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1890 Swiss Federal Election

1890 · The Radical republic · 147 seats

The 147 members of the National Council were elected in 52 single- and multi-member constituencies using a three-round voting system of the Exhaustive ballot or a multiple-winner variant thereof. To be elected, in the first or second round a candidate or candidates had to receive a vote from a majority of the voters.

Federal Council before

Federal Council (continued)

Largest force

Radical Left

74 of 147 seats

Turnout

The result

Share of the National Council
Radical Left74+1
40.9%
Catholic Right350
25.6%
Liberal Centre20+1
15.7%
Democratic Group15+1
10.4%
Evangelical Right2+2
2.4%
Social Democratic Party1+1
3.6%