Loi sur le travail

Popular vote of Dec 1, 1996 · Optional referendum · No. 433Loi fédérale sur le travail dans l'industrie, l'artisanat et le commerce (Loi sur le travail), modification du 22 mars 1996

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
33.0 %
Turnout
46.7 %
Yes
697'874 (33 %)
No
1'418'961 (67 %)
Eligible voters
4'612'266

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No recommendation
Parliament
Yes
Final vote, National Council
89 (53 %) : 80 (47 %)
Final vote, Council of States
27 (82 %) : 6 (18 %)
Recommend yes
FDP, FPS, LPS, SVP
Recommend no
SD, CVP, EDU, EVP, Grüne, LdU, PdA, SP
No recommendation
Lega
Associations
Recommend yes: economiesuisse, Arbeitgeberverband, Bauernverband, GewerbeverbandRecommend no: Gewerkschaftsbund, VSA, Travail.Suisse

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich155'137 (41 %)218'818 (59 %)49.6 %
Bern95'531 (31 %)211'537 (69 %)46.1 %
Lucerne35'719 (32 %)76'886 (68 %)49.9 %
Uri2'282 (21 %)8'772 (79 %)44.3 %
Schwyz11'861 (35 %)22'047 (65 %)42.5 %
Obwalden2'546 (30 %)5'924 (70 %)39.8 %
Nidwalden4'270 (34 %)8'334 (66 %)49.5 %
Glarus3'553 (39 %)5'530 (61 %)37.1 %
Zug11'789 (40 %)17'742 (60 %)48.5 %
Fribourg13'892 (20 %)55'223 (80 %)45.5 %
Solothurn24'005 (31 %)54'244 (69 %)48.3 %
Basel-Stadt24'359 (35 %)45'010 (65 %)55.5 %
Basel-Landschaft27'771 (36 %)49'678 (64 %)45.2 %
Schaffhausen11'396 (37 %)19'057 (63 %)66.0 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden6'283 (40 %)9'235 (60 %)44.2 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden1'684 (42 %)2'320 (58 %)41.1 %
St. Gallen44'451 (38 %)74'027 (62 %)42.4 %
Graubünden15'791 (34 %)30'704 (66 %)38.0 %
Aargau46'709 (35 %)87'560 (65 %)39.4 %
Thurgau22'509 (38 %)36'572 (62 %)43.5 %
Ticino22'844 (29 %)56'930 (71 %)42.7 %
Vaud43'067 (29 %)106'906 (71 %)42.0 %
Valais29'723 (23 %)99'016 (77 %)74.6 %
Neuchâtel10'182 (22 %)36'148 (78 %)44.7 %
Geneva27'303 (31 %)59'811 (69 %)42.7 %
Jura3'217 (13 %)20'930 (87 %)50.8 %

On the same day

Sources: Swissvotes, Federal Chancellery, Année politique suisse

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.