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1917 Swiss stamp duty referendum

Referendum in Switzerland

Field	Value
country	Switzerland
date	13 May 1917
title	Federal decree regarding the insertion of an Article 41 bis until and an Article 42, letter g, into the Federal Constitution (stamp duties)
yes	190,288
no	167,689
invalid	18,086
electorate	894,177

A referendum on stamp duty was held in Switzerland on 13 May 1917. Voters were asked whether they approved of amending articles 41bis and 42 lit d of the constitution, which covered stamp duty. The proposal was approved by a majority of voters and cantons.

Background

The referendum was a mandatory referendum, The decision of each canton was based on the vote in that canton. Full cantons counted as one vote, whilst half cantons counted as half.

Results

Choice	Popular vote	Cantons	Votes	%	Full
For	190,288	53.2	14	1	14.5
Against	167,689	46.8	5	5	7.5
Blank votes	11,994	–	–	–	–
Invalid votes	6,092	–	–	–	–
Total	376,063	100	19	6	22
Registered voters/turnout	894,177	42.1	–	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

[[Dieter Nohlen. Nohlen, D]] & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1907 {{ISBN. 9783832956097
which required a double majority; a majority of the popular vote and majority of the cantons.Nohlen & Stöver, p1891

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