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Switzerland 1928 federal election

What was the result of the 1928 federal election in Switzerland?

Free Democratic Party of Switzerland won 58 of 198 seats with 27.4% of the vote. 78.8% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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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 58 of 198 seats with 27.4% of the vote; 78.8% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Social Democratic Party of Switzerland 50 27.4%
  • Free Democratic Party of Switzerland 58 27.4%
  • Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland 46 21.4%
  • Swiss People's Party 31 15.8%
  • Liberal Party of Switzerland 6 3.0%
  • Swiss Party of Labour 2 1.8%
  • Democratic Group 3 1.7%
  • Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland 1 0.7%
  • National Union 1
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
100 of 198 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 27.4%

    Share of the vote won by Free Democratic Party of Switzerland

    Free Democratic Party of Switzerland won 58 of 198 seats. A majority needs 100.

  2. 78.8%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland5027.4220,141
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland5827.4220,135
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland4621.4172,516
Swiss People's Party3115.8126,961
Liberal Party of Switzerland63.023,752
Swiss Party of Labour21.814,818
Democratic Group31.714,073
Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland10.75,618
National Union1
Votes by party
  • Social Democratic Party of Switzerland 220,141
  • Free Democratic Party of Switzerland 220,135
  • Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland 172,516
  • Swiss People's Party 126,961
  • Liberal Party of Switzerland 23,752
  • Swiss Party of Labour 14,818
  • Democratic Group 14,073
  • Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland 5,618
  • National Union

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?

78.8% of the 1,043,823 registered voters cast a ballot (822,389 ballots). 807,472 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Free Democratic Party of Switzerland27.4% of votes29.3% of seats
  • Social Democratic Party of Switzerland27.4% of votes25.3% of seats
  • Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland21.4% of votes23.2% of seats
  • Swiss People's Party15.8% of votes15.7% of seats
  • Liberal Party of Switzerland3.0% of votes3.0% of seats
  • Democratic Group1.7% of votes1.5% of seats
  • Swiss Party of Labour1.8% of votes1.0% of seats
  • Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland0.7% of votes0.5% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.5 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.5 by votes and 4.4 by seats; Free Democratic Party of Switzerland led Social Democratic Party of Switzerland by 0.0 points of the vote.

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