# 1875 Swiss federal election

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 31 October 1875. The Radical Left remained the largest group in the National Council.

## Electoral system

The 135 members of the National Council were elected in 48 single- and multi-member constituencies 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. There was one seat for every 20,000 citizens, with seats allocated to cantons in proportion to their population.

## Results
### National Council

Voter turnout was highest in Aargau at 85.6% (higher than the 73.7% who voted in Schaffhausen, where voting was compulsory) and lowest in Zug at 31.4%.
| | Radical Left | | 38.2 | 63 | +3 |
| | Liberal Centre | | 25.7 | 33 | +3 |
| | Catholic Right | | 17.9 | 22 | –5 |
| | Democratic Left | | 11.7 | 15 | 0 |
| | Evangelical Right | | 4.8 | 2 | –1 |
| | Socialists | | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| | Independents | | 1.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | | | 135 | 0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 375,666 | – | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 635,745 | 59.09 | | |
| Source: BFS (seats) ||||||

#### By constituency

| Constituency | Seats | Party | Seats won | Elected members |
| Zürich 1 | 5 | Liberal Centre | 5 | Alfred Escher Johann Jakob Widmer Melchior Römer Heinrich Studer Wilhelm Hertenstein |
| Zürich 2 | 3 | Democratic Left | 2 | Rudolf Zinggeler Johann Jakob Keller |
| Zürich 2 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Johann Jakob Hasler |
| Zürich 3 | 3 | Democratic Left | 3 | Gottlieb Ziegler Salomon Bleuler Friedrich Salomon Vögelin |
| Zürich 4 | 3 | Democratic Left | 3 | Johann Jakob Scherer Friedrich Scheuchzer Johannes Moser |
| Bern 5 | 5 | Radical Left | 5 | Wilhelm Teuscher Johannes Ritschard Jakob Scherz Carl Samuel Zyro Friedrich Seiler |
| Bern 6 | 4 | Radical Left | 3 | Rudolf Rohr Rudolf Brunner Friedrich von Werdt |
| Bern 6 | 4 | Evangelical Right | 1 | Otto von Büren |
| Bern 7 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 | Karl Karrer Gottlieb Riem Gottfried Joost Karl Schenk |
| Bern 8 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 | Johann Bützberger Albert Friedrich Born Alexander Bucher Rudolf Leuenberger |
| Bern 9 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 | Jakob Stämpfli Eduard Marti Friedrich Eggli |
| Bern 10 | 5 | Radical Left | 5 | Auguste-Adolphe Klaye Pierre Jolissaint Niklaus Kaiser Hippolyte Paulet Paul Migy |
| Lucerne 11 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Josef Vonmatt |
| Lucerne 11 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Joseph Zingg |
| Lucerne 12 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Josef Zemp |
| Lucerne 13 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 | Vinzenz Fischer Johann Amberg |
| Lucerne 14 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 | Franz Xaver Beck Philipp Anton von Segesser |
| Uri 15 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Josef Arnold |
| Schwyz 16 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 | Fridolin Holdener Ambros Eberle |
| Obwalden 17 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Alois Reinert |
| Nidwalden 18 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Robert Durrer |
| Glarus 19 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Joachim Heer |
| Glarus 19 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Niklaus Tschudi |
| Zug 20 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Alois Schwerzmann |
| Fribourg 21 | 3 | Catholic Right | 3 | Louis de Weck Laurent Chaney Arthur Techtermann |
| Fribourg 22 | 3 | Catholic Right | 3 | Joseph Jaquet Louis Grand Louis de Wuilleret |
| Solothurn 23 | 4 | Radical Left | 3 | Leo Weber Hermann Dietler Simon Kaiser |
| Solothurn 23 | 4 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Carl Franz Bally |
