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| 2 | 1939 Swiss federal election - National Council |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| 4 | Social Democratic Party | 160,377 | 25.9 | 45 | –5 |
| 5 | Free Democratic Party | 128,163 | 20.7 | 49 | +1 |
| 6 | Swiss Conservative People's Party | 105,018 | 17.0 | 43 | +1 |
| 7 | Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | 91,182 | 14.7 | 22 | +1 |
| 8 | Ring of Independents | 43,735 | 7.1 | 9 | +2 |
| 9 | Young Farmers | 27,708 | 4.5 | 3 | –1 |
| 10 | Social-Political Group | 16,891 | 2.7 | 5 | +2 |
| 11 | Communist Party | 15,962 | 2.6 | 4 | +2 |
| 12 | Liberal Socialist Party | 10,865 | 1.8 | 1 | +1 |
| 13 | Liberal Democratic Party | 10,241 | 1.7 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | Evangelical People's Party | 5,726 | 0.9 | 0 | –1 |
| 15 | Other parties | 2,665 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Invalid/blank votes | 21,332 | – | – | – |
| 17 | Total | 639,865 | 100 | 187 | 0 |
| 18 | Registered voters/turnout | 861,266 | 74.3 | – | – |
| 19 | 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: What was the largest party in the National Council?
Answer: The Free Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 49 of the 187 seats.