Switzerland 1947 federal election
Final results from ParlGov, read : Free Democratic Party of Switzerland won 52 of 194 seats with 23.0% of the vote; 72.4% of registered voters cast a ballot.
- Switzerland
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Result
- Free Democratic Party of Switzerland52
- Social Democratic Party of Switzerland48
- Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland44
- Swiss People's Party21
- Alliance of Independents8
- Liberal Party of Switzerland7
- Swiss Party of Labour7
- Democratic Group5
- Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland1
- Liberal Socialist Party1
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | % | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Switzerland | 48 | 26.2 | 251,625 |
| Free Democratic Party of Switzerland | 52 | 23.0 | 220,486 |
| Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland | 44 | 21.2 | 203,202 |
| Swiss People's Party | 21 | 12.1 | 115,976 |
| Swiss Party of Labour | 7 | 5.1 | 49,353 |
| Alliance of Independents | 8 | 4.4 | 42,428 |
| Liberal Party of Switzerland | 7 | 3.2 | 30,492 |
| Democratic Group | 5 | 2.9 | 28,096 |
| Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland | 1 | 0.9 | 9,072 |
| Liberal Socialist Party | 1 | 0.5 | 4,626 |
Shares are computed by us from the votes.
Votes by party
- Social Democratic Party of Switzerland 251,625
- Free Democratic Party of Switzerland 220,486
- Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland 203,202
- Swiss People's Party 115,976
- Swiss Party of Labour 49,353
- Alliance of Independents 42,428
- Liberal Party of Switzerland 30,492
- Democratic Group 28,096
- Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland 9,072
- Liberal Socialist Party 4,626
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes. How we read it.
The source publishes votes only: shares are votes over the valid (expressed) votes, computed by us. How we read it.
Share of the vote
Turnout
72.4% of the 1,360,453 registered voters cast a ballot (985,499 ballots). 966,680 of them were valid votes. How turnout is counted.
Votes and seats
- Free Democratic Party of Switzerland23.0% of votes26.8% of seats
- Social Democratic Party of Switzerland26.2% of votes24.7% of seats
- Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland21.2% of votes22.7% of seats
- Swiss People's Party12.1% of votes10.8% of seats
- Alliance of Independents4.4% of votes4.1% of seats
- Swiss Party of Labour5.1% of votes3.6% of seats
- Liberal Party of Switzerland3.2% of votes3.6% of seats
- Democratic Group2.9% of votes2.6% of seats
- Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland0.9% of votes0.5% of seats
- Liberal Socialist Party0.5% of votes0.5% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.4 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.3 by votes and 5.0 by seats; Social Democratic Party of Switzerland led Free Democratic Party of Switzerland by 3.2 points of the vote. How these are computed.
Sources and licence
Sources and licence
- ParlGov 2024 Release (Döring and Manow), Harvard Dataverse (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
- Wikidata, party colours (P465) (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
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