Book price regulation Act

Popular vote of Mar 11, 2012 · Optional referendum · No. 559Loi fédérale sur la réglementation du prix du livre (LPL)

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
43.9 %
Turnout
44.9 %
Yes
966'633 (44 %)
No
1'234'222 (56 %)
Eligible voters
5'139'055

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
Yes
Parliament
Yes
Final vote, National Council
96 (51 %) : 86 (46 %), 5 (3 %) abstentions
Final vote, Council of States
23 (55 %) : 19 (45 %)
Recommend yes
SD, CVP, EDU, EVP, Grüne, PdA, SP, UCSP
Recommend no
BDP, FDP, FPS, GLP, KVP, SVP
Associations
Recommend yes: Gewerkschaftsbund, Travail.SuisseRecommend no: economiesuisse, Gewerbeverband

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich133'616 (38 %)222'532 (62 %)42.0 %
Bern115'925 (41 %)165'953 (59 %)41.1 %
Lucerne41'801 (37 %)71'075 (63 %)45.2 %
Uri3'269 (27 %)8'760 (73 %)48.8 %
Schwyz13'890 (29 %)34'056 (71 %)49.9 %
Obwalden5'161 (40 %)7'716 (60 %)54.0 %
Nidwalden5'530 (40 %)8'372 (60 %)48.1 %
Glarus3'156 (39 %)4'975 (61 %)32.0 %
Zug10'993 (32 %)23'183 (68 %)48.6 %
Fribourg48'738 (57 %)36'048 (43 %)47.9 %
Solothurn23'714 (35 %)43'615 (65 %)39.9 %
Basel-Stadt21'159 (44 %)26'825 (56 %)43.9 %
Basel-Landschaft26'835 (35 %)50'375 (65 %)43.2 %
Schaffhausen9'855 (35 %)18'311 (65 %)63.2 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden5'586 (35 %)10'211 (65 %)43.1 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden1'516 (38 %)2'443 (62 %)36.4 %
St. Gallen46'626 (34 %)88'773 (66 %)44.8 %
Graubünden23'888 (44 %)30'631 (56 %)42.2 %
Aargau48'441 (32 %)102'462 (68 %)39.0 %
Thurgau20'427 (36 %)36'924 (64 %)37.4 %
Ticino42'874 (47 %)48'960 (53 %)45.4 %
Vaud120'128 (61 %)77'973 (39 %)51.6 %
Valais68'150 (58 %)49'992 (42 %)60.1 %
Neuchâtel30'141 (63 %)17'733 (37 %)45.7 %
Geneva80'676 (67 %)40'435 (33 %)53.8 %
Jura14'538 (71 %)5'889 (29 %)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.