# 1884 Swiss federal election

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 26 October 1884. The Radical Left retained its majority in the National Council.

## Electoral system

The 145 members of the National Council were elected in 49 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 Schaffhausen (where voting was compulsory) at 95.9% and lowest in Neuchâtel at 25.1%.
| | Radical Left | | 42.0 | 74 | –1 |
| | Catholic Right | | 25.7 | 37 | +2 |
| | Liberal Centre | | 16.8 | 18 | –4 |
| | Democratic Group | | 8.2 | 15 | +5 |
| | Evangelical Right | | 6.2 | 1 | –2 |
| | Socialists | | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| | Independents | | 0.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | | | 145 | 0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 404,028 | – | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 640,262 | 63.10 | | |
| Source: BFS (seats) ||||||

#### By constituency

| Constituency | Seats | Party | Seats won | Elected members |
| Zürich 1 | 5 | Liberal Centre | 4 | Melchior Römer Konrad Cramer Wilhelm Hertenstein Ulrich Meister Jr. |
| Zürich 1 | 5 | Democratic Group | 1 | Arnold Syfrig |
| Zürich 2 | 4 | Liberal Centre | 3 | Heinrich Landis Johann Heinrich Bühler Jakob Brennwald |
| Zürich 2 | 4 | Democratic Group | 1 | Johann Jakob Keller |
| Zürich 3 | 4 | Democratic Group | 4 | Rudolf Geilinger Johannes Stössel Friedrich Salomon Vögelin Ludwig Forrer |
| Zürich 4 | 3 | Democratic Group | 3 | Friedrich Scheuchzer Johannes Moser Johann Jakob Sulzer |
| Bern 5 | 5 | Radical Left | 5 | Matthäus Zurbuchen Johann Jakob Rebmann Johann Zürcher Jakob Scherz Carl Samuel Zyro |
| Bern 6 | 5 | Radical Left | 5 | Johann Jakob Hauser Rudolf Brunner Rudolf Rohr Karl Stämpfli Eduard Müller |
| Bern 7 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 | Gottlieb Riem Fritz Bühlmann Karl Schenk Karl Karrer |
| Bern 8 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 | Johann Bützberger Johann Friedrich Gugelmann Andreas Schmid Rudolf Leuenberger |
| Bern 9 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 | Johannes Schlup Eduard Marti Rudolf Niggeler Charles Kuhn |
| Bern 10 | 5 | Radical Left | 5 | Joseph Stockmar Henri Cuenat Ernest Francillon Pierre Jolissaint Auguste-Adolphe Klaye |
| Lucerne 11 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 | Josef Vonmatt Friedrich Wüest |
| Lucerne 12 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Josef Zemp |
| Lucerne 13 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 | Josef Erni Candid Hochstrasser |
| Lucerne 14 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 | Philipp Anton von Segesser Franz Xaver Beck |
| Uri 15 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Josef Arnold |
| Schwyz 16 | 3 | Catholic Right | 3 | Nikolaus Benziger Vital Schwander Sr. Fridolin Holdener |
| Obwalden 17 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Nicolaus Hermann |
| Nidwalden 18 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Robert Durrer |
| Glarus 19 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Charles Mercier |
| Glarus 19 | 2 | Democratic Group | 1 | Kaspar Schindler |
| Zug 20 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Theodor Keiser |
| Fribourg 21 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 | Georges Cressier Georges Python |
| Fribourg 22 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 | Paul Aeby Louis de Wuilleret |
| Fribourg 23 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 | Louis Grand Alphonse Théraulaz |
| Solothurn 24 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 | Bernhard Hammer Simon Kaiser Urs Schild Albert Brosi |
| Basel-Stadt 25 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 | Wilhelm Klein Karl Burckhardt-Iselin |
| Basel-Stadt 25 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Johann Rudolf Geigy-Merian |
| Basel-Landschaft 26 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 | Jakob Bernhard Graf Gédéon Thommen Ambrosius Rosenmund |
| Schaffhausen 27 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Robert Grieshaber |
| Schaffhausen 27 | 2 | Democratic Group | 1 | Wilhelm Joos |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden 28 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Johann Jakob Sturzenegger Johann Ulrich Eisenhut |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden 28 | 3 | Radical Left | 1 | Johann Conrad Sonderegger |
| Appenzell Innerhoden 29 | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Karl Justin Sonderegger |
| St. Gallen 30 | 4 | Democratic Group | 2 | Roderich Albert Kunkler Adolf Grubenmann |
| St. Gallen 30 | 4 | Catholic Right | 1 | Johann Gebhard Lutz |
| St. Gallen 30 | 4 | Evangelical Right | 1 | Christoph Tobler |
| St. Gallen 31 | 3 | Catholic Right | 1 | Wilhelm Good |
| St. Gallen 31 | 3 | Radical Left | 1 | Gallus August Suter |
| St. Gallen 31 | 3 | Democratic Group | 1 | Carl Theodor Curti |
| St. Gallen 32 | 3 | Catholic Right | 3 | Johann Fridolin Müller Johann Joseph Keel Laurenz Schönenberger |
| Grisons 33 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Peter Theophil Bühler |
| Grisons 33 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Luzius Raschein |
| Grisons 34 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 | Caspar Decurtins Johann Schmid |
| Grisons 35 | 1 | Radical Left | 1 | Andrea Bezzola |
| Aargau 36 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 | Arnold Künzli Erwin Kurz Ludwig Karrer |
| Aargau 37 | 4 | Radical Left | 2 | Hans Riniker Theodor Haller |
| Aargau 37 | 4 | Liberal Centre | 2 | Johann Rohr Peter Emil Isler |
| Aargau 38 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 2 | Emil Welti Emil Albert Baldinger |
| Aargau 38 | 3 | Catholic Right | 1 | Arnold Münch |
| Thurgau 39 | 5 | Radical Left | 4 | Friedrich Heinrich Häberlin Johann Philipp Heitz Gustav Merkle Adolf Deucher |
| Thurgau 39 | 5 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Jakob Huldreich Bachmann |
| Ticino 40 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 | Carlo Battaglini Costantino Bernasconi |
| Ticino 41 | 5 | Catholic Right | 5 | Martino Pedrazzini Ignazio Polar Giovanni Dazzoni Carlo Vonmentlen Agostino Gatti |
| Vaud 42 | 5 | Radical Left | 5 | Louis Ruchonnet Louis Mayor Eugène Ruffy Louis Paschoud Louis Chausson |
| Vaud 43 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 | Jacques-François Viquerat Louis Déglon Frédéric Criblet Donat Golaz |
| Vaud 44 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 | Adrien Thélin Charles Baud Jules Colomb |
| Valais 45 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 | Hans Anton von Roten Victor de Chastonay |
| Valais 46 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Maurice Evéquoz |
| Valais 47 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 | Charles de Werra Fidèle Joris |
| Neuchâtel 48 | 5 | Radical Left | 5 | Numa Droz Charles-Émile Tissot Henri Morel Robert Comtesse Arnold Grosjean |
| Geneva 49 | 5 | Radical Left | 3 | Antoine Carteret Adrien Lachenal Georges Favon |
| Geneva 49 | 5 | Liberal Centre | 2 | Jean-Étienne Dufour Gustave-Jules Pictet |
| Source: Gruner ||||||

### Council of States

| Party | Party | Seats | +/– |
| | Catholic Right | 18 | 0 |
| | Radical Left | 17 | 0 |
| | Liberal Centre | 4 | 0 |
| | Democratic Group | 3 | 0 |
| | Evangelical Right | 1 | 0 |
| | Independents | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 44 | 0 |
| Source: Federal Assembly ||||