Railway accounting Act

Popular vote of Oct 4, 1896 · Optional referendum · No. 48Loi fédérale sur la comptabilité des chemins de fer

The people accepted the proposal.

Yes share
55.8 %
Turnout
57.8 %
Yes
223'228 (56 %)
No
176'577 (44 %)
Eligible voters
714'033

Recommendations

Federal Council
Yes
Parliament
Yes
Final vote, National Council
70 (78 %) : 20 (22 %)
Final vote, Council of States
35 (92 %) : 3 (8 %)
Recommend yes
FDP, SP

By canton

AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich42'967 (71 %)17'368 (29 %)71.4 %
Bern39'010 (70 %)16'545 (30 %)46.0 %
Lucerne12'346 (76 %)3'996 (24 %)47.0 %
Uri1'032 (32 %)2'234 (68 %)72.7 %
Schwyz2'470 (49 %)2'606 (51 %)39.5 %
Obwalden479 (27 %)1'318 (73 %)48.1 %
Nidwalden742 (46 %)863 (54 %)56.1 %
Glarus3'398 (74 %)1'195 (26 %)56.5 %
Zug1'837 (68 %)870 (32 %)46.8 %
Fribourg3'737 (20 %)15'399 (80 %)64.9 %
Solothurn7'817 (79 %)2'037 (21 %)46.7 %
Basel-Stadt5'649 (75 %)1'881 (25 %)49.1 %
Basel-Landschaft4'756 (75 %)1'577 (25 %)48.5 %
Schaffhausen3'804 (56 %)3'018 (44 %)85.0 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden6'299 (71 %)2'589 (29 %)75.7 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden528 (21 %)2'000 (79 %)85.3 %
St. Gallen23'303 (60 %)15'549 (40 %)74.8 %
Graubünden6'644 (43 %)8'746 (57 %)67.3 %
Aargau27'925 (77 %)8'340 (23 %)85.9 %
Thurgau11'260 (71 %)4'507 (29 %)65.9 %
Ticino6'686 (50 %)6'684 (50 %)35.8 %
Vaud3'480 (11 %)27'571 (89 %)49.0 %
Valais968 (6 %)14'598 (94 %)55.0 %
Neuchâtel2'813 (25 %)8'469 (75 %)42.4 %
Geneva3'278 (33 %)6'617 (67 %)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.