Narcotics Act
Official title: Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über die Betäubungsmittel und die psychotropen Stoffe (Betäubungsmittelgesetz, BetmG)
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Accepted
68.1% yes
- Turnout 47.1%
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 76.2%, Turnout 51%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 74.0%, Turnout 43%
- Basel-LandschaftYes majority, Yes share 74.0%, Turnout 47%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 72.3%, Turnout 51%
- ZugYes majority, Yes share 71.9%, Turnout 49%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 70.5%, Turnout 47%
- GraubündenYes majority, Yes share 70.2%, Turnout 44%
- NidwaldenYes majority, Yes share 70.1%, Turnout 46%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 69.6%, Turnout 45%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 69.3%, Turnout 45%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 69.2%, Turnout 43%
- St. GallenYes majority, Yes share 68.0%, Turnout 46%
- Appenzell AusserrhodenYes majority, Yes share 67.9%, Turnout 48%
- FribourgYes majority, Yes share 66.1%, Turnout 48%
- Appenzell InnerrhodenYes majority, Yes share 65.7%, Turnout 39%
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 65.6%, Turnout 61%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 65.3%, Turnout 40%
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 64.5%, Turnout 46%
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 64.4%, Turnout 46%
- ObwaldenYes majority, Yes share 64.3%, Turnout 47%
- JuraYes majority, Yes share 64.3%, Turnout 50%
- UriYes majority, Yes share 64.2%, Turnout 38%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 63.0%, Turnout 40%
- SchwyzYes majority, Yes share 62.3%, Turnout 46%
- ValaisYes majority, Yes share 60.9%, Turnout 57%
- VaudYes majority, Yes share 56.8%, Turnout 51%
✓ 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-speaking70.1% yes
- French-speaking63.0% yes
- Ticino63.0% 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
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
EDU Federal Democratic Union
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
- Bundesbeschluss über die ärztliche Verschreibung von Heroin
13 June 1999 · ✓ Accepted · 16 of 26 cantons the same
- Gesetz über die kantonalen Beiträge an Spitalbehandlungen
9 February 2003 · ✓ Accepted · 26 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «für eine vernünftige Drogenpolitik»
29 November 1998 · ✗ Rejected · 0 of 26 cantons the same
- Gesetz über die eingetragene Partnerschaft gleichgeschlechtlicher Paare
5 June 2005 · ✓ Accepted · 19 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.