| Title | Date | Legal form | Policy area | Voting result | Yes share | Turnout | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Act on Swiss citizens' right to vote | 23.05.1875 | Optional referendum | State organisation | Rejected | 49.43% | % | Details |
| Banknotes Act | 23.04.1876 | Optional referendum | Economy, State organisation |
Rejected | 38.32% | % | Details |
| Military service exemption tax Act | 09.07.1876 | Optional referendum | Security policy, Public finance, State organisation |
Rejected | 45.79% | % | Details |
| Political rights of settled and resident citizens | 21.10.1877 | Optional referendum | State organisation | Rejected | 38.16% | % | Details |
| Military service exemption tax Act | 21.10.1877 | Optional referendum | Security policy, Public finance, State organisation |
Rejected | 48.41% | % | Details |
| Epidemics Act | 30.07.1882 | Optional referendum | Social policy, State organisation |
Rejected | 21.10% | 50.75% | Details |
| Schaffung eines Erziehungssekretärs des Bundes | 26.11.1882 | Optional referendum | Education and research, State organisation |
Rejected | 35.09% | 75.64% | Details |
| Subsidy to the Swiss legation in Washington | 11.05.1884 | Optional referendum | Foreign policy | Rejected | 38.55% | 60.09% | Details |
| Federal criminal law (Stabio article) | 11.05.1884 | Optional referendum | State organisation, Security policy |
Rejected | 43.96% | 60.09% | Details |
| Patent taxes for commercial travellers | 11.05.1884 | Optional referendum | State organisation, Economy |
Rejected | 47.89% | 60.09% | Details |
| Organisation of the Department of Justice and Police | 11.05.1884 | Optional referendum | State organisation | Rejected | 41.06% | 60.09% | Details |
| Pension Act | 15.03.1891 | Optional referendum | State organisation, Social policy |
Rejected | 20.60% | 68.61% | Details |
| Buyback of the Swiss Central Railway | 06.12.1891 | Optional referendum | Transport and infrastructure | Rejected | 31.12% | 64.26% | Details |
| Act on the representation of Switzerland abroad | 03.02.1895 | Optional referendum | Foreign policy | Rejected | 41.16% | 46.33% | Details |
| Disciplinary Code for the Swiss Armed Forces | 04.10.1896 | Optional referendum | Security policy, State organisation |
Rejected | 19.88% | 57.58% | Details |
| Livestock trade Act | 04.10.1896 | Optional referendum | Agriculture, State organisation |
Rejected | 45.54% | 57.60% | Details |
| Act on the establishment of the Swiss Federal Bank | 28.02.1897 | Optional referendum | State organisation, Economy |
Rejected | 43.33% | 64.60% | Details |
| Gesetz zur Kranken-, Unfall- und Militärversicherung | 20.05.1900 | Optional referendum | Social policy | Rejected | 30.21% | 66.74% | Details |
| Bundesstrafrecht (Anstiftung Militärpflichtiger zu Verbrechen) | 25.10.1903 | Optional referendum | Security policy, State organisation, Culture, religion and media |
Rejected | 30.83% | 53.23% | Details |
| Gesetz zur Ordnung des Arbeitsverhältnisses | 21.03.1920 | Optional referendum | Economy | Rejected | 49.81% | 60.29% | Details |
