Loi sur la police de sécurité

Popular vote of Dec 3, 1978 · Optional referendum · No. 291Loi fédérale sur l'accomplissement des tâches de la Confédération en matière de police de sécurité

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
44.0 %
Turnout
43.3 %
Yes
723'719 (44 %)
No
920'312 (56 %)
Eligible voters
3'857'162

Recommendations

Federal Council
Yes
Parliament
Yes
Final vote, National Council
135 (87 %) : 20 (13 %)
Final vote, Council of States
37 (95 %) : 2 (5 %)
Recommend yes
SD, CVP, EVP, FDP, LPS, Republikaner, SVP
Recommend no
LdU, PdA, SP, POCH
Associations
Recommend yes: Arbeitgeberverband, Gewerbeverband, VSA, Travail.SuisseFree vote: Gewerkschaftsbund

By canton

AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich157'333 (51 %)153'064 (49 %)45.7 %
Bern128'701 (46 %)151'274 (54 %)44.4 %
Lucerne38'440 (48 %)41'393 (52 %)44.9 %
Uri4'597 (44 %)5'951 (56 %)50.7 %
Schwyz9'051 (40 %)13'664 (60 %)40.4 %
Obwalden3'115 (45 %)3'819 (55 %)44.7 %
Nidwalden3'389 (42 %)4'647 (58 %)45.5 %
Glarus4'002 (45 %)4'881 (55 %)39.6 %
Zug9'865 (49 %)10'074 (51 %)46.4 %
Fribourg16'760 (39 %)26'396 (61 %)38.4 %
Solothurn26'830 (44 %)34'001 (56 %)45.3 %
Basel-Stadt22'487 (38 %)37'406 (62 %)43.1 %
Basel-Landschaft21'456 (37 %)36'849 (63 %)44.3 %
Schaffhausen14'326 (47 %)16'001 (53 %)75.2 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden7'035 (54 %)6'101 (46 %)44.4 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden1'840 (54 %)1'590 (46 %)43.2 %
St. Gallen49'412 (54 %)42'847 (46 %)40.7 %
Graubünden20'963 (53 %)18'320 (47 %)40.5 %
Aargau53'150 (49 %)55'272 (51 %)41.6 %
Thurgau26'573 (52 %)24'459 (48 %)49.4 %
Ticino29'358 (51 %)28'659 (49 %)39.9 %
Vaud23'895 (21 %)92'261 (79 %)38.1 %
Valais20'402 (34 %)39'958 (66 %)46.6 %
Neuchâtel11'766 (31 %)25'909 (69 %)39.1 %
Geneva19'176 (30 %)45'619 (70 %)36.2 %

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.