title: 1925 Swiss federal election
text: # 1925 Swiss federal election
  
  Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 25 October 1925. The Free Democratic Party remained the largest party in the National Council, winning 60 of the 198 seats.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### National Council
  
  | | Free Democratic Party | 206,485 | 27.77 | 60 | 0 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Social Democratic Party | 192,208 | 25.85 | 49 | +6 |
  | | Conservative People's Party | 155,467 | 20.91 | 42 | –2 |
  | | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 113,512 | 15.26 | 30 | –4 |
  | | Liberal Democratic Party | 22,217 | 2.99 | 7 | –3 |
  | | Democratic Group | 16,362 | 2.20 | 5 | +2 |
  | | Communist Party | 14,837 | 2.00 | 3 | +1 |
  | | Evangelical People's Party | 6,888 | 0.93 | 1 | 0 |
  | | Liberal Socialist Party | 1,602 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 |
  | | Grütli Union | 427 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
  | | Union for Economic Defence | 13,674 | 1.84 | 1 | New |
  | | Other parties | 13,674 | 1.84 | 0 | – |
  | Total | Total | 743,679 | 100.00 | 198 | 0 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 743,679 | 97.26 | | |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 20,915 | 2.74 | | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | 764,594 | 100.00 | | |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 995,551 | 76.80 | | |
  | Source: Nohlen & Stöver ||||||
  
  **By constituencies**
  
  | Constituency | Seats | Party | Seats won |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Aargau | 12 | Social Democratic Party | 4 |
  | Aargau | 12 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 3 |
  | Aargau | 12 | Conservative People's Party | 3 |
  | Aargau | 12 | Free Democratic Party | 2 |
  | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 3 | Free Democratic Party | 2 |
  | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 3 | Social Democratic Party | 1 |
  | Appenzell Innerrhoden | 1 | Conservative People's Party | 1 |
  | Basel-Landschaft | 4 | Free Democratic Party | 2 |
  | Basel-Landschaft | 4 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 1 |
  | Basel-Landschaft | 4 | Social Democratic Party | 1 |
  | Basel-Stadt | 7 | Social Democratic Party | 2 |
  | Basel-Stadt | 7 | Communist Party | 1 |
  | Basel-Stadt | 7 | Conservative People's Party | 1 |
  | Basel-Stadt | 7 | Free Democratic Party | 1 |
  | Basel-Stadt | 7 | Liberal Democratic Party | 1 |
  | Basel-Stadt | 7 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 1 |
  | Bern | 34 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 14 |
  | Bern | 34 | Social Democratic Party | 12 |
  | Bern | 34 | Free Democratic Party | 6 |
  | Bern | 34 | Conservative People's Party | 2 |
  | Fribourg | 7 | Conservative People's Party | 5 |
  | Fribourg | 7 | Free Democratic Party | 2 |
  | Geneva | 8 | Social Democratic Party | 3 |
  | Geneva | 8 | Liberal Democratic Party | 2 |
  | Geneva | 8 | Free Democratic Party | 2 |
  | Geneva | 8 | Conservative People's Party | 1 |
  | Geneva | 8 | Union for Economic Defence | 1 |
  | Glarus | 2 | Democratic Group | 1 |
  | Glarus | 2 | Free Democratic Party | 1 |
  | Grisons | 6 | Conservative People's Party | 3 |
  | Grisons | 6 | Free Democratic Party | 2 |
  | Grisons | 6 | Democratic Group | 1 |
  | Lucerne | 9 | Conservative People's Party | 5 |
  | Lucerne | 9 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
  | Lucerne | 9 | Social Democratic Party | 1 |
  | Neuchâtel | 7 | Social Democratic Party | 3 |
  | Neuchâtel | 7 | Free Democratic Party | 2 |
  | Neuchâtel | 7 | Liberal Democratic Party | 1 |
  | Neuchâtel | 7 | National Progressive Party | 1 |
  | Nidwalden | 1 | Conservative People's Party | 1 |
  | Obwalden | 1 | Conservative People's Party | 1 |
  | Schaffhausen | 3 | Communist Party | 1 |
  | Schaffhausen | 3 | Free Democratic Party | 1 |
  | Schaffhausen | 3 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 1 |
  | Schwyz | 3 | Conservative People's Party | 1 |
  | Schwyz | 3 | Free Democratic Party | 1 |
  | Schwyz | 3 | Social Democratic Party | 1 |
  | Solothurn | 7 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
  | Solothurn | 7 | Conservative People's Party | 2 |
  | Solothurn | 7 | Social Democratic Party | 2 |
  | St. Gallen | 15 | Conservative People's Party | 6 |
  | St. Gallen | 15 | Free Democratic Party | 5 |
  | St. Gallen | 15 | Social Democratic Party | 3 |
  | St. Gallen | 15 | Democratic Group | 1 |
  | Ticino | 8 | Free Democratic Party | 4 |
  | Ticino | 8 | Conservative People's Party | 3 |
  | Ticino | 8 | Social Democratic Party | 1 |
  | Thurgau | 7 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 3 |
  | Thurgau | 7 | Conservative People's Party | 1 |
  | Thurgau | 7 | Democratic Group | 1 |
  | Thurgau | 7 | Free Democratic Party | 1 |
  | Thurgau | 7 | Social Democratic Party | 1 |
  | Uri | 1 | Free Democratic Party | 1 |
  | Vaud | 16 | Free Democratic Party | 8 |
  | Vaud | 16 | Liberal Democratic Party | 3 |
  | Vaud | 16 | Social Democratic Party | 4 |
  | Vaud | 16 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 1 |
  | Valais | 6 | Conservative People's Party | 4 |
  | Valais | 6 | Free Democratic Party | 2 |
  | Zug | 2 | Conservative People's Party | 1 |
  | Zug | 2 | Free Democratic Party | 1 |
  | Zürich | 27 | Social Democratic Party | 10 |
  | Zürich | 27 | Free Democratic Party | 8 |
  | Zürich | 27 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 6 |
  | Zürich | 27 | Communist Party | 1 |
  | Zürich | 27 | Conservative People's Party | 1 |
  | Zürich | 27 | Evangelical People's Party | 1 |
  | Source: Bundesamt für Statistik |||||
  
