Initiative «for democratic naturalisation decisions»

Popular vote of Jun 1, 2008 · Popular initiative · No. 532Initiative populaire «Pour des naturalisations démocratiques»

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
36.3 %
Cantons
1 : 22
Turnout
45.2 %
Yes
804'730 (36 %)
No
1'415'249 (64 %)
Eligible voters
4'970'220

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, National Council
127 (65 %) : 67 (35 %)
Final vote, Council of States
7 (17 %) : 34 (83 %)
Recommend yes
SD, EDU, FPS, KVP, SVP, Lega
Recommend no
CVP, EVP, FDP, GLP, Grüne, LPS, PdA, SP, UCSP
Associations
Recommend yes: GewerbeverbandRecommend no: Gewerkschaftsbund, Travail.Suisse

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich153'794 (39 %)237'379 (61 %)46.3 %
Bern106'571 (37 %)183'565 (63 %)41.6 %
Lucerne50'940 (44 %)64'043 (56 %)46.9 %
Uri4'352 (47 %)5'002 (53 %)36.8 %
Schwyz26'559 (60 %)17'758 (40 %)47.6 %
Obwalden5'302 (47 %)5'955 (53 %)48.5 %
Nidwalden6'523 (49 %)6'771 (51 %)46.1 %
Glarus4'609 (49 %)4'816 (51 %)37.0 %
Zug15'226 (44 %)19'174 (56 %)49.0 %
Fribourg19'874 (27 %)53'673 (73 %)42.5 %
Solothurn31'357 (41 %)44'389 (59 %)44.9 %
Basel-Stadt16'915 (29 %)42'388 (71 %)52.7 %
Basel-Landschaft28'106 (35 %)51'705 (65 %)43.8 %
Schaffhausen12'621 (43 %)16'835 (57 %)63.1 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden6'930 (43 %)9'334 (57 %)44.1 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden1'805 (48 %)1'930 (52 %)34.8 %
St. Gallen58'523 (48 %)62'591 (52 %)40.3 %
Graubünden17'694 (35 %)33'057 (65 %)39.0 %
Aargau71'469 (47 %)81'352 (53 %)40.1 %
Thurgau27'875 (49 %)29'081 (51 %)37.7 %
Ticino42'358 (42 %)58'126 (58 %)49.9 %
Vaud37'901 (19 %)161'430 (81 %)51.2 %
Valais22'779 (25 %)68'411 (75 %)47.2 %
Neuchâtel9'191 (18 %)42'005 (82 %)48.2 %
Geneva21'579 (18 %)98'738 (82 %)52.5 %
Jura3'875 (20 %)15'736 (80 %)39.8 %

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.