1944 Swiss unfair competition referendum

A referendum on unfair competition was held in Switzerland on 29 October 1944.Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1912 Voters were asked whether they approved of a new federal law on unfair competition. The proposal was approved by 52.9% of voters.

Background The referendum was an optional referendum, which only a majority of the vote, as opposed to the mandatory referendums, which required a double majority; a majority of the popular vote and majority of the cantons.Nohlen & Stöver, p1891

Results ChoiceVotes%For343,64852.9Against305,77047.1Blank votes22,482–Invalid votes2,569–Total674,469100Registered voters/turnout1,324,49850.9Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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