# 1935 Swiss federal election

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 27 October 1935. The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 50 of the 187 seats.

## Results
### National Council

| | Social Democratic Party | 255,843 | 28.01 | 50 | +1 |
| | Free Democratic Party | 216,664 | 23.72 | 48 | –4 |
| | Conservative People's Party | 185,052 | 20.26 | 42 | –2 |
| | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 100,300 | 10.98 | 21 | –9 |
| | Alliance of Independents | 37,861 | 4.14 | 7 | New |
| | Liberal Democratic Party | 30,476 | 3.34 | 6 | 0 |
| | Young Farmers | 28,161 | 3.08 | 4 | New |
| | National Front | 13,740 | 1.50 | 1 | New |
| | Communist Party | 12,569 | 1.38 | 2 | 0 |
| | Liberal Socialist Party | 11,078 | 1.21 | 0 | New |
| | Social-Political Group | 10,665 | 1.17 | 3 | +1 |
| | Evangelical People's Party | 6,780 | 0.74 | 1 | 0 |
| | National Union | 4,334 | 0.47 | 1 | New |
| | General People's List | 4,334 | 0.47 | 1 | New |
| | Other parties | 4,334 | 0.47 | 0 | – |
| Total | Total | 913,523 | 100.00 | 187 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 913,523 | 97.62 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 22,233 | 2.38 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 935,756 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,194,910 | 78.31 | | |
| Source: Mackie & Rose, Nohlen & Stöver ||||||

