Federal elections were held in

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

on 27 October 1963. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1895 The

Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties For ...

emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 53 of the 200 seats.

Results

National Council

By constituency

Council of the States

In several cantons the members of the Council of the States were chosen by the cantonal parliaments.Nohlen & Stöver, p1956

References

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