Transport and infrastructure: party recommendations
How often each party recommended Yes on votes about this topic, by decade. Only Yes and No recommendations count; free votes and missing recommendations do not.
63 votes since 1879. Roads, railways, tunnels, public transport
Share of Yes recommendations by decade
Above 50 % means the party recommended Yes more often than No. A vote can belong to more than one topic.
Ordered by seats in the National Council (2023 election). A decade appears from 3 recommendations.
Numbers as a table
| Party | Proposals | Yes recommendations |
|---|---|---|
| Swiss People's Party | 57 | 53 % |
| Social Democratic Party of Switzerland | 51 | 75 % |
| FDP.The Liberals | 60 | 65 % |
| Green Party of Switzerland | 36 | 67 % |
| Green Liberal Party of Switzerland | 9 | 44 % |
| Federal Democratic Union | 35 | 43 % |
| Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland | 47 | 70 % |
The latest votes on this topic
✓ Yes · ✗ No · – Free vote or no recommendation
- Expansion of the motorway network
24 November 2024 · ✗ Rejected
SVP YesSP NoMitte YesFDP YesGPS NoGLP NoEDU YesEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Decree on cycle paths and footpaths
23 September 2018 · ✓ Accepted
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS YesGLP YesEDU YesEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Fund for national roads and urban traffic
12 February 2017 · ✓ Accepted
SVP YesSP NoMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS NoGLP YesEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «Pro public services»
5 June 2016 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP NoMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS NoGLP NoEDU YesEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «For fair transport funding»
5 June 2016 · ✗ Rejected
SVP YesSP NoMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS NoGLP NoEDU YesEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Rehabilitation of the Gotthard road tunnel
28 February 2016 · ✓ Accepted
SVP YesSP NoMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS NoGLP NoEDU YesEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Financing and expansion of the railway infrastructure
9 February 2014 · ✓ Accepted
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS YesGLP YesEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Motorway Vignette Act
24 November 2013 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP Free voteMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS NoGLP NoEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Creation of a special financing programme for tasks in air traffic
29 November 2009 · ✓ Accepted
SVP YesSP Free voteMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS NoGLP YesEDU YesEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «Postdienst für alle»
26 September 2004 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS YesGLP No recommendationEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Gegenentwurf zur Avanti-Initiative
8 February 2004 · ✗ Rejected
SVP YesSP NoMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS NoGLP No recommendationEDU NoEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «Für einen autofreien Sonntag pro Jahreszeit»
18 May 2003 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS YesGLP No recommendationEDU YesEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «Strassen für alle» (Tempo 30)
4 March 2001 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS YesGLP No recommendationEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- «Verkehrshalbierungs-Initiative»
12 March 2000 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS YesGLP No recommendationEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Finanzierung des öffentlichen Verkehrs (FinöV)
29 November 1998 · ✓ Accepted
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS YesGLP No recommendationEDU YesEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Leistungsabhängige Schwerverkehrsabgabe (LSVA)
27 September 1998 · ✓ Accepted
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS YesGLP No recommendationEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Aufhebung der Beiträge an Bahnhofparkplätze
10 March 1996 · ✓ Accepted
SVP YesSP Free voteMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS YesGLP No recommendationEDU YesEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Weiterführung der Schwerverkehrsabgabe
20 February 1994 · ✓ Accepted
SVP YesSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS YesGLP No recommendationEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Weiterführung Autobahnvignette
20 February 1994 · ✓ Accepted
SVP YesSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS YesGLP No recommendationEDU YesEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Luftfahrtgesetz
20 February 1994 · ✓ Accepted
SVP YesSP NoMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS NoGLP No recommendationEDU NoEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Einführung einer leistungsabhängigen Schwerverkehrsabgabe
20 February 1994 · ✓ Accepted
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS YesGLP No recommendationEDU YesEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Alpen-Initiative
20 February 1994 · ✓ Accepted
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS YesGLP No recommendationEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Erhöhung des Treibstoffzolls
7 March 1993 · ✓ Accepted
SVP YesSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS YesGLP No recommendationEDU YesEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Alpentransit-Beschluss (NEAT)
27 September 1992 · ✓ Accepted
SVP YesSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS NoGLP No recommendationEDU YesEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «zur Förderung des öffentlichen Verkehrs»
3 March 1991 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS YesGLP No recommendationEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
Source: Swissvotes (Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern) and FSO; own analysis.