Nouvelle Constitution fédérale

Popular vote of Apr 18, 1999 · Mandatory referendum · No. 453Arrêté fédéral relatif à une mise à jour de la Constitution fédérale

The people and the cantons accepted the proposal.

Yes share
59.2 %
Cantons
13 : 10
Turnout
35.9 %
Yes
969'310 (59 %)
No
669'158 (41 %)
Eligible voters
4'642'854

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
Yes
Parliament
Yes
Final vote, National Council
134 (91 %) : 14 (9 %)
Final vote, Council of States
44 (100 %) : 0 (0 %)
Recommend yes
CVP, EDU, EVP, FDP, Grüne, LdU, LPS, SP, SVP, Lega, UCSP
Recommend no
SD, FPS, KVP, PdA
Associations
Recommend yes: economiesuisse, Arbeitgeberverband, Bauernverband, Gewerkschaftsbund, VSA, Travail.Suisse

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich189'439 (62 %)117'795 (38 %)40.2 %
Bern131'661 (62 %)81'091 (38 %)31.7 %
Lucerne67'814 (57 %)50'792 (43 %)52.4 %
Uri3'490 (40 %)5'258 (60 %)35.1 %
Schwyz12'036 (34 %)23'491 (66 %)42.8 %
Obwalden4'892 (47 %)5'463 (53 %)47.8 %
Nidwalden4'641 (41 %)6'702 (59 %)43.2 %
Glarus2'934 (30 %)6'819 (70 %)39.8 %
Zug14'693 (54 %)12'546 (46 %)42.8 %
Fribourg27'564 (73 %)10'297 (27 %)24.6 %
Solothurn40'172 (53 %)36'113 (47 %)47.2 %
Basel-Stadt38'672 (76 %)12'008 (24 %)42.0 %
Basel-Landschaft36'998 (66 %)19'087 (34 %)32.4 %
Schaffhausen12'098 (42 %)16'744 (58 %)63.4 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden7'946 (45 %)9'750 (55 %)50.3 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden1'549 (34 %)3'006 (66 %)46.1 %
St. Gallen49'210 (48 %)53'070 (52 %)36.3 %
Graubünden20'083 (52 %)18'697 (48 %)31.0 %
Aargau57'779 (49 %)60'016 (51 %)34.0 %
Thurgau24'522 (40 %)36'589 (60 %)44.5 %
Ticino82'443 (72 %)32'095 (28 %)62.5 %
Vaud47'750 (76 %)15'206 (24 %)17.5 %
Valais18'905 (50 %)19'073 (50 %)21.2 %
Neuchâtel17'907 (70 %)7'558 (30 %)24.8 %
Geneva47'438 (86 %)7'806 (14 %)27.4 %
Jura6'674 (76 %)2'086 (24 %)18.7 %

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.