| Basel-Stadt 24 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 | Karl Burckhardt-Iselin Wilhelm Klein |
| Basel-Landschaft 25 | 3 | Radical Left | 1 | Jakob Bernhard Graf |
| Basel-Landschaft 25 | 3 | Democratic Left | 1 | Emil Frey |
| Basel-Landschaft 25 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Gédéon Thommen |
| Schaffhausen 26 | 2 | Democratic Left | 2 | Heinrich Gustav Schoch Wilhelm Joos |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden 27 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 | Christian Graf Johann Georg Tanner |
| Appenzell Innerhoden 28 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Alois Broger |
| St. Gallen 29 | 4 | Liberal Centre | 2 | Arnold Otto Aepli Daniel Wirth-Sand |
| St. Gallen 29 | 4 | Democratic Left | 2 | Gustav Adolf Saxer Thomas Thoma |
| St. Gallen 30 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 | Johann Baptist Gaudy Johann Josef Huber |
| St. Gallen 30 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Rudolf Hilty |
| St. Gallen 31 | 3 | Catholic Right | 2 | Johann Fridolin Müller Johann Joseph Keel |
| St. Gallen 31 | 3 | Evangelical Right | 1 | Samuel Friedrich Rikli |
| Grisons 32 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Simeon Bavier |
| Grisons 32 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Johann Gaudenz von Salis |
| Grisons 33 | 2 | Catholic Right | 1 | Johann R. von Toggenburg |
| Grisons 33 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Anton Steinhauser |
| Grisons 34 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Johann Albert Romedi |
| Aargau 35 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 2 | Carl Feer-Herzog Johann Haberstich |
| Aargau 35 | 3 | Radical Left | 1 | Arnold Künzli |
| Aargau 36 | 4 | Radical Left | 3 | Peter Suter Theodor Haller Robert Straub |
| Aargau 36 | 4 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Hans Weber |
| Aargau 37 | 3 | Catholic Right | 2 | Karl von Schmid Arnold Münch |
| Aargau 37 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Emil Welti |
| Thurgau 38 | 5 | Radical Left | 2 | Friedrich Heinrich Häberlin Gustav Merkle |
| Thurgau 38 | 5 | Democratic Left | 2 | Jakob Albert Scherb Severin Stoffel |
| Thurgau 38 | 5 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Johann Messmer |
| Ticino 39 | 3 | Catholic Right | 3 | Massimiliano Magatti Bernardino Lurati Carlo Pasta |
| Ticino 40 | 3 | Catholic Right | 3 | Michele Pedrazzini Carlo Vonmentlen Agostino Gatti |
| Vaud 41 | 4 | Liberal Centre | 2 | Jakob Dubs Louis Berdez |
| Vaud 41 | 4 | Radical Left | 2 | Louis Ruchonnet Frédéric Chausson |
| Vaud 42 | 4 | Liberal Centre | 2 | Jean-Louis Demiéville Pierre-Isaac Joly |
| Vaud 42 | 4 | Radical Left | 2 | Paul Wulliémoz Georges-Louis Contesse |
| Vaud 43 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 | Louis-Henri Delarageaz Henri Reymond Charles Baud |
| Valais 44 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 | Hans Anton von Roten Victor de Chastonay |
| Valais 45 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Ferdinand de Montheys |
| Valais 46 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 | Louis Barman Alexandre Dénériaz |
| Neuchâtel 47 | 5 | Radical Left | 5 | Fritz Berthoud Édouard Desor Jules Philippin Louis Constant Lambelet Fritz Rüsser |
| Geneva 48 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 | Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel Antoine Carteret Charles Chalumeau Moïse Vautier |
| Source: Gruner ||||||

### Council of States

| Party | Party | Seats | +/– |
| | Catholic Right | 16 | +1 |
| | Radical Left | 11 | 0 |
| | Liberal Centre | 9 | –1 |
| | Democratic Left | 4 | +1 |
| | Evangelical Right | 0 | 0 |
| | Independents | 3 | –1 |
| Vacant | Vacant | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 44 | 0 |
| Source: The Federal Assembly ||||