1943 Swiss federal election

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 31 October 1943. The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 56 of the 194 seats.

Results

National Council

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Social Democratic Party	251,576	28.60	56	+11
	Free Democratic Party	197,746	22.48	47	–2
	Conservative People's Party	182,916	20.79	43	0
	Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	101,998	11.59	22	0
	Alliance of Independents	48,557	5.52	7	–2
	Social-Political Group	29,627	3.37	5	0
	Liberal Democratic Party	28,434	3.23	8	+2
	Young Farmers	18,310	2.08	3	0
	Liberal Socialist Party	9,031	1.03	0	–1
	Evangelical People's Party	3,627	0.41	1	+1
	Other parties	7,918	0.90	2	+2
Total		879,740	100.00	194	+7
Valid votes		879,740	96.86
Invalid/blank votes		28,506	3.14
Total votes		908,246	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,296,706	70.04
Source: Mackie & Rose, Nohlen & Stöver

By constituency

Constituency	Seats	Electorate	Turnout	Party		Votes	Seats won
Aargau	12	81,680	70,634		Social Democratic Party	292,459	5
					Conservative People's Party	165,210	3
					Free Democratic Party	148,715	2
					Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	137,535	2
					Ring of Independents	35,693	0
					Young Farmers	25,795	0
Appenzell Ausserrhoden	2	Elected unopposed			Free Democratic Party		1
					Social Democratic Party		1
Appenzell Innerrhoden	1	3,488	1,755		Conservative People's Party	1,520	1
Basel-Landschaft	4	29,333	18,447		Social Democratic Party	25,370	2
					Free Democratic Party	12,260	1
					Social-Political Group	12,829	1
					Ring of Independents	12,302	0
					Conservative People's Party	9,476	0
Basel-Stadt	8	53,333	35,358		Social Democratic Party	97,050	3
					Liberal Democratic Party	58,980	2
					Free Democratic Party	44,932	1
					Ring of Independents	33,100	1
					Conservative People's Party	29,926	1
					Liberal Socialist Party	7,216	0
Bern	33	233,129	160,259		Social Democratic Party	1,890,855	13
					Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	1,615,361	11
					Free Democratic Party	784,181	5
					Young Farmers	333,117	2
					Conservative People's Party	306,410	2
					Liberal Socialist Party	113,922	0
					Ring of Independents	113,698	0
Fribourg	7	45,000	31,013		Conservative People's Party	134,184	5
					Free Democratic Party	46,730	1
					Social Democratic Party	24,983	1
					Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	8,211	0
Geneva	8	53,303	19,168		Free Democratic Party	54,550	3
					Liberal Democratic Party	36,466	2
					Conservative People's Party	30,955	2
					Social Democratic Party	22,462	1
Glarus	2	10,693	8,176		Social Democratic Party	6,093	1
					Free Democratic Party	3,957	1
					Social-Political Group	3,630	0
					Conservative People's Party	2,172	0
Grisons	6	37,111	27,396		Social-Political Group	63,109	3
					Conservative People's Party	55,543	2
					Free Democratic Party	22,623	1
					Social Democratic Party	17,075	0
Lucerne	9	63,050	51,067		Conservative People's Party	218,276	5
					Free Democratic Party	159,315	3
					Social Democratic Party	46,706	1
					Ring of Independents	17,338	0
					Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	11,702	0
Neuchâtel	5	38,868	22,170		Social Democratic Party	49,905	2
					Free Democratic Party	32,102	2
					Liberal Democratic Party	25,753	1
Nidwalden	1	5,446	3,823		Conservative People's Party	2,256	1
					Others	1,506	0
Obwalden	1	6,129	4,202		Conservative People's Party	2,421	1
					Others	1,642	0
Schaffhausen	2	16,526	14,881		Social Democratic Party	14,254	1
					Free Democratic Party	9,071	1
					Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	4,939	0
Schwyz	3	19,444	13,688		Farmers Association	12,247	1
					Conservative People's Party	10,671	1
					Free Democratic Party	9,542	1
					Social Democratic Party	7,582	0
Solothurn	7	48,418	39,704		Free Democratic Party	99,559	3
					Social Democratic Party	85,348	2
					Conservative People's Party	66,977	2
					Ring of Independents	10,248	0
					Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	8,188	0
St. Gallen	13	79,723	63,865		Conservative People's Party	307,482	5
					Free Democratic Party	213,315	4
					Social Democratic Party	149,969	2
					Ring of Independents	57,139	1
					Young Farmers	30,378	1
					Association of Free Democrats	29,465	0
Ticino	7	45,624	33,592		Conservative People's Party	81,410	3
					Free Democratic Party	70,725	2
					Social Democratic Party	51,703	2
					Social-Political Group	23,117	0
Thurgau	6	41,470	31,581		Social Democratic Party	58,652	2
					Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	46,166	2
					Conservative People's Party	38,010	1
					Free Democratic Party	34,479	1
					Young Farmers	6,879	0
Uri	1	8,144	3,686		Free Democratic Party	2,924	1
Vaud	16	106,274	57,927		Free Democratic Party	371,719	8
					Social Democratic Party	198,282	3
					Liberal Democratic Party	181,686	3
					Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	100,593	2
					Ring of Independents	39,170	0
					Labor List	6,198	0
Valais	7	43,094	32,872		Conservative People's Party	131,385	5
					Free Democratic Party	47,942	1
					Social Democratic Party	37,366	1
					Valais People's List	9,146	0
Zug	2	10,926	7,278		Conservative People's Party	5,975	1
					Social Democratic Party	4,541	1
					Free Democratic Party	3,274	0
Zürich	31	216,549	155,565		Social Democratic Party	1,655,010	12
					Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	665,668	5
					Ring of Independents	550,575	4
					Free Democratic Party	542,072	4
					Conservative People's Party	366,942	2
					Social-Political Group	363,548	2
					Independent-Free List	214,569	1
					Liberal Socialist Party	113,547	0
					Evangelical People's Party	112,441	1
					List of Free Economic Action	31,488	0
					Young Farmers	80,263	0
Source: Bundesblatt, 23 November 1943

Council of the States

In several cantons the members of the Council of the States were chosen by the cantonal parliaments.

Party		Seats	+/–
	Swiss Conservative People's Party	19	+1
	Free Democratic Party	12	–2
	Social Democratic Party	5	+2
	Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	4	0
	Liberal Democratic Party	2	0
	Social-Political Group	2	+2
	Other parties	0	–3
Total		44	0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver