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Introduction of the popular initiative for the partial revision of the Federal Constitution

General information
Official title Bundesbeschluss betreffend Revision der Bundesverfassung
Voting day 05.07.1891
Voting result Accepted (60.28% Yes votes and 18.0 out of 22 votes of the Cantons)
Vote Nº 36
Legal form Mandatory referendum
Policy area State organisation > People’s rights > Popular initiative
State organisation > Political system > Procedure for constitutional reform
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
Duration of proceedings 299 days
Parliament's position Accept
Position of the National Council Accept (71 Yes, 63 No)
Position of the Council of States Accept (24 Yes, 10 No)
Public campaign
Recommendations by parties
Yes
SPS
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 3.6% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Yes
Katholisch-Konservative
Radikale
Demokratische Partei
Grütliverein
Bauern
Vote
Voting result Accepted
People Accepted (60.28% Yes votes)
Cantons Accepted (18.0 Yes, 4.0 No)
Rejected
AG
AR
BL
TG
VD
Accepted
AI
BE
BS
FR
GE
GL
GR
LU
NE
NW
OW
SG
SH
SO
SZ
TI
UR
VS
ZG
ZH
Turnout 49.92%
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