Epidemics Act
Official title: Bundesgesez betreffend Massnahmen gegen gemeingefährliche Epidemien
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
21.1% yes
- Turnout 50.8%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 1 of 25 cantons, sorted by yes share.
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 64.3%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 38.9%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 34.5%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 34.4%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 34.3%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 28.4%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 27.3%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 27.0%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 26.7%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 21.0%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 20.5%
- Basel-LandschaftNo majority, Yes share 19.3%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 15.2%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 14.8%
- ObwaldenNo majority, Yes share 12.9%
- Basel-StadtNo majority, Yes share 12.4%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 9.5%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 9.4%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 9.0%
- NidwaldenNo majority, Yes share 8.7%
- Appenzell AusserrhodenNo majority, Yes share 6.9%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 6.0%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 5.6%
- Appenzell InnerrhodenNo majority, Yes share 2.5%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 1.8%
✓ 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-speaking20.3% yes
- French-speaking23.6% yes
- Ticino26.6% 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
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
- Exclusion of certain types of penalties
14 January 1866 · ✗ Rejected · 19 of 25 cantons the same
- Freedom of belief and religious practice
14 January 1866 · ✗ Rejected · 14 of 25 cantons the same
- Weights and measures
14 January 1866 · ✗ Rejected · 15 of 25 cantons the same
- Equal rights for Jews and naturalised citizens with regard to the right of residence
14 January 1866 · ✓ Accepted · 12 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.