| Title | Date | Legal form | Policy area | Voting result | Yes share | Turnout | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pension Act | 15.03.1891 | Optional referendum | State organisation, Social policy |
Rejected | 20.60% | 68.61% | Details |
| Right to legislate on accident and health insurance | 26.10.1890 | Mandatory referendum | Social policy | Accepted | 75.44% | 59.75% | Details |
| Debt collection and bankruptcy Act | 17.11.1889 | Optional referendum | Economy, State organisation |
Accepted | 52.86% | 70.87% | Details |
| Bundeskompetenz für den Erfindungsschutz | 10.07.1887 | Mandatory referendum | Economy | Accepted | 77.86% | 42.40% | Details |
| Bundesgesetz betreffend gebrannte Wasser | 15.05.1887 | Optional referendum | Social policy, Public finance, Agriculture |
Accepted | 65.86% | 62.45% | Details |
| Bundeskompetenz zur Regelung des Alkoholwesens | 25.10.1885 | Mandatory referendum | Social policy, Public finance, Agriculture |
Accepted | 59.39% | 60.42% | Details |
| Subsidy to the Swiss legation in Washington | 11.05.1884 | Optional referendum | Foreign policy | Rejected | 38.55% | 60.09% | Details |
| Federal criminal law (Stabio article) | 11.05.1884 | Optional referendum | State organisation, Security policy |
Rejected | 43.96% | 60.09% | Details |
| Patent taxes for commercial travellers | 11.05.1884 | Optional referendum | State organisation, Economy |
Rejected | 47.89% | 60.09% | Details |
| Organisation of the Department of Justice and Police | 11.05.1884 | Optional referendum | State organisation | Rejected | 41.06% | 60.09% | Details |
| Schaffung eines Erziehungssekretärs des Bundes | 26.11.1882 | Optional referendum | Education and research, State organisation |
Rejected | 35.09% | 75.64% | Details |
| Epidemics Act | 30.07.1882 | Optional referendum | Social policy, State organisation |
Rejected | 21.10% | 50.75% | Details |
| Decree on the protection of inventions | 30.07.1882 | Mandatory referendum | Economy | Rejected | 47.48% | 46.95% | Details |
| Banknote monopoly | 31.10.1880 | Mandatory referendum | Economy, State organisation |
Rejected | 31.77% | 59.42% | Details |
| Reintroduction of the death penalty | 18.05.1879 | Mandatory referendum | State organisation | Accepted | 52.47% | 60.35% | Details |
| Subsidies for the Alpine railways | 19.01.1879 | Optional referendum | Transport and infrastructure | Accepted | 70.69% | 61.90% | Details |
| Political rights of settled and resident citizens | 21.10.1877 | Optional referendum | State organisation | Rejected | 38.16% | % | Details |
| Military service exemption tax Act | 21.10.1877 | Optional referendum | Security policy, Public finance, State organisation |
Rejected | 48.41% | % | Details |
| Factories Act | 21.10.1877 | Optional referendum | Economy, Social policy |
Accepted | 51.47% | % | Details |
| Military service exemption tax Act | 09.07.1876 | Optional referendum | Security policy, Public finance, State organisation |
Rejected | 45.79% | % | Details |
