1895 Swiss referendums

none Three referendums were held in Switzerland during 1895.Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1904–1905 9783832956097 The first was held on 3 February on a popular initiative on a federal law on Swiss embassies abroad, and was rejected by a majority of voters. The second was held on 29 September on a federal resolution on amending the constitution regarding the institution of a match monopoly, and was rejected by a majority of voters and cantons. The third was held on 3 November on a constitutional amendment regarding the military, and was also rejected by a majority of voters and cantons. Background The referendums on a match monopoly and the military were mandatory referendums, 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. The embassies referendum was an optional referendum, which required only a majority of the public vote. Results Embassies ChoiceVotes%For124,51741.2Against177,99158.8Blank votes11,992–Invalid votes4,781–Total319,281100Registered voters/turnout689,18046.3Source: Nohlen & Stöver Match monopoly ChoicePopular voteCantonsVotes%FullHalfTotalFor140,17443.2637.5Against184,10956.813314.5Blank votes9,442––––Invalid votes2,236––––Total335,96110019622Registered voters/turnout690,59248.6–––Source: Nohlen & Stöver Constitutional amendment on the military ChoicePopular voteCantonsVotes%FullHalfTotalFor195,17842.0414.5Against269,75158.015517.5Blank votes7,066––––Invalid votes1,277––––Total473,27210019622Registered voters/turnout697,13167.9–––Source: Nohlen & Stöver References Politics Switzerland Category:1895 referendums Category:1895 in Switzerland Category:Referendums in Switzerland