1933 Swiss federal salaries referendum

A referendum on federal salaries was held in Switzerland on 28 May 1933.Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1911 Voters were asked whether they approved of a federal law that would lower the salaries of federal officials on a temporary basis. The proposal was rejected by 55.1% of voters.

Background The referendum was an optional referendum, which only a majority of the vote, as opposed to the mandatory referendums, which required a double majority; a majority of the popular vote and majority of the cantons.Nohlen & Stöver, p1891

Results ChoiceVotes%For411,53644.9Against505,19055.1Blank votes11,164–Invalid votes1,959–Total929,849100Registered voters/turnout1,154,96380.5Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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