Organisation militaire de la Confédération suisse

Popular vote of Nov 3, 1907 · Optional referendum · No. 66

The people accepted the proposal.

Yes share
55.2 %
Turnout
74.7 %
Yes
329'953 (55 %)
No
267'605 (45 %)
Eligible voters
808'916

Recommendations

Federal Council
Yes
Parliament
Yes
Final vote, National Council
127 (98 %) : 3 (2 %)
Final vote, Council of States
40 (100 %) : 0 (0 %)
Recommend yes
CVP, FDP
Recommend no
SP
Associations
Recommend yes: Bauernverband

By canton

AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich58'431 (64 %)33'077 (36 %)87.6 %
Bern55'465 (56 %)43'263 (44 %)71.1 %
Lucerne14'170 (55 %)11'689 (45 %)67.9 %
Uri1'534 (40 %)2'339 (60 %)76.8 %
Schwyz2'925 (28 %)7'437 (72 %)75.5 %
Obwalden1'311 (48 %)1'413 (52 %)66.9 %
Nidwalden947 (39 %)1'487 (61 %)76.8 %
Glarus2'585 (40 %)3'938 (60 %)78.1 %
Zug2'526 (52 %)2'369 (48 %)74.0 %
Fribourg9'957 (42 %)13'623 (58 %)72.9 %
Solothurn10'522 (50 %)10'455 (50 %)82.0 %
Basel-Stadt11'894 (69 %)5'320 (31 %)81.4 %
Basel-Landschaft6'881 (61 %)4'315 (39 %)75.1 %
Schaffhausen5'873 (76 %)1'870 (24 %)86.0 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden7'595 (65 %)4'119 (35 %)83.4 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden1'152 (44 %)1'437 (56 %)82.6 %
St. Gallen28'658 (54 %)24'857 (46 %)85.1 %
Graubünden13'408 (72 %)5'124 (28 %)73.1 %
Aargau24'869 (58 %)18'120 (42 %)90.3 %
Thurgau16'639 (66 %)8'478 (34 %)89.7 %
Ticino8'011 (46 %)9'359 (54 %)44.0 %
Vaud24'792 (55 %)19'902 (45 %)62.9 %
Valais4'348 (24 %)13'637 (76 %)61.0 %
Neuchâtel7'330 (39 %)11'290 (61 %)58.7 %
Geneva8'130 (48 %)8'687 (52 %)65.3 %

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.