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Revision of the constitutional articles on the military

General information
Official title Bundesbeschluss über die Revision der Militärartikel der Bundesverfassung
Voting day 03.11.1895
Voting result Rejected (41.98% Yes votes and 4.5 out of 22 votes of the Cantons)
Vote Nº 46
Legal form Mandatory referendum
Policy area Security policy > Armed forces > Military organisation
State organisation > Federalism > Division of tasks
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 1895_005
Parliamentary debate PDF
Duration of proceedings 56 days
Parliament's position Accept
Position of the National Council Accept (111 Yes, 9 No)
Position of the Council of States Accept (30 Yes, 12 No)
Public campaign
Recommendations by parties
Yes
FDP
Neutral
SPS
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 41.7% (Details)
Vote
Voting result Rejected
People Rejected (41.98% Yes votes)
Cantons Rejected (4.5 Yes, 17.5 No)
Rejected
AI
AR
BL
FR
GE
GL
GR
LU
NE
NW
OW
SG
SH
SO
SZ
TI
UR
VD
VS
ZG
Accepted
AG
BE
BS
TG
ZH
Turnout 67.88%
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