Misplaced Pages

1966 Swiss referendum

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
This article is part of a series on the
Politics of Switzerland
Constitution
Federal Council
Federal Assembly
Elections
Elections

Referendums
Federal courts
Foreign relations
Cantons
Municipalities(Full list of Municipalities)
flag Switzerland portal

Two referendums were held in Switzerland on 16 October 1966. Voters were asked whether they approved of an amendment to the constitution on Swiss citizens living abroad and a popular initiative "for the fight against alcoholism". The constitutional amendment was approved whilst the popular initiative was rejected.

Results

Constitutional amendment

Choice Popular vote Cantons
Votes % Full Half Total
For 491,220 68.1 19 6 22
Against 230,483 31.9 0 0 0
Blank votes 33,719
Invalid votes 1,163
Total 756,585 100 19 6 22
Registered voters/turnout 1,580,573 47.9
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Popular initiative on alcoholism

Choice Votes %
For 174,242 23.4
Against 571,267 76.6
Blank votes 12,697
Invalid votes 1,164
Total 759,370 100
Registered voters/turnout 1,580,573 48.0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1919 ISBN 9783832956097
Switzerland Elections and referendums in Switzerland
Parliamentary
elections
Referendums
Portals: Categories: