Asylum Act
Official title: Änderung des Asylgesetzes (AsylG) (Dringliche Änderungen des Asylgesetzes)
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Accepted
78.4% yes
- Turnout 39.4%
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.
- Appenzell InnerrhodenYes majority, Yes share 86.8%, Turnout 31%
- NidwaldenYes majority, Yes share 86.7%, Turnout 43%
- SchwyzYes majority, Yes share 86.4%, Turnout 44%
- ObwaldenYes majority, Yes share 85.6%, Turnout 43%
- ZugYes majority, Yes share 85.4%, Turnout 45%
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 84.3%, Turnout 34%
- St. GallenYes majority, Yes share 83.5%, Turnout 36%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 83.3%, Turnout 40%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 83.3%, Turnout 45%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 83.1%, Turnout 37%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 82.8%, Turnout 28%
- UriYes majority, Yes share 82.6%, Turnout 31%
- Appenzell AusserrhodenYes majority, Yes share 82.3%, Turnout 40%
- Basel-LandschaftYes majority, Yes share 80.9%, Turnout 37%
- GraubündenYes majority, Yes share 80.5%, Turnout 36%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 80.5%, Turnout 37%
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 80.0%, Turnout 58%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 79.7%, Turnout 41%
- ValaisYes majority, Yes share 76.8%, Turnout 44%
- FribourgYes majority, Yes share 75.2%, Turnout 37%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 74.9%, Turnout 37%
- Basel-StadtYes majority, Yes share 71.4%, Turnout 45%
- VaudYes majority, Yes share 70.7%, Turnout 39%
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 70.1%, Turnout 38%
- JuraYes majority, Yes share 66.2%, Turnout 32%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 61.3%, Turnout 45%
✓ 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-speaking81.4% yes
- French-speaking70.2% yes
- Ticino74.9% 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
- Optional referendum
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters
- Federal Council recommends
- Yes
- Topics
- Social policy
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SVP Swiss People's Party
FDP FDP.The Liberals
GLP Green Liberal Party of Switzerland
EDU Federal Democratic Union
EVP Evangelical People's 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
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
- Asylgesetz
24 September 2006 · ✓ Accepted · 26 of 26 cantons the same
- Ausländergesetz
24 September 2006 · ✓ Accepted · 26 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «for democratic naturalisation decisions»
1 June 2008 · ✗ Rejected · 1 of 26 cantons the same
- Revision of the Unemployment Insurance Act
26 September 2010 · ✓ Accepted · 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.