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
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Federal Council (continued)
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Largest force
Radical Left
53 of 128 seats
Turnout
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The result
Radical Left
39.6% of votes · +6 seats
53
seats
Liberal Centre
28.4% of votes · +2 seats
39
seats
Catholic Right
17.0% of votes · 0 seats
21
seats
Democratic Left
10.5% of votes · +5 seats
11
seats
Evangelical Right
2.9% of votes · +1 seats
4
seats