# 1893 Swiss federal election

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 29 October 1893. The Radical Left narrowly retained its majority in the National Council.

## Electoral system

The 147 members of the National Council were elected in 52 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 91.5% and lowest in Zug at 17.5%.
| | Radical Left | | 41.8 | 74 | 0 |
| | Catholic Right | | 20.0 | 29 | –6 |
| | Liberal Centre | | 16.8 | 27 | +7 |
| | Democratic Group | | 10.3 | 16 | +1 |
| | Social Democratic Party | | 5.9 | 1 | 0 |
| | Evangelical Right | | 4.0 | 0 | –2 |
| | Independents | | 1.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | | | 147 | 0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 391,610 | – | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 670,948 | 58.37 | | |
| Source: BFS (seats) ||||||

#### By constituency

| Constituency | Seats | Party | Seats won | Elected members |
| Zürich 1 | 6 | Liberal Centre | 3 | Hans Konrad Pestalozzi Konrad Cramer Ulrich Meister Jr. |
| Zürich 1 | 6 | Democratic Group | 2 | Carl Theodor Curti Johann Jakob Schäppi |
| Zürich 1 | 6 | Social Democratic Party | 1 | Jakob Vogelsanger |
| Zürich 2 | 4 | Liberal Centre | 3 | Johann Jakob Abegg Johannes Eschmann Hans Wunderli |
| Zürich 2 | 4 | Democratic Group | 1 | Heinrich Hess |
| Zürich 3 | 4 | Democratic Group | 4 | Rudolf Geilinger Ludwig Forrer Albert Locher Albert Kündig |
| Zürich 4 | 3 | Democratic Group | 2 | Johannes Moser Friedrich Scheuchzer |
| Zürich 4 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Heinrich Steinemann |
| Bern 5 | 5 | Radical Left | 5 | Matthäus Zurbuchen Arnold Gottlieb Bühler Johann Jakob Rebmann Franz Neuhaus Gottfried Feller |
| Bern 6 | 5 | Radical Left | 3 | Rudolf Brunner Johann Jenny Eduard Müller |
| Bern 6 | 5 | Evangelical Right | 2 | Edmund von Steiger Ernst Wyss |
| Bern 7 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 | Fritz Bühlmann Adolf Müller Gottfried Joost Gottlieb Berger |
| Bern 8 | 4 | Radical Left | 3 | Hans Dinkelmann Emil Moser Gottfried Bangerter |
| Bern 8 | 4 | Bern People's Party | 1 | Ulrich Burkhalter |
| Bern 9 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 | Eduard Bähler Johannes Zimmermann Eduard Marti Rudolf Häni |
| Bern 10 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 | Pierre Jolissaint Albert Gobat Joseph Stockmar |
| Bern 11 | 2 | Catholic Right | 1 | Joseph Choquard |
| Bern 11 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Henri Cuenat |
| Lucerne 12 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 | Hermann Heller Josef Vonmatt |
| Lucerne 13 | 3 | Catholic Right | 3 | Josef Erni Candid Hochstrasser Theodor Schmid |
| Lucerne 14 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 | Josef Anton Schobinger Franz Xaver Beck |
| Uri 15 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Franz Schmid |
| Schwyz 16 | 3 | Catholic Right | 3 | Vital Schwander Sr. Fridolin Holdener Nikolaus Benziger |
| Obwalden 17 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Peter Anton Ming |
| Nidwalden 18 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Hans von Matt Sr. |
| Glarus 19 | 2 | Democratic Group | 1 | Kaspar Schindler |
| Glarus 19 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Rudolf Gallati |
| Zug 20 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Franz Hediger |
| Fribourg 21 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Louis de Diesbach |
| Fribourg 21 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Constant Dinichert |
| 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 | 3 | Joseph Gisi Albert Brosi Wilhelm Vigier |
| Solothurn 24 | 4 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Bernard Hammer |
| Basel-Stadt 25 | 4 | Liberal Centre | 2 | Paul Speiser Emil Bischoff |
| Basel-Stadt 25 | 4 | Radical Left | 2 | Ernst Brenner Hermann Kinkelin |
