1891 Swiss referendums

none Five referendums were held in Switzerland in 1891.Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1904 9783832956097 The first was held on 15 March on a federal law on federal officials who had become unemployable due to disability, and was rejected by 79.4% of voters. The second was held on 5 July on a constitutional amendment, and was approved by 60.3% of voters. Two referendums were held on 18 October, one on revising article 39 of the federal constitution and one on a federal law on Swiss tariffs; both were approved. The last was held on 6 December on the question of whether the federal government should purchase the Swiss Central Railway, but was rejected by 68.9% of voters. Background The two constitutional referendums were mandatory referendums, which required both a majority of voters and cantons.Nohlen & Stöver, p1891 The other three were optional referendums, which meant that only a majority of the public vote was required for the proposals to be approved. Results Federal officials law ChoiceVotes%For91,85120.6Against353,97779.4Blank votes2,984–Invalid votes2,516–Total451,328100Registered voters/turnout657,77968.6Source: Nohlen & Stöver Constitutional amendment (July) ChoicePopular voteCantonsVotes%FullHalfTotalFor183,02960.316418Against120,59939.7324Blank votes15,398––––Invalid votes1,330––––Total320,35610019622Registered voters/turnout641,69249.9–––Source: Nohlen & Stöver Constitutional amendment (October) ChoicePopular voteCantonsVotes%FullHalfTotalFor231,57859.312414Against158,61540.7728Blank votes13,400––––Invalid votes1,890––––Total405,48310019622Registered voters/turnout654,37262.0–––Source: Nohlen & Stöver Tariffs ChoiceVotes%For220,00458.1Against158,93441.9Blank votes22,034–Invalid votes1,840–Total402,812100Registered voters/turnout654,37261.6Source: Nohlen & Stöver Central railway purchase ChoiceVotes%For130,72931.3Against289,40668.9Blank votes –Invalid votes –Total420,135100Registered voters/turnout653,792Source: Nohlen & Stöver References Politics Switzerland Category:1891 referendums Category:1891 in Switzerland Category:Referendums in Switzerland