Banknote monopoly
Official title: Bundesbeschluss betreffend den durch das Volksbegehren vom 3. August 1880 gestellten Antrag auf Revision der Bundesverfassung
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
31.8% yes
- Cantons: 4.5 for, 17.5 against
- Turnout 59.4%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 5 of 25 cantons, sorted by yes share.
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 68.8%
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 66.5%
- GraubündenYes majority, Yes share 65.3%
- St. GallenYes majority, Yes share 58.1%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½Yes majority, Yes share 55.5%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 48.2%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 45.2%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 39.2%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 36.5%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 35.1%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 31.9%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 30.3%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 29.1%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 25.8%
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 24.4%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 22.1%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 20.3%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 19.3%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 17.5%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 16.1%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 14.8%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 5.3%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 4.3%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 3.2%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 1.7%
✓ Yes majority · ✗ No majority · Turnout %
½ half canton: counts half towards the majority of the cantons.
Sources: Federal Statistical Office (FSO); older votes: Swissvotes, Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern; map base: FSO, GEOSTAT
By language region
Yes share of the cantons, added up by their majority language.
- German-speaking40.5% yes
- French-speaking4.0% yes
- Ticino35.1% yes
Cantons by their majority language: Fribourg and Valais count as French-speaking, Bern and Graubünden as German-speaking.
At a glance
- Type of proposal
- Mandatory referendum
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters and of the cantons
Similar votes
Earlier proposals where the cantons voted most alike. Each box is a canton, in the same order as for this proposal.
✓ Yes majority✗ No majority
This proposal
- Federal Constitution (total revision)
12 May 1872 · ✗ Rejected · 16 of 25 cantons the same
- Military service exemption tax Act
9 July 1876 · ✗ Rejected · 15 of 25 cantons the same
- Military service exemption tax Act
21 October 1877 · ✗ Rejected · 15 of 25 cantons the same
- Political rights of settled and resident citizens
21 October 1877 · ✗ Rejected · 18 of 25 cantons the same
Official resources
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.