Asylgesetz
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Accepted
70.6% yes
- Turnout 45.6%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 26 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 77.7%, Turnout 47%
- St. GallenYes majority, Yes share 75.8%, Turnout 48%
- ZugYes majority, Yes share 75.7%, Turnout 53%
- Basel-LandschaftYes majority, Yes share 75.6%, Turnout 48%
- Appenzell InnerrhodenYes majority, Yes share 75.0%, Turnout 49%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 74.1%, Turnout 48%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 73.6%, Turnout 50%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 73.5%, Turnout 43%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 73.2%, Turnout 47%
- Appenzell AusserrhodenYes majority, Yes share 72.6%, Turnout 56%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 72.6%, Turnout 51%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 72.1%, Turnout 46%
- SchwyzYes majority, Yes share 71.0%, Turnout 47%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 70.8%, Turnout 33%
- NidwaldenYes majority, Yes share 70.4%, Turnout 52%
- Basel-StadtYes majority, Yes share 70.3%, Turnout 54%
- GraubündenYes majority, Yes share 69.8%, Turnout 37%
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 69.5%, Turnout 67%
- ObwaldenYes majority, Yes share 67.8%, Turnout 55%
- UriYes majority, Yes share 67.7%, Turnout 45%
- FribourgYes majority, Yes share 66.2%, Turnout 42%
- VaudYes majority, Yes share 61.1%, Turnout 38%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 57.5%, Turnout 48%
- ValaisYes majority, Yes share 55.7%, Turnout 35%
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 55.3%, Turnout 40%
- JuraYes majority, Yes share 52.6%, Turnout 42%
✓ Yes majority · ✗ No majority · Turnout %
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-speaking73.5% yes
- French-speaking59.3% yes
- Ticino70.8% 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
- Optional referendum
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters
- Federal Council recommends
- Yes
- Topics
- Social policy
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SVP Swiss People's Party
FDP FDP.The Liberals
EDU Federal Democratic Union
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
CVP Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2020)
Recommend No
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
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
- Zwangsmassnahmen im Ausländerrecht
4 December 1994 · ✓ Accepted · 26 of 26 cantons the same
- Finanzierung der Arbeitslosenversicherung
28 September 1997 · ✗ Rejected · 16 of 26 cantons the same
- Arbeitsgesetz
1 December 1996 · ✗ Rejected · 0 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «Gegen den Ausverkauf der Heimat»
20 May 1984 · ✗ Rejected · 10 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.