An electrical switch including an insulative casing having fixed contacts and a plunger element movable within the casing having contacts for slideably engaging the fixed contacts so as to provide a plurality of switching positions. The plunger element has a plurality of oppositely disposed recesses in the sidewalls thereof and includes a spring-like portion positioned in each recess and molded integrally with the plunger element. Each spring-like portion has two independently acting spring elements projecting divergently outward from a back wall of the recess toward front wall portions thereof so as to outwardly bias the sliding contact positioned within each recess. An embodiment is also described in which the sliding contact is either plated or vacuum deposited onto an alternative spring configuration.