# 1943 Swiss federal election

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 31 October 1943. The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 56 of the 194 seats.

## Results
### National Council

| | Social Democratic Party | 251,576 | 28.60 | 56 | +11 |
| | Free Democratic Party | 197,746 | 22.48 | 47 | –2 |
| | Conservative People's Party | 182,916 | 20.79 | 43 | 0 |
| | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 101,998 | 11.59 | 22 | 0 |
| | Alliance of Independents | 48,557 | 5.52 | 7 | –2 |
| | Social-Political Group | 29,627 | 3.37 | 5 | 0 |
| | Liberal Democratic Party | 28,434 | 3.23 | 8 | +2 |
| | Young Farmers | 18,310 | 2.08 | 3 | 0 |
| | Liberal Socialist Party | 9,031 | 1.03 | 0 | –1 |
| | Evangelical People's Party | 3,627 | 0.41 | 1 | +1 |
| | Other parties | 7,918 | 0.90 | 2 | +2 |
| Total | Total | 879,740 | 100.00 | 194 | +7 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 879,740 | 96.86 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 28,506 | 3.14 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 908,246 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,296,706 | 70.04 | | |
| Source: Mackie & Rose, Nohlen & Stöver ||||||

#### By constituency

| Constituency | Seats | Electorate | Turnout | Party | Votes | Seats won |
| Aargau | 12 | 81,680 | 70,634 | Social Democratic Party | 292,459 | 5 |
| Aargau | 12 | 81,680 | 70,634 | Conservative People's Party | 165,210 | 3 |
| Aargau | 12 | 81,680 | 70,634 | Free Democratic Party | 148,715 | 2 |
| Aargau | 12 | 81,680 | 70,634 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 137,535 | 2 |
| Aargau | 12 | 81,680 | 70,634 | Ring of Independents | 35,693 | 0 |
| Aargau | 12 | 81,680 | 70,634 | Young Farmers | 25,795 | 0 |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 2 | Elected unopposed | Elected unopposed | Free Democratic Party | | 1 |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 2 | Elected unopposed | Elected unopposed | Social Democratic Party | | 1 |
| Appenzell Innerrhoden | 1 | 3,488 | 1,755 | Conservative People's Party | 1,520 | 1 |
| Basel-Landschaft | 4 | 29,333 | 18,447 | Social Democratic Party | 25,370 | 2 |
| Basel-Landschaft | 4 | 29,333 | 18,447 | Free Democratic Party | 12,260 | 1 |
| Basel-Landschaft | 4 | 29,333 | 18,447 | Social-Political Group | 12,829 | 1 |
| Basel-Landschaft | 4 | 29,333 | 18,447 | Ring of Independents | 12,302 | 0 |
| Basel-Landschaft | 4 | 29,333 | 18,447 | Conservative People's Party | 9,476 | 0 |
| Basel-Stadt | 8 | 53,333 | 35,358 | Social Democratic Party | 97,050 | 3 |
| Basel-Stadt | 8 | 53,333 | 35,358 | Liberal Democratic Party | 58,980 | 2 |
| Basel-Stadt | 8 | 53,333 | 35,358 | Free Democratic Party | 44,932 | 1 |
| Basel-Stadt | 8 | 53,333 | 35,358 | Ring of Independents | 33,100 | 1 |
| Basel-Stadt | 8 | 53,333 | 35,358 | Conservative People's Party | 29,926 | 1 |
| Basel-Stadt | 8 | 53,333 | 35,358 | Liberal Socialist Party | 7,216 | 0 |
| Bern | 33 | 233,129 | 160,259 | Social Democratic Party | 1,890,855 | 13 |
| Bern | 33 | 233,129 | 160,259 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 1,615,361 | 11 |
| Bern | 33 | 233,129 | 160,259 | Free Democratic Party | 784,181 | 5 |
| Bern | 33 | 233,129 | 160,259 | Young Farmers | 333,117 | 2 |
