Spatial Planning Act
Official title: Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über die Raumplanung (Raumplanungsgesetz, RPG)
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Accepted
62.9% yes
- Turnout 46.5%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 25 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- Basel-StadtYes majority, Yes share 78.1%, Turnout 49%
- ZugYes majority, Yes share 71.4%, Turnout 52%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 71.3%, Turnout 46%
- Basel-LandschaftYes majority, Yes share 70.3%, Turnout 45%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 69.5%, Turnout 48%
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 68.6%, Turnout 43%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 68.1%, Turnout 46%
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 67.7%, Turnout 42%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 66.9%, Turnout 44%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 66.8%, Turnout 43%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 66.6%, Turnout 36%
- Appenzell AusserrhodenYes majority, Yes share 66.0%, Turnout 51%
- St. GallenYes majority, Yes share 64.3%, Turnout 44%
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 63.2%, Turnout 65%
- FribourgYes majority, Yes share 62.9%, Turnout 44%
- JuraYes majority, Yes share 62.8%, Turnout 40%
- GraubündenYes majority, Yes share 61.5%, Turnout 56%
- NidwaldenYes majority, Yes share 59.1%, Turnout 49%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 57.8%, Turnout 47%
- SchwyzYes majority, Yes share 56.6%, Turnout 49%
- VaudYes majority, Yes share 56.5%, Turnout 46%
- ObwaldenYes majority, Yes share 56.3%, Turnout 52%
- UriYes majority, Yes share 55.9%, Turnout 41%
- Appenzell InnerrhodenYes majority, Yes share 55.4%, Turnout 42%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 55.3%, Turnout 42%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 19.7%, Turnout 68%
✓ Yes majority · ✗ No majority · Turnout %
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-speaking67.8% yes
- French-speaking49.9% yes
- Ticino55.3% 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
- Optional referendum
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters
- Federal Council recommends
- Yes
- Topics
- Environment and land
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
GLP Green Liberal Party of Switzerland
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
BDP Conservative Democratic Party (2008–2020)
CVP Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2020)
Recommend No
SVP Swiss People's Party
FDP FDP.The Liberals
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 «Stop the unconstrained building of secondary residences»
11 March 2012 · ✓ Accepted · 16 of 26 cantons the same
- Bundesbeschluss über die Fuss- und Wanderwege
18 February 1979 · ✓ Accepted · 26 of 26 cantons the same
- Gewässerschutzgesetz
17 May 1992 · ✓ Accepted · 22 of 26 cantons the same
- Tierschutzgesetz
3 December 1978 · ✓ Accepted · 24 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.