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Initiative «für die Proporzwahl des Nationalrates» Zweite Proporzinitiative

General information
Official title Volksinitiative «für die Proporzwahl des Nationalrates»
Keyword Zweite Proporzinitiative
Voting day 23.10.1910
Voting result Rejected (47.54% Yes votes and 12.0 out of 22 votes of the Cantons)
Vote Nº 70
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 142,263
Time used to collect signatures 130 days
Success PDF (in German)
Pre-parliamentary phase
Federal Council dispatch PDF (in German)
Parliamentary phase
Item Nº 1910_001
Parliamentary debate PDF
Duration of proceedings 102 days
Parliament's position Reject
Position of the National Council Reject (45 Yes, 100 No)
Position of the Council of States Reject (10 Yes, 26 No)
Public campaign
Position of the Federal Council Reject
Recommendations by parties
Yes
SPS
No
FDP
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 17.6% (Details)
Graphical campaign material for a Yes
Vote
Voting result Rejected
People Rejected (47.54% Yes votes)
Cantons Accepted (12.0 Yes, 10.0 No)
Rejected
AG
AR
BE
BL
FR
GL
GR
SH
TG
VD
ZH
Accepted
AI
BS
GE
LU
NE
NW
OW
SG
SO
SZ
TI
UR
VS
ZG
Turnout 62.35%
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