| General information | |
|---|---|
| Official title | Volksinitiative «für die Proporzwahl des Nationalrates» |
| Keyword | Erste Proporzinitiative |
| Voting day | 04.11.1900 |
| Voting result | Rejected (40.86% Yes votes and 10.5 out of 22 votes of the Cantons) |
| Vote Nº | 57 |
| Legal form | Popular initiative |
| Policy area |
State organisation > Political system > Electoral system State organisation > Institutions > Parliament |
| 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 Sozialdemokratische Partei |
| Signatures | 64,478 |
| Time used to collect signatures | 175 days |
| Success | PDF (in German) |
| Pre-parliamentary phase | |
|---|---|
| Federal Council dispatch | (in German) |
| Parliamentary phase | |
|---|---|
| Item Nº | 1900_004 |
| Parliamentary debate | |
| Duration of proceedings | 272 days |
| Parliament's position | Reject |
| Position of the National Council | Reject (45 Yes, 73 No) |
| Position of the Council of States | Reject (15 Yes, 24 No) |
| Public campaign | |
|---|---|
| Position of the Federal Council | Reject |
| Recommendations by parties |
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| Electoral share of 'yes' camp | 9.6% (Details) |
| Vote | |
|---|---|
| Voting result | Rejected |
| People | Rejected (40.86% Yes votes) |
| Cantons |
Rejected
(10.5 Yes, 11.5 No)
|
| Turnout | 58.76% |
| 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 |
