Ausländergesetz
Official title: Bundesgesetz über die Ausländerinnen und Ausländer
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Accepted
68% yes
- Turnout 49%
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.
- NidwaldenYes majority, Yes share 79.7%, Turnout 49%
- SchwyzYes majority, Yes share 79.0%, Turnout 52%
- Appenzell InnerrhodenYes majority, Yes share 78.8%, Turnout 45%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 78.0%, Turnout 42%
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 77.9%, Turnout 45%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 76.6%, Turnout 46%
- ObwaldenYes majority, Yes share 76.4%, Turnout 47%
- St. GallenYes majority, Yes share 75.6%, Turnout 48%
- ZugYes majority, Yes share 75.5%, Turnout 54%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 74.3%, Turnout 49%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 74.1%, Turnout 47%
- UriYes majority, Yes share 72.9%, Turnout 40%
- Appenzell AusserrhodenYes majority, Yes share 72.5%, Turnout 52%
- GraubündenYes majority, Yes share 71.0%, Turnout 44%
- Basel-LandschaftYes majority, Yes share 71.0%, Turnout 52%
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 70.8%, Turnout 66%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 69.1%, Turnout 51%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 68.8%, Turnout 45%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 66.9%, Turnout 45%
- ValaisYes majority, Yes share 64.6%, Turnout 49%
- FribourgYes majority, Yes share 63.3%, Turnout 50%
- Basel-StadtYes majority, Yes share 60.7%, Turnout 57%
- VaudYes majority, Yes share 54.2%, Turnout 52%
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 52.8%, Turnout 52%
- JuraYes majority, Yes share 52.7%, Turnout 45%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 52.4%, Turnout 55%
✓ 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-speaking71.8% yes
- French-speaking56.6% yes
- Ticino66.9% 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
EDU Federal Democratic Union
CVP Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2020)
Recommend No
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
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
- Finanzierung der Arbeitslosenversicherung
28 September 1997 · ✗ Rejected · 16 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «gegen die illegale Einwanderung»
1 December 1996 · ✗ Rejected · 12 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «gegen Asylrechtsmissbrauch»
24 November 2002 · ✗ Rejected · 15 of 26 cantons the same
- Zwangsmassnahmen im Ausländerrecht
4 December 1994 · ✓ Accepted · 26 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.