Initiative «6 weeks of holidays for all»

Popular vote of Mar 11, 2012 · Popular initiative · No. 557Initiative populaire «6 semaines de vacances pour tous»

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
33.5 %
Cantons
0 : 23
Turnout
45.4 %
Yes
771'717 (33 %)
No
1'531'986 (67 %)
Eligible voters
5'139'055

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, Council of States
10 (24 %) : 32 (76 %)
Recommend yes
SD, Grüne, KVP, PdA, SP, UCSP
Recommend no
BDP, CVP, EDU, EVP, FDP, FPS, GLP, SVP
Associations
Recommend yes: Gewerkschaftsbund, Travail.SuisseRecommend no: economiesuisse, Arbeitgeberverband, Bauernverband, Gewerbeverband

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich124'967 (34 %)247'287 (66 %)42.7 %
Bern91'543 (31 %)199'666 (69 %)41.1 %
Lucerne31'656 (27 %)86'789 (73 %)46.1 %
Uri3'406 (26 %)9'672 (74 %)50.8 %
Schwyz11'065 (22 %)39'333 (78 %)51.3 %
Obwalden2'851 (21 %)10'805 (79 %)55.1 %
Nidwalden3'137 (22 %)11'379 (78 %)48.7 %
Glarus2'188 (26 %)6'184 (74 %)32.3 %
Zug9'186 (26 %)26'403 (74 %)49.6 %
Fribourg33'190 (37 %)56'362 (63 %)48.7 %
Solothurn21'396 (31 %)47'784 (69 %)40.1 %
Basel-Stadt19'786 (39 %)30'599 (61 %)44.9 %
Basel-Landschaft25'374 (31 %)55'958 (69 %)44.3 %
Schaffhausen9'716 (32 %)20'854 (68 %)63.6 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden4'290 (26 %)12'321 (74 %)44.3 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden732 (18 %)3'372 (82 %)36.8 %
St. Gallen40'811 (29 %)101'741 (71 %)46.0 %
Graubünden15'673 (27 %)43'286 (73 %)44.0 %
Aargau46'706 (30 %)110'759 (70 %)39.6 %
Thurgau15'805 (26 %)43'914 (74 %)37.9 %
Ticino43'730 (46 %)51'634 (54 %)45.5 %
Vaud86'735 (41 %)124'193 (59 %)51.9 %
Valais37'045 (30 %)85'016 (70 %)60.3 %
Neuchâtel20'354 (41 %)29'545 (59 %)46.0 %
Geneva59'848 (47 %)66'321 (53 %)53.8 %
Jura10'527 (49 %)10'809 (51 %)42.6 %

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.