Swissvotes Universität Basel année politique suisse

Act on the representation of Switzerland abroad

General information
Official title Bundesgesetz betreffend die Vertretung der Schweiz im Auslande
Voting day 03.02.1895
Voting result Rejected (41.16% Yes votes)
Vote Nº 44
Legal form Optional referendum
Policy area Foreign policy > Diplomacy
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 404 days
Parliament's position Accept
Position of the National Council Accept (37 Yes, 0 No)
Position of the Council of States Accept (23 Yes, 13 No)
Collection of signatures
Initiators Luzerner Konservative
Signatures 37,040
Success PDF (in German)
Public campaign
Position of the Federal Council Accept
Recommendations by parties
Yes
FDP
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 41.7% (Details)
Vote
Voting result Rejected
People Rejected (41.16% Yes votes)
Cantons Majority of the cantons not required (4.0 Yes, 18.0 No)
Rejected
AG
AI
AR
BL
BS
FR
GL
GR
LU
NW
OW
SG
SH
SO
SZ
TG
TI
UR
VS
ZG
ZH
Accepted
BE
GE
NE
VD
Turnout 46.33%
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