Switzerland 1955 federal election
Final results from ParlGov, read : Social Democratic Party of Switzerland won 53 of 196 seats with 27.0% of the vote; 70.1% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 1.1 points on 1951.
- Switzerland
- Held
Result
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Switzerland | 53 | +4 | 27.0 | +1.0 | 263,664 |
| Free Democratic Party of Switzerland | 50 | −1 | 23.3 | −0.7 | 227,370 |
| Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland | 47 | −1 | 23.2 | +0.7 | 226,122 |
| Swiss People's Party | 22 | −1 | 12.1 | −0.5 | 117,847 |
| Alliance of Independents | 10 | 0 | 5.5 | +0.4 | 53,450 |
| Swiss Party of Labour | 4 | −1 | 2.6 | −0.1 | 25,060 |
| Liberal Party of Switzerland | 5 | 0 | 2.2 | −0.4 | 21,688 |
| Democratic Group | 4 | 0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 21,003 |
| Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | +0.1 | 10,581 |
| Liberal Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | −0.5 | 3,471 |
± is the change against the Switzerland 1951 federal election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Social Democratic Party of Switzerland 263,664
- Free Democratic Party of Switzerland 227,370
- Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland 226,122
- Swiss People's Party 117,847
- Alliance of Independents 53,450
- Swiss Party of Labour 25,060
- Liberal Party of Switzerland 21,688
- Democratic Group 21,003
- Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland 10,581
- Liberal Socialist Party 3,471
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
70.1% of the 1,425,421 registered voters cast a ballot (998,881 ballots), down 1.1 points on 1951. 983,020 of them were valid votes. How turnout is counted.
Votes and seats
- Social Democratic Party of Switzerland27.0% of votes27.0% of seats
- Free Democratic Party of Switzerland23.3% of votes25.5% of seats
- Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland23.2% of votes24.0% of seats
- Swiss People's Party12.1% of votes11.2% of seats
- Alliance of Independents5.5% of votes5.1% of seats
- Liberal Party of Switzerland2.2% of votes2.6% of seats
- Swiss Party of Labour2.6% of votes2.0% of seats
- Democratic Group2.2% of votes2.0% of seats
- Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland1.1% of votes0.5% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 1.9 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.0 by votes and 4.7 by seats; Social Democratic Party of Switzerland led Free Democratic Party of Switzerland by 3.7 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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