Four referendums were held inSwitzerland in 1974.[1] The first was held on 20 October on apopular initiative "against foreign infiltration andoverpopulation", and was rejected by voters.[1] The next three were held on 8 December on an amendment to the federal budget (rejected), restricting federal expenditure (approved) and apopular initiative (and counterproposal) on socialhealth insurance (both of which were rejected).[1]
| Choice | Popular vote | Cantons | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Full | Half | Total | |
| For | 878,891 | 34.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Against | 1,691,632 | 65.8 | 19 | 6 | 22 |
| Blank votes | 28,338 | – | – | – | – |
| Invalid votes | 5,190 | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 2,604,051 | 100 | 19 | 6 | 22 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,702,498 | 70.3 | – | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
| Choice | Popular vote | Cantons | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Full | Half | Total | ||||||
| For | 625,780 | 44.4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Against | 783,894 | 55.6 | 15 | 6 | 18 | |||||
| Blank votes | 54,804 | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Invalid votes | 2,303 | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Total | 1,466,781 | 100 | 19 | 6 | 22 | |||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,706,105 | 39.6 | – | – | – | |||||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||||||
| Choice | Popular vote | Cantons | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Full | Half | Total | |
| For | 934,633 | 67.0 | 19 | 6 | 22 |
| Against | 460,236 | 33.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blank votes | 67,782 | – | – | – | – |
| Invalid votes | 2,583 | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 1,465,234 | 100 | 19 | 6 | 22 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,706,105 | 39.5 | – | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
| Choice | Popular initiative | Counterproposal | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Popular vote | Cantons | Popular vote | Cantons | |||||||
| Votes | % | Full | Half | Total | Votes | % | Full | Half | Total | |
| For | 384,155 | 26.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 457,923 | 31.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Against | 1,010,103 | 70.2 | 19 | 6 | 22 | 833,179 | 61.4 | 19 | 6 | 22 |
| No answer | 44,079 | 3.1 | – | – | – | 97,235 | 6.8 | – | – | – |
| Blank votes | 19,731 | – | – | – | – | 19,731 | – | – | – | – |
| Invalid votes | 14,094 | – | – | – | – | 14,094 | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 1,472,162 | 100 | 19 | 6 | 22 | 1,472,162 | 100 | 19 | 6 | 22 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,708,105 | 39.7 | – | – | – | 3,708,105 | 39.7 | – | – | – |
| Source:Direct Democracy | ||||||||||
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