Swissvotes Universität Basel année politique suisse

Buyback of the Swiss Central Railway

General information
Official title Bundesbeschluss betreffend den Ankauf der schweizerischen Centralbahn
Voting day 06.12.1891
Voting result Rejected (31.12% Yes votes)
Vote Nº 39
Legal form Optional referendum
Policy area Transport and infrastructure > Rail transport
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 1891_001
Parliamentary debate PDF
Duration of proceedings 96 days
Parliament's position Accept
Position of the National Council Accept (80 Yes, 30 No)
Position of the Council of States Accept (22 Yes, 21 No)
Collection of signatures
Initiators Eidgenössischer Verein, Katholisch-Konservative
Signatures 91,698
Success PDF (in German)
Public campaign
Position of the Federal Council Accept
Recommendations by parties
No
SPS
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 0.0% (Details)
Vote
Voting result Rejected
People Rejected (31.12% Yes votes)
Cantons Majority of the cantons not required (3.0 Yes, 19.0 No)
Rejected
AG
AI
AR
FR
GE
GL
GR
LU
NE
NW
OW
SG
SH
SZ
TG
TI
UR
VD
VS
ZG
ZH
Accepted
BE
BL
BS
SO
Turnout 64.26%
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