1928 Swiss federal election
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{{Politics of Switzerland}}
Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 28 October 1928.Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1894 {{ISBN|9783832956097}} Although the Social Democratic Party received the most votes (by a margin of just six votes), the Free Democratic Party remained the largest party in the National Council, winning 58 of the 198 seats.Nohlen & Stöver, p1953
Results
=National Council=
{{Election results
|image=300px
|party1=Social Democratic Party|votes1=220141|seats1=50|sc1=+1
|party2=Free Democratic Party|votes2=220135|seats2=58|sc2=–2
|party3=Conservative People's Party|votes3=172516|seats3=46|sc3=+4
|party4=Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents|votes4=126961|seats4=31|sc4=+1
|party5=Liberal Democratic Party|votes5=23752|seats5=6|sc5=–1
|party6=Communist Party|votes6=14818|seats6=2|sc6=–1
|party7=Democratic Group|votes7=14073|seats7=3|sc7=–2
|party8=Evangelical People's Party|votes8=5618|seats8=1|sc8=0
|party9=Union for Economic Defence|votes9=6593|vspan9=2|seats9=1|sc9=0
|party10=Other parties|votes10=|seats10=0|sc10=–
|invalid=17782
|total_sc=0
|electorate=1043823
|source=Nohlen & Stöver
}}
== By constituency ==
| class="wikitable"
!Constituency !Seats !Electorate !Turnout ! colspan="2" |Party !Votes !Seats |
| rowspan="4" |Aargau
| rowspan="4" |12 | rowspan="4" |65,815 | rowspan="4" |58,902 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | |248,017 |4 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|151,921 |3 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}" |
|Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents |146,601 |3 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|137,541 |2 |
| rowspan="2" |Appenzell Ausserrhoden
| rowspan="2" |3 | rowspan="2" colspan=2|Candidates nominated by the Regierungsrat | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | | |2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
| |1 |
| Appenzell Innerrhoden
|1 |3,258 |1,777 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | |1,190 |1 |
| rowspan="6" |Basel-Landschaft
| rowspan="6" |4 | rowspan="6" |24,081 | rowspan="6" |14,442 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | |17,719 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|15,846 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}" |
|Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents |9,225 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|7,174 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Communist Party of Switzerland}}" |
|3,485 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Debtors, Lessee and Tenants List |437 |0 |
| rowspan="7" |Basel-Stadt
| rowspan="7" |7 | rowspan="7" |39,427 | rowspan="7" |28,664 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | |56,683 |2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Communist Party of Switzerland}}" |
|39,609 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|23,272 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Party of Switzerland}}" |
|24,384 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|21,464 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}" |
|Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents |24,264 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|7,327 |0 |
| rowspan="5" |Bern
| rowspan="5" |34 | rowspan="5" |189,331 | rowspan="5" |142,431 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}" | |Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents |2,039,776 |15 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|1,588,612 |11 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|849,581 |6 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|301,972 |2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Communist Party of Switzerland}}" |
|9,502 |0 |
| rowspan="4" |Fribourg
| rowspan="4" |7 | rowspan="4" |36,514 | rowspan="4" |31,206 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | |140,925 |5 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|47,570 |2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|16,479 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}" |
|Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents |11,887 |0 |
| rowspan="6" |Geneva
| rowspan="6" |9 | rowspan="6" |41,919 | rowspan="6" |26,466 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | |86,402 |3 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|51,423 |2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Party of Switzerland}}" |
|40,340 |2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|29,382 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Union of Economic Defence and National Action |26,067 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Communist Party of Switzerland}}" |
|1,752 |0 |
| rowspan="2" |Glarus
| rowspan="2" |2 | rowspan="2" colspan=2|Candidates nominated by the Regierungsrat | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | | |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:#0B3861" |
| |1 |
| rowspan="4" |Grisons
| rowspan="4" |6 | rowspan="4" |30,751 | rowspan="4" |24,341 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | |53,662 |2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|38,943 |2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:#0B3861" |
|32,197 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|18,546 |1 |
| rowspan="3" |Lucerne
| rowspan="3" |9 | rowspan="3" |50,483 | rowspan="3" |43,273 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | |194,150 |5 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|140,285 |3 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|49,821 |1 |
| rowspan="5" |Neuchâtel
| rowspan="5" |7 | rowspan="5" |35,408 | rowspan="5" |25,187 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | |72,206 |3 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|42,396 |2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Party of Switzerland}}" |
|30,330 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|National Progressive Party |23,730 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:#0B3861" |
|5,830 |0 |
| Nidwalden
|1 |3,728 |852 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | |800 |1 |
| Obwalden
|1 |4,812 |1,123 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | |992 |1 |
| rowspan="5" |Schaffhausen
| rowspan="5" |3 | rowspan="5" |12,972 | rowspan="5" |11,998 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}" | |Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents |10,025 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Communist Party of Switzerland}}" |
|8,732 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|8,475 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|4,278 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|2,516 |0 |
| rowspan="3" |Schwyz
| rowspan="3" |3 | rowspan="3" |16,563 | rowspan="3" |13,521 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | |19,048 |2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|12,840 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|8,147 |0 |
| rowspan="3" |Solothurn
| rowspan="3" |7 | rowspan="3" |38,529 | rowspan="3" |33,397 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | |106,528 |3 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|65,188 |2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|58,643 |2 |
| rowspan="5" |St. Gallen
| rowspan="5" |15 | rowspan="5" |71,222 | rowspan="5" |62,505 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | |370,988 |7 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|273,047 |5 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|197,546 |3 |
| style="color:inherit;background:#0B3861" |
|38,886 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Democratic Progressive Party |15,647 |0 |
| rowspan="5" |Ticino
