Initiative «For the expulsion of criminal foreigners (Expulsion Initiative)»
Official title: Volksinitiative «Für die Ausschaffung krimineller Ausländer (Ausschaffungsinitiative)»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Accepted
52.9% yes
- Cantons: 18 for, 6 against
- Turnout 52.9%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 20 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 66.3%, Turnout 58%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½Yes majority, Yes share 65.7%, Turnout 51%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 61.3%, Turnout 46%
- UriYes majority, Yes share 61.3%, Turnout 49%
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 61.1%, Turnout 52%
- Nidwalden ½Yes majority, Yes share 60.8%, Turnout 61%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 60.8%, Turnout 45%
- Obwalden ½Yes majority, Yes share 60.3%, Turnout 59%
- St. GallenYes majority, Yes share 59.6%, Turnout 54%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 58.1%, Turnout 55%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 57.3%, Turnout 53%
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 56.3%, Turnout 68%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½Yes majority, Yes share 56.0%, Turnout 57%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 55.9%, Turnout 57%
- ZugYes majority, Yes share 55.0%, Turnout 58%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 53.7%, Turnout 51%
- Basel-Landschaft ½Yes majority, Yes share 53.5%, Turnout 52%
- GraubündenYes majority, Yes share 52.6%, Turnout 45%
- ValaisYes majority, Yes share 51.8%, Turnout 54%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 50.8%, Turnout 56%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 48.6%, Turnout 47%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 44.2%, Turnout 54%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 44.0%, Turnout 48%
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 43.4%, Turnout 56%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 42.7%, Turnout 42%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 41.8%, Turnout 52%
✓ 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-speaking54.8% yes
- French-speaking45.3% yes
- Ticino61.3% 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
SVP Swiss People's Party
EDU Federal Democratic Union
Recommend No
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
FDP FDP.The Liberals
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
GLP Green Liberal Party of Switzerland
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
BDP Conservative Democratic Party (2008–2020)
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
- Initiative «for democratic naturalisation decisions»
1 June 2008 · ✗ Rejected · 7 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative “Popular sovereignty instead of government propaganda”
1 June 2008 · ✗ Rejected · 6 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative to ban the construction of minarets
29 November 2009 · ✓ Accepted · 24 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «gegen die illegale Einwanderung»
1 December 1996 · ✗ Rejected · 18 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.