Arbeitsgesetz (Sonntagsarbeit)
Official title: Bundesgesetz über die Arbeit in Industrie, Gewerbe und Handel (Arbeitsgesetz)
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Accepted
50.6% yes
- Turnout 42.4%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 7 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 62.8%, Turnout 44%
- Basel-StadtYes majority, Yes share 58.8%, Turnout 47%
- Basel-LandschaftYes majority, Yes share 57.1%, Turnout 38%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 55.1%, Turnout 47%
- ZugYes majority, Yes share 54.6%, Turnout 51%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 52.2%, Turnout 39%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 51.4%, Turnout 41%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 48.9%, Turnout 32%
- NidwaldenNo majority, Yes share 48.6%, Turnout 41%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 48.5%, Turnout 40%
- Appenzell AusserrhodenNo majority, Yes share 48.3%, Turnout 47%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 47.8%, Turnout 37%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 47.6%, Turnout 61%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 47.4%, Turnout 41%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 46.9%, Turnout 51%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 46.5%, Turnout 44%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 45.7%, Turnout 44%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 45.3%, Turnout 37%
- ObwaldenNo majority, Yes share 45.0%, Turnout 47%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 43.5%, Turnout 47%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 42.5%, Turnout 38%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 40.4%, Turnout 40%
- Appenzell InnerrhodenNo majority, Yes share 38.6%, Turnout 37%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 36.7%, Turnout 37%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 34.6%, Turnout 44%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 21.2%, Turnout 41%
✓ 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-speaking53.0% yes
- French-speaking44.2% yes
- Ticino45.3% 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
- 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
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
- Konjunkturartikel
26 February 1978 · ✓ Accepted · 7 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative «gegen den Missbrauch wirtschaftlicher Macht»
26 January 1958 · ✗ Rejected · 18 of 25 cantons the same
- Arbeitsgesetz
29 November 1998 · ✓ Accepted · 10 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «zur Einführung der 44-Stunden-Woche»
26 October 1958 · ✗ Rejected · 19 of 25 cantons the same
Sources
Official resources
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.