1968 Liechtenstein referendums

none Liechtenstein 1937 180px Women's suffrage For 45.47 Against 54.53 Abolishing the tax on alcoholic drinks For 43.68 Against 56.32 Two referendums were held in Liechtenstein in 1968.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1173 978-3-8329-5609-7 The first was held on 4 July on the question of introducing women's suffrage. Separate votes were held for men and women, with the men voting against, and women split almost equally,Liechtenstein: a modern history p147 resulting in it being rejected by 54.5% of voters overall. The second referendum was held on 6 October on abolishing the tax on alcoholic drinks. It was rejected by 56.3% of voters. A second referendum on women's suffrage was held in 1971 in which only men were allowed to vote. It also resulted in a "no" vote. Results Women's suffrage ChoiceMenWomenTotalVotes%Votes%Votes%For88739.81,26650.52,15345.5Against1,34160.21,24149.52,58254.5Invalid/blank votes––––31–Total2,2281002,5071004,766100Registered voters/turnout––––8,20358.1Source: Nohlen & Stöver, KohnKohn, WSG (1971) "Politics in Liechtenstein", Parliamentary Affairs 25 (4): 326-338 Removal of alcoholic drinks tax ChoiceVotes%For1,21443.7Against1,56556.3Invalid/blank votes78–Total2,857100Registered voters/turnout4,03670.8Source: Nohlen & Stöver References Category:1968 referendums Category:1968 in Liechtenstein Category:Referendums in Liechtenstein Category:Women's suffrage in Liechtenstein Category:1968 in women's history