Narcotics Act

Popular vote of Nov 30, 2008 · Optional referendum · No. 539Modification de la loi fédérale sur les stupéfiants et les substances psychotropes (loi sur les stupéfiants, LStup)

The people accepted the proposal.

Yes share
68.1 %
Turnout
47.1 %
Yes
1'541'928 (68 %)
No
722'992 (32 %)
Eligible voters
4'996'626

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
Yes
Parliament
Yes
Final vote, Council of States
42 (100 %) : 0 (0 %)
Recommend yes
BDP, CVP, EVP, FDP, GLP, Grüne, PdA, SP, UCSP
Recommend no
SD, EDU, FPS, KVP, LPS, SVP
Free vote
Lega
Associations
Recommend yes: Bauernverband, Gewerkschaftsbund, Travail.SuisseRecommend no: Gewerbeverband

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich300'457 (72 %)115'152 (28 %)50.6 %
Bern203'533 (69 %)90'418 (31 %)43.3 %
Lucerne80'593 (70 %)33'771 (30 %)47.5 %
Uri5'951 (64 %)3'317 (36 %)37.7 %
Schwyz26'652 (62 %)16'148 (38 %)45.9 %
Obwalden6'898 (64 %)3'831 (36 %)47.1 %
Nidwalden9'181 (70 %)3'915 (30 %)46.2 %
Glarus6'480 (65 %)3'450 (35 %)40.2 %
Zug24'522 (72 %)9'574 (28 %)49.4 %
Fribourg53'719 (66 %)27'586 (34 %)47.7 %
Solothurn52'076 (70 %)22'744 (30 %)45.1 %
Basel-Stadt42'290 (76 %)13'198 (24 %)50.6 %
Basel-Landschaft62'260 (74 %)21'901 (26 %)47.4 %
Schaffhausen17'476 (66 %)9'147 (34 %)60.5 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden11'894 (68 %)5'628 (32 %)48.3 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden2'716 (66 %)1'418 (34 %)39.3 %
St. Gallen91'903 (68 %)43'228 (32 %)46.0 %
Graubünden38'965 (70 %)16'514 (30 %)43.9 %
Aargau116'735 (69 %)51'610 (31 %)45.0 %
Thurgau43'229 (65 %)23'770 (35 %)45.7 %
Ticino49'688 (63 %)29'200 (37 %)40.1 %
Vaud111'026 (57 %)84'480 (43 %)51.3 %
Valais66'187 (61 %)42'477 (39 %)57.4 %
Neuchâtel30'661 (64 %)16'927 (36 %)45.8 %
Geneva71'605 (74 %)25'121 (26 %)43.3 %
Jura15'231 (64 %)8'467 (36 %)49.9 %

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.