Referenda in Switzerland were held on October 20 and December 8, 1974 [1] . In October, a referendum was held on a civil initiative against foreign infiltration and overpopulation. The initiative was rejected [1] . In December, referendums were held on amending the federal budget, limiting federal spending, and on the “social health insurance ” civil initiative (and counter-initiative). The amendment to the federal budget was rejected, the restriction on federal spending was approved, the initiative for social health insurance was rejected [1] .
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Results
October: Against Foreign Infiltration and Overpopulation
| The choice | General vote | Cantons | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Full | Half- | Total | |
| Behind | 878 891 | 34.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vs | 1 691 632 | 65.8 | nineteen | 6 | 22 |
| Blank newsletters | 28,338 | - | - | - | - |
| Invalid Newsletters | 5,190 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 2 604 051 | 100 | nineteen | 6 | 22 |
| Registered Voters / Turnout | 3 702 498 | 70.3 | - | - | - |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
December: Federal Budget
| The choice | General vote | Cantons | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Full | Half- | Total | |
| Behind | 625 780 | 44,4 | four | 0 | four |
| Vs | 783 894 | 55.6 | 15 | 6 | 18 |
| Blank newsletters | 54 804 | - | - | - | - |
| Invalid Newsletters | 2 303 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 1,466,781 | 100 | nineteen | 6 | 22 |
| Registered Voters / Turnout | 3 706 105 | 39.6 | - | - | - |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
December: Cost Limit
| The choice | General vote | Cantons | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Full | Half- | Total | |
| Behind | 934 633 | 67.0 | nineteen | 6 | 22 |
| Vs | 460,236 | 33.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blank newsletters | 67 782 | - | - | - | - |
| Invalid Newsletters | 2,583 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 1,465,234 | 100 | nineteen | 6 | 22 |
| Registered Voters / Turnout | 3 706 105 | 39.5 | - | - | - |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
December: Social Health Insurance
| The choice | Civic initiative | Counter initiative | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General vote | Cantons | General vote | Cantons | |||||||
| Votes | % | Full | Half- | Total | Votes | % | Full | Half- | Total | |
| Behind | 384 155 | 26.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 457 923 | 31.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vs | 1 010 103 | 70,2 | nineteen | 6 | 22 | 833 179 | 61,4 | nineteen | 6 | 22 |
| No answer | 44,079 | 3,1 | - | - | - | 97,235 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
| Blank newsletters | 19 731 | - | - | - | - | 19 731 | - | - | - | - |
| Invalid Newsletters | 14 094 | - | - | - | - | 14 094 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 1 472 162 | 100 | nineteen | 6 | 22 | 1 472 162 | 100 | nineteen | 6 | 22 |
| Registered Voters / Turnout | 3 708 105 | 39.7 | - | - | - | 3 708 105 | 39.7 | - | - | - |
| Source: Direct Democracy | ||||||||||
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook , p1922 ISBN 9783832956097