1928 Swiss Federal Election
28 October 1928 · The proportional turn · 198 seats
Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 28 October 1928. Although the Social Democratic Party received the most votes (by a margin of just six votes), the Free Democratic Party remained the largest party in the National Council, winning 58 of the 198 seats.
Federal Council before
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Federal Council (continued)
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Largest force
Free Democratic Party
58 of 198 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the National Council | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Democratic Party | — | 58 | +2 | 220,135 | 27.4% | — | |
| Social Democratic Party | — | 50 | +1 | 220,141 | 27.4% | — | |
| Conservative People's Party | — | 46 | +4 | 172,516 | 21.4% | — | |
| Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents | — | 31 | +1 | 126,961 | 15.8% | — | |
| Liberal Democratic Party | — | 6 | +1 | 23,752 | 3.0% | — | |
| Democratic Group | — | 3 | +2 | 14,073 | 1.8% | — | |
| Communist Party | — | 2 | +1 | 14,818 | 1.8% | — | |
| Union for Economic Defence | — | 1 | 0 | 6,593 | 0.8% | — |
1 further seat went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.