Aufhebung des Spielbankenverbots
Official title: Bundesbeschluss über die Aufhebung des Spielbankenverbots
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Accepted
72.5% yes
- Cantons: 23 for, 0 against
- Turnout 51.3%
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.
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 81.1%, Turnout 47%
- Nidwalden ½Yes majority, Yes share 78.2%, Turnout 53%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½Yes majority, Yes share 77.2%, Turnout 50%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½Yes majority, Yes share 76.7%, Turnout 58%
- St. GallenYes majority, Yes share 76.7%, Turnout 51%
- UriYes majority, Yes share 76.4%, Turnout 42%
- Basel-Stadt ½Yes majority, Yes share 75.8%, Turnout 53%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 75.7%, Turnout 49%
- FribourgYes majority, Yes share 75.3%, Turnout 51%
- Obwalden ½Yes majority, Yes share 75.3%, Turnout 45%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 75.2%, Turnout 52%
- SchwyzYes majority, Yes share 74.8%, Turnout 47%
- VaudYes majority, Yes share 74.7%, Turnout 45%
- Basel-Landschaft ½Yes majority, Yes share 74.4%, Turnout 54%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 74.1%, Turnout 58%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 74.1%, Turnout 47%
- ZugYes majority, Yes share 73.7%, Turnout 57%
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 73.4%, Turnout 54%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 72.5%, Turnout 51%
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 70.5%, Turnout 47%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 69.9%, Turnout 53%
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 69.5%, Turnout 72%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 68.1%, Turnout 50%
- ValaisYes majority, Yes share 68.1%, Turnout 68%
- GraubündenYes majority, Yes share 67.3%, Turnout 39%
- JuraYes majority, Yes share 66.8%, Turnout 45%
✓ 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-speaking71.9% yes
- French-speaking73.8% yes
- Ticino75.2% 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
- Mandatory referendum
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters and of the cantons
- Federal Council recommends
- Yes
- Topics
- EconomyPublic finances
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SVP Swiss People's Party
FDP FDP.The Liberals
CVP Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2020)
Recommend No
EDU Federal Democratic Union
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
Other position
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
Free voteGPS 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
- Gegenentwurf zur «Freigeldinitiative»
15 April 1951 · ✓ Accepted · 25 of 25 cantons the same
- Massnahmen zur Stabilisierung des Baumarktes
4 June 1972 · ✓ Accepted · 25 of 25 cantons the same
- Nationalbank-Artikel
22 May 1949 · ✗ Rejected · 2 of 25 cantons the same
- Gegenentwurf zur Initiative für ein Verbot der Spielbanken
21 March 1920 · ✗ Rejected · 1 of 25 cantons the same
Official resources
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.