| General information | |
|---|---|
| Official title | Volksinitiative «für die Wahl des Bundesrates durch das Volk und die Erhöhung der Mitgliederzahl» |
| Voting day | 25.01.1942 |
| Voting result | Rejected (32.43% Yes votes and 0.0 out of 22 votes of the Cantons) |
| Vote Nº | 135 |
| Legal form | Popular initiative |
| Policy area |
State organisation > Institutions > Government, administration State organisation > Political system > Electoral system State organisation > People’s rights |
| Brief description by Swissvotes | PDF (in German) |
| Text subject to vote | PDF (in German) |
| Official Chronology | Link (in German) |
| Collection of signatures | |
|---|---|
| Initiators | Sozialdemokratische Partei |
| Signatures | 157,081 |
| Time used to collect signatures | 167 days |
| Success | PDF (in German) |
| Pre-parliamentary phase | |
|---|---|
| Federal Council dispatch | (in German) |
| Parliamentary phase | |
|---|---|
| Item Nº | 4017 |
| Parliamentary debate | |
| Duration of proceedings | 510 days |
| Parliament's position | Reject |
| Position of the National Council | Reject |
| Position of the Council of States | Reject |
| Public campaign | |
|---|---|
| Position of the Federal Council | Reject |
| Recommendations by parties |
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| Electoral share of 'yes' camp | 25.9% (Details) |
| Graphical campaign material for a Yes | |
| Graphical campaign material for a No | |
| Vote | |
|---|---|
| Voting result | Rejected |
| People | Rejected (32.43% Yes votes) |
| Cantons |
Rejected
(0.0 Yes, 22.0 No)
|
| Turnout | 61.97% |
| Decree on voting result | PDF (in German) |
| Result by canton, district and municipality | Excel (in German) |
| Overview of voting result by the Federal Chancellery | Link (in German) |
| Interactive map by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office | Display the map |
