Eight referendums were held in

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

in 1973. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1921 The first two were held on 4 March on amendments to the

Swiss Federal Constitution The Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation (SR 10; german: Bundesverfassung der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft (BV); french: Constitution fédérale de la Confédération suisse (Cst.); it, Costituzione federale della Confederaz ...

on education and promoting research. Whilst the education proposal was approved by a majority of voters, it failed to receive the support of a majority of

cantons A canton is a type of administrative division of a country. In general, cantons are relatively small in terms of area and population when compared with other administrative divisions such as counties, departments, or provinces. Internationally, t ...

. The research proposal was approved by both. The third referendum was held on 20 May on another constitutional amendment, removing articles 51 and 52 regarding

Jesuits The Society of Jesus ( la, Societas Iesu; abbreviation: SJ), also known as the Jesuits (; la, Iesuitæ), is a religious order (Catholic), religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rom ...

and cloisters, and was approved. The final five referendums were held on 2 December on price controls, the credit system, measures to stabilise the construction market, a reversal of the

income tax An income tax is a tax imposed on individuals or entities (taxpayers) in respect of the income or profits earned by them (commonly called taxable income). Income tax generally is computed as the product of a tax rate times the taxable income. Tax ...

write-off and a constitutional amendment regarding the protection of animals, all of which were approved.

Results

4 March: Constitutional amendment on education

4 March: Constitutional amendment on promoting research

20 May: Constitutional amendment on Jesuits and cloisters

2 December: Price controls

2 December: Credit system

2 December: Construction market

2 December: Income tax write-off

2 December: Constitutional amendment on animal protection

References

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Répertoire chronologique des objets acceptés
Swiss Federal Chancellery {{Portal bar, Politics, Switzerland 1973 referendums 1973 in Switzerland Referendums in Switzerland