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| 2 | 1951 Swiss federal election - National Council |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| 4 | Social Democratic Party | 249,857 | 26.0 | 49 | +1 |
| 5 | Free Democratic Party | 230,687 | 24.0 | 51 | –1 |
| 6 | Swiss Conservative People's Party | 216,616 | 22.5 | 48 | +4 |
| 7 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 120,819 | 12.6 | 23 | +2 |
| 8 | Ring of Independents | 49,100 | 5.1 | 10 | +2 |
| 9 | Swiss Party of Labour | 25,659 | 2.7 | 5 | –2 |
| 10 | Liberal Democratic Party | 24,813 | 2.6 | 5 | –2 |
| 11 | Social-Political Group | 21,606 | 2.2 | 4 | –1 |
| 12 | Evangelical People's Party | 9,559 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Liberal Socialist Party | 8,194 | 0.9 | 0 | –1 |
| 14 | Other parties | 4,588 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Invalid/blank votes | 25,439 | – | – | – |
| 16 | Total | 986,937 | 100 | 196 | +2 |
| 17 | Registered voters/turnout | 1,386,146 | 71.2 | – | – |
| 18 | Source: Mackie & Rose, Nohlen & Stöver | Source: Mackie & Rose, Nohlen & Stöver | Source: Mackie & Rose, Nohlen & Stöver | Source: Mackie & Rose, Nohlen & Stöver | Source: Mackie & Rose, Nohlen & Stöver |

Question: Which party received the most votes and how any seats did they win in the 1951 Swiss federal election?
Answer: The Social Democratic Party received the most votes, and the Free Democratic Party remained the largest party in the National Council, winning 51 of the 196 seats.