1945 Swiss referendums

none Two referendums were held in Switzerland during 1945.Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1913 9783832956097 The first was held on 21 January on a federal law on the Swiss Federal Railways, and was approved by voters. The second was held on 25 November on a federal resolution on the "for the family" petition, and was also approved. Background The January referendum on the Swiss Federal Railways was an optional referendum, which required only a simple majority to pass. The November referendum was a mandatory referendum, which required a double majority; a majority of the popular vote and majority of the cantons.Nohlen & Stöver, p1891 The decision of each canton was based on the vote in that canton. Full cantons counted as one vote, whilst half cantons counted as half. Results January referendum ChoiceVotes%For388,83156.7Against296,80943.3Blank votes15,300–Invalid votes1,461–Total702,401100Registered voters/turnout1,327,96152.9Source: Nohlen & Stöver November referendum ChoicePopular voteCantonsVotes%FullHalfTotalFor548,60176.319521.5Against170,27823.7010.5Blank votes24,738––––Invalid votes1,610––––Total745,22710019622Registered voters/turnout1,341,98055.5–––Source: Nohlen & Stöver References Politics Switzerland Switzerland referendums Swiss referendums Swiss referendums Category:Referendums in Switzerland