Initiative «gegen die illegale Einwanderung»
Official title: Volksinitiative «gegen die illegale Einwanderung»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
46.3% yes
- Cantons: 11 for, 12 against
- Turnout 46.8%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 12 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 59.3%, Turnout 41%
- SchwyzYes majority, Yes share 59.3%, Turnout 42%
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 58.7%, Turnout 43%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 58.3%, Turnout 37%
- UriYes majority, Yes share 57.7%, Turnout 44%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 54.9%, Turnout 39%
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 53.8%, Turnout 66%
- Nidwalden ½Yes majority, Yes share 53.3%, Turnout 49%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 52.0%, Turnout 48%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 52.0%, Turnout 43%
- St. GallenYes majority, Yes share 51.8%, Turnout 42%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 50.1%, Turnout 50%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 48.5%, Turnout 50%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 48.3%, Turnout 45%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 47.8%, Turnout 44%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 47.0%, Turnout 48%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 46.3%, Turnout 40%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 45.6%, Turnout 46%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 43.7%, Turnout 38%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 41.5%, Turnout 45%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 40.9%, Turnout 75%
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 40.6%, Turnout 56%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 36.0%, Turnout 45%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 34.8%, Turnout 51%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 33.4%, Turnout 42%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 30.3%, Turnout 43%
✓ 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-speaking49.4% yes
- French-speaking36.2% yes
- Ticino52.0% 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
- Social policy
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
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
- Zwangsmassnahmen im Ausländerrecht
4 December 1994 · ✓ Accepted · 12 of 26 cantons the same
- Zivilschutzartikel
3 March 1957 · ✗ Rejected · 17 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative «für eine Beschränkung der Einbürgerungen»
13 March 1977 · ✗ Rejected · 13 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative «Gegen die Überfremdung»
20 October 1974 · ✗ Rejected · 13 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.