Régime du sucre

Popular vote of Mar 14, 1948 · Optional referendum · No. 145Arrêté fédéral réglant le régime du sucre

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
36.2 %
Turnout
56.5 %
Yes
272'701 (36 %)
No
481'352 (64 %)
Eligible voters
1'376'490

Recommendations

Federal Council
Yes
Parliament
Yes
Final vote, National Council
86 (93 %) : 6 (7 %)
Final vote, Council of States
25 (96 %) : 1 (4 %)
Recommend yes
CVP, SVP
Recommend no
LdU
Free vote
FDP
Associations
Recommend yes: Bauernverband, Gewerkschaftsbund, GewerbeverbandRecommend no: economiesuisse

By canton

AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich51'784 (34 %)102'064 (66 %)68.2 %
Bern42'735 (41 %)62'649 (59 %)43.7 %
Lucerne11'466 (33 %)23'560 (67 %)54.5 %
Uri1'196 (25 %)3'553 (75 %)58.1 %
Schwyz2'989 (32 %)6'413 (68 %)46.5 %
Obwalden1'188 (38 %)1'952 (62 %)51.0 %
Nidwalden1'177 (37 %)1'964 (63 %)58.3 %
Glarus2'184 (32 %)4'667 (68 %)63.8 %
Zug2'016 (34 %)3'948 (66 %)52.3 %
Fribourg13'211 (54 %)11'070 (46 %)53.3 %
Solothurn8'082 (31 %)17'811 (69 %)53.8 %
Basel-Stadt4'428 (18 %)19'686 (82 %)42.0 %
Basel-Landschaft4'496 (30 %)10'292 (70 %)47.7 %
Schaffhausen6'597 (48 %)7'267 (52 %)87.1 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden1'865 (18 %)8'428 (82 %)74.4 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden629 (30 %)1'482 (70 %)60.2 %
St. Gallen19'481 (32 %)40'729 (68 %)74.8 %
Graubünden9'413 (44 %)12'076 (56 %)60.3 %
Aargau23'824 (33 %)47'643 (67 %)87.4 %
Thurgau13'872 (43 %)18'284 (57 %)77.5 %
Ticino6'736 (44 %)8'577 (56 %)32.8 %
Vaud21'864 (41 %)31'559 (59 %)47.9 %
Valais7'122 (42 %)9'717 (58 %)37.1 %
Neuchâtel5'129 (23 %)17'116 (77 %)55.8 %
Geneva9'217 (51 %)8'845 (49 %)41.1 %

Sources: Swissvotes, Federal Chancellery

Data: Swissvotes, the database of federal popular votes (Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern; CC BY 4.0), the Federal Statistical Office and the Parliamentary Services.