| General information | |
|---|---|
| Official title | Volksinitiative «für die Proporzwahl des Nationalrates» |
| Keyword | Dritte Proporzinitiative |
| Voting day | 13.10.1918 |
| Voting result | Accepted (66.78% Yes votes and 19.5 out of 22 votes of the Cantons) |
| Vote Nº | 77 |
| 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 | Komitee für die Verhältniswahl des Nationalrates (Katholisch-Konservative und Sozialdemokratische Partei) |
| Signatures | 122,080 |
| Time used to collect signatures | 120 days |
| Success | PDF (in German) |
| Pre-parliamentary phase | |
|---|---|
| Federal Council dispatch | (in German) |
| Parliamentary phase | |
|---|---|
| Item Nº | 513 |
| Parliamentary debate | |
| Duration of proceedings | 1,728 days |
| Parliament's position | Reject |
| Position of the National Council | Reject (71 Yes, 78 No) |
| Position of the Council of States | Reject (18 Yes, 20 No) |
| Public campaign | |
|---|---|
| Position of the Federal Council | Reject |
| Recommendations by parties |
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| Electoral share of 'yes' camp | 51.6% (Details) |
| Deviating party sections |
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| Graphical campaign material for a Yes | |
| Vote | |
|---|---|
| Voting result | Accepted |
| People | Accepted (66.78% Yes votes) |
| Cantons |
Accepted
(19.5 Yes, 2.5 No)
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| Turnout | 49.48% |
| 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 |
