Initiative «S.o.S. - pour une Suisse sans police fouineuse»

Popular vote of Jun 7, 1998 · Popular initiative · No. 441Initiative populaire «S.o.S. - pour une Suisse sans police fouineuse»

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
24.6 %
Cantons
0 : 23
Turnout
41.0 %
Yes
451'089 (25 %)
No
1'383'055 (75 %)
Eligible voters
4'629'496

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, National Council
60 (33 %) : 124 (67 %)
Final vote, Council of States
4 (11 %) : 32 (89 %)
Recommend yes
Grüne, PdA, SP, Lega
Recommend no
SD, CVP, EDU, EVP, FDP, FPS, KVP, LdU, LPS, SVP, UCSP
Associations
Recommend no: economiesuisse, Arbeitgeberverband, Bauernverband, Gewerbeverband, VSA, Travail.SuisseNo recommendation: Gewerkschaftsbund

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich87'175 (26 %)243'197 (74 %)44.2 %
Bern63'500 (25 %)189'622 (75 %)38.7 %
Lucerne21'566 (21 %)79'939 (79 %)45.5 %
Uri1'797 (22 %)6'268 (78 %)33.0 %
Schwyz6'709 (23 %)22'636 (77 %)36.7 %
Obwalden1'570 (21 %)5'881 (79 %)35.4 %
Nidwalden2'133 (21 %)8'172 (79 %)40.8 %
Glarus2'715 (24 %)8'495 (76 %)47.3 %
Zug6'098 (22 %)21'379 (78 %)44.6 %
Fribourg10'405 (20 %)41'555 (80 %)34.6 %
Solothurn18'161 (25 %)54'879 (75 %)45.6 %
Basel-Stadt20'266 (31 %)44'735 (69 %)53.9 %
Basel-Landschaft17'944 (24 %)57'186 (76 %)44.3 %
Schaffhausen8'010 (28 %)20'136 (72 %)63.5 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden3'723 (23 %)12'220 (77 %)45.8 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden560 (17 %)2'755 (83 %)34.3 %
St. Gallen24'582 (22 %)85'148 (78 %)39.5 %
Graubünden10'959 (27 %)29'950 (73 %)33.4 %
Aargau27'544 (22 %)100'135 (78 %)37.7 %
Thurgau11'626 (21 %)43'719 (79 %)41.3 %
Ticino17'219 (31 %)37'904 (69 %)30.1 %
Vaud27'829 (23 %)93'980 (77 %)34.9 %
Valais15'481 (20 %)63'665 (80 %)45.8 %
Neuchâtel8'450 (24 %)27'421 (76 %)35.5 %
Geneva29'955 (29 %)72'352 (71 %)51.4 %
Jura5'112 (34 %)9'726 (66 %)32.1 %

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.