The present invention relates to a sliding electrical switch (10) comprising a first slider (14A) which is able to establish a first electrical switching channel, a first actuator (52A) for the first slider (14A), a second slider (14B) which is able to establish a second electrical switching channel, a second actuator (52B) for the second slider (14B), and a common return spring (16) which is a compression spring which is mounted axially compressed between the first (14A) and second (14B) sliders and which simultaneously stresses each of the two sliders towards its idle axial position.