| 1 | A | B | C | D | E |
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| 2 | 1955 Swiss federal election - National Council |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| 4 | Social Democratic Party | 263,664 | 27.0 | 53 | +4 |
| 5 | Free Democratic Party | 227,370 | 23.3 | 50 | –1 |
| 6 | Swiss Conservative People's Party | 226,122 | 23.2 | 47 | –1 |
| 7 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 117,847 | 12.1 | 22 | –1 |
| 8 | Ring of Independents | 53,450 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 |
| 9 | Swiss Party of Labour | 25,060 | 2.6 | 4 | –1 |
| 10 | Liberal Democratic Party | 21,688 | 2.2 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Social-Political Group | 21,003 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Evangelical People's Party | 10,581 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Liberal Socialist Party | 3,471 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Other parties | 5,639 | 0.6 | 0 | – |
| 15 | Invalid/blank votes | 22,986 | – | – | – |
| 16 | Total | 998,881 | 100 | 196 | 0 |
| 17 | Registered voters/turnout | 1,425,421 | 70.1 | – | – |
| 18 | Source: Nohlen & Stöver | Source: Nohlen & Stöver | Source: Nohlen & Stöver | Source: Nohlen & Stöver | Source: Nohlen & Stöver |

Question: Which party was the largest in the National Council after the 1955 Swiss federal election?
Answer: The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 53 seats.