#### By constituency

| Constituency | Seats | Electorate | Turnout | Party | Votes | Seats won |
| Aargau | 12 | 72,982 | 65,837 | Social Democratic Party | 271,446 | 4 |
| Aargau | 12 | 72,982 | 65,837 | Conservative People's Party | 166,454 | 3 |
| Aargau | 12 | 72,982 | 65,837 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 121,180 | 2 |
| Aargau | 12 | 72,982 | 65,837 | Free Democratic Party | 132,635 | 2 |
| Aargau | 12 | 72,982 | 65,837 | Young Farmers | 36,481 | 1 |
| Aargau | 12 | 72,982 | 65,837 | Evangelical People's Party | 28,117 | 0 |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 2 | 13,702 | 10,849 | Social Democratic Party | 10,634 | 1 |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 2 | 13,702 | 10,849 | Free Democratic Party | 4,975 | 1 |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 2 | 13,702 | 10,849 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 4,184 | 0 |
| Appenzell Innerrhoden | 1 | 3,404 | 2,391 | Conservative People's Party | 1,244 | 1 |
| Basel-Landschaft | 4 | 27,020 | 17,822 | Social Democratic Party | 22,344 | 2 |
| Basel-Landschaft | 4 | 27,020 | 17,822 | Free Democratic Party | 18,749 | 2 |
| Basel-Landschaft | 4 | 27,020 | 17,822 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 6,949 | 0 |
| Basel-Landschaft | 4 | 27,020 | 17,822 | Liberal Socialist Party | 7,919 | 0 |
| Basel-Landschaft | 4 | 27,020 | 17,822 | Conservative People's Party | 7,618 | 0 |
| Basel-Landschaft | 4 | 27,020 | 17,822 | Young Farmers | 3,336 | 0 |
| Basel-Landschaft | 4 | 27,020 | 17,822 | Communist Party | 3,003 | 0 |
| Basel-Landschaft | 4 | 27,020 | 17,822 | Action Committee for Interest Reduction | 388 | 0 |
| Basel-Stadt | 7 | 49,161 | 35,357 | Social Democratic Party | 90,404 | 3 |
| Basel-Stadt | 7 | 49,161 | 35,357 | Liberal Democratic Party | 38,630 | 1 |
| Basel-Stadt | 7 | 49,161 | 35,357 | Free Democratic Party | 33,747 | 1 |
| Basel-Stadt | 7 | 49,161 | 35,357 | Communist Party | 28,530 | 1 |
| Basel-Stadt | 7 | 49,161 | 35,357 | Conservative People's Party | 26,362 | 1 |
| Basel-Stadt | 7 | 49,161 | 35,357 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 19,874 | 0 |
| Basel-Stadt | 7 | 49,161 | 35,357 | Liberal Socialist Party | 7,367 | 0 |
| Bern | 31 | 211,533 | 158,138 | Social Democratic Party | 1,642,382 | 11 |
| Bern | 31 | 211,533 | 158,138 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 1,451,157 | 11 |
| Bern | 31 | 211,533 | 158,138 | Free Democratic Party | 659,820 | 4 |
| Bern | 31 | 211,533 | 158,138 | Young Farmers | 490,181 | 3 |
| Bern | 31 | 211,533 | 158,138 | Conservative People's Party | 257,971 | 1 |
| Bern | 31 | 211,533 | 158,138 | Ring of Independents | 141,883 | 1 |
| Bern | 31 | 211,533 | 158,138 | Liberal Socialist Party | 121,249 | 0 |
| Bern | 31 | 211,533 | 158,138 | National Front | 75,276 | 0 |
| Fribourg | 7 | 40,416 | 31,752 | Conservative People's Party | 146,587 | 5 |
| Fribourg | 7 | 40,416 | 31,752 | Free Democratic Party | 54,497 | 0 |
| Fribourg | 7 | 40,416 | 31,752 | Social Democratic Party | 18,893 | 2 |
| Geneva | 8 | 48,044 | 32,026 | Social Democratic Party | 106,117 | 3 |
| Geneva | 8 | 48,044 | 32,026 | Free Democratic Party | 49,227 | 2 |
| Geneva | 8 | 48,044 | 32,026 | Liberal Democratic Party | 41,777 | 1 |
| Geneva | 8 | 48,044 | 32,026 | Conservative People's Party | 29,693 | 1 |
| Geneva | 8 | 48,044 | 32,026 | National Union | 21,655 | 1 |
| Geneva | 8 | 48,044 | 32,026 | Communist Party | 5,242 | 0 |
| Geneva | 8 | 48,044 | 32,026 | New National Political Order | 478 | 0 |
| Glarus | 2 | 10,147 | 8,223 | Free Democratic Party | 4,404 | 1 |
| Glarus | 2 | 10,147 | 8,223 | Social Democratic Party | 4,372 | 0 |
| Glarus | 2 | 10,147 | 8,223 | Social-Political Group | 4,006 | 1 |
| Glarus | 2 | 10,147 | 8,223 | Conservative People's Party | 3,375 | 0 |
| Grisons | 6 | 34,326 | 27,093 | Conservative People's Party | 55,718 | 3 |
| Grisons | 6 | 34,326 | 27,093 | Social-Political Group | 44,696 | 2 |
| Grisons | 6 | 34,326 | 27,093 | Free Democratic Party | 35,919 | 1 |
| Grisons | 6 | 34,326 | 27,093 | Social Democratic Party | 21,844 | 0 |
| Lucerne | 9 | 57,540 | 48,544 | Conservative People's Party | 220,461 | 5 |
| Lucerne | 9 | 57,540 | 48,544 | Free Democratic Party | 148,850 | 3 |
