Unification du droit civil

Popular vote of Nov 13, 1898 · Mandatory referendum · No. 54Arrêté fédéral concernant la révision de l'article 64 de la Constitution fédérale

The people and the cantons accepted the proposal.

Yes share
72.3 %
Cantons
16½ : 5½
Turnout
52.8 %
Yes
264'914 (72 %)
No
101'762 (28 %)
Eligible voters
734'075

Recommendations

Parliament
Yes
Final vote, National Council
88 (85 %) : 16 (15 %)
Final vote, Council of States
24 (63 %) : 14 (37 %)
Recommend yes
FDP, SP

By canton

AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich48'616 (80 %)12'402 (20 %)71.3 %
Bern43'777 (84 %)8'393 (16 %)41.3 %
Lucerne8'077 (63 %)4'809 (37 %)36.9 %
Uri704 (22 %)2'563 (78 %)71.6 %
Schwyz2'415 (44 %)3'077 (56 %)40.8 %
Obwalden512 (41 %)748 (59 %)35.1 %
Nidwalden733 (46 %)864 (54 %)52.7 %
Glarus3'569 (81 %)817 (19 %)57.9 %
Zug1'766 (76 %)560 (24 %)37.6 %
Fribourg5'493 (34 %)10'849 (66 %)55.0 %
Solothurn12'076 (83 %)2'439 (17 %)65.6 %
Basel-Stadt6'042 (96 %)274 (4 %)39.0 %
Basel-Landschaft4'705 (75 %)1'569 (25 %)49.3 %
Schaffhausen5'881 (89 %)760 (11 %)81.7 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden6'037 (72 %)2'376 (28 %)71.9 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden453 (20 %)1'854 (80 %)79.8 %
St. Gallen28'057 (72 %)10'887 (28 %)72.7 %
Graubünden8'829 (60 %)5'870 (40 %)64.0 %
Aargau25'155 (71 %)10'202 (29 %)82.8 %
Thurgau12'403 (83 %)2'594 (17 %)61.0 %
Ticino5'336 (59 %)3'637 (41 %)24.1 %
Vaud17'752 (89 %)2'156 (11 %)31.4 %
Valais4'535 (32 %)9'444 (68 %)50.5 %
Neuchâtel4'901 (83 %)1'035 (17 %)22.0 %
Geneva7'090 (82 %)1'583 (18 %)38.2 %

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.