Switzerland 1951 federal election
Final results from ParlGov, read : Free Democratic Party of Switzerland won 51 of 196 seats with 24.0% of the vote; 71.2% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 1.2 points on 1947.
- Switzerland
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Result
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Switzerland | 49 | +1 | 26.0 | −0.2 | 249,857 |
| Free Democratic Party of Switzerland | 51 | −1 | 24.0 | +1.0 | 230,687 |
| Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland | 48 | +4 | 22.5 | +1.3 | 216,616 |
| Swiss People's Party | 23 | +2 | 12.6 | +0.5 | 120,819 |
| Alliance of Independents | 10 | +2 | 5.1 | +0.7 | 49,100 |
| Swiss Party of Labour | 5 | −2 | 2.7 | −2.4 | 25,659 |
| Liberal Party of Switzerland | 5 | −2 | 2.6 | −0.6 | 24,813 |
| Democratic Group | 4 | −1 | 2.2 | −0.7 | 21,606 |
| Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | +0.1 | 9,559 |
| Liberal Socialist Party | 0 | −1 | 0.8 | +0.4 | 8,194 |
± is the change against the Switzerland 1947 federal election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Social Democratic Party of Switzerland 249,857
- Free Democratic Party of Switzerland 230,687
- Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland 216,616
- Swiss People's Party 120,819
- Alliance of Independents 49,100
- Swiss Party of Labour 25,659
- Liberal Party of Switzerland 24,813
- Democratic Group 21,606
- Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland 9,559
- Liberal Socialist Party 8,194
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.
Share of the vote
Turnout
71.2% of the 1,386,146 registered voters cast a ballot (986,937 ballots), down 1.2 points on 1947. 967,989 of them were valid votes. How turnout is counted.
Votes and seats
- Free Democratic Party of Switzerland24.0% of votes26.0% of seats
- Social Democratic Party of Switzerland26.0% of votes25.0% of seats
- Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland22.5% of votes24.5% of seats
- Swiss People's Party12.6% of votes11.7% of seats
- Alliance of Independents5.1% of votes5.1% of seats
- Swiss Party of Labour2.7% of votes2.6% of seats
- Liberal Party of Switzerland2.6% of votes2.6% of seats
- Democratic Group2.2% of votes2.0% of seats
- Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland1.0% of votes0.5% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.3 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.1 by votes and 4.8 by seats; Social Democratic Party of Switzerland led Free Democratic Party of Switzerland by 2.0 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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