# 1848 Swiss federal election

Federal elections were held in Switzerland between 1 and 27 October 1848. The Radical Left emerged as the largest group, winning 79 of the 111 seats in the National Council.

## Electoral system

The 111 members of the National Council were elected from 52 single- and multi-member constituencies. In six cantons (Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Glarus, Nidwalden, Obwalden and Uri), National Council members were elected by the Landsgemeinde.

## Results
### National Council

Seats :
| | Radical Left | | 58.0 | 79 |
| | Liberal Centre | | 16.9 | 11 |
| | Catholic Right | | 11.6 | 10 |
| | Evangelical Right | | 8.6 | 5 |
| | Democratic Left | | 4.3 | 6 |
| Total | Total | | | 111 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 228,877 | – | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 512,691 | 44.64 | |
| Source: BFS |||||

#### By constituency

| Constituency | Seats | Party | Seats won | Elected members |
| Aargau | 9 | Radical Left | 8 | Friedrich Frey-Herosé Adolf Fischer Johann Peter Bruggisser Karl Rudolf Tanner Gottlieb Jäger Johann Ulrich Hanauer Johann Dössekel Karl Ferdinand Schimpf |
| Aargau | 9 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Jakob Isler |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 2 | Radical Left | 2 | Johann Heinrich Heim Johann Jakob Sutter |
| Appenzell Innerrhoden | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Johann Nepomuk Hautle |
| Basel-Landschaft | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Johann Jakob Matt |
| Basel-Landschaft | 2 | Democratic Left | 1 | Emil Remigius Frey |
| Basel-Stadt | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Achilles Bischoff |
| Bern 5 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 | Johann Karlen Albert Lohner Jakob Imobersteg Friedrich Seiler |
| Bern 6 | 4 | Evangelical Right | 2 | Friedrich Fueter Johann Anton von Tillier |
| Bern 6 | 4 | Radical Left | 2 | Ulrich Ochsenbein Johann August Weingart |
| Bern 7 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 | Alexander Ludwig Funk Karl Karrer |
| Bern 7 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Johann Schneider |
| Bern 8 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 | Johann Rudolf Schneider Johann Rudolf Vogel Friedrich Sigmund Kohler |
| Bern 9 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Karl Neuhaus |
| Bern 9 | 3 | Radical Left | 1 | Jakob Stämpfli |
| Bern 9 | 3 | Evangelical Right | 1 | Guillaume-Henri Dufour |
| Bern 10 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 | Xavier Stockmar Cyprien Revel |
| Bern 10 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Xavier Péquignot |
| Fribourg 1 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Jacques-Joseph Remy |
| Fribourg 2 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Nicolas Glasson |
| Fribourg 3 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Christophe Joachim Marro |
| Fribourg 4 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Jean Folly |
| Fribourg 5 | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | François-Xavier Badoud |
| Geneva | 3 | Radical Left | 3 | Jean-Jacques Castoldi Joseph Girard Alexandre-Félix Alméras |
| Glarus | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Caspar Jenny |
| Grisons 1 | 1 | Evangelical Right | 1 | Johann Baptista Bavier |
| Grisons 2 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Alois de Latour |
| Grisons 3 | 1 | Radical Left | 2 | Georg Michel |
| Grisons 4 | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Andreas Rudolf von Planta |
| Lucerne | 6 | Radical Left | 4 | Jakob Robert Steiger Johann Jakob Heller Casimir Pfyffer Anton Schnyder |
| Lucerne | 6 | Catholic Right | 1 | Philipp Anton von Segesser |
| Lucerne | 6 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Jakob Kopp |
| Neuchâtel | 3 | Radical Left | 3 | Frédéric Lambelet Louis-Eugène Favre Jules Matthey |
| Nidwalden | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Melchior Wyrsch |
| Obwalden | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Franz Wirz |
| Schaffhausen | 2 | Radical Left | 2 | Johann Georg Böschenstein Friedrich Peyer im Hof |
| Schwyz-North | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Johann A. Steinegger |
| Schwyz-South | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Franz Karl Schuler |
| Solothurn | 3 | Radical Left | 3 | Johann Jakob Trog Niklaus Pfluger Benjamin Brunner |
| St. Gallen 1 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 | Joseph Marzell Hoffmann Franz Eduard Erpf |
| St. Gallen 2 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 | Josef Leonhard Bernold Johann Baptist Weder |
| St. Gallen 3 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Dominik Gmür |
| St. Gallen 3 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Johann Jakob Steger |
| St. Gallen 4 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Johann M. Hungerbühler |
| St. Gallen 4 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Johann Georg Anderegg |
| Thurgau 1 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Johann Georg Kreis |
| Thurgau 2 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Johann Konrad Kern |
| Thurgau 3 | 1 | Democratic Left | 1 | Philipp Gottlieb Labhardt |
| Thurgau 4 | 1 | Democratic Left | 1 | Johann Georg Rauch |
| Ticino | 6 | Radical Left | 6 | Stefano Franscini Giacomo Luvini Giovanni Battista Pioda Benigno Soldini Giovanni Jauch Carlo Battaglini |
| Uri | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Florian Lusser |
| Valais 1 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Joseph Anton Clemenz |
| Valais 2 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Antoine de Riedmatten |
| Valais 3 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Maurice Barman |
| Valais 4 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Adrien-Félix Pottier |
| Vaud 1 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 | Louis Blanchenay François Veillon |
| Vaud 1 | 3 | Democratic Left | 1 | Jules Eytel |
| Vaud 2 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 | Benjamin Pittet Charles Vittel Rodolphe Soutter |
| Vaud 3 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 | Louis Blanchenay François Veillon |
| Vaud 3 | 3 | Democratic Left | 1 | Abram-Daniel Meystre |
| Zug | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Silvan Schwerzmann |
| Zürich 1 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 | Georg Joseph Sidler Alfred Escher Johann Jakob Wieland |
| Zürich 2 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 | Johannes Wild Hans Heinrich Hürlimann Rudolf Bollier |
| Zürich 3 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 | Johann Jakob Müller Heinrich Rüegg |
| Zürich 3 | 3 | Democratic Left | 1 | Heinrich Homberger |
| Zürich 4 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 | Felix Wiedmann Rudolf Benz |
| Zürich 4 | 3 | Evangelical Right | 1 | Paul Carl Eduard Ziegler |
| Source: Gruner ||||||

### Council of States

| Party | Party | Seats |
| | Radical Left | 30 |
| | Liberal Centre | 8 |
| | Catholic Right | 6 |
| | Democratic Left | 0 |
| | Evangelical Right | 0 |
| Total | Total | 44 |
| Source: Federal Assembly |||