Table 3-4 Participation levels in federal elections and referendums during election years, 1919-91

Year	Election Turnout	Avg. Referendum Turnout
1919	80.4%	43.3 %
1922	76.4%	67.4%
1925	76.8 %	66.5%
1928	78.8 %	50.4 %
1931	78.8 %	57.8 %
1935	78.3 %	72.1 %
1943*	70.0 %	54.7%
1947	72.4%	69.6 %
1951	71.2%	52.8 %
1955	70.1 %	55.5%
1959	68.5 %	54.8%
1963	66.1%	45.3 %
1967	65.7%	37.9 %
1971	56.9%	47.8 %
1975	52.4 %	32.0 %
1979	48.0 %	43.6 %
1983	48.9 %	34.2%
1987	46.5%	45.0 %
1991	46.2%	31.9 %

*In 1943 there were no federal referendums. The figure of 54.7 is the average participation level calculated from the surrounding years, 1942 and 1944.