Initiative «Pour le droit à la vie»

Popular vote of Jun 9, 1985 · Popular initiative · No. 330Initiative populaire «pour le droit à la vie»

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
31.0 %
Cantons
6 : 18
Turnout
35.7 %
Yes
448'016 (31 %)
No
999'077 (69 %)
Eligible voters
4'144'312

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, National Council
49 (33 %) : 98 (67 %)
Final vote, Council of States
17 (45 %) : 21 (55 %)
Recommend yes
SD, CVP, EDU, EVP, Republikaner
Recommend no
FDP, LdU, LPS, PdA, SP, SVP, POCH
Associations
Recommend yes: Travail.SuisseRecommend no: Gewerkschaftsbund

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich68'941 (21 %)260'438 (79 %)46.3 %
Bern48'746 (25 %)148'636 (75 %)31.6 %
Lucerne38'108 (50 %)38'658 (50 %)39.5 %
Uri4'645 (55 %)3'860 (45 %)38.5 %
Schwyz11'522 (51 %)11'099 (49 %)35.2 %
Obwalden4'273 (61 %)2'680 (39 %)39.7 %
Nidwalden4'084 (53 %)3'635 (47 %)37.3 %
Glarus2'418 (30 %)5'579 (70 %)35.2 %
Zug7'635 (37 %)12'986 (63 %)42.3 %
Fribourg17'467 (49 %)17'978 (51 %)29.0 %
Solothurn30'715 (33 %)62'880 (67 %)66.4 %
Basel-Stadt8'782 (18 %)39'476 (82 %)35.9 %
Basel-Landschaft9'916 (20 %)40'829 (80 %)35.0 %
Schaffhausen6'105 (22 %)21'826 (78 %)66.9 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden3'324 (28 %)8'717 (72 %)38.4 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden1'868 (65 %)993 (35 %)32.8 %
St. Gallen42'097 (49 %)44'490 (51 %)35.2 %
Graubünden14'970 (46 %)17'801 (54 %)30.6 %
Aargau27'454 (32 %)58'456 (68 %)29.6 %
Thurgau14'946 (35 %)27'608 (65 %)37.5 %
Ticino18'240 (40 %)27'626 (60 %)29.1 %
Vaud13'443 (17 %)65'826 (83 %)24.7 %
Valais30'275 (70 %)12'898 (30 %)29.8 %
Neuchâtel4'203 (16 %)21'506 (84 %)26.5 %
Geneva7'618 (17 %)37'668 (83 %)24.1 %
Jura6'221 (56 %)4'928 (44 %)26.6 %

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.