency

Constituency	Seats	Electorate	Turnout	Party		Votes	Seats won
Aargau	12	72,982	65,837		Social Democratic Party	271,446	4
					Conservative People's Party	166,454	3
					Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	121,180	2
					Free Democratic Party	132,635	2
					Young Farmers	36,481	1
					Evangelical People's Party	28,117	0
Appenzell Ausserrhoden	2	13,702	10,849		Social Democratic Party	10,634	1
					Free Democratic Party	4,975	1
					Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	4,184	0
Appenzell Innerrhoden	1	3,404	2,391		Conservative People's Party	1,244	1
Basel-Landschaft	4	27,020	17,822		Social Democratic Party	22,344	2
					Free Democratic Party	18,749	2
					Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	6,949	0
					Liberal Socialist Party	7,919	0
					Conservative People's Party	7,618	0
					Young Farmers	3,336	0
					Communist Party	3,003	0
					Action Committee for Interest Reduction	388	0
Basel-Stadt	7	49,161	35,357		Social Democratic Party	90,404	3
					Liberal Democratic Party	38,630	1
					Free Democratic Party	33,747	1
					Communist Party	28,530	1
					Conservative People's Party	26,362	1
					Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	19,874	0
					Liberal Socialist Party	7,367	0
Bern	31	211,533	158,138		Social Democratic Party	1,642,382	11
					Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	1,451,157	11
					Free Democratic Party	659,820	4
					Young Farmers	490,181	3
					Conservative People's Party	257,971	1
					Ring of Independents	141,883	1
					Liberal Socialist Party	121,249	0
					National Front	75,276	0
Fribourg	7	40,416	31,752		Conservative People's Party	146,587	5
					Free Democratic Party	54,497	0
					Social Democratic Party	18,893	2
Geneva	8	48,044	32,026		Social Democratic Party	106,117	3
					Free Democratic Party	49,227	2
					Liberal Democratic Party	41,777	1
					Conservative People's Party	29,693	1
					National Union	21,655	1
					Communist Party	5,242	0
					New National Political Order	478	0
Glarus	2	10,147	8,223		Free Democratic Party	4,404	1
					Social Democratic Party	4,372	0
					Social-Political Group	4,006	1
					Conservative People's Party	3,375	0
Grisons	6	34,326	27,093		Conservative People's Party	55,718	3
					Social-Political Group	44,696	2
					Free Democratic Party	35,919	1
					Social Democratic Party	21,844	0
Lucerne	9	57,540	48,544		Conservative People's Party	220,461	5
					Free Democratic Party	148,850	3
					Social Democratic Party	59,349	1
Neuchâtel	6	36,216	25,453		Social Democratic Party	69,047	3
					Free Democratic Party	36,773	2
					Liberal Democratic Party	35,374	1
					National Progressive Party	7,277	0
Nidwalden	1	4,284	2,960		Conservative People's Party	1,585	1
Obwalden	1	5,327	2,678		Conservative People's Party	1,543	1
Schaffhausen	2	14,351	13,055		Social Democratic Party	10,514	1
					Free Democratic Party	6,178	1
					Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	5,395	0
					National Front	3,087
Schwyz	3	17,912	13,404		Conservative People's Party	20,678	2
					Free Democratic Party	11,082	1
					Social Democratic Party	7,892	0
Solothurn	7	43,523	36,213		Free Democratic Party	109,975	3
					Social Democratic Party	74,351	2
					Conservative People's Party	63,018	2
St. Gallen	13	74,437	65,565		Conservative People's Party	314,870	5
					Free Democratic Party	217,856	4
					Social Democratic Party	149,748	2
					Ring of Independents	66,571	1
					General People's List	28,953	1
					Young Farmers	27,747	0
Ticino	7	42,503	31,606		Free Democratic Party	104,980	3
					Conservative People's Party	79,659	3
					Social Democratic Party	33,795	1
Thurgau	6	38,283	31,290		Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	43,168	2
					Social Democratic Party	50,243	2
					Conservative People's Party	34,301	1
					Free Democratic Party	33,007	1
					Young Farmers	14,793	0
					Young Thurgau List	4,867	0
Uri	1	6,460	3,978		Free Democratic Party	3,007	1
Vaud	15	100,819	76,759		Free Democratic Party	416,231	6
					Social Democratic Party	322,373	4
					Liberal Democratic Party	207,626	3
					Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	129,885	2
					Communist Party	23,780	0
					Independent Progressive Party	22,033	0
Valais	6	38,879	31,181		Conservative People's Party	115,862	4
					Free Democratic Party	40,344	1
					Social Democratic Party	26,512	1
					Helvetic Action List	3,447	0
Zug	2	9,815	7,066		Conservative People's Party	6,495	1
					Free Democratic Party	3,800	1
					Social Democratic Party	3,236	0
Zürich	28	195,724	156,506		Social Democratic Party	1,282,080	9
					Ring of Independents	788,261	5
					Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	567,477	4
					Free Democratic Party	434,764	3
					Social-Political Group	300,315	2
					Conservative People's Party	272,157	2
					National Front	158,978	1
					Communist Party	154,105	1
					Evangelical People's Party	124,235	1
					Liberal Socialist Party	115,787	0
					Young Farmers	108,623	0
Source: Bundesblatt, 4 December 1935

Council of the States

In several cantons the members of the Council of the States were chosen by the cantonal parliaments.^[4]

Party		Seats	+/–
	Swiss Conservative People's Party	19	+1
	Free Democratic Party	15	–4
	Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	3	0
	Social Democratic Party	3	+1
	Liberal Democratic Party	2	+1
	Social-Political Group	0	0
	Other parties	2	+1
Total		44	0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By canton

Constituency	Seats	Party		Elected members
Aargau	2		Conservative People's Party	Hans Fricker
			Free Democratic Party	Gottfried Keller
Appenzell Ausserrhoden	1		Free Democratic Party	Walter Ackermann
Appenzell Innerrhoden	1		Conservative People's Party	Carl Rusch
Basel-Landschaft	1		Social Democratic Party	Walter Schaub
Basel-Stadt	1		Social Democratic Party	Gustav Wenk
Bern	2		Free Democratic Party	Henri Mouttet
			Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	Jakob Rudolf Weber
Fribourg	2		Conservative People's Party	Joseph Piller
			Conservative People's Party	Bernard Weck
Geneva	2		Free Democratic Party	Albert Malche
			Liberal Party	Auguste-Edouard-Frédéric Martin
Glarus	2		Social-Political Group	Edwin Hauser
			Free Democratic Party	Philippe Mercier
Grisons	2		Social-Political Group	Albert Lardelli
			Conservative People's Party	Georg Willi
Lucerne	2		Conservative People's Party	Gotthard Egli
			Conservative People's Party	Albert Zust
Neuchâtel	2		Free Democratic Party	Ernest Béguin
			Liberal Party	Marcel de Coulon
Nidwalden	1		Conservative People's Party	Anton Zumbühl
Obwalden	1		Conservative People's Party	Walter Amstalden
Schaffhausen	2		Free Democratic Party	Hans Käser
			Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	Johannes Winzeler
Schwyz	2		Conservative People's Party	Martin Ochsner
			Conservative People's Party	Adolf Suter
Solothurn	2		Free Democratic Party	Hugo Dietschi
			Free Democratic Party	Robert Schöpfer
St. Gallen	2		Free Democratic Party	Ernst Löpfe
			Conservative People's Party	Josef Schöbi
Ticino	2		Free Democratic Party	Arnaldo Luigi Bolla
			Conservative People's Party	Antonio Luigi Riva
Thurgau	2		Free Democratic Party	Paul Altwegg
			Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	Eduard Pfister
Uri	2		Conservative People's Party	Leo Meyer
			Conservative People's Party	Ludwig Walker
Vaud	2		Free Democratic Party	Norbert Bosset
			Free Democratic Party	Louis Chamorel
Valais	2		Conservative People's Party	Pierre Barman
			Conservative People's Party	Ramond Evéquoz
Zug	2		Conservative People's Party	Alphons Iten
			Conservative People's Party	Alois Müller
Zürich	2		Social Democratic Party	Emil Klöti
			Free Democratic Party	Oskar Wettstein