Initiative «For moderate immigration (Limitation Initiative)»
Official title: Volksinitiative «Für eine massvolle Zuwanderung (Begrenzungsinitiative)»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
38.3% yes
- Cantons: 3.5 for, 19.5 against
- Turnout 59.5%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 4 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½Yes majority, Yes share 54.3%, Turnout 57%
- SchwyzYes majority, Yes share 53.4%, Turnout 64%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 53.1%, Turnout 60%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 50.5%, Turnout 55%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 49.6%, Turnout 60%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 49.1%, Turnout 67%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 47.6%, Turnout 65%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 44.3%, Turnout 57%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 43.6%, Turnout 63%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 43.4%, Turnout 71%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 43.3%, Turnout 59%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 42.4%, Turnout 57%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 41.5%, Turnout 57%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 40.9%, Turnout 61%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 40.2%, Turnout 61%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 39.6%, Turnout 65%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 38.6%, Turnout 60%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 38.6%, Turnout 58%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 37.9%, Turnout 64%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 35.4%, Turnout 59%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 34.3%, Turnout 60%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 31.8%, Turnout 59%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 31.0%, Turnout 54%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 29.1%, Turnout 59%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 28.9%, Turnout 55%
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 25.4%, Turnout 60%
✓ 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-speaking39.5% yes
- French-speaking32.2% yes
- Ticino53.1% 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
- Popular initiative
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters and of the cantons
- Federal Council recommends
- No
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SVP Swiss People's Party
EDU Federal Democratic Union
Recommend No
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
FDP FDP.The Liberals
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
GLP Green Liberal Party of Switzerland
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
BDP Conservative Democratic Party (2008–2020)
CVP Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2020)
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
- Initiative «Against mass immigration»
9 February 2014 · ✓ Accepted · 13 of 26 cantons the same
- «Implementation initiative»
28 February 2016 · ✗ Rejected · 22 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «For the expulsion of criminal foreigners (Expulsion Initiative)»
28 November 2010 · ✓ Accepted · 10 of 26 cantons the same
- Self-determination initiative
25 November 2018 · ✗ Rejected · 22 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.