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1866 Swiss Federal Election

1866 · The Radical republic · 128 seats

The 128 members of the National Council were elected in 47 single- and multi-member constituencies; there was one seat for every 20,000 citizens, with seats allocated to cantons in proportion to their population.

Federal Council before

Federal Council (continued)

Largest force

Radical Left

53 of 128 seats

Turnout

The result

Share of the National Council
Radical Left53+6
39.6%
Liberal Centre39+2
28.4%
Catholic Right210
17.0%
Democratic Left11+5
10.5%
Evangelical Right4+1
2.9%