EWR-Beitritt
Official title: Bundesbeschluss über den Europäischen Wirtschaftsraum (EWR)
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
49.7% yes
- Cantons: 7 for, 16 against
- Turnout 78.7%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 8 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 80.0%, Turnout 75%
- VaudYes majority, Yes share 78.3%, Turnout 73%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 78.1%, Turnout 74%
- JuraYes majority, Yes share 77.2%, Turnout 76%
- FribourgYes majority, Yes share 64.9%, Turnout 76%
- ValaisYes majority, Yes share 55.8%, Turnout 87%
- Basel-Stadt ½Yes majority, Yes share 55.4%, Turnout 72%
- Basel-Landschaft ½Yes majority, Yes share 53.2%, Turnout 80%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 48.5%, Turnout 80%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 47.6%, Turnout 79%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 43.8%, Turnout 87%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 42.6%, Turnout 84%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 39.9%, Turnout 76%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 39.3%, Turnout 81%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 38.5%, Turnout 85%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 38.5%, Turnout 76%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 38.4%, Turnout 81%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 36.7%, Turnout 82%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 36.0%, Turnout 80%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 33.9%, Turnout 84%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 32.4%, Turnout 76%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 32.0%, Turnout 80%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 29.1%, Turnout 85%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 28.2%, Turnout 82%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 26.7%, Turnout 83%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 25.1%, Turnout 78%
✓ 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-speaking43.6% yes
- French-speaking72.2% yes
- Ticino38.5% 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
- Foreign policyEconomy
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
FDP FDP.The Liberals
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
CVP Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2020)
Recommend No
SVP Swiss People's Party
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
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
- Initiative «für eine neue Ausländerpolitik»
5 April 1981 · ✗ Rejected · 18 of 26 cantons the same
- Beitritt zu den Institutionen von Bretton Woods
17 May 1992 · ✓ Accepted · 14 of 26 cantons the same
- Gesetz über die Mitwirkung an den Institutionen von Bretton Woods
17 May 1992 · ✓ Accepted · 14 of 26 cantons the same
- Ausländergesetz
6 June 1982 · ✗ 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.