| Title | Date | Legal form | Policy area | Voting result | Yes share | Turnout | 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 and societal 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 and societal 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 |
| Banknotes Act | 23.04.1876 | Optional referendum | Economy, State organisation |
Rejected | 38.32% | % | Details |
| Act on Swiss citizens' right to vote | 23.05.1875 | Optional referendum | State organisation | Rejected | 49.43% | % | Details |
| Civil status and marriage Act | 23.05.1875 | Optional referendum | State organisation, Culture, religion and media |
Accepted | 50.97% | % | Details |
| Federal Constitution (total revision) | 19.04.1874 | Mandatory referendum | State organisation | Accepted | 63.21% | % | Details |
| Federal Constitution (total revision) | 12.05.1872 | Mandatory referendum | State organisation | Rejected | 49.49% | % | Details |
| Ban on lotteries and games of chance | 14.01.1866 | Mandatory referendum | Economy | Rejected | 44.03% | % | Details |
| Protection of intellectual property | 14.01.1866 | Mandatory referendum | Economy, Culture, religion and media, State organisation |
Rejected | 43.66% | % | Details |
| Exclusion of certain types of penalties | 14.01.1866 | Mandatory referendum | State organisation | Rejected | 34.19% | % | Details |
| Freedom of belief and religious practice | 14.01.1866 | Mandatory referendum | Culture, religion and media, State organisation |
Rejected | 49.16% | % | Details |
