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Einführung des Frauenstimmrechts

General information
Official title Bundesbeschluss über die Einführung des Frauenstimm- und Wahlrechts in eidgenössischen Angelegenheiten
Voting day 07.02.1971
Voting result Accepted (65.73% Yes votes and 15.5 out of 22 votes of the Cantons)
Vote Nº 224
Legal form Mandatory referendum
Policy area State organisation > People’s rights > Voting rights
Social policy > Social groups > Status of women
State organisation > Legal system > Fundamental rights
Brief description by Swissvotes PDF (in German)
Text subject to vote PDF (in German)
Official Chronology Link (in German)
Pre-parliamentary phase
Federal Council dispatch PDF (in German)
Parliamentary phase
Item Nº 10476
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings 290 days
Parliament's position Accept
Position of the National Council Accept (137 Yes, 0 No)
Position of the Council of States Accept (32 Yes, 0 No)
Public campaign
Recommendations by parties
Yes
CVP
EVP
FDP
LdU
LPS
PdA
SPS
SVP
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 95.7% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Yes
SAV
SGB
TravS
VSA
Graphical campaign material for a Yes Show all
Vote
Voting result Accepted
People Accepted (65.73% Yes votes)
Cantons Accepted (15.5 Yes, 6.5 No)
Rejected
AI
AR
GL
OW
SG
SZ
TG
UR
Accepted
AG
BE
BL
BS
FR
GE
GR
LU
NE
NW
SH
SO
TI
VD
VS
ZG
ZH
Turnout 57.73%
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