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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 26 October 1899. The Free Democratic Party retained its majority in the National Council.[1]
Electoral system
The 147 members of the National Council were elected in 52 single- and multi-member constituencies using a three-round system. Candidates had to receive a majority in the first or second round to be elected; if it went to a third round, only a plurality was required. Voters could cast as many votes as there were seats in their constituency.[2] There was one seat for every 20,000 citizens, with seats allocated to cantons in proportion to their population.[2]
Results
Voter turnout was highest in Schaffhausen (where voting was compulsory) at 86.4% and lowest in Obwalden at 21.3%.
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Free Democratic Party | 183,216 | 49.69 | 84 | –2 | |
| Catholic People's Party | 76,845 | 20.84 | 32 | +2 | |
| Liberal Centre | 51,764 | 14.04 | 20 | –3 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 35,488 | 9.62 | 4 | +3 | |
| Democratic Group | 18,003 | 4.88 | 7 | 0 | |
| Others | 3,409 | 0.92 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 368,725 | 100.00 | 147 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 368,725 | 91.78 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 33,025 | 8.22 | |||
| Total votes | 401,750 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 737,696 | 54.46 | |||
| Source: Mackie & Rose,[3] BFS (seats) | |||||
By constituency
| Constituency | Seats | Party | Seats won |
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| Zürich 1 | 6 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
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| Liberal Centre | 2 |
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| Social Democratic Party | 1 | Jakob Vogelsanger | |||
| Zürich 2 | 4 | Liberal Centre | 3 |
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| Free Democratic Party | 1 | Heinrich Hess | |||
| Zürich 3 | 4 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
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| Democratic Group | 1 | Albert Kündig | |||
| Zürich 4 | 3 | Liberal Centre | 1 | Heinrich Steinemann | |
| Free Democratic Party | 1 | Heinrich Kern | |||
| Democratic Group | 1 | Johann Konrad Hörni | |||
| Bern 5 | 5 | Free Democratic Party | 5 |
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| Bern 6 | 5 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
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| Liberal Centre | 2 |
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| Bern 7 | 4 | Free Democratic Party | 4 |
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| Bern 8 | 4 | Free Democratic Party | 4 |
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| Bern 9 | 4 | Free Democratic Party | 4 |
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| Bern 10 | 3 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
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| Bern 11 | 2 | Catholic Right | 1 | Casimir Folletête | |
| Free Democratic Party | 1 | Henri Cuenat | |||
| Lucerne 12 | 2 | Free Democratic Party | 2 |
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| Lucerne 13 | 3 | Catholic Right | 3 |
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| Lucerne 14 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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| Uri 15 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Franz Schmid | |
| Schwyz 16 | 3 | Catholic Right | 3 |
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| Obwalden 17 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Peter Anton Ming | |
| Nidwalden 18 | 1 | Catholic Right | 1 | Karl Niederberger | |
| Glarus 19 | 2 | Free Democratic Party | 1 | Rudolf Gallati | |
| Democratic Group | 1 | Eduard Blumer | |||
| Zug 20 | 1 | Free Democratic Party | 1 | Klemens Iten | |
| Fribourg 21 | 2 | Catholic Right | 1 | Henri Schaller | |
| Free Democratic Party | 1 | Constant Dinichert | |||
| Fribourg 22 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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| Fribourg 23 | 2 | Catholic Right | 2 |
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| Solothurn 24 | 4 | Free Democratic Party | 3 |
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| Catholic Right | 1 | Franz Josef Hänggi | |||
| Basel-Stadt 25 | 4 | Liberal Centre | 2 |
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| Social Democratic Party | 1 | Eugen Wullschleger | |||
| Free Democratic Party | 1 | Heinrich David | |||