1979 Swiss referendums
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Six referendums were held in Switzerland in 1979.[1] The first four were held on 18 February on reducing the voting age to 18 (rejected), a popular initiative "for the promotion of footpaths and hiking trails" (approved), "against advertising for addictive drugs" (rejected) and "for ensuring people's rights and the security of nuclear power installations" (rejected).[1]
The last two were held on 20 May on reforms to sales and direct federal taxation (rejected) and a federal resolution on the nuclear power law (approved).[2]
Results
February: Reducing the voting age to 18
| Choice | Popular vote | Cantons | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Full | Half | Total | ||||||
| For | 934,073 | 49.2 | 8 | 2 | 9 | |||||
| Against | 964,749 | 50.8 | 12 | 4 | 14 | |||||
| Blank votes | 17,641 | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Invalid votes | 1,259 | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Total | 1,917,722 | 100 | 20 | 6 | 23 | |||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,867,603 | 49.6 | – | – | – | |||||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||||||
February: Popular initiative on footpaths and hiking trails
| Choice | Popular vote | Cantons | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Full | Half | Total | ||||||
| For | 1,467,357 | 77.6 | 19 | 6 | 22 | |||||
| Against | 424,058 | 22.4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Blank votes | 23,651 | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Invalid votes | 1,463 | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Total | 1,916,529 | 100 | 20 | 6 | 23 | |||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,867,603 | 49.6 | – | – | – | |||||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||||||
February: Popular initiative against advertising addictive drugs
| Choice | Popular vote | Cantons | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Full | Half | Total | ||||||
| For | 773,485 | 41.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | |||||
| Against | 1,115,116 | 59.0 | 20 | 5 | 22.5 | |||||
| Blank votes | 26,247 | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Invalid votes | 1,697 | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Total | 1,916,545 | 100 | 20 | 6 | 23 | |||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,867,603 | 49.6 | – | – | – | |||||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||||||
February: Popular initiative on people's rights and nuclear power installations
| Choice | Popular vote | Cantons | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Full | Half | Total | ||||||
| For | 920,480 | 48.8 | 8 | 2 | 9 | |||||
| Against | 965,927 | 51.2 | 12 | 4 | 14 | |||||
| Blank votes | 29,400 | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Invalid votes | 1,755 | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Total | 1,917,562 | 100 | 20 | 6 | 23 | |||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,867,603 | 49.6 | – | – | – | |||||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||||||
May: Changes to sales and direct federal taxation
| Choice | Popular vote | Cantons | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Full | Half | Total | ||||||
| For | 496,882 | 34.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Against | 939,533 | 65.4 | 20 | 6 | 23 | |||||
| Blank votes | 21,817 | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Invalid votes | 1,690 | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Total | 1,459,922 | 100 | 20 | 6 | 23 | |||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,876,719 | 37.7 | – | – | – | |||||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||||||
May: Nuclear power law
| Choice | Votes | % | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 982,634 | 68.9 | ||||||||
| Against | 444,422 | 31.1 | ||||||||
| Blank votes | 30,169 | – | ||||||||
| Invalid votes | 1,930 | – | ||||||||
| Total | 1,459,155 | 100 | ||||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,876,719 | 37.6 | ||||||||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||||||
