1993 Swiss referendums

none Sixteen referendums were held in Switzerland in 1993.Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1935–1936 9783832956097 History The first three were held on 7 March on a federal law to raise fuel taxes (approved), a federal resolution on lifting the ban on gambling establishments (approved) and a popular initiative on banning animal testing (rejected).Nohlen & Stöver, p1935 The next two were held on 6 June on two popular initiatives; "40 military training areas are enough–environment projection at military" and "for a Switzerland without new warplanes". Both were rejected by voters. The next set of five referendums was held on 26 September on a federal resolution on the misuse of weaponry (approved), whether Laufen should be part of the Basel-Landschaft canton (approved), a popular initiative on creating a new Swiss National Day on 1 August (approved), a federal resolution on a temporary halt to increase in the cost of health insurance (approved) and a federal resolution on unemployment insurance (approved). The final set of six referendums was held on 28 November on federal resolutions on the financial order (approved), recovering money owed to the federal government (approved), measures for preserving social insurance (approved) and special excise taxes (approved), as well as popular initiatives "on the reduction of alcohol problems" and "on the reduction of tobacco problems", both of which were rejected. Results MonthQuestionForAgainstBlank/invalidTotalRegisteredvotersTurnoutCantons forCantons againstVotes%Votes%BlankInvalidFullHalfFullHalfMarchRaising fuel taxes1,259,37354.51,051,06745.519,3074,0862,333,8334,551,49351.3Abolishing the ban on gambling establishments1,665,45472.5632,99827.529,3434,7072,332,50251.220600Banning animal testing634,75827.81,651,33372.240,8304,8322,331,75351.200206JuneEnvironmental protection1,124,89344.71,390,81255.314,7153,5842,534,0044,559,25855.662144Ban on new warplanes1,074,66142.81,435,74457.220,0773,7382,534,22055.632174SeptemberFederal resolution on weaponry1,539,78286.3245,02613.727,2622,5931,814,6634,553,75439.820600Laufen and Basel-Landschaft1,188,94175.2392,89324.8209,8836,8301,798,54739.520600Swiss National Day1,492,28583.8289,12216.232,2262,7951,816,42839.920600Health insurance costs1,416,20980.5342,00219.550,4002,9711,811,58239.8Unemployment insurance1,225,06970.4515,11329.666,3213,2451,809,74839.7NovemberFinancial order1,347,40066.7674,03133.348,4333,3302,073,1944,565,75145.419610Recovering money owed to the federal government1,163,88757.7852,43942.352,2573,3692,071,95245.415650Protecting social insurance1,258,78262.6752,47237.457,5033,5262,072,28345.419610Excise taxes1,212,00260.6786,39639.470,1763,6342,072,20845.417630Reduction of alcohol problems516,05425.31,527,16574.730,5163,0732,076,80845.500206Reduction of tobacco problems521,43325.51,521,88574.530,9992,9882,077,30545.500206Source: Nohlen References Politics Switzerland Referendum Switzerland Category:Referendums in Switzerland Category:1993 elections in Switzerland Politics Switzerland