A miniature slide switch has a housing dish with side wall portions and stationary contacts mounted thereon. A saddle-shaped contact slide having movable contacts is pushed along the side wall portions to make and break contact with the stationary contacts. The slide has at least one elastic saddle side wall with an abutment surface extending therefrom. At least one protrusion extending from the housing dish and adjacent the side wall engages with the abutment surface. Flexure of the side wall permits the abutment surface to pass as the slide passes from one contact portion to another.