Act on the establishment of the Swiss Federal Bank

Popular vote of Feb 28, 1897 · Optional referendum · No. 50Loi fédérale créant une Banque de la Confédération suisse

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
43.3 %
Turnout
64.6 %
Yes
195'764 (43 %)
No
255'984 (57 %)
Eligible voters
715'342

Recommendations

Federal Council
Yes
Parliament
Yes
Final vote, National Council
83 (63 %) : 49 (37 %)
Final vote, Council of States
20 (54 %) : 17 (46 %)
Recommend yes
FDP, SP

By canton

AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich36'954 (56 %)29'177 (44 %)76.0 %
Bern45'098 (67 %)22'696 (33 %)55.9 %
Lucerne7'623 (37 %)13'162 (63 %)60.9 %
Uri372 (11 %)3'027 (89 %)76.3 %
Schwyz871 (16 %)4'682 (84 %)43.1 %
Obwalden109 (6 %)1'577 (94 %)44.4 %
Nidwalden284 (16 %)1'538 (84 %)59.7 %
Glarus3'319 (65 %)1'804 (35 %)63.1 %
Zug884 (38 %)1'416 (62 %)36.7 %
Fribourg3'337 (17 %)16'483 (83 %)66.7 %
Solothurn6'288 (49 %)6'633 (51 %)60.7 %
Basel-Stadt4'430 (61 %)2'784 (39 %)46.3 %
Basel-Landschaft3'168 (57 %)2'371 (43 %)41.9 %
Schaffhausen4'832 (72 %)1'833 (28 %)83.2 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden5'001 (59 %)3'507 (41 %)72.0 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden548 (23 %)1'886 (77 %)83.8 %
St. Gallen17'539 (44 %)22'498 (56 %)80.6 %
Graubünden5'533 (35 %)10'485 (65 %)69.7 %
Aargau20'424 (56 %)16'203 (44 %)85.6 %
Thurgau10'931 (67 %)5'464 (33 %)67.7 %
Ticino6'335 (45 %)7'664 (55 %)36.9 %
Vaud4'462 (10 %)40'504 (90 %)69.1 %
Valais1'247 (7 %)16'660 (93 %)63.9 %
Neuchâtel3'244 (21 %)11'984 (79 %)55.7 %
Geneva2'931 (23 %)9'946 (77 %)59.9 %

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.