Initiative pour la semaine de travail de 40 heures

Popular vote of Dec 5, 1976 · Popular initiative · No. 264Initiative populaire «pour l'introduction de la semaine de travail de 40 heures»

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
22.0 %
Cantons
0 : 22
Turnout
45.2 %
Yes
370'228 (22 %)
No
1'315'822 (78 %)
Eligible voters
3'772'466

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, National Council
9 (7 %) : 113 (93 %)
Final vote, Council of States
0 (0 %) : 32 (100 %)
Recommend yes
PdA, SP, POCH
Recommend no
SD, CVP, EVP, FDP, LdU, LPS, Republikaner, SVP
Associations
Recommend no: economiesuisse, Arbeitgeberverband, Bauernverband, Gewerkschaftsbund, Gewerbeverband, VSA, Travail.Suisse

By canton

AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich72'627 (24 %)228'358 (76 %)45.1 %
Bern53'444 (18 %)236'577 (82 %)46.7 %
Lucerne11'495 (15 %)62'964 (85 %)42.8 %
Uri1'556 (15 %)8'651 (85 %)49.4 %
Schwyz2'995 (13 %)19'569 (87 %)41.0 %
Obwalden528 (9 %)5'675 (91 %)40.4 %
Nidwalden910 (12 %)6'757 (88 %)45.2 %
Glarus1'424 (15 %)7'810 (85 %)41.5 %
Zug4'137 (20 %)16'550 (80 %)50.1 %
Fribourg10'760 (18 %)50'456 (82 %)55.5 %
Solothurn13'862 (23 %)46'410 (77 %)45.4 %
Basel-Stadt21'173 (33 %)43'845 (67 %)46.2 %
Basel-Landschaft15'984 (27 %)42'279 (73 %)45.6 %
Schaffhausen6'730 (23 %)22'693 (77 %)71.7 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden1'234 (10 %)11'420 (90 %)43.3 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden153 (5 %)2'918 (95 %)39.2 %
St. Gallen13'885 (15 %)77'287 (85 %)40.9 %
Graubünden4'826 (12 %)34'045 (88 %)40.6 %
Aargau18'698 (18 %)83'372 (82 %)40.3 %
Thurgau7'232 (15 %)42'480 (85 %)48.8 %
Ticino21'658 (35 %)40'888 (65 %)44.2 %
Vaud27'485 (26 %)80'202 (74 %)35.9 %
Valais17'979 (19 %)79'048 (81 %)77.6 %
Neuchâtel11'100 (30 %)26'144 (70 %)38.8 %
Geneva28'353 (42 %)39'451 (58 %)38.4 %

On the same day

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.