  ### Council of States
  
  In several cantons the members of the Council of States were chosen by the cantonal parliaments.
  
  | | Free Democratic Party | 21 | –2 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Swiss Conservative People's Party | 18 | +1 |
  | | Social Democratic Party | 2 | +1 |
  | | Democratic Group | 1 | 0 |
  | | Liberal Democratic Party | 1 | 0 |
  | | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 1 | 0 |
  | | Other parties | 0 | 0 |
  | Total | Total | 44 | 0 |
  | Source: Nohlen & Stöver ||||
  
  **By canton**
  
  | Constituency | Seats | Party | Elected members |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Aargau | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Gottfried Keller |
  | Aargau | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Peter Emil Isler |
  | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 1 | Free Democratic Party | Johannes Baumann |
  | Appenzell Innerrhoden | 1 | Conservative People's Party | Carl Rusch |
  | Basel-Landschaft | 1 | Free Democratic Party | Gustav Johann Schneider |
  | Basel-Stadt | 1 | Social Democratic Party | Eugen Wullschleger |
  | Bern | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Paul Charmillot |
  | Bern | 2 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | Carl Moser |
  | Fribourg | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Emile Savoy |
  | Fribourg | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Bernard Weck |
  | Geneva | 2 | Social Democratic Party | Charles Burklin |
  | Geneva | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Alexandre Moriaud |
  | Glarus | 2 | Democratic Group | Edwin Hauser |
  | Glarus | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Philippe Mercier |
  | Grisons | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Friedrich Brügger |
  | Grisons | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Andreas Laely |
  | Lucerne | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Jakob Sigrist |
  | Lucerne | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Josef Winiger |
  | Neuchâtel | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Ernest Béguin |
  | Neuchâtel | 2 | Liberal Party | Pierre de Meuron |
  | Nidwalden | 1 | Conservative People's Party | Anton Zumbühl |
  | Obwalden | 1 | Conservative People's Party | Adalbert Wirz |
  | Schaffhausen | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Albert Ammann |
  | Schaffhausen | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Heinrich Bolli |
  | Schwyz | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Martin Ochsner |
  | Schwyz | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Josef Räber |
  | Solothurn | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Hugo Dietschi |
  | Solothurn | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Robert Schöpfer |
  | St. Gallen | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Johannes Geel |
  | St. Gallen | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Anton August Messmer |
  | Ticino | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Brenno Bertoni |
  | Ticino | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Antonio Luigi Riva |
  | Thurgau | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Albert Böhi |
  | Thurgau | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Rudolf Huber |
  | Uri | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Franz Muheim |
  | Uri | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Josef Wipfli |
  | Vaud | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Émile Dind |
  | Vaud | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Henri Simon |
  | Valais | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Joseph Ribordy |
  | Valais | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Raymund Loretan |
  | Zug | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Josef Andermatt |
  | Zug | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Josef Hildebrand |
  | Zürich | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Gustav Keller |
  | Zürich | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Oskar Wettstein |
  