Counter-proposal to the Expulsion Initiative

Popular vote of Nov 28, 2010 · Counter-proposal · No. 552.2Arrêté fédéral concernant l'expulsion et le renvoi des criminels étrangers dans le respect de la Constitution (contre-projet à l'initiative sur le renvoi)

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
45.8 %
Cantons
0 : 23
Turnout
52.9 %
Yes
1'189'269 (46 %)
No
1'407'830 (54 %)
Eligible voters
5'084'053

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
Yes
Parliament
Yes
Final vote, National Council
93 (50 %) : 88 (47 %), 6 (3 %) abstentions
Final vote, Council of States
35 (85 %) : 6 (15 %)
Recommend yes
BDP, CVP, EVP, FDP, GLP, KVP
Recommend no
SD, EDU, FPS, Grüne, PdA, SP, SVP, Lega, UCSP
Associations
Recommend yes: ArbeitgeberverbandRecommend no: SBK, Gewerkschaftsbund, Travail.Suisse

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich221'842 (47 %)250'933 (53 %)55.8 %
Bern162'173 (46 %)187'781 (54 %)50.8 %
Lucerne66'065 (47 %)74'725 (53 %)57.2 %
Uri4'965 (40 %)7'503 (60 %)49.4 %
Schwyz21'473 (39 %)33'428 (61 %)57.9 %
Obwalden5'989 (43 %)7'906 (57 %)58.5 %
Nidwalden7'298 (42 %)10'278 (58 %)61.0 %
Glarus4'706 (41 %)6'669 (59 %)45.2 %
Zug19'888 (49 %)20'373 (51 %)57.9 %
Fribourg39'565 (48 %)43'481 (52 %)47.3 %
Solothurn41'492 (45 %)50'781 (55 %)55.0 %
Basel-Stadt29'530 (48 %)32'119 (52 %)56.2 %
Basel-Landschaft44'912 (48 %)48'243 (52 %)51.8 %
Schaffhausen14'357 (46 %)16'890 (54 %)67.9 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden9'628 (46 %)11'199 (54 %)57.4 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden2'157 (39 %)3'312 (61 %)50.6 %
St. Gallen70'768 (44 %)88'992 (56 %)53.7 %
Graubünden25'864 (44 %)32'382 (56 %)45.5 %
Aargau95'835 (47 %)107'558 (53 %)52.9 %
Thurgau34'383 (44 %)43'267 (56 %)51.5 %
Ticino41'951 (45 %)51'291 (55 %)46.1 %
Vaud87'152 (43 %)117'224 (57 %)51.9 %
Valais50'356 (48 %)53'856 (52 %)54.3 %
Neuchâtel23'543 (47 %)26'628 (53 %)47.8 %
Geneva54'131 (44 %)70'012 (56 %)54.3 %
Jura9'246 (46 %)10'999 (54 %)42.1 %

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.