1941 Swiss alcohol referendum

A referendum on alcohol was held in Switzerland on 9 March 1941.Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1912 Voters were asked whether they approved of a popular initiative for changing the alcohol order. The proposal was rejected by 59.8% of voters.

Background The referendum was a "process initiating decision", which required only a majority of the public vote, rather than both a majority of the public votes and a majority of cantons in favour.Nohlen & Stöver, p1901

Results ChoiceVotes%For304,86740.2Against452,87359.8Blank votes14,681–Invalid votes2,422–Total774,843100Registered voters/turnout1,261,36161.4Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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