1889 Swiss insolvency referendum

A referendum on a federal law on insolvency and debt was held in Switzerland on 17 November 1889.Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1904 The new law was approved by 52.9% of voters.

Background The referendum was an optional referendum, which meant that only a majority of the public vote was required for the proposals to be approved, as opposed to a mandatory referendum, which required both a majority of voters and cantons.Nohlen & Stöver, p1891

Results ChoiceVotes%For244,31752.9Against217,92147.1Blank votes3,833–Invalid votes2,547–Total468,618100Registered voters/turnout661,22570.9Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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