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Switzerland 1902 federal election

What was the result of the 1902 federal election in Switzerland?

Free Democratic Party of Switzerland won 100 of 167 seats with 50.4% of the vote.

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  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Free Democratic Party of Switzerland won 100 of 167 seats with 50.4% of the vote.

  • Free Democratic Party of Switzerland 100 50.4%
  • Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland 36 23.1%
  • Social Democratic Party of Switzerland 7 12.6%
  • Liberal Party of Switzerland 20 8.6%
  • Democratic Group 4 3.7%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
84 of 167 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 50.4%

    Share of the vote won by Free Democratic Party of Switzerland

    Free Democratic Party of Switzerland won 100 of 167 seats. A majority needs 84.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland10050.4205,235
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland3623.194,031
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland712.651,338
Liberal Party of Switzerland208.634,928
Democratic Group43.715,053
Votes by party
  • Free Democratic Party of Switzerland 205,235
  • Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland 94,031
  • Social Democratic Party of Switzerland 51,338
  • Liberal Party of Switzerland 34,928
  • Democratic Group 15,053

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.

ParlGov marks results before 1945 as experimental: they may need revision, so we compare them with no other election.

How many people voted?

407,322 votes were valid.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Free Democratic Party of Switzerland50.4% of votes59.9% of seats
  • Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland23.1% of votes21.6% of seats
  • Liberal Party of Switzerland8.6% of votes12.0% of seats
  • Social Democratic Party of Switzerland12.6% of votes4.2% of seats
  • Democratic Group3.7% of votes2.4% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 9.4 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.0 by votes and 2.4 by seats; Free Democratic Party of Switzerland led Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland by 27.3 points of the vote.

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