Asylum Act
Official title: Änderung des Asylgesetzes (AsylG)
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Accepted
66.8% yes
- Turnout 46.8%
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.
- Basel-StadtYes majority, Yes share 74.1%, Turnout 51%
- VaudYes majority, Yes share 73.5%, Turnout 48%
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 73.0%, Turnout 50%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 70.1%, Turnout 48%
- FribourgYes majority, Yes share 69.0%, Turnout 43%
- JuraYes majority, Yes share 68.9%, Turnout 39%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 68.6%, Turnout 45%
- Basel-LandschaftYes majority, Yes share 68.4%, Turnout 45%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 67.6%, Turnout 46%
- GraubündenYes majority, Yes share 66.6%, Turnout 42%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 65.3%, Turnout 45%
- St. GallenYes majority, Yes share 64.5%, Turnout 44%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 64.4%, Turnout 44%
- Appenzell AusserrhodenYes majority, Yes share 64.3%, Turnout 48%
- ZugYes majority, Yes share 63.6%, Turnout 51%
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 63.5%, Turnout 65%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 63.4%, Turnout 37%
- ValaisYes majority, Yes share 62.6%, Turnout 50%
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 62.3%, Turnout 43%
- UriYes majority, Yes share 61.3%, Turnout 37%
- NidwaldenYes majority, Yes share 61.0%, Turnout 50%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 59.9%, Turnout 52%
- SchwyzYes majority, Yes share 58.2%, Turnout 48%
- ObwaldenYes majority, Yes share 57.1%, Turnout 49%
- Appenzell InnerrhodenYes majority, Yes share 56.0%, Turnout 38%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 55.8%, Turnout 49%
✓ 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-speaking67.0% yes
- French-speaking67.9% yes
- Ticino55.8% 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
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
FDP FDP.The Liberals
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
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
SVP Swiss People's Party
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
- Abkommen zu Schengen und Dublin
5 June 2005 · ✓ Accepted · 12 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «Taxing multi-millionaire inheritances»
14 June 2015 · ✗ Rejected · 0 of 26 cantons the same
- Bundesbeschluss über die Erleichterung gewisser Einbürgerungen
4 December 1983 · ✗ Rejected · 6 of 26 cantons the same
- Fristenregelung (Schwangerschaftsabbruch)
2 June 2002 · ✓ Accepted · 24 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.