1992 Swiss referendums

Fifteen referendums were held in Switzerland during 1992.[1] The first two were held on 16 February on popular initiatives "for a financially bearable health insurance" and "for the drastic and stepwise limitation of animal experiments." Both were rejected by voters.[2] The next seven were held on 17 May on joining and contributing to the Bretton Woods system (both approved), a federal law on water protection (approved), a popular initiative "for the recovery of our waters" (rejected), a federal resolution on the popular initiative "against the malpractice of gene technology on humans" (approved), a federal resolution on creating a civilian service alternative to military service (approved) and a change to the Strafgesetzbuch and the Military Penal Code on sexual integrity (approved).[3]

A third set of six referendums was held on 27 September on a federal resolution on building a transalpine rail route (approved), a federal law on the standing orders of the Federal Assembly (approved), federal laws on the salaries and expenses of members of the Federal Assembly (both rejected), an amendment to the stamp duty law (approved) and a federal law on farmland (approved).[4] The final referendum was held on 6 December on a federal resolution on the European Economic Area, and was narrowly rejected.[5]

Results

Month Question For Against Blank/invalid Total Registered
voters
Turnout Cantons for Cantons against
Votes % Votes % Blank Invalid Full Half Full Half
FebruaryPopular initiative on health insurance772,99539.31,195,55060.731,9694,4692,004,9834,515,48544.410196
Popular initiative on animal experiments864,89843.61,117,23656.422,8544,4122,009,40044.531175
MayJoining Bretton Woods923,68555.8730,55344.295,8363,3831,753,4574,519,14438.8
Contribution to Bretton Woods929,92656.4718,25743.6101,6073,4881,753,27838.8
Federal law on water protection1,151,70666.1591,24033.926,2332,6641,771,84339.2
Popular initiative on water protection644,08337.11,093,98762.931,0862,5661,771,72239.200206
Popular initiative on gene technology1,271,05273.8450,63526.245,6573,1431,770,48739.219610
Civilian service1,442,26382.5305,44117.522,0272,4081,772,13939.220600
Changes to the Strafgesetzbuch1,255,60473.1461,72326.948,5002,9251,768,75239.1
SeptemberNew Railway Link through the Alps (NRLA) proposal1,305,91463.6747,04836.424,9452,8782,080,7854,533,61745.9
Standing orders of the Federal Assembly1,097,18558.0794,13242.0162,7084,6852,058,71045.4
Salary of Federal Assembly members542,76827.61,424,95472.493,7323,6492,065,10345.6
Expenses of Federal Assembly members590,48430.61,339,59769.4127,7743,8942,061,74945.5
Amendment to the stamp duty law1,203,57961.5771,35138.565,2753,3322,070,53745.7
Law on farmland1,058,31753.6917,09146.490,2494,0542,069,71145.7
DecemberFederal resolution on the European Economic Area1,762,87249.71,786,70850.323,4877,0273,580,0944,546,57178.762144
Source: Nohlen

EEA referendum result by canton

Swiss European Economic Area referendum of 1992 results by Cantons
  Yes-votes
  No-votes
Canton Yes No Invalid/
blank
Total
votes
Registered
voters
Turnout
(%)
Votes % Votes %
Vaud203,16878.3156,28821.691,631261,087359,27372.67
Valais82,99755.8465,63644.162,457151,090173,21687.23
Geneva114,81978.1432,12021.861,370148,309201,73873.52
Bern255,22447.59281,02652.413,929540,179686,45978.69
Fribourg72,10164.8939,01735.111,006112,124146,74476.41
Solothurn56,55442.5976,23357.412,389135,176161,53183.68
Neuchâtel61,46679.9615,40820.0449977,373103,39974.83
Jura27,29877.158,08722.8526135,64647,15875.59
Basel-Stadt52,51955.4342,22644.5781895,563132,05172.37
Basel-Landschaft68,00153.1859,87246.821,229129,102161,21180.08
Aargau101,58239.94152,76960.061,541255,892335,99276.16
Zürich297,50348.48316,15451.524,552618,209768,12680.48
Glarus6,29031.9513,39868.059219,78024,81479.71
Schaffhausen15,81038.5125,24961.4963741,69648,78785.47
Appenzell Ausserrhoden10,61236.7318,27863.2714929,03935,20482.49
Appenzell Innerrhoden2,39729.055,85470.95468,2979,79984.67
St. Gallen86,24738.44138,10361.561,862226,212278,67681.17
Graubünden29,82132.4462,11567.5666992,605122,35675.68
Thurgau38,32935.9668,26564.04829107,423134,31179.98
Lucerne70,87839.31109,44760.691,289181,614224,45880.91
Uri4,94325.1314,72874.8714519,81625,29078.36
Schwyz17,09426.6946,96273.3125964,31577,27883.23
Obwalden4,73728.212,06271.814116,94020,71381.78
Nidwalden6,95733.8613,59066.1426420,81124,74584.10
Zug22,03743.8328,23956.1737250,64858,10487.17
Ticino53,48838.4685,58261.542,078141,148185,13876.24
Source: European Election Database

References

  1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1933–1945 ISBN 9783832956097
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1933
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, pp1934–1935
  4. Nohlen & Stöver, p1934
  5. Nohlen & Stöver, p1935
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