Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 25 October 1914. The Free Democratic Party retained its majority in the National Council.
Electoral system The 189 members of the National Council were elected in 49 single- and multi-member constituencies using a three-round system. Candidates had to receive a majority in the first or second round to be elected; if it went to a third round, only a plurality was required. Voters could cast as many votes as there were seats in their constituency. There was one seat for every 20,000 citizens, with seats allocated to cantons in proportion to their population.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1886
Results
National Council Voter turnout was highest in Aargau at 85.9% (higher than the 78.7% in Schaffhausen where voting was compulsory) and lowest in Zug at 21.2%.
By constituency ConstituencySeatsPartySeatswonElected membersZürich 17Free Democratic Party7Zürich 25Social Democratic Party5Zürich 35Free Democratic Party4Liberal Party1Johann Rudolf AmslerZürich 45Free Democratic Party3Social Democratic Party2Zürich 53Free Democratic Party3Bern 66Free Democratic Party6Bern 77Free Democratic Party4Liberal Party2Social Democratic Party1Gustav MüllerBern 84Free Democratic Party4Bern 94Free Democratic Party3Social Democratic Party1August RikliBern 105Free Democratic Party4Social Democratic Party1Johann NäherBern 113Free Democratic Party2Social Democratic Party1Émile RyserBern 123Conservative People's Party2Free Democratic Party1Henri SimoninLucerne 133Free Democratic Party3Lucerne 142Conservative People's Party3Lucerne 153Conservative People's Party3Uri 161Free Democratic Party1Martin GammaSchwyz 173Conservative People's Party2Free Democratic Party1Martin SteineggerObwalden 181Conservative People's Party1Peter Anton MingNidwalden 191Conservative People's Party1Karl NiederbergerGlarus 202Democratic Group1Eduard BlumerFree Democratic Party1Heinrich JennyZug 211Free Democratic Party1Hermann StadlinFribourg 222Free Democratic Party1Hermann LiechtiConservative People's Party1Eugène DescheneauxFribourg 235Conservative People's Party4Free Democratic Party1A.-F.-L. CaillerSolothurn 246Free Democratic Party4Social Democratic Party1Hans AffolterConservative People's Party1Siegfried HartmannBasel-Stadt 257Social Democratic Party3Liberal Party2Free Democratic Party2Basel-Landschaft 264Free Democratic Party3Democratic-Economic Association1Gustav Adolf SeilerSchaffhausen 272Free Democratic Party2Appenzell Ausserrhoden 283Free Democratic Party2Social Democratic Party1Howard EugsterAppenzell Innerhoden 291Conservative People's Party1Adolf SteubleSt. Gallen 304Free Democratic Party3Democratic Group1J. A. Scherrer-FüllemannSt. Gallen 314Conservative People's Party2Free Democratic Party1Ernst SchmidheinyDemocratic Group1Heinrich Otto WeberSt. Gallen 323Free Democratic Party3St. Gallen 332Conservative People's Party2St. Gallen 342Conservative People's Party2Grisons 356Free Democratic Party4Liberal Party1Alfred von PlantaConservative People's Party1Johann SchmidAargau 363Free Democratic Party3Aargau 374Free Democratic Party4Aargau 381Conservative People's Party1Jakob NietlispachAargau 394Conservative People's Party2Free Democratic Party2Thurgau 407Free Democratic Party4Democratic Group1Emil HofmannAgrarian Movement1Carl EigenmannConservative People's Party1Alfons von StrengTicino 414Free Democratic Party3Conservative People's Party1Angelo TarchiniTicino 424Free Democratic Party2Liberal Party1Francesco BalliConservative People's Party1Giuseppe CattoriVaud 438Free Democratic Party5Liberal Party3Vaud 445Free Democratic Party4Liberal Party1Armand PiguetVaud 453Free Democratic Party2Liberal Party1Jean YersinValais 464Conservative People's Party4Valais 472Conservative People's Party1Jules TissièresFree Democratic Party1Eugène de LavallazNeuchâtel 487Free Democratic Party4Social Democratic Party2Liberal Party1Eugène BonhôteGeneva 498Liberal Party3Free Democratic Party3Social Democratic Party1Jean SiggConservative People's Party1Firmin OdySource: Gruner
Council of States
By canton ConstituencySeatsPartyElected membersAargau2Free Democratic PartyPeter Emil IslerFree Democratic PartyGottfried KellerAppenzell Ausserrhoden1Free Democratic PartyJohannes BaumannAppenzell Innerrhoden1Conservative People's PartyJohann Baptist Edmund DählerBasel-Landschaft1Free Democratic PartyGustav Johann SchneiderBasel-Stadt1Free Democratic PartyPaul SchererBern2Free Democratic PartyGottfried KunzFree Democratic PartyAdolf von SteigerFribourg2Conservative People's PartyGeorges PythonConservative People's PartyErnest de WeckGeneva2Free Democratic PartyAdrien LachenalLiberal PartyJacques RuttyGlarus2Democratic GroupDavid LeglerFree Democratic PartyPhilippe MercierGrisons2Free Democratic PartyAndreas LaelysConservative People's PartyFriedrich BrüggerLucerne2Conservative People's PartyJosef DürigConservative People's PartyJosef WinigerNeuchâtel2Free Democratic PartyAuguste PettavelLiberal PartyPaul Robert-TissotNidwalden1Conservative People's PartyJakob Konstantin WyrschObwalden1Conservative People's PartyAdalbert WirzSchaffhausen2Free Democratic PartyAlbert AmmannFree Democratic PartyHeinrich BolliSchwyz2Conservative People's PartyMartin OchsnerConservative People's PartyJosef Maria SchulerSolothurn2Free Democratic PartyCasimir von ArxFree Democratic PartyOskar MunzingerSt. Gallen2Free Democratic PartyJohannes GeelSocial Democratic PartyHeinrich ScherrerTicino2Free Democratic PartyStefano GabuzziFree Democratic PartyAdolfo SoldiniThurgau2Free Democratic PartyJohann Georg LeumannFree Democratic PartyAlbert BöhiUri2Conservative People's PartyFlorian LusserConservative People's PartyFranz MuheimVaud2Free Democratic PartyAdrien ThélinFree Democratic PartyHenri SimonValais2Conservative People's PartyJoseph RibordyConservative People's PartyHeinrich von RotenZug2Conservative People's PartyJosef AndermattConservative People's PartyJosef HildebrandZürich2Free Democratic PartyOskar WettsteinFree Democratic PartyPaul Usteri
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