Initiative «für eine Regelung der Zuwanderung»
Official title: Volksinitiative «für eine Regelung der Zuwanderung»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
36.2% yes
- Cantons: 0 for, 23 against
- Turnout 45.3%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 0 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 48.4%, Turnout 47%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 47.4%, Turnout 42%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 44.5%, Turnout 42%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 44.5%, Turnout 48%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 44.1%, Turnout 43%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 42.1%, Turnout 50%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 41.3%, Turnout 47%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 40.6%, Turnout 36%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 40.2%, Turnout 39%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 40.0%, Turnout 48%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 39.6%, Turnout 42%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 38.4%, Turnout 50%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 38.2%, Turnout 45%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 37.4%, Turnout 47%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 37.0%, Turnout 64%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 36.8%, Turnout 45%
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 36.4%, Turnout 53%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 35.3%, Turnout 50%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 35.1%, Turnout 50%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 31.1%, Turnout 36%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 30.6%, Turnout 47%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 27.5%, Turnout 36%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 25.6%, Turnout 41%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 25.5%, Turnout 38%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 23.8%, Turnout 51%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 23.6%, Turnout 39%
✓ 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-speaking39.0% yes
- French-speaking25.6% yes
- Ticino40.6% 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
- Topics
- Social policy
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
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
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 «gegen die illegale Einwanderung»
1 December 1996 · ✗ Rejected · 14 of 26 cantons the same
- Zwangsmassnahmen im Ausländerrecht
4 December 1994 · ✓ Accepted · 0 of 26 cantons the same
- Massnahmen im Asyl- und Ausländerbereich
13 June 1999 · ✓ Accepted · 0 of 26 cantons the same
- Asylgesetz
13 June 1999 · ✓ Accepted · 0 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.