Vierte «Überfremdungsinitiative»
Official title: Republikanisches Volksbegehren «zum Schutze der Schweiz» (4. Überfremdungsinitiative)
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
29.5% yes
- Cantons: 0 for, 22 against
- Turnout 45.2%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 0 of 25 cantons, sorted by yes share.
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 34.2%, Turnout 42%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 34.1%, Turnout 46%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 34.0%, Turnout 39%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 33.7%, Turnout 48%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 33.2%, Turnout 50%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 32.9%, Turnout 44%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 32.5%, Turnout 42%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 32.0%, Turnout 48%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 31.4%, Turnout 45%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 30.6%, Turnout 42%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 30.3%, Turnout 49%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 29.5%, Turnout 42%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 29.3%, Turnout 52%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 29.2%, Turnout 44%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 28.5%, Turnout 40%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 28.4%, Turnout 52%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 28.0%, Turnout 34%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 27.6%, Turnout 38%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 26.2%, Turnout 71%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 25.4%, Turnout 38%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 25.3%, Turnout 42%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 24.9%, Turnout 50%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 24.6%, Turnout 41%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 24.0%, Turnout 62%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 22.1%, Turnout 46%
✓ 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-speaking31.2% yes
- French-speaking24.1% yes
- Ticino28.4% 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 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 «Gegen die Überfremdung»
20 October 1974 · ✗ Rejected · 25 of 25 cantons the same
- Kranken- und Unfallversicherungsgesetz
4 February 1912 · ✓ Accepted · 8 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative «Gegen die Überfremdung»
7 June 1970 · ✗ Rejected · 17 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative «zur Neuordnung des Alkoholwesens»
9 March 1941 · ✗ Rejected · 16 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.