Alpen-Initiative
Official title: Volksinitiative «zum Schutze des Alpengebietes vor dem Transitverkehr»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Accepted
51.9% yes
- Cantons: 16 for, 7 against
- Turnout 40.8%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 19 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- UriYes majority, Yes share 87.5%, Turnout 60%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 63.8%, Turnout 38%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½Yes majority, Yes share 62.0%, Turnout 40%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 61.3%, Turnout 44%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½Yes majority, Yes share 60.2%, Turnout 51%
- Nidwalden ½Yes majority, Yes share 60.2%, Turnout 48%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 59.5%, Turnout 42%
- GraubündenYes majority, Yes share 59.3%, Turnout 41%
- ZugYes majority, Yes share 58.5%, Turnout 50%
- SchwyzYes majority, Yes share 57.1%, Turnout 43%
- Basel-Stadt ½Yes majority, Yes share 57.1%, Turnout 44%
- St. GallenYes majority, Yes share 55.7%, Turnout 43%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 55.5%, Turnout 45%
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 55.2%, Turnout 68%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 54.6%, Turnout 48%
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 52.8%, Turnout 47%
- Basel-Landschaft ½Yes majority, Yes share 52.2%, Turnout 44%
- Obwalden ½Yes majority, Yes share 52.1%, Turnout 42%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 51.4%, Turnout 41%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 48.4%, Turnout 40%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 44.8%, Turnout 27%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 43.5%, Turnout 31%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 37.6%, Turnout 31%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 36.2%, Turnout 28%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 36.0%, Turnout 33%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 25.3%, Turnout 38%
✓ Yes majority · ✗ No majority · Turnout %
½ half canton: counts half towards the majority of the cantons.
Sources: Federal Statistical Office (FSO); older votes: Swissvotes, Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern; map base: FSO, GEOSTAT
By language region
Yes share of the cantons, added up by their majority language.
- German-speaking54.9% yes
- French-speaking35.8% yes
- Ticino63.8% yes
Cantons by their majority language: Fribourg and Valais count as French-speaking, Bern and Graubünden as German-speaking.
At a glance
- Type of proposal
- Popular initiative
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters and of the cantons
- Federal Council recommends
- No
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
Recommend No
SVP Swiss People's Party
FDP FDP.The Liberals
EDU Federal Democratic Union
CVP Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2020)
Ordered by seats in the National Council (2023 election).
Similar votes
Earlier proposals where the cantons voted most alike. Each box is a canton, in the same order as for this proposal.
✓ Yes majority✗ No majority
This proposal
- Einführung der Autobahnvignette
26 February 1984 · ✓ Accepted · 24 of 26 cantons the same
- Verfassungsgrundlagen für eine koordinierte Verkehrspolitik
12 June 1988 · ✗ Rejected · 12 of 26 cantons the same
- Bundesbeschluss zum Ausbau der Landesverteidigung und zur Bekämpfung der Arbeitslosigkeit
4 June 1939 · ✓ Accepted · 22 of 25 cantons the same
- Einführung einer Schwerverkehrsabgabe
26 February 1984 · ✓ Accepted · 23 of 26 cantons the same
Official resources
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.