Asylgesetz
Official title: Änderung des Asylgesetzes
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Accepted
67.8% yes
- Turnout 49.1%
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.
- SchwyzYes majority, Yes share 80.1%, Turnout 52%
- NidwaldenYes majority, Yes share 79.6%, Turnout 49%
- Appenzell InnerrhodenYes majority, Yes share 78.6%, Turnout 45%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 78.2%, Turnout 42%
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 78.0%, Turnout 45%
- ObwaldenYes majority, Yes share 76.9%, Turnout 47%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 76.2%, Turnout 46%
- St. GallenYes majority, Yes share 75.5%, Turnout 48%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 74.8%, Turnout 47%
- ZugYes majority, Yes share 74.6%, Turnout 55%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 73.9%, Turnout 49%
- UriYes majority, Yes share 73.3%, Turnout 40%
- Appenzell AusserrhodenYes majority, Yes share 72.3%, Turnout 52%
- GraubündenYes majority, Yes share 71.2%, Turnout 44%
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 71.0%, Turnout 66%
- Basel-LandschaftYes majority, Yes share 70.7%, Turnout 51%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 68.4%, Turnout 45%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 67.4%, Turnout 51%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 66.4%, Turnout 45%
- ValaisYes majority, Yes share 64.8%, Turnout 49%
- FribourgYes majority, Yes share 63.2%, Turnout 50%
- Basel-StadtYes majority, Yes share 59.2%, Turnout 56%
- VaudYes majority, Yes share 57.2%, Turnout 52%
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 52.9%, Turnout 52%
- JuraYes majority, Yes share 52.8%, Turnout 45%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 51.3%, Turnout 55%
✓ 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-speaking71.3% yes
- French-speaking57.5% yes
- Ticino66.4% 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
CVP Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2020)
Recommend No
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
EVP Evangelical People's 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
- Initiative «gegen die illegale Einwanderung»
1 December 1996 · ✗ Rejected · 12 of 26 cantons the same
- Finanzierung der Arbeitslosenversicherung
28 September 1997 · ✗ Rejected · 16 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «gegen Asylrechtsmissbrauch»
24 November 2002 · ✗ Rejected · 15 of 26 cantons the same
- Zwangsmassnahmen im Ausländerrecht
4 December 1994 · ✓ Accepted · 26 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.