| Bern | 33 | 233,129 | 160,259 | Conservative People's Party | 306,410 | 2 |
| Bern | 33 | 233,129 | 160,259 | Liberal Socialist Party | 113,922 | 0 |
| Bern | 33 | 233,129 | 160,259 | Ring of Independents | 113,698 | 0 |
| Fribourg | 7 | 45,000 | 31,013 | Conservative People's Party | 134,184 | 5 |
| Fribourg | 7 | 45,000 | 31,013 | Free Democratic Party | 46,730 | 1 |
| Fribourg | 7 | 45,000 | 31,013 | Social Democratic Party | 24,983 | 1 |
| Fribourg | 7 | 45,000 | 31,013 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 8,211 | 0 |
| Geneva | 8 | 53,303 | 19,168 | Free Democratic Party | 54,550 | 3 |
| Geneva | 8 | 53,303 | 19,168 | Liberal Democratic Party | 36,466 | 2 |
| Geneva | 8 | 53,303 | 19,168 | Conservative People's Party | 30,955 | 2 |
| Geneva | 8 | 53,303 | 19,168 | Social Democratic Party | 22,462 | 1 |
| Glarus | 2 | 10,693 | 8,176 | Social Democratic Party | 6,093 | 1 |
| Glarus | 2 | 10,693 | 8,176 | Free Democratic Party | 3,957 | 1 |
| Glarus | 2 | 10,693 | 8,176 | Social-Political Group | 3,630 | 0 |
| Glarus | 2 | 10,693 | 8,176 | Conservative People's Party | 2,172 | 0 |
| Grisons | 6 | 37,111 | 27,396 | Social-Political Group | 63,109 | 3 |
| Grisons | 6 | 37,111 | 27,396 | Conservative People's Party | 55,543 | 2 |
| Grisons | 6 | 37,111 | 27,396 | Free Democratic Party | 22,623 | 1 |
| Grisons | 6 | 37,111 | 27,396 | Social Democratic Party | 17,075 | 0 |
| Lucerne | 9 | 63,050 | 51,067 | Conservative People's Party | 218,276 | 5 |
| Lucerne | 9 | 63,050 | 51,067 | Free Democratic Party | 159,315 | 3 |
| Lucerne | 9 | 63,050 | 51,067 | Social Democratic Party | 46,706 | 1 |
| Lucerne | 9 | 63,050 | 51,067 | Ring of Independents | 17,338 | 0 |
| Lucerne | 9 | 63,050 | 51,067 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 11,702 | 0 |
| Neuchâtel | 5 | 38,868 | 22,170 | Social Democratic Party | 49,905 | 2 |
| Neuchâtel | 5 | 38,868 | 22,170 | Free Democratic Party | 32,102 | 2 |
| Neuchâtel | 5 | 38,868 | 22,170 | Liberal Democratic Party | 25,753 | 1 |
| Nidwalden | 1 | 5,446 | 3,823 | Conservative People's Party | 2,256 | 1 |
| Nidwalden | 1 | 5,446 | 3,823 | Others | 1,506 | 0 |
| Obwalden | 1 | 6,129 | 4,202 | Conservative People's Party | 2,421 | 1 |
| Obwalden | 1 | 6,129 | 4,202 | Others | 1,642 | 0 |
| Schaffhausen | 2 | 16,526 | 14,881 | Social Democratic Party | 14,254 | 1 |
| Schaffhausen | 2 | 16,526 | 14,881 | Free Democratic Party | 9,071 | 1 |
| Schaffhausen | 2 | 16,526 | 14,881 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 4,939 | 0 |
| Schwyz | 3 | 19,444 | 13,688 | Farmers Association | 12,247 | 1 |
| Schwyz | 3 | 19,444 | 13,688 | Conservative People's Party | 10,671 | 1 |
| Schwyz | 3 | 19,444 | 13,688 | Free Democratic Party | 9,542 | 1 |
| Schwyz | 3 | 19,444 | 13,688 | Social Democratic Party | 7,582 | 0 |
| Solothurn | 7 | 48,418 | 39,704 | Free Democratic Party | 99,559 | 3 |
| Solothurn | 7 | 48,418 | 39,704 | Social Democratic Party | 85,348 | 2 |
| Solothurn | 7 | 48,418 | 39,704 | Conservative People's Party | 66,977 | 2 |
| Solothurn | 7 | 48,418 | 39,704 | Ring of Independents | 10,248 | 0 |
| Solothurn | 7 | 48,418 | 39,704 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 8,188 | 0 |
| St. Gallen | 13 | 79,723 | 63,865 | Conservative People's Party | 307,482 | 5 |