| rowspan="5" |8 | rowspan="5" |36,387 | rowspan="5" |27,148 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | |94,593 |4 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|76,677 |3 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|29,016 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Agrarian Popular Group |14,241 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Communist Party of Switzerland}}" |
|782 |0 |
| rowspan="5" |Thurgau
| rowspan="5" |7 | rowspan="5" |34,386 | rowspan="5" |30,009 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}" | |Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents |65,712 |3 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|48,640 |2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|39,818 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|31,984 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:#0B3861" |
|19,080 |0 |
| Uri
|1 |5,931 |2,752 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | |1,796 |1 |
| rowspan="5" |Vaud
| rowspan="5" |16 | rowspan="5" |88,307 | rowspan="5" |72,941 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | |508,519 |8 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|279,667 |4 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Party of Switzerland}}" |
|183,270 |2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}" |
|Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents |148,197 |2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Communist Party of Switzerland}}" |
|5,456 |0 |
| rowspan="3" |Valais
| rowspan="3" |6 | rowspan="3" |36,079 | rowspan="3" |30,492 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | |123,473 |5 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|34,488 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|24,234 |0 |
| rowspan="3" |Zug
| rowspan="3" |2 | rowspan="3" |8,619 | rowspan="3" |6,522 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | |5,639 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|4,211 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|2,894 |0 |
| rowspan="8" |Zürich
| rowspan="8" |27 | rowspan="8" |168,726 | rowspan="8" |132,656 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | |1,327,330 |11 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}" |
|Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents |634,764 |5 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|609,874 |5 |
| style="color:inherit;background:#0B3861" |
|399,968 |3 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|254,307 |2 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|123,421 |1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Communist Party of Switzerland}}" |
|120,550 |0 |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Free Evangelical Social List |31,997 |0 |
| colspan="8" | |
|---|
| colspan="8" |Source: [https://www.amtsdruckschriften.bar.admin.ch/viewOrigDoc.do?id=10030531 Bundesblatt, 23 November 1928] |
=Council of States=
In several cantons the members of the Council of States were chosen by the cantonal parliaments.Nohlen & Stöver, p1956
{{Election results
|image=300px
|party1=Free Democratic Party|seats1=20|sc1=–1
|party2=Swiss Conservative People's Party|seats2=18|sc2=0
|party3=Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents|seats3=3|sc3=+2
|party4=Democratic Group|seats4=1|sc4=0
|party5=Liberal Democratic Party|seats5=1|sc5=0
|party6=Social Democratic Party|seats6=0|sc6=–2
|party7=Other parties|seats7=1|sc7=+1
|total_sc=0
|source=Nohlen & Stöver
}}
== By canton ==
| class="wikitable"
!Constituency !Seats ! colspan="2" |Party !Elected members |
| rowspan="2" |Aargau
| rowspan="2" |2 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | |Gottfried Keller |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|Peter Emil Isler |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden
|1 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | |Johannes Baumann |
| Appenzell Innerrhoden
|1 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | |Carl Rusch |
| Basel-Landschaft
|1 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | |Gustav Johann Schneider |
| Basel-Stadt
|1 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | |Ernst-Alfred Thalmann |
| rowspan="2" |Bern
| rowspan="2" |2 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | |Paul Charmillot |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}" |
|Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents |Carl Moser |
| rowspan="2" |Fribourg
| rowspan="2" |2 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | |Emile Savoy |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|Bernard Weck |
| rowspan="2" |Geneva
| rowspan="2" |2 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | |Alexandre Moriaud |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|Jean-Martin Naef |
| rowspan="2" |Glarus
| rowspan="2" |2 | style="color:inherit;background:#0B3861" | |Edwin Hauser |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|Philippe Mercier |
| rowspan="2" |Grisons
| rowspan="2" |2 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | |Friedrich Brügger |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|Andreas Laely |
| rowspan="2" |Lucerne
| rowspan="2" |2 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | |Jakob Sigrist |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|Josef Winiger |
| rowspan="2" |Neuchâtel
| rowspan="2" |2 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | |Ernest Béguin |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Party of Switzerland}}" |
|Pierre de Meuron |
| Nidwalden
|1 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | |Anton Zumbühl |
| Obwalden
|1 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | |Walter Amstalden |
| rowspan="2" |Schaffhausen
| rowspan="2" |2 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | |Heinrich Bolli |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}" |
|Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents |Johannes Winzeler |
| rowspan="2" |Schwyz
| rowspan="2" |2 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | |Martin Ochsner |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|Adolf Suter |
| rowspan="2" |Solothurn
| rowspan="2" |2 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | |Hugo Dietschi |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|Robert Schöpfer |
| rowspan="2" |St. Gallen
| rowspan="2" |2 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | |Johannes Geel |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|Anton August Messmer |
| rowspan="2" |Ticino
| rowspan="2" |2 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | |Brenno Bertoni |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|Antonio Luigi Riva |
| rowspan="2" |Thurgau
| rowspan="2" |2 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | |Albert Böhi |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents}}" |
|Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents |Anton Schmid |
| rowspan="2" |Uri
| rowspan="2" |2 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | |Isidor Meyer |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|Ludwig Walker |
| rowspan="2" |Vaud
| rowspan="2" |2 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | |Norbert Bosset |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|Émile Dind |
| rowspan="2" |Valais
| rowspan="2" |2 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | |Pierre Barman |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|Ramond Evéquoz |
| rowspan="2" |Zug
| rowspan="2" |2 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" | |Josef Andermatt |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland}}" |
|Josef Hildebrand |
| rowspan="2" |Zürich
| rowspan="2" |2 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" | |Gustav Keller |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party of Switzerland}}" |
|Oskar Wettstein |
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