Révision du régime du blé

Popular vote of Sep 30, 1956 · Mandatory referendum · No. 178Arrêté fédéral concernant la révision du régime du blé

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
38.8 %
Cantons
5½ : 16½
Turnout
44.0 %
Yes
239'890 (39 %)
No
379'245 (61 %)
Eligible voters
1'459'824

Recommendations

Parliament
Yes
Final vote, National Council
99 (73 %) : 36 (27 %)
Final vote, Council of States
34 (89 %) : 4 (11 %)
Recommend yes
CVP, FDP, LPS, SVP
Recommend no
LdU, SP
Associations
Recommend yes: economiesuisse, Bauernverband, GewerbeverbandRecommend no: Gewerkschaftsbund, VSA

By canton

AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich39'637 (28 %)104'063 (72 %)58.3 %
Bern34'669 (41 %)50'219 (59 %)34.1 %
Lucerne12'378 (47 %)13'682 (53 %)38.9 %
Uri1'880 (49 %)1'958 (51 %)48.7 %
Schwyz3'939 (48 %)4'352 (52 %)40.2 %
Obwalden1'231 (55 %)1'017 (45 %)36.2 %
Nidwalden1'505 (52 %)1'372 (48 %)50.9 %
Glarus2'469 (44 %)3'183 (56 %)53.3 %
Zug2'033 (44 %)2'539 (56 %)36.5 %
Fribourg9'610 (72 %)3'718 (28 %)29.7 %
Solothurn8'806 (36 %)15'475 (64 %)46.0 %
Basel-Stadt4'158 (20 %)16'196 (80 %)31.2 %
Basel-Landschaft4'443 (31 %)9'922 (69 %)40.0 %
Schaffhausen3'540 (27 %)9'488 (73 %)82.2 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden2'452 (29 %)6'151 (71 %)66.9 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden828 (60 %)558 (40 %)38.9 %
St. Gallen22'206 (43 %)29'516 (57 %)62.4 %
Graubünden10'330 (62 %)6'226 (38 %)47.4 %
Aargau23'543 (35 %)43'453 (65 %)76.8 %
Thurgau12'915 (47 %)14'733 (53 %)67.7 %
Ticino4'562 (46 %)5'275 (54 %)20.0 %
Vaud16'574 (51 %)15'648 (49 %)28.2 %
Valais5'992 (63 %)3'566 (37 %)20.4 %
Neuchâtel4'014 (32 %)8'526 (68 %)30.7 %
Geneva6'176 (42 %)8'409 (58 %)22.9 %

On the same day

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.