Preisüberwachungs-Initiative
Official title: Volksinitiative «zur Verhinderung missbräuchlicher Preise»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Accepted
56.1% yes
- Cantons: 18 for, 5 against
- Turnout 32.9%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 18 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
- JuraYes majority, Yes share 77.5%, Turnout 22%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 74.0%, Turnout 30%
- Basel-Stadt ½Yes majority, Yes share 65.9%, Turnout 29%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 62.5%, Turnout 21%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 61.9%, Turnout 37%
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 61.2%, Turnout 31%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 58.5%, Turnout 38%
- Basel-Landschaft ½Yes majority, Yes share 58.3%, Turnout 31%
- VaudYes majority, Yes share 56.1%, Turnout 40%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 56.0%, Turnout 32%
- FribourgYes majority, Yes share 55.9%, Turnout 24%
- UriYes majority, Yes share 55.8%, Turnout 40%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 54.9%, Turnout 31%
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 54.1%, Turnout 69%
- ZugYes majority, Yes share 53.7%, Turnout 40%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 53.0%, Turnout 30%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 52.1%, Turnout 33%
- St. GallenYes majority, Yes share 51.0%, Turnout 31%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 50.0%, Turnout 32%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 46.0%, Turnout 32%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 46.0%, Turnout 42%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 43.7%, Turnout 31%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 43.7%, Turnout 25%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 43.1%, Turnout 20%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 39.8%, Turnout 37%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 34.4%, Turnout 29%
✓ 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-speaking55.1% yes
- French-speaking57.0% yes
- Ticino74.0% 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
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
Recommend No
SVP Swiss People's Party
FDP FDP.The Liberals
EDU Federal Democratic Union
Other position
CVP Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2020)
Free vote
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 Mitbestimmung der Arbeitnehmer»
21 March 1976 · ✗ Rejected · 8 of 25 cantons the same
- Konsumentenschutz-Artikel
14 June 1981 · ✓ Accepted · 22 of 26 cantons the same
- Bundesbeschluss über die Preisüberwachung
5 December 1976 · ✓ Accepted · 17 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative «für die Einführung der 40-Stunden-Woche»
5 December 1976 · ✗ Rejected · 8 of 25 cantons the same
Sources
Official resources
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.