| 1 | A | B | C | D | E |
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| 2 | 1959 Swiss federal election - National Council |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| 4 | Social Democratic Party | 259,139 | 26.4 | 51 | –2 |
| 5 | Free Democratic Party | 232,557 | 23.7 | 51 | +1 |
| 6 | Conservative Christian Social Party | 229,088 | 23.3 | 47 | 0 |
| 7 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 113,611 | 11.6 | 23 | +1 |
| 8 | Ring of Independents | 54,049 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 |
| 9 | Swiss Party of Labour | 26,346 | 2.7 | 3 | –1 |
| 10 | Liberal Democratic Party | 22,934 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Social-Political Group | 21,170 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Evangelical People's Party | 14,038 | 1.4 | 2 | +1 |
| 13 | Other parties | 9,438 | 1.0 | 0 | – |
| 14 | Invalid/blank votes | 26,193 | – | – | – |
| 15 | Total | 1,008,563 | 100 | 196 | 0 |
| 16 | Registered voters/turnout | 1,473,155 | 68.5 | – | – |
| 17 | Source: Nohlen & Stöver | Source: Nohlen & Stöver | Source: Nohlen & Stöver | Source: Nohlen & Stöver | Source: Nohlen & Stöver |

Question: How many seats did each of the top two parties receive in the 1959 Swiss federal election, and how many total seats were available?
Answer: The Social Democratic Party and the Free Democratic Party emerged as the largest parties in the National Council, each winning 51 of the 196 seats.