Livestock trade Act

Popular vote of Oct 4, 1896 · Optional referendum · No. 47Loi fédérale sur la garantie des défauts dans le commerce des bestiaux

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
45.5 %
Turnout
57.6 %
Yes
174'880 (46 %)
No
209'118 (54 %)
Eligible voters
714'033

Recommendations

Federal Council
Yes
Parliament
Yes
Final vote, National Council
95 (79 %) : 26 (21 %)
Final vote, Council of States
19 (54 %) : 16 (46 %)
Recommend yes
FDP

By canton

AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich26'962 (49 %)28'387 (51 %)71.4 %
Bern31'599 (60 %)21'482 (40 %)44.0 %
Lucerne9'643 (62 %)5'980 (38 %)46.9 %
Uri384 (12 %)2'812 (88 %)71.1 %
Schwyz740 (15 %)4'157 (85 %)38.1 %
Obwalden365 (20 %)1'418 (80 %)48.1 %
Nidwalden547 (35 %)997 (65 %)56.1 %
Glarus1'958 (45 %)2'428 (55 %)56.5 %
Zug883 (34 %)1'697 (66 %)44.8 %
Fribourg2'981 (16 %)16'004 (84 %)64.9 %
Solothurn5'970 (63 %)3'452 (37 %)46.7 %
Basel-Stadt4'113 (60 %)2'799 (40 %)49.1 %
Basel-Landschaft4'091 (66 %)2'115 (34 %)48.5 %
Schaffhausen2'457 (37 %)4'188 (63 %)82.8 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden4'660 (54 %)3'892 (46 %)75.7 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden196 (8 %)2'315 (92 %)85.2 %
St. Gallen14'662 (39 %)22'884 (61 %)72.3 %
Graubünden1'115 (7 %)14'029 (93 %)66.3 %
Aargau20'627 (58 %)15'055 (42 %)85.9 %
Thurgau8'117 (52 %)7'415 (48 %)65.9 %
Ticino5'200 (40 %)7'787 (60 %)34.8 %
Vaud16'249 (53 %)14'456 (47 %)49.0 %
Valais1'340 (9 %)14'213 (91 %)55.0 %
Neuchâtel5'182 (50 %)5'186 (50 %)42.4 %
Geneva4'839 (55 %)3'970 (45 %)46.3 %

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.