1955 Swiss federal election

Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 30 October 1955. The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 53 of the 196 seats.

Results

National Council

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Social Democratic Party	263,664	27.02	53	+4
	Free Democratic Party	227,370	23.30	50	–1
	Conservative People's Party	226,122	23.17	47	–1
	Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	117,847	12.08	22	–1
	Alliance of Independents	53,450	5.48	10	0
	Swiss Party of Labour	25,060	2.57	4	–1
	Liberal Democratic Party	21,688	2.22	5	0
	Social-Political Group	21,003	2.15	4	0
	Evangelical People's Party	10,581	1.08	1	0
	Liberal Socialist Party	3,471	0.36	0	0
	Other parties	5,639	0.58	0	–
Total		975,895	100.00	196	0
Valid votes		975,895	97.70
Invalid/blank votes		22,986	2.30
Total votes		998,881	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,425,421	70.08
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By constituency

Constituency	Seats	Electorate	Turnout	Party		Votes	Seats won
Aargau	13	92,716	79,494		Social Democratic Party	342,179	4
					Conservative People's Party	227,473	3
					Free Democratic Party	189,783	3
					Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	144,306	2
					Ring of Independents	64,706	1
					Evangelical People's Party	22,046	0
Appenzell Ausserrhoden	2	13,846	9,573		Free Democratic Party	10,521	1
					Social Democratic Party	6,908	1
Appenzell Innerrhoden	1	3,693	1,382		Conservative People's Party	1,021	1
Basel-Landschaft	4	36,031	22,924		Social Democratic Party	31,784	2
					Free Democratic Party	20,306	1
					Conservative People's Party	12,698	1
					Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	12,004	0
					Aktion Kanton Basel	9,174	0
					Social-Political Group	4,214	0
Basel-Stadt	8	65,204	40,286		Social Democratic Party	94,158	2
					Free Democratic Party	55,383	2
					Ring of Independents	42,400	1
					Conservative People's Party	40,151	1
					Liberal Party	39,650	1
					Swiss Party of Labour	37,551	1
					Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	9,465	0
Bern	33	251,860	175,839		Social Democratic Party	2,139,790	13
					Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	1,926,450	11
					Free Democratic Party	969,940	6
					Conservative People's Party	380,782	2
					Ring of Independents	276,477	1
Fribourg	7	45,708	32,404		Conservative People's Party	120,357	4
					Free Democratic Party	44,577	1
					Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	33,511	1
					Social Democratic Party	25,367	1
Geneva	8	64,007	27,411		Free Democratic Party	60,675	3
					Conservative People's Party	39,689	2
					Swiss Party of Labour	35,914	1
					Liberal Party	34,672	1
					Social Democratic Party	29,212	1
					Progressive Party	15,603	0
					Federal Independent Union	1,220	0
Glarus	2	Elected unopposed			Social Democratic Party		1
					Free Democratic Party		1
Grisons	6	37,310	28,582		Conservative People's Party	68,933	3
					Social-Political Group	49,521	2
					Free Democratic Party	26,737	1
					Social Democratic Party	22,211	0
Lucerne	9	68,085	59,728		Conservative People's Party	267,386	5
					Free Democratic Party	199,663	3
					Social Democratic Party	57,559	1
					Party of Farmers, Traders and Workers	4,337	0
Neuchâtel	5	41,554	23,645		Social Democratic Party	49,081	2
					Free Democratic Party	29,316	2
					Liberal Party	24,855	1
					Swiss Party of Labour	11,883	0
Nidwalden	1	5,750	4,227		Conservative People's Party	2,443	1
					Liberal Party	1,575	0
Obwalden	1	6,152	2,869		Conservative People's Party	2,295	1
					Liberal Party	460	0
Schaffhausen	2	Elected unopposed			Free Democratic Party		1
					Social Democratic Party		1
Schwyz	3	21,061	15,444		Free Democratic Party	12,422	1
					Social Democratic Party	11,914	1
					Conservative People's Party	20,633	1
Solothurn	7	54,322	46,091		Free Democratic Party	137,160	3
					Social Democratic Party	97,418	2
					Conservative People's Party	81,351	2
St. Gallen	13	87,287	68,900		Conservative People's Party	396,220	6
					Free Democratic Party	240,523	4
					Social Democratic Party	161,816	2
					Ring of Independents	64,881	1
Ticino	7	49,672	34,434		Free Democratic Party	100,801	3
					Conservative People's Party	90,825	3
					Social Democratic Party	44,902	1
Thurgau	6	43,508	32,295		Social Democratic Party	57,100	2
					Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	49,664	2
					Free Democratic Party	35,040	1
					Conservative People's Party	46,954	1
Uri	1	8,406	4,674		Free Democratic Party	3,617	1
Vaud	16	116,409	58,557		Free Democratic Party	290,599	6
					Social Democratic Party	272,071	5
					Liberal Party	118,818	2
					Swiss Party of Labour	104,634	2
					Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	87,376	1
					Conservative People's Party	46,062	0
Valais	7	48,156	36,051		Conservative People's Party	156,400	5
					Free Democratic Party	48,833	1
					Social Democratic Party	31,301	1
					Independent Social Movement	13,441	0
Zug	2	12,559	8,969		Conservative People's Party	7,627	1
					Free Democratic Party	5,558	1
					Social Democratic Party	4,096	0
Zürich	32	252,499	185,233		Social Democratic Party	1,675,804	10
					Ring of Independents	953,812	6
					Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	821,364	5
					Free Democratic Party	771,305	4
					Conservative People's Party	668,038	4
					Social-Political Group	374,423	2
					Swiss Party of Labour	160,419	0
					Evangelical People's Party	284,414	0
					Liberal Socialist Party	111,064	0
Source: Bundesblatt, 1 December 1955

Council of the States

In several cantons the members of the Council of the States were chosen by the cantonal parliaments.

Party		Seats	+/–
	Swiss Conservative People's Party	17	–1
	Free Democratic Party	12	0
	Social Democratic Party	5	+1
	Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents	3	0
	Liberal Democratic Party	3	0
	Social-Political Group	2	0
	Other parties	2	0
Total		44	0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver