Patent taxes for commercial travellers
Official title: Bundesbeschluss betreffend die Patenttaxen der Handelsreisenden
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
47.9% yes
- Turnout 60.1%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 12 of 25 cantons, sorted by yes share.
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 93.1%, Turnout 25%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 87.1%, Turnout 39%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 82.5%, Turnout 60%
- VaudYes majority, Yes share 77.4%, Turnout 32%
- Basel-StadtYes majority, Yes share 74.1%, Turnout 52%
- Appenzell AusserrhodenYes majority, Yes share 72.2%, Turnout 77%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 66.1%, Turnout 63%
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 58.9%, Turnout 82%
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 57.4%, Turnout 65%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 55.5%, Turnout 69%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 51.8%, Turnout 85%
- Basel-LandschaftYes majority, Yes share 51.1%, Turnout 56%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 47.1%, Turnout 45%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 38.4%, Turnout 74%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 36.7%, Turnout 70%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 32.6%, Turnout 41%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 29.6%, Turnout 64%
- Appenzell InnerrhodenNo majority, Yes share 28.3%, Turnout 55%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 21.8%, Turnout 52%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 19.8%, Turnout 70%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 14.5%, Turnout 46%
- NidwaldenNo majority, Yes share 11.2%, Turnout 67%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 8.8%, Turnout 87%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 7.9%, Turnout 66%
- ObwaldenNo majority, Yes share 2.9%, Turnout 71%
✓ 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-speaking49.1% yes
- French-speaking46.1% yes
- Ticino32.6% 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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- Political rights of settled and resident citizens
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Official resources
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.