1982 Swiss referendums

none Three referendums were held in Switzerland in 1982.Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1928 9783832956097 The first two were held on 6 June: one was on an amendment to the Swiss penal code, which was approved, and the other was on a new law on foreigners, which was narrowly rejected. The third referendum was held on 28 November and addressed a popular initiative "for the prevention of abusive prices", alongside a counter-proposal. The initiative was approved and the counter-proposal was rejected. Results June: Penal code ChoiceVotes%For880,88063.7Against501,79136.3Blank votes22,595–Invalid votes1,762–Total1,407,028100Registered voters/turnout3,999,67435.2Source: Nohlen & Stöver June: Foreigner law ChoiceVotes%For680,40449.6Against690,26850.4Blank votes34,425–Invalid votes1,869–Total1,406,966100Registered voters/turnout3,999,67435.2Source: Nohlen & Stöver November: Prices ChoicePopular initiativeCounterproposalPopular voteCantonsPopular voteCantonsVotes%FullHalfTotalVotes%FullHalfTotalFor730,93856.116217281,13221.6000Against530,49840.7446850,88065.320623No answer40,7513.1–––170,17513.1–––Blank votes12,586––––12,586––––Invalid votes9,698––––9,698––––Total1,324,471100206231,324,47110020623Registered voters/turnout4,023,72632.9–––4,023,72632.9–––Source: Direct Democracy References Politics Switzerland Category:1982 referendums Category:1982 in Switzerland Category:Referendums in Switzerland Category:June 1982 in Europe Category:November 1982 in Europe