Swiss referendums, 1993

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Sixteen referendums were held in Switzerland during 1993.^[1] The first three were held on 7 March on a federal law to raise fuel taxes (approved), a federal resolution on lifting the ban on gambling establishments (approved) and a popular initiative on banning animal testing (rejected).^[2] The next two were held on 6 June on two popular initiatives; "40 military training areas are enough–environment projection at military" and "for a Switzerland without new warplanes". Both were rejected by voters.^[2]

The next set of five referendums was held on 26 September on a federal resolution on the misuse of weaponry (approved), whether Laufen should be part of the Basel-Landschaft canton (approved), a popular initiative on creating a new Swiss National Day on 1 August (approved), a federal resolution on a temporary halt to increase in the cost of health insurance (approved) and a federal resolution on unemployment insurance (approved).^[2]

The final set of six referendums was held on 28 November on federal resolutions on the financial order (approved), recovering money owed to the federal government (approved), measures for preserving social insurance (approved) and special excise taxes (approved), as well as popular initiatives "on the reduction of alcohol problems" and "on the reduction of tobacco problems", both of which were rejected.^[1]

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
March	Raising fuel taxes	1,259,373	54.5	1,051,067	45.5	19,307	4,086	2,333,833	4,551,493	51.3
	Abolishing the ban on gambling establishments	1,665,454	72.5	632,998	27.5	29,343	4,707	2,332,502		51.2	20	6	0	0
	Banning animal testing	634,758	27.8	1,651,333	72.2	40,830	4,832	2,331,753		51.2	0	0	20	6
June	Environmental protection	1,124,893	44.7	1,390,812	55.3	14,715	3,584	2,534,004	4,559,258	55.6	6	2	14	4
June	Ban on new warplanes	1,074,661	42.8	1,435,744	57.2	20,077	3,738	2,534,220	4,559,258	55.6	3	2	17	4
September	Federal resolution on weaponry	1,539,782	86.3	245,026	13.7	27,262	2,593	1,814,663	4,553,754	39.8	20	6	0	0
	Laufen and Basel-Landschaft	1,188,941	75.2	392,893	24.8	209,883	6,830	1,798,547		39.5	20	6	0	0
	Swiss National Day	1,492,285	83.8	289,122	16.2	32,226	2,795	1,816,428		39.9	20	6	0	0
	Health insurance costs	1,416,209	80.5	342,002	19.5	50,400	2,971	1,811,582		39.8
	Unemployment insurance	1,225,069	70.4	515,113	29.6	66,321	3,245	1,809,748		39.7
November	Financial order	1,347,400	66.7	674,031	33.3	48,433	3,330	2,073,194	4,565,751	45.4	19	6	1	0
	Recovering money owed to the federal government	1,163,887	57.7	852,439	42.3	52,257	3,369	2,071,952		45.4	15	6	5	0
	Protecting social insurance	1,258,782	62.6	752,472	37.4	57,503	3,526	2,072,283		45.4	19	6	1	0
	Excise taxes	1,212,002	60.6	786,396	39.4	70,176	3,634	2,072,208		45.4	17	6	3	0
	Reduction of alcohol problems	516,054	25.3	1,527,165	74.7	30,516	3,073	2,076,808		45.5	0	0	20	6
	Reduction of tobacco problems	521,433	25.5	1,521,885	74.5	30,999	2,988	2,077,305		45.5	0	0	20	6
Source: Nohlen

References

1 2 Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1935–1936 ISBN 9783832956097
1 2 3 Nohlen & Stöver, p1935

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