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| Official title | Volksinitiative «für die Unterstellung von unbefristeten oder für eine Dauer von mehr als 15 Jahren abgeschlossenen Staatsverträgen unter das Referendum (Staatsvertragsreferendum)» |
| Keyword | Waadtländer-Initiative |
| Voting day | 30.01.1921 |
| Voting result | Accepted (71.36% Yes votes and 20.0 out of 22 votes of the Cantons) |
| Vote Nº | 85 |
| Legal form | Popular initiative |
| Policy area |
State organisation > People’s rights > Referendum Foreign policy > General direction of foreign policy |
| Brief description by Swissvotes | PDF (in German) |
| Text subject to vote | PDF (in German) |
| Official Chronology | Link (in German) |
| Collection of signatures | |
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| Initiators | Waadtländer Komitee gegen den Gotthardvertrag (Comité vaudois d'action contre la Convention du Gothard) |
| Signatures | 64,391 |
| Time used to collect signatures | 57 days |
| Success | PDF (in German) |
| Pre-parliamentary phase | |
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| Federal Council dispatch | (in German) |
| Parliamentary phase | |
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| Item Nº | 536 |
| Parliamentary debate | |
| Duration of proceedings | 517 days |
| Parliament's position | Accept |
| Position of the National Council | Accept (112 Yes, 0 No) |
| Position of the Council of States | Accept (14 Yes, 13 No) |
| Public campaign | |
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| Position of the Federal Council | Reject |
| Recommendations by parties |
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| Electoral share of 'yes' camp | 59.8% (Details) |
| Recommendations by others |
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| Graphical campaign material for a Yes | |
| Vote | |
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| Voting result | Accepted |
| People | Accepted (71.36% Yes votes) |
| Cantons |
Accepted
(20.0 Yes, 2.0 No)
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| Turnout | 63.11% |
| 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 |
