Asylum Act

Popular vote of Jun 5, 2016 · Optional referendum · No. 604Modification de la loi sur l'asile (LAsi)

The people accepted the proposal.

Yes share
66.8 %
Turnout
46.8 %
Yes
1'616'597 (67 %)
No
804'086 (33 %)
Eligible voters
5'313'287

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
Yes
Parliament
Yes
Final vote, National Council
138 (71 %) : 55 (28 %), 1 (1 %) abstention
Final vote, Council of States
35 (81 %) : 5 (12 %), 3 (7 %) abstentions
Recommend yes
BDP, CVP, EDU, EVP, FDP, GLP, Grüne, KVP, PdA, SP
Recommend no
SD, FPS, SVP, Lega
Associations
Recommend yes: economiesuisse, SBK, Gewerkschaftsbund, KKJPD, Travail.SuisseNo recommendation: Bauernverband

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich304'271 (70 %)129'944 (30 %)48.3 %
Bern222'595 (69 %)102'072 (31 %)45.4 %
Lucerne83'892 (68 %)40'202 (32 %)46.4 %
Uri5'837 (61 %)3'683 (39 %)36.8 %
Schwyz28'112 (58 %)20'175 (42 %)47.6 %
Obwalden7'137 (57 %)5'354 (43 %)49.0 %
Nidwalden9'073 (61 %)5'799 (39 %)49.7 %
Glarus6'047 (63 %)3'487 (37 %)36.9 %
Zug24'339 (64 %)13'933 (36 %)51.5 %
Fribourg57'268 (69 %)25'672 (31 %)43.3 %
Solothurn51'336 (65 %)27'326 (35 %)44.8 %
Basel-Stadt42'221 (74 %)14'746 (26 %)51.4 %
Basel-Landschaft56'061 (68 %)25'883 (32 %)44.9 %
Schaffhausen19'649 (64 %)11'271 (36 %)65.2 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden11'901 (64 %)6'600 (36 %)48.4 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden2'392 (56 %)1'882 (44 %)37.6 %
St. Gallen89'504 (65 %)49'216 (35 %)44.1 %
Graubünden38'042 (67 %)19'059 (33 %)42.5 %
Aargau117'364 (64 %)64'738 (36 %)44.3 %
Thurgau43'828 (62 %)26'486 (38 %)42.9 %
Ticino57'256 (56 %)45'445 (44 %)48.5 %
Vaud148'897 (74 %)53'645 (26 %)48.3 %
Valais65'235 (63 %)38'954 (37 %)49.6 %
Neuchâtel39'473 (73 %)14'576 (27 %)50.0 %
Geneva71'313 (60 %)47'809 (40 %)51.6 %
Jura13'554 (69 %)6'129 (31 %)38.9 %

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.