Initiative «Gegen die Überfremdung»
Official title: Volksinitiative «gegen die Überfremdung»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
46% yes
- Cantons: 7 for, 15 against
- Turnout 74.7%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 8 of 25 cantons, sorted by yes share.
- UriYes majority, Yes share 63.3%, Turnout 81%
- Nidwalden ½Yes majority, Yes share 55.7%, Turnout 80%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 54.6%, Turnout 79%
- Obwalden ½Yes majority, Yes share 54.5%, Turnout 67%
- SchwyzYes majority, Yes share 52.6%, Turnout 72%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 52.1%, Turnout 69%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 51.4%, Turnout 82%
- FribourgYes majority, Yes share 50.3%, Turnout 64%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 49.7%, Turnout 63%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 47.8%, Turnout 83%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 47.5%, Turnout 86%
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 46.7%, Turnout 69%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 46.5%, Turnout 76%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 46.1%, Turnout 77%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 46.0%, Turnout 65%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 43.6%, Turnout 80%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 42.9%, Turnout 74%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 41.3%, Turnout 71%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 40.6%, Turnout 82%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 40.5%, Turnout 67%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 40.3%, Turnout 89%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 39.7%, Turnout 73%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 39.5%, Turnout 72%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 39.1%, Turnout 74%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 36.3%, Turnout 73%
✓ 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-speaking47.3% yes
- French-speaking42.6% yes
- Ticino36.3% 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 policyEconomy
Party recommendations
Recommend No
SVP Swiss People's Party
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)
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 «zur Neuordnung des Alkoholwesens»
9 March 1941 · ✗ Rejected · 20 of 25 cantons the same
- Gegenentwurf zur Mieter- und Konsumentenschutzinitiative
13 March 1955 · ✗ Rejected · 19 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative für die Erhaltung der Kursäle
2 December 1928 · ✓ Accepted · 15 of 25 cantons the same
- Kranken- und Unfallversicherungsgesetz
4 February 1912 · ✓ Accepted · 14 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.