1854 Swiss federal election
# 1854 Swiss federal election

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 29 October 1854. The Radical Left remained the largest group in the National Council, winning 80 of the 120 seats.

## Electoral system

The 120 members of the National Council were elected in 49 single- and multi-member constituencies; there was one seat for every 20,000 citizens, with seats allocated to cantons in proportion to their population. The elections were held 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. In six cantons (Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Glarus, Nidwalden, Obwalden and Uri), National Council members were elected by the Landsgemeinde.

## Results

### National Council

| | Radical Left | | 59.5 | 80 | +2 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Centre | | 15.8 | 16 | 0 |
| | Catholic Right | | 14.3 | 14 | –2 |
| | Evangelical Right | | 7.4 | 6 | –1 |
| | Democratic Left | | 1.6 | 2 | –1 |
| | Dissidents | | 1.4 | 2 | New |
| Total | Total | | | 120 | 0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 236,760 | – | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 517,641 | 45.74 | | |
| Source: BFS, Gruner ||||||

**By constituency**

| Constituency | Seats | Party | Seats won | Elected members |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Zürich 1 | 4 | Radical Left | 3 | Alfred Escher Georg Joseph Sidler Heinrich Hüni |
| Zürich 1 | 4 | Democratic Left | 1 | Johann Jakob Treichler |
| Zürich 2 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 | Jonas Furrer Karl Adolf Huber Hermann Stadtmann |
| Zürich 3 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 | Rudolf Wäffler Hans Heinrich Zangger Heinrich Rüegg |
| Zürich 4 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 | Rudolf Benz Johann Jakob Ryffel |
| Zürich 4 | 3 | Evangelical Right | 1 | Paul Carl Eduard Ziegler |
| Bern 5 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 | Jakob Karlen Albrecht Weyermann Samuel Friedrich Moser Jakob Imobersteg |
| Bern 6 | 4 | Evangelical Right | 3 | Friedrich Fueter Eduard Blösch August von Gonzenbach |
| Bern 6 | 4 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Cristoph Albert Kurz |
| Bern 7 | 4 | Radical Left | 3 | Johann Ulrich Gfeller Karl Karrer Johannes Bach |
| Bern 7 | 4 | Evangelical Right | 1 | Gottlieb Rudolf Bühlmann |
| Bern 8 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 | Johann Bützberger Johann Rudolf Vogel Johannes Hubler Jakob Steiner |
| Bern 9 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 | Jakob Stämpfli Johann Rudolf Schneider Johann August Weingart |
| Bern 10 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 | Paul Migy Édouard Carlin Cyprien Revel Xavier Stockmar |
| Lucerne 11 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Josef Bucher |
| Lucerne 11 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Josef Martin Knüsel |
| Lucerne 12 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 | Philipp Anton von Segesser Alois Kopp |
| Lucerne 13 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 | Casimir Pfyffer Josef Sigmund Bühler Anton Schnyder |
| Uri 14 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Florian Lusser |
| Schwyz 15 | 2 | Catholic Right | 1 | Karl Styger |
| Schwyz 15 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Jakob Meinrad Hegner |
| Obwalden 16 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Franz Wirz |
| Nidwalden 17 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Melchior Wyrsch |
| Glarus 18 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 | Caspar Jenny Johannes Trümpy |
| Zug 19 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Konrad Bossard |
| Fribourg 20 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 2 | J. F. L. Engelhard François-Xavier Bondallaz |
| Fribourg 20 | 3 | Catholic Right | 1 | Alfred Vonderweid |
| Fribourg 21 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 | Louis de Wuilleret Hubert Charles |
| Solothurn 22 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 2 | Simon Lack Johann Jakob Trog |
| Solothurn 22 | 3 | Radical Left | 1 | Josef Munzinger |
| Basel-Stadt 23 | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Johann Jakob Stehlin |
| Basel-Landschaft 24 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 | Johann Bussinger Stephan Gutzwiller |
| Schaffhausen 25 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Johann Georg Fuog |
| Schaffhausen 25 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Franz Adolf Schalch |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden 26 | 2 | Independent | 1 | Jakob Kellenberger |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden 26 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Titus Tobler |
| Appenzell Innerhoden 27 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Johann Nepomuk Hautle |
| St. Gallen 28 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 | Joseph Marzell Hoffmann Wilhelm Matthias Naeff |
| St. Gallen 29 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 | Josef Leonhard Bernold Christian Rohrer |
| St. Gallen 30 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 | Abraham Raschle Benedikt Schubiger |
| St. Gallen 31 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Johann Matthias Hungerbühler |
| St. Gallen 31 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Johann Georg Anderegg |
| Grisons 32 | 1 | Evangelical Right | 1 | Johann Baptista Bavier |
| Grisons 33 | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Andreas Rudolf von Planta |
| Grisons 34 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Georg Michel |
| Grisons 35 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Alois de Latour |
| Aargau 36 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 | Friedrich Frey-Herosé Samuel Friedrich Siegfried |
| Aargau 36 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Samuel Frey |
| Aargau 37 | 4 | Radical Left | 3 | Johann Peter Bruggisser Franz Waller Gottlieb Jäger |
| Aargau 37 | 4 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Friedrich Schmid |
| Aargau 38 | 3 | Catholic Right | 2 | Udalrich Schaufelbühl Wilhelm Karl Baldinger |
| Aargau 38 | 3 | Radical Left | 1 | Augustin Keller |
| Thurgau 39 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 | Eduard Häberlin Johann Ludwig Sulzberger Johann Georg Kreis Johann Baptist von Streng |
| Ticino 40 | 3 | Catholic Right | 3 | Leone de Stoppani Giuseppe Filippo Lepori Gaetano Luvisoni |
| Ticino 41 | 3 | Catholic Right | 2 | Michele Pedrazzini Ferdinando Cattaneo |
| Ticino 41 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Rocco Bonzanigo |
| Vaud 42 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 | Jules Martin Louis Blanchenay Frédéric Fonjallaz Édouard Cherix |
| Vaud 43 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 | Charles Estoppey Henri Druey |
| Vaud 43 | 3 | Democratic Left | 1 | Abram-Daniel Meystre |
| Vaud 44 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 | Vincent Kehrwand François Thury Maurice-Benjamin Bonard |
| Valais 45 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Alexis Allet |
| Valais 46 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Antoine de Riedmatten |
| Valais 47 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 | Adrien-Félix Pottier Maurice Barman |
| Neuchâtel 48 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 | Fritz Courvoisier Alexis-Marie Piaget Charles-Jules Matthey Frédéric Auguste Zuberbühler |
| Geneva 49 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 3 | Guillaume-Henri Dufour Philippe Camperio Jean-Jacques Darier |
| Source: Gruner ||||||

**Election re-runs**

| Constituency | Seats | Date of re-run | Party | Seats won | Elected members |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ticino 40 | 3 | 11 March 1855 | Radical Left | 3 | Giacomo Luvini Cesare Bernasconi Giovanni Battista Ramelli |
| Ticino 41 | 3 | 11 March 1855 | Radical Left | 3 | Giovanni Jauch Giuseppe Patocchi Giovanni Battista Pioda |
| Source: Gruner |||||||

### Council of States

| Party | Party | Seats | +/– |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Radical Left | 14 | –3 |
| | Liberal Centre | 14 | 0 |
| | Catholic Right | 10 | 0 |
| | Democratic Left | 1 | +1 |
| | Evangelical Right | 1 | –1 |
| | Independents | 2 | +1 |
| | Vacant | 2 | +2 |
| Total | Total | 44 | 0 |
| Source: The Federal Assembly ||||
