Parliamentary elections in Switzerland were held on October 29, 1893. Left-wing radicals retained a minimal absolute majority in parliament, gaining 74 out of 147 seats of the National Council [1] .
Election System
147 deputies of the National Council were elected in 52 single and multi-member districts. The distribution of mandates was proportional to the population: one parliament seat for 20 thousand citizens [2] .
Voting was conducted according to the system in three rounds. In the first and second rounds, the candidate had to get an absolute majority of votes to be elected; in the third round, a simple majority was enough. Each subsequent round was held after the exclusion of the candidate with the least number of votes [2] .
Results
The highest turnout was registered in the canton with the mandatory vote of Schaffhausen , where it was 91.5%. In the canton of Zug, the turnout was the smallest (17.5%).
| The consignment | Votes | % | Places | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left radicals | 41.8 | 74 | 0 | ||
| Catholic right | 20,0 | 29th | –6 | ||
| Liberal centrists | 16.8 | 27 | +7 | ||
| Democratic group | 10.3 | sixteen | +1 | ||
| Social Democratic Party | 5.9 | one | 0 | ||
| Right evangelists | 4.0 | 0 | –2 | ||
| Independent | 1,2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 391 610 | 100 | 147 | 0 | |
| Registered Voters / Turnout | 670 948 | 58.4 | - | - | |
| Source: BFS | |||||
Notes
- ↑ Elections to the National Council 1848–1917: Distribution of seats by party or political orientation Archived September 23, 2015. Bfs
- ↑ 1 2 Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook , p1886 ISBN 9783832956097