Employment Act (opening hours of petrol station shops)
Official title: Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über die Arbeit in Industrie, Gewerbe und Handel (Arbeitsgesetz, ArG)
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Accepted
55.8% yes
- Turnout 46.7%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 21 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- ZugYes majority, Yes share 63.9%, Turnout 50%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 63.6%, Turnout 47%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 62.6%, Turnout 49%
- NidwaldenYes majority, Yes share 62.5%, Turnout 50%
- GraubündenYes majority, Yes share 60.0%, Turnout 43%
- Basel-LandschaftYes majority, Yes share 58.0%, Turnout 44%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 57.1%, Turnout 47%
- Basel-StadtYes majority, Yes share 57.1%, Turnout 47%
- ObwaldenYes majority, Yes share 56.1%, Turnout 50%
- SchwyzYes majority, Yes share 55.9%, Turnout 50%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 55.9%, Turnout 48%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 55.3%, Turnout 48%
- VaudYes majority, Yes share 55.3%, Turnout 46%
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 54.8%, Turnout 64%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 54.5%, Turnout 45%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 53.4%, Turnout 45%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 53.4%, Turnout 38%
- St. GallenYes majority, Yes share 52.3%, Turnout 46%
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 51.8%, Turnout 46%
- Appenzell AusserrhodenYes majority, Yes share 51.6%, Turnout 51%
- Appenzell InnerrhodenYes majority, Yes share 50.3%, Turnout 41%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 49.1%, Turnout 47%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 46.7%, Turnout 43%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 43.5%, Turnout 45%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 43.3%, Turnout 48%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 34.7%, Turnout 37%
✓ 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-speaking56.8% yes
- French-speaking51.1% yes
- Ticino63.6% 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
- Optional referendum
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters
- Federal Council recommends
- Yes
- Topics
- Economy
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SVP Swiss People's Party
FDP FDP.The Liberals
GLP Green Liberal Party of Switzerland
BDP Conservative Democratic Party (2008–2020)
CVP Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2020)
Recommend No
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
EDU Federal Democratic Union
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
- Arbeitsgesetz (Sonntagsarbeit)
27 November 2005 · ✓ Accepted · 12 of 26 cantons the same
- Arbeitsgesetz
29 November 1998 · ✓ Accepted · 24 of 26 cantons the same
- Arbeitsgesetz
1 December 1996 · ✗ Rejected · 5 of 26 cantons the same
- Aufhebung des Pulverregals
8 June 1997 · ✓ Accepted · 21 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.