Ferien-Initiative
Official title: Volksinitiative «für eine Verlängerung der bezahlten Ferien»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
34.8% yes
- Cantons: 2 for, 21 against
- Turnout 34.6%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 2 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
- JuraYes majority, Yes share 58.9%, Turnout 33%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 56.0%, Turnout 33%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 48.7%, Turnout 37%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 45.5%, Turnout 31%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 40.5%, Turnout 23%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 40.5%, Turnout 32%
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 40.2%, Turnout 35%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 35.3%, Turnout 28%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 34.9%, Turnout 38%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 34.9%, Turnout 41%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 34.4%, Turnout 66%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 32.2%, Turnout 39%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 32.0%, Turnout 29%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 32.0%, Turnout 47%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 30.4%, Turnout 35%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 28.1%, Turnout 41%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 27.8%, Turnout 34%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 27.2%, Turnout 32%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 26.4%, Turnout 30%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 25.6%, Turnout 29%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 24.2%, Turnout 37%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 24.1%, Turnout 31%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 20.6%, Turnout 33%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 20.5%, Turnout 40%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 15.8%, Turnout 33%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 10.9%, Turnout 34%
✓ 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-speaking32.0% yes
- French-speaking41.2% yes
- Ticino56.0% 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
- Popular initiative
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters and of the cantons
- Federal Council recommends
- No
- Topics
- Economy
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
Recommend No
SVP Swiss People's Party
FDP FDP.The Liberals
EDU Federal Democratic Union
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
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 «für die Einführung der 40-Stunden-Woche»
5 December 1976 · ✗ Rejected · 24 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative «für die Mitbestimmung der Arbeitnehmer»
21 March 1976 · ✗ Rejected · 24 of 25 cantons the same
- Preisüberwachungs-Initiative
28 November 1982 · ✓ Accepted · 10 of 26 cantons the same
- Befristete Weiterführung der Preiskontrolle
23 November 1952 · ✓ Accepted · 9 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.