Seven referendums were held in Switzerland during 1995.[1] The first four were held on 12 March on a federal resolution on the popular initiative "for an environmentally sound and efficient peasant farming" (rejected), on a resolution on dairy farming (rejected), an amendment to the farming law (rejected) and a federal resolution on spending (approved).[2]
The last three were held on 25 June on an amendment to the federal law on aged and bereaved insurance (approved), a popular initiative to extend aged and bereaved and invalidity insurance (rejected) and an amendment to the federal law on purchasing land through agents abroad (rejected).[1]
| Month | Question | For | Against | Blank/invalid | Total | Registered voters |
Turnout | Cantons for | Cantons against | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Blank | Invalid | Full | Half | Full | Half | |||||
| March | Federal resolution on popular initiative | 836,215 | 49.1 | 866,107 | 50.9 | 32,030 | 4,543 | 1,738,895 | 4,583,930 | 37.9 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 4 |
| Resolution on dairy farming | 620,745 | 36.5 | 1,078,607 | 63.5 | 34,956 | 4,647 | 1,738,955 | 37.9 | ||||||
| Amendment to the farming law | 569,950 | 33.6 | 1,126,721 | 66.4 | 37,002 | 4,680 | 1,738,353 | 37.9 | ||||||
| Federal resolution on spending | 1,390,831 | 83.4 | 277,225 | 16.6 | 61,545 | 5,665 | 1,735,266 | 37.9 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| June | Amendment to federal law on insurance | 1,110,053 | 60.7 | 718,349 | 39.3 | 21,621 | 6,140 | 1,856,163 | 4,591,795 | 40.4 | ||||
| Popular initiative on extending insurance | 499,266 | 27.6 | 1,307,302 | 72.4 | 39,614 | 6,538 | 1,852,720 | 40.3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | ||
| Amendment to the federal law on land purchases | 834,673 | 46.4 | 962,702 | 53.6 | 48,577 | 6,675 | 1,852,627 | 40.3 | ||||||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||||||||||||
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