| Lucerne | 9 | 57,540 | 48,544 | Social Democratic Party | 59,349 | 1 |
| Neuchâtel | 6 | 36,216 | 25,453 | Social Democratic Party | 69,047 | 3 |
| Neuchâtel | 6 | 36,216 | 25,453 | Free Democratic Party | 36,773 | 2 |
| Neuchâtel | 6 | 36,216 | 25,453 | Liberal Democratic Party | 35,374 | 1 |
| Neuchâtel | 6 | 36,216 | 25,453 | National Progressive Party | 7,277 | 0 |
| Nidwalden | 1 | 4,284 | 2,960 | Conservative People's Party | 1,585 | 1 |
| Obwalden | 1 | 5,327 | 2,678 | Conservative People's Party | 1,543 | 1 |
| Schaffhausen | 2 | 14,351 | 13,055 | Social Democratic Party | 10,514 | 1 |
| Schaffhausen | 2 | 14,351 | 13,055 | Free Democratic Party | 6,178 | 1 |
| Schaffhausen | 2 | 14,351 | 13,055 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 5,395 | 0 |
| Schaffhausen | 2 | 14,351 | 13,055 | National Front | 3,087 | |
| Schwyz | 3 | 17,912 | 13,404 | Conservative People's Party | 20,678 | 2 |
| Schwyz | 3 | 17,912 | 13,404 | Free Democratic Party | 11,082 | 1 |
| Schwyz | 3 | 17,912 | 13,404 | Social Democratic Party | 7,892 | 0 |
| Solothurn | 7 | 43,523 | 36,213 | Free Democratic Party | 109,975 | 3 |
| Solothurn | 7 | 43,523 | 36,213 | Social Democratic Party | 74,351 | 2 |
| Solothurn | 7 | 43,523 | 36,213 | Conservative People's Party | 63,018 | 2 |
| St. Gallen | 13 | 74,437 | 65,565 | Conservative People's Party | 314,870 | 5 |
| St. Gallen | 13 | 74,437 | 65,565 | Free Democratic Party | 217,856 | 4 |
| St. Gallen | 13 | 74,437 | 65,565 | Social Democratic Party | 149,748 | 2 |
| St. Gallen | 13 | 74,437 | 65,565 | Ring of Independents | 66,571 | 1 |
| St. Gallen | 13 | 74,437 | 65,565 | General People's List | 28,953 | 1 |
| St. Gallen | 13 | 74,437 | 65,565 | Young Farmers | 27,747 | 0 |
| Ticino | 7 | 42,503 | 31,606 | Free Democratic Party | 104,980 | 3 |
| Ticino | 7 | 42,503 | 31,606 | Conservative People's Party | 79,659 | 3 |
| Ticino | 7 | 42,503 | 31,606 | Social Democratic Party | 33,795 | 1 |
| Thurgau | 6 | 38,283 | 31,290 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 43,168 | 2 |
| Thurgau | 6 | 38,283 | 31,290 | Social Democratic Party | 50,243 | 2 |
| Thurgau | 6 | 38,283 | 31,290 | Conservative People's Party | 34,301 | 1 |
| Thurgau | 6 | 38,283 | 31,290 | Free Democratic Party | 33,007 | 1 |
| Thurgau | 6 | 38,283 | 31,290 | Young Farmers | 14,793 | 0 |
| Thurgau | 6 | 38,283 | 31,290 | Young Thurgau List | 4,867 | 0 |
| Uri | 1 | 6,460 | 3,978 | Free Democratic Party | 3,007 | 1 |
| Vaud | 15 | 100,819 | 76,759 | Free Democratic Party | 416,231 | 6 |
| Vaud | 15 | 100,819 | 76,759 | Social Democratic Party | 322,373 | 4 |
| Vaud | 15 | 100,819 | 76,759 | Liberal Democratic Party | 207,626 | 3 |
| Vaud | 15 | 100,819 | 76,759 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 129,885 | 2 |
| Vaud | 15 | 100,819 | 76,759 | Communist Party | 23,780 | 0 |
| Vaud | 15 | 100,819 | 76,759 | Independent Progressive Party | 22,033 | 0 |
| Valais | 6 | 38,879 | 31,181 | Conservative People's Party | 115,862 | 4 |
| Valais | 6 | 38,879 | 31,181 | Free Democratic Party | 40,344 | 1 |
| Valais | 6 | 38,879 | 31,181 | Social Democratic Party | 26,512 | 1 |
| Valais | 6 | 38,879 | 31,181 | Helvetic Action List | 3,447 | 0 |
| Zug | 2 | 9,815 | 7,066 | Conservative People's Party | 6,495 | 1 |
| Zug | 2 | 9,815 | 7,066 | Free Democratic Party | 3,800 | 1 |
| Zug | 2 | 9,815 | 7,066 | Social Democratic Party | 3,236 | 0 |
| Zürich | 28 | 195,724 | 156,506 | Social Democratic Party | 1,282,080 | 9 |
| Zürich | 28 | 195,724 | 156,506 | Ring of Independents | 788,261 | 5 |
| Zürich | 28 | 195,724 | 156,506 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 567,477 | 4 |
| Zürich | 28 | 195,724 | 156,506 | Free Democratic Party | 434,764 | 3 |
| Zürich | 28 | 195,724 | 156,506 | Social-Political Group | 300,315 | 2 |
| Zürich | 28 | 195,724 | 156,506 | Conservative People's Party | 272,157 | 2 |
| Zürich | 28 | 195,724 | 156,506 | National Front | 158,978 | 1 |
| Zürich | 28 | 195,724 | 156,506 | Communist Party | 154,105 | 1 |
| Zürich | 28 | 195,724 | 156,506 | Evangelical People's Party | 124,235 | 1 |
| Zürich | 28 | 195,724 | 156,506 | Liberal Socialist Party | 115,787 | 0 |
| Zürich | 28 | 195,724 | 156,506 | Young Farmers | 108,623 | 0 |
| Source: Bundesblatt, 4 December 1935 ||||||||

