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Customs revenue initiative Beutezug-Initiative

General information
Official title Volksinitiative «zur Abgabe eines Teils der Zolleinnahmen an die Kantone»
Keyword Beutezug-Initiative
Voting day 04.11.1894
Voting result Rejected (29.32% Yes votes and 8.5 out of 22 votes of the Cantons)
Vote Nº 43
Legal form Popular initiative
Policy area State organisation > Federalism > Intergovernmental relations
Public finance > Financial system
Brief description by Swissvotes PDF (in German)
Text subject to vote PDF (in German)
Official Chronology Link (in German)
Collection of signatures
Initiators Katholisch-Konservative und Berner Konservative
Signatures 67,828
Time used to collect signatures 83 days
Success PDF (in German)
Pre-parliamentary phase
Federal Council dispatch PDF (in German)
Parliamentary phase
Item Nº 1894_005
Parliamentary debate PDF
Duration of proceedings 23 days
Parliament's position Reject
Position of the National Council Reject (22 Yes, 105 No)
Position of the Council of States Reject (14 Yes, 27 No)
Public campaign
Position of the Federal Council Reject
Recommendations by parties
No
FDP
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 0.0% (Details)
Vote
Voting result Rejected
People Rejected (29.32% Yes votes)
Cantons Rejected (8.5 Yes, 13.5 No)
Rejected
AG
AR
BE
BL
BS
GE
GL
GR
NE
SG
SH
SO
TG
VD
ZH
Accepted
AI
FR
LU
NW
OW
SZ
TI
UR
VS
ZG
Turnout 72.85%
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