| St. Gallen | 13 | 79,723 | 63,865 | Free Democratic Party | 213,315 | 4 |
| St. Gallen | 13 | 79,723 | 63,865 | Social Democratic Party | 149,969 | 2 |
| St. Gallen | 13 | 79,723 | 63,865 | Ring of Independents | 57,139 | 1 |
| St. Gallen | 13 | 79,723 | 63,865 | Young Farmers | 30,378 | 1 |
| St. Gallen | 13 | 79,723 | 63,865 | Association of Free Democrats | 29,465 | 0 |
| Ticino | 7 | 45,624 | 33,592 | Conservative People's Party | 81,410 | 3 |
| Ticino | 7 | 45,624 | 33,592 | Free Democratic Party | 70,725 | 2 |
| Ticino | 7 | 45,624 | 33,592 | Social Democratic Party | 51,703 | 2 |
| Ticino | 7 | 45,624 | 33,592 | Social-Political Group | 23,117 | 0 |
| Thurgau | 6 | 41,470 | 31,581 | Social Democratic Party | 58,652 | 2 |
| Thurgau | 6 | 41,470 | 31,581 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 46,166 | 2 |
| Thurgau | 6 | 41,470 | 31,581 | Conservative People's Party | 38,010 | 1 |
| Thurgau | 6 | 41,470 | 31,581 | Free Democratic Party | 34,479 | 1 |
| Thurgau | 6 | 41,470 | 31,581 | Young Farmers | 6,879 | 0 |
| Uri | 1 | 8,144 | 3,686 | Free Democratic Party | 2,924 | 1 |
| Vaud | 16 | 106,274 | 57,927 | Free Democratic Party | 371,719 | 8 |
| Vaud | 16 | 106,274 | 57,927 | Social Democratic Party | 198,282 | 3 |
| Vaud | 16 | 106,274 | 57,927 | Liberal Democratic Party | 181,686 | 3 |
| Vaud | 16 | 106,274 | 57,927 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 100,593 | 2 |
| Vaud | 16 | 106,274 | 57,927 | Ring of Independents | 39,170 | 0 |
| Vaud | 16 | 106,274 | 57,927 | Labor List | 6,198 | 0 |
| Valais | 7 | 43,094 | 32,872 | Conservative People's Party | 131,385 | 5 |
| Valais | 7 | 43,094 | 32,872 | Free Democratic Party | 47,942 | 1 |
| Valais | 7 | 43,094 | 32,872 | Social Democratic Party | 37,366 | 1 |
| Valais | 7 | 43,094 | 32,872 | Valais People's List | 9,146 | 0 |
| Zug | 2 | 10,926 | 7,278 | Conservative People's Party | 5,975 | 1 |
| Zug | 2 | 10,926 | 7,278 | Social Democratic Party | 4,541 | 1 |
| Zug | 2 | 10,926 | 7,278 | Free Democratic Party | 3,274 | 0 |
| Zürich | 31 | 216,549 | 155,565 | Social Democratic Party | 1,655,010 | 12 |
| Zürich | 31 | 216,549 | 155,565 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 665,668 | 5 |
| Zürich | 31 | 216,549 | 155,565 | Ring of Independents | 550,575 | 4 |
| Zürich | 31 | 216,549 | 155,565 | Free Democratic Party | 542,072 | 4 |
| Zürich | 31 | 216,549 | 155,565 | Conservative People's Party | 366,942 | 2 |
| Zürich | 31 | 216,549 | 155,565 | Social-Political Group | 363,548 | 2 |
| Zürich | 31 | 216,549 | 155,565 | Independent-Free List | 214,569 | 1 |
| Zürich | 31 | 216,549 | 155,565 | Liberal Socialist Party | 113,547 | 0 |
| Zürich | 31 | 216,549 | 155,565 | Evangelical People's Party | 112,441 | 1 |
| Zürich | 31 | 216,549 | 155,565 | List of Free Economic Action | 31,488 | 0 |
| Zürich | 31 | 216,549 | 155,565 | Young Farmers | 80,263 | 0 |
| Source: Bundesblatt, 23 November 1943 ||||||||

### 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 | 12 | –2 |
| | Social Democratic Party | 5 | +2 |
| | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 4 | 0 |
| | Liberal Democratic Party | 2 | 0 |
| | Social-Political Group | 2 | +2 |
| | Other parties | 0 | –3 |
| Total | Total | 44 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver ||||