1924 Swiss employment protection referendum

Referendum in Switzerland November 2022 gov 17 February 1924 Switzerland Federal Law amending Art. 41 of the Factory Law of 18 June 1914/27 June 1919 320,668 436,180 9,657 995,663 A referendum on employment protection was held in Switzerland on 17 February 1924.Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1909 9783832956097 Voters were asked whether they approved of an amendment to the federal employment protection law. The proposal was rejected by 57.6% of voters. Background The referendum was an optional referendum, which only a majority of the vote, as opposed to the mandatory referendums, which required a double majority; a majority of the popular vote and majority of the cantons.Nohlen & Stöver, p1891 Results ChoiceVotes%For320,66842.4Against436,18057.6Blank votes7,676–Invalid votes1,981–Total766,505100Registered voters/turnout995,66377.0Source: Nohlen & Stöver References Politics Switzerland Category:1924 referendums Category:1924 in Switzerland Category:Referendums in Switzerland