Initiative «pour l'interdiction d'exporter du matériel de guerre»

Popular vote of Jun 8, 1997 · Popular initiative · No. 435Initiative populaire «pour l'interdiction d'exporter du matériel de guerre»

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
22.5 %
Cantons
0 : 23
Turnout
35.5 %
Yes
361'164 (23 %)
No
1'243'869 (77 %)
Eligible voters
4'614'662

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, National Council
60 (35 %) : 111 (65 %)
Final vote, Council of States
3 (9 %) : 32 (91 %)
Recommend yes
Grüne, PdA, SP
Recommend no
SD, CVP, EDU, EVP, FDP, FPS, LdU, LPS, SVP, Lega
Free vote
UCSP
Associations
Recommend yes: Travail.SuisseRecommend no: economiesuisse, Arbeitgeberverband, Bauernverband, Gewerbeverband, VSAFree vote: Gewerkschaftsbund

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich68'412 (23 %)227'934 (77 %)39.1 %
Bern49'930 (23 %)171'835 (77 %)33.3 %
Lucerne16'423 (19 %)72'192 (81 %)39.4 %
Uri931 (11 %)7'723 (89 %)34.8 %
Schwyz4'237 (15 %)24'084 (85 %)35.2 %
Obwalden877 (13 %)5'917 (87 %)31.8 %
Nidwalden1'237 (10 %)11'064 (90 %)47.8 %
Glarus1'055 (15 %)6'029 (85 %)28.9 %
Zug4'159 (17 %)19'607 (83 %)38.9 %
Fribourg9'688 (22 %)35'257 (78 %)29.8 %
Solothurn14'857 (18 %)65'762 (82 %)50.0 %
Basel-Stadt18'222 (34 %)35'135 (66 %)43.0 %
Basel-Landschaft15'517 (25 %)45'845 (75 %)36.0 %
Schaffhausen5'176 (19 %)22'289 (81 %)60.2 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden2'583 (18 %)12'176 (82 %)42.1 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden439 (14 %)2'654 (86 %)31.4 %
St. Gallen19'113 (18 %)85'898 (82 %)37.6 %
Graubünden7'604 (25 %)22'445 (75 %)24.5 %
Aargau16'805 (16 %)91'459 (84 %)31.6 %
Thurgau7'457 (14 %)44'071 (86 %)38.0 %
Ticino14'505 (33 %)29'687 (67 %)23.9 %
Vaud24'042 (28 %)61'714 (72 %)24.0 %
Valais19'339 (21 %)71'410 (79 %)52.8 %
Neuchâtel6'682 (27 %)17'886 (73 %)23.9 %
Geneva28'837 (39 %)45'163 (61 %)36.6 %
Jura3'037 (26 %)8'633 (74 %)24.9 %

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.