| Basel-Landschaft 26 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 | Johannes Suter Emil Frey Jakob Buser |
| Schaffhausen 27 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 | Wilhelm Joos Robert Grieshaber |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden 28 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 3 | Johannes Zuberbühler Johann Jakob Sturzenegger Johann Konrad Eisenhut |
| Appenzell Innerhoden 29 | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Karl Justin Sonderegger |
| St. Gallen 30 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Karl Emil Wild |
| St. Gallen 30 | 2 | Democratic Group | 1 | J. A. Scherrer-Füllemann |
| St. Gallen 31 | 2 | Catholic Right | 1 | Johann Gebhard Lutz |
| St. Gallen 31 | 2 | Evangelical Right | 1 | Christoph Tobler |
| St. Gallen 32 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 | Wilhelm Good Johann Baptist Schubiger |
| St. Gallen 33 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 | Johann Georg Berlinger Carl Hilty |
| St. Gallen 33 | 3 | Democratic Group | 1 | Eduard Steiger |
| St. Gallen 34 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 | Johann Joseph Keel Othmar Staub |
| Grisons 35 | 2 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Peter Theophil Bühler |
| Grisons 35 | 2 | Democratic Group | 1 | Matthäus Risch |
| Grisons 36 | 2 | Catholic Right | 1 | Caspar Decurtins |
| Grisons 36 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Johann Anton Casparis Jr. |
| Grisons 37 | 1 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Thomas von Albertini |
| Aargau 38 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 | Arnold Künzli Jakob Lüthy Erwin Kurz |
| Aargau 39 | 3 | Radical Left | 3 | Max Alphonse Erismann Olivier Zschokke Emil Frey |
| Aargau 40 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Jakob Nietlispach |
| Aargau 41 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 2 | Albert Ursprung Emil Albert Baldinger |
| Aargau 41 | 3 | Catholic Right | 1 | Franz Xaver Widmer |
| Thurgau 42 | 5 | Radical Left | 3 | Karl Alfred Fehr Friedrich Heinrich Häberlin Gustav Merkle |
| Thurgau 42 | 5 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Jakob Huldreich Bachmann |
| Thurgau 42 | 5 | Democratic Group | 1 | Josef Anton Koch |
| Ticino 43 | 2 | Radical Left | 2 | Achille Borella Leone de Stoppani |
| Ticino 44 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 | Plinio Bolla Alfredo Pioda Germano Bruni Demetrio Camuzzi |
| Vaud 45 | 5 | Radical Left | 5 | Charles-Eugène Fonjallaz Louis Chausson Charles Boiceau Eugène Ruffy Paul Cérésole |
| Vaud 46 | 4 | Radical Left | 4 | Jacques-François Viquerat Louis Déglon Émile Paillard Jean Cavat |
| Vaud 47 | 3 | Radical Left | 2 | Adrien Thélin Ernest Decollogny |
| Vaud 47 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Louis-Charles Delarageaz |
| Valais 48 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 | Hans Anton von Roten Alfred Perig |
| Valais 49 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Joseph Kuntschen Sr. |
| Valais 50 | 2 | Radical Left | 1 | Émile Gaillard |
| Valais 50 | 2 | Catholic Right | 1 | Charles de Werra |
| Neuchâtel 51 | 5 | Radical Left | 5 | Robert Comtesse Donat Fer Louis-Alexandre Martin Charles-Émile Tissot Alfred Jeanhenry |
| Geneva 52 | 5 | Liberal Centre | 3 | Gustave Ador Alexandre Ramu Jacques Rutty |
| Geneva 52 | 5 | Radical Left | 2 | Adrien Lachenal Louis Charrière |
| Source: Gruner ||||||

### Council of States

| Party | Party | Seats | +/– |
| | Radical Left | 20 | +3 |
| | Catholic Right | 15 | –2 |
| | Liberal Centre | 3 | +1 |
| | Democratic Group | 2 | 0 |
| | Evangelical Right | 1 | 0 |
| | Social Democratic Party | 1 | 0 |
| | Independents | 0 | –1 |
| Vacant | Vacant | 2 | –1 |
| Total | Total | 44 | 0 |
| Source: Federal Assembly ||||