Initiative «Contre l'emprise étrangère»

Popular vote of Oct 20, 1974 · Popular initiative · No. 242Initiative populaire contre l'emprise étrangère et le surpeuplement de la Suisse

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
34.2 %
Cantons
0 : 22
Turnout
70.3 %
Yes
878'891 (34 %)
No
1'691'632 (66 %)
Eligible voters
3'702'498

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, National Council
4 (3 %) : 121 (97 %)
Final vote, Council of States
0 (0 %) : 31 (100 %)
Recommend yes
SD
Recommend no
CVP, EVP, FDP, LdU, LPS, PdA, Republikaner, SP, SVP
Associations
Recommend no: economiesuisse, Arbeitgeberverband, Bauernverband, Gewerkschaftsbund, Gewerbeverband, VSA, Travail.Suisse

By canton

AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich171'228 (35 %)313'405 (65 %)74.0 %
Bern165'136 (41 %)238'904 (59 %)66.3 %
Lucerne46'852 (39 %)74'385 (61 %)71.1 %
Uri6'274 (44 %)7'895 (56 %)70.3 %
Schwyz14'413 (41 %)20'547 (59 %)65.7 %
Obwalden3'326 (36 %)5'855 (64 %)62.1 %
Nidwalden4'615 (39 %)7'118 (61 %)73.5 %
Glarus5'890 (38 %)9'448 (62 %)69.3 %
Zug10'459 (35 %)19'782 (65 %)77.0 %
Fribourg24'003 (34 %)46'844 (66 %)65.7 %
Solothurn38'494 (40 %)58'229 (60 %)74.5 %
Basel-Stadt40'909 (41 %)59'367 (59 %)70.7 %
Basel-Landschaft29'045 (32 %)61'709 (68 %)74.4 %
Schaffhausen9'747 (29 %)23'471 (71 %)81.6 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden6'257 (34 %)12'273 (66 %)64.3 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden1'893 (40 %)2'782 (60 %)60.9 %
St. Gallen53'232 (36 %)92'650 (64 %)67.4 %
Graubünden15'859 (27 %)42'605 (73 %)63.1 %
Aargau61'626 (36 %)111'364 (64 %)70.7 %
Thurgau21'688 (30 %)50'991 (70 %)73.1 %
Ticino25'066 (25 %)73'626 (75 %)72.1 %
Vaud53'877 (26 %)150'140 (74 %)69.2 %
Valais22'261 (28 %)55'907 (72 %)62.9 %
Neuchâtel17'267 (25 %)50'723 (75 %)71.2 %
Geneva31'144 (24 %)99'625 (76 %)76.1 %

Sources: Swissvotes, Federal Chancellery

Data: Swissvotes, the database of federal popular votes (Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern; CC BY 4.0), the Federal Statistical Office and the Parliamentary Services.