Swiss referendums, 1992

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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 buildnig 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
Month	Question	Votes	%	Votes	%	Blank	Invalid	Total	Registered voters	Turnout	Full	Half	Full	Half
February	Popular initiative on health insurance	772,995	39.3	1,195,550	60.7	31,969	4,469	2,004,983	4,515,485	44.4	1	0	19	6
February	Popular initiative on animal experiments	864,898	43.6	1,117,236	56.4	22,854	4,412	2,009,400	4,515,485	44.5	3	1	17	5
May	Joining Breton Woods	923,685	55.8	730,553	44.2	95,836	3,383	1,753,457	4,519,144	38.8
	Contribution to Breton Woods	929,926	56.4	718,257	43.6	101,607	3,488	1,753,278		38.8
	Federal law on water protection	1,151,706	66.1	591,240	33.9	26,233	2,664	1,771,843		39.2
	Popular initiative on water protection	644,083	37.1	1,093,987	62.9	31,086	2,566	1,771,722		39.2	0	0	20	6
	Popular initiative on gene technology	1,271,052	73.8	450,635	26.2	45,657	3,143	1,770,487		39.2	19	6	1	0
	Civilian service	1,442,263	82.5	305,441	17.5	22,027	2,408	1,772,139		39.2	20	6	0	0
	Changes to the Strafgesetzbuch	1,2255,604	73.1	461,723	26.9	48,500	2,925	1,768,752		39.1
September	Transalpine rail route	1,305,914	63.6	747,048	36.4	24,945	2,878	2,080,785	4,533,617	45.9
	Standing orders of the Federal Assembly	1,097,185	58.0	794,132	42.0	162,708	4,685	2,058,710		45.4
	Salary of Federal Assembly members	542,768	27.6	1,424,954	72.4	93,732	3,649	2,065,103		45.6
	Expenses of Federal Assembly members	590,484	30.6	1,339,597	69.4	127,774	3,894	2,061,749		45.5
	Amendment to the stamp duty law	1,203,579	61.5	771,351	38.5	65,275	3,332	2,070,537		45.7
	Law on farmland	1,058,317	53.6	917,091	46.4	90,249	4,054	2,069,711		45.7
December	Federal resolution on the EEA	1,762,872	49.7	1,786,708	50.3	23,487	7,027	3,580,094	4,546,571	78.7	6	2	14	4
Source: Nohlen

References

↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1933–1945 ISBN 9783832956097
↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1933
↑ Nohlen & Stöver, pp1934–1935
↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1934
↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1935

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