1.-August-Initiative
Official title: Volksinitiative «für einen arbeitsfreien Bundesfeiertag (1. August-Initiative)»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Accepted
83.8% yes
- Cantons: 23 for, 0 against
- Turnout 39.9%
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.
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 92.9%, Turnout 33%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 90.2%, Turnout 34%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 89.1%, Turnout 47%
- Basel-Landschaft ½Yes majority, Yes share 87.3%, Turnout 50%
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 86.8%, Turnout 65%
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 86.0%, Turnout 37%
- Basel-Stadt ½Yes majority, Yes share 85.9%, Turnout 44%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 85.2%, Turnout 51%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 83.5%, Turnout 42%
- ZugYes majority, Yes share 83.1%, Turnout 46%
- FribourgYes majority, Yes share 81.9%, Turnout 34%
- St. GallenYes majority, Yes share 81.8%, Turnout 39%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 81.5%, Turnout 42%
- ValaisYes majority, Yes share 81.4%, Turnout 29%
- UriYes majority, Yes share 80.5%, Turnout 33%
- Nidwalden ½Yes majority, Yes share 79.3%, Turnout 37%
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 78.2%, Turnout 31%
- VaudYes majority, Yes share 78.1%, Turnout 31%
- GraubündenYes majority, Yes share 78.0%, Turnout 29%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 76.5%, Turnout 37%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 76.3%, Turnout 31%
- SchwyzYes majority, Yes share 75.2%, Turnout 30%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½Yes majority, Yes share 74.5%, Turnout 48%
- JuraYes majority, Yes share 71.9%, Turnout 34%
- Obwalden ½Yes majority, Yes share 68.0%, Turnout 32%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½Yes majority, Yes share 59.3%, Turnout 36%
✓ 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-speaking83.9% yes
- French-speaking81.4% yes
- Ticino92.9% 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
- Yes
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SVP Swiss People's Party
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
FDP FDP.The Liberals
EDU Federal Democratic Union
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
CVP Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2020)
Other position
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
Free vote
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 «Wirtschaftsreform und Rechte der Arbeit»
18 May 1947 · ✗ Rejected · 0 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative «zur Einführung der 44-Stunden-Woche»
26 October 1958 · ✗ Rejected · 1 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative «für die Einführung der 40-Stunden-Woche»
5 December 1976 · ✗ Rejected · 0 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative zur «vollständigen Trennung von Kirche und Staat»
2 March 1980 · ✗ Rejected · 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.