Subsidies for the Alpine railways
Official title: Bundesgesez betreffend Gewährung von Subsidien für Alpenbahnen
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Accepted
70.7% yes
- Turnout 61.9%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 22 of 25 cantons, sorted by yes share.
- SchwyzYes majority, Yes share 96.1%, Turnout 75%
- ObwaldenYes majority, Yes share 94.2%, Turnout 46%
- Basel-StadtYes majority, Yes share 91.4%, Turnout 57%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 91.2%, Turnout 89%
- Basel-LandschaftYes majority, Yes share 90.9%, Turnout 80%
- NidwaldenYes majority, Yes share 90.2%, Turnout 66%
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 90.2%, Turnout 85%
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 90.0%, Turnout 76%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 87.9%, Turnout 52%
- UriYes majority, Yes share 87.5%, Turnout 88%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 84.8%, Turnout 57%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 84.3%, Turnout 51%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 84.1%, Turnout 52%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 81.7%, Turnout 35%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 80.2%, Turnout 45%
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 79.6%, Turnout 25%
- ZugYes majority, Yes share 76.9%, Turnout 41%
- Appenzell AusserrhodenYes majority, Yes share 76.0%, Turnout 82%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 75.3%, Turnout 83%
- ValaisYes majority, Yes share 69.3%, Turnout 49%
- FribourgYes majority, Yes share 53.4%, Turnout 46%
- St. GallenYes majority, Yes share 51.8%, Turnout 72%
- Appenzell InnerrhodenNo majority, Yes share 31.6%, Turnout 62%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 26.4%, Turnout 70%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 11.9%, Turnout 60%
✓ Yes majority · ✗ No majority · Turnout %
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-speaking76.8% yes
- French-speaking41.1% yes
- Ticino87.9% 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
- Optional referendum
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters
- Federal Council recommends
- Yes
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
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- Ban on lotteries and games of chance
14 January 1866 · ✗ Rejected · 14 of 25 cantons the same
- Swiss residents' right to vote in communal matters
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- Factories Act
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Official resources
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.