Gold initiative

Popular vote of Nov 30, 2014 · Popular initiative · No. 589Initiative populaire «Sauvez l'or de la Suisse (Initiative sur l'or)»

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
22.7 %
Cantons
0 : 23
Turnout
49.8 %
Yes
580'528 (23 %)
No
1'974'137 (77 %)
Eligible voters
5'247'512

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, Council of States
43 (96 %) : 2 (4 %)
Recommend yes
SD, EDU, FPS, MCG, Lega
Recommend no
BDP, CVP, EVP, FDP, GLP, Grüne, PdA, SP, SVP, UCSP
Free vote
KVP
Associations
Recommend no: economiesuisse, FDK, Gewerkschaftsbund, VPOD, Travail.Suisse

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich96'453 (21 %)372'399 (79 %)53.0 %
Bern73'376 (22 %)266'059 (78 %)47.7 %
Lucerne32'437 (25 %)98'659 (75 %)49.8 %
Uri2'738 (26 %)7'826 (74 %)40.8 %
Schwyz15'171 (29 %)36'680 (71 %)51.6 %
Obwalden3'467 (28 %)9'019 (72 %)49.4 %
Nidwalden3'735 (25 %)11'425 (75 %)50.5 %
Glarus2'589 (25 %)7'954 (75 %)40.7 %
Zug8'288 (20 %)32'472 (80 %)55.6 %
Fribourg18'816 (21 %)70'544 (79 %)47.5 %
Solothurn19'289 (24 %)62'532 (76 %)46.9 %
Basel-Stadt12'914 (21 %)47'456 (79 %)54.3 %
Basel-Landschaft19'925 (22 %)72'001 (78 %)50.2 %
Schaffhausen9'043 (29 %)22'656 (71 %)67.5 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden5'536 (28 %)13'921 (72 %)51.3 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden1'306 (26 %)3'717 (74 %)45.0 %
St. Gallen41'678 (27 %)110'286 (73 %)48.7 %
Graubünden12'510 (20 %)48'955 (80 %)46.1 %
Aargau47'827 (24 %)151'603 (76 %)49.1 %
Thurgau20'499 (27 %)54'759 (73 %)46.7 %
Ticino31'760 (33 %)63'547 (67 %)45.2 %
Vaud36'370 (17 %)177'602 (83 %)51.9 %
Valais23'281 (21 %)86'440 (79 %)52.9 %
Neuchâtel9'424 (20 %)37'695 (80 %)43.8 %
Geneva28'164 (24 %)91'591 (76 %)51.1 %
Jura3'932 (19 %)16'339 (81 %)40.4 %

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.