Federal Palace in Bern.
The seat of the Swiss Parliament.
Parliamentary elections in Switzerland were held on October 25, 1959 for the election of the 36th National Council [1] . As a result, the Social Democratic Party and the Free Democratic Party became the largest parliamentary parties of the National Council, having received both 51 seats out of 196 seats of the National Council [2] .
Results
Party composition of the 36th National Council (1959).
| The consignment | Votes | % | Places | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party | 259 139 | 26,4 | 51 | –2 | |
| Free Democratic Party | 232,557 | 23.7 | 51 | +1 | |
| Conservative People's Party | 229,088 | 23.3 | 47 | 0 | |
| Party of peasants, artisans and burghers | 113 611 | 11.6 | 23 | +1 | |
| Alliance of Independent | 54,049 | 5.5 | ten | 0 | |
| Labor party | 26 346 | 2.7 | 3 | -one | |
| Liberal Democratic Party | 22 934 | 2,3 | five | 0 | |
| Democratic Party | 21,170 | 2.2 | four | 0 | |
| Evangelical People's Party | 14 038 | 1.4 | 2 | +1 | |
| Other parties | 9,438 | 1,0 | 0 | - | |
| Invalid / Empty Newsletters | 26 193 | - | - | - | |
| Total | 1 008 563 | 100 | 196 | 0 | |
| Registered Voters / Turnout | 1,473,155 | 68.5 | - | - | |
| Source: <ref> Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
Notes
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook , p1895 ISBN 9783832956097
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1954