Loi sur l'aide aux hautes écoles

Popular vote of May 28, 1978 · Optional referendum · No. 286Loi fédérale sur l'aide aux hautes écoles et la recherche (LHR)

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
43.3 %
Turnout
48.9 %
Yes
792'458 (43 %)
No
1'037'020 (57 %)
Eligible voters
3'835'650

Recommendations

Federal Council
Yes
Parliament
Yes
Final vote, National Council
122 (92 %) : 11 (8 %)
Final vote, Council of States
32 (100 %) : 0 (0 %)
Recommend yes
CVP, EVP, FDP, LdU, LPS, PdA, SP, SVP, POCH
Recommend no
SD, Republikaner
Associations
Recommend yes: economiesuisse, Arbeitgeberverband, Bauernverband, Gewerkschaftsbund, VSA, Travail.SuisseRecommend no: Gewerbeverband

By canton

AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich161'443 (47 %)178'948 (53 %)50.9 %
Bern116'182 (37 %)194'742 (63 %)50.2 %
Lucerne39'418 (39 %)61'799 (61 %)57.7 %
Uri3'837 (32 %)8'052 (68 %)56.9 %
Schwyz9'086 (32 %)19'519 (68 %)51.5 %
Obwalden3'182 (35 %)5'963 (65 %)59.9 %
Nidwalden3'382 (34 %)6'686 (66 %)57.9 %
Glarus3'961 (29 %)9'527 (71 %)61.2 %
Zug11'272 (45 %)13'527 (55 %)58.6 %
Fribourg20'840 (44 %)26'927 (56 %)42.8 %
Solothurn30'912 (42 %)42'066 (58 %)54.4 %
Basel-Stadt33'467 (58 %)24'155 (42 %)42.0 %
Basel-Landschaft30'907 (48 %)33'537 (52 %)50.0 %
Schaffhausen14'841 (49 %)15'642 (51 %)75.1 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden4'573 (28 %)11'956 (72 %)56.3 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden1'234 (30 %)2'885 (70 %)52.0 %
St. Gallen36'792 (33 %)74'690 (67 %)49.7 %
Graubünden16'866 (38 %)27'153 (62 %)45.6 %
Aargau49'785 (38 %)80'306 (62 %)50.9 %
Thurgau19'911 (33 %)40'040 (67 %)58.8 %
Ticino33'846 (58 %)24'312 (42 %)40.9 %
Vaud54'800 (47 %)62'756 (53 %)39.8 %
Valais23'120 (44 %)29'427 (56 %)41.2 %
Neuchâtel21'952 (51 %)20'850 (49 %)45.2 %
Geneva46'848 (68 %)21'552 (32 %)39.0 %

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.