### Council of the States

In several cantons the members of the Council of the States were chosen by the cantonal parliaments.
| | Swiss Conservative People's Party | 19 | +1 |
| | Free Democratic Party | 15 | –4 |
| | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 3 | 0 |
| | Social Democratic Party | 3 | +1 |
| | Liberal Democratic Party | 2 | +1 |
| | Social-Political Group | 0 | 0 |
| | Other parties | 2 | +1 |
| Total | Total | 44 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver ||||

#### By canton

| Constituency | Seats | Party | Elected members |
| Aargau | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Hans Fricker |
| Aargau | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Gottfried Keller |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 1 | Free Democratic Party | Walter Ackermann |
| Appenzell Innerrhoden | 1 | Conservative People's Party | Carl Rusch |
| Basel-Landschaft | 1 | Social Democratic Party | Walter Schaub |
| Basel-Stadt | 1 | Social Democratic Party | Gustav Wenk |
| Bern | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Henri Mouttet |
| Bern | 2 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | Jakob Rudolf Weber |
| Fribourg | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Joseph Piller |
| Fribourg | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Bernard Weck |
| Geneva | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Albert Malche |
| Geneva | 2 | Liberal Party | Auguste-Edouard-Frédéric Martin |
| Glarus | 2 | Social-Political Group | Edwin Hauser |
| Glarus | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Philippe Mercier |
| Grisons | 2 | Social-Political Group | Albert Lardelli |
| Grisons | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Georg Willi |
| Lucerne | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Gotthard Egli |
| Lucerne | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Albert Zust |
| Neuchâtel | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Ernest Béguin |
| Neuchâtel | 2 | Liberal Party | Marcel de Coulon |
| Nidwalden | 1 | Conservative People's Party | Anton Zumbühl |
| Obwalden | 1 | Conservative People's Party | Walter Amstalden |
| Schaffhausen | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Hans Käser |
| Schaffhausen | 2 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | Johannes Winzeler |
| Schwyz | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Martin Ochsner |
| Schwyz | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Adolf Suter |
| Solothurn | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Hugo Dietschi |
| Solothurn | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Robert Schöpfer |
| St. Gallen | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Ernst Löpfe |
| St. Gallen | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Josef Schöbi |
| Ticino | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Arnaldo Luigi Bolla |
| Ticino | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Antonio Luigi Riva |
| Thurgau | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Paul Altwegg |
| Thurgau | 2 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | Eduard Pfister |
| Uri | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Leo Meyer |
| Uri | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Ludwig Walker |
| Vaud | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Norbert Bosset |
| Vaud | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Louis Chamorel |
| Valais | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Pierre Barman |
| Valais | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Ramond Evéquoz |
| Zug | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Alphons Iten |
| Zug | 2 | Conservative People's Party | Alois Müller |
| Zürich | 2 | Social Democratic Party | Emil Klöti |
| Zürich | 2 | Free Democratic Party | Oskar Wettstein |