Initiative pour l'institution de l'initiative législative

Popular vote of Oct 22, 1961 · Popular initiative · No. 197Initiative populaire tendant à l'institution de l'initiative législative en matière fédérale

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
29.4 %
Cantons
0 : 22
Turnout
40.1 %
Yes
170'842 (29 %)
No
409'445 (71 %)
Eligible voters
1'502'509

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, National Council
35 (26 %) : 102 (74 %)
Final vote, Council of States
0 (0 %) : 36 (100 %)
Recommend yes
LdU, SP
Recommend no
CVP, FDP, SVP
Associations
Recommend no: economiesuisse, Bauernverband, Gewerbeverband

By canton

AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich51'847 (39 %)81'752 (61 %)52.6 %
Bern30'253 (34 %)57'534 (66 %)34.6 %
Lucerne4'231 (20 %)17'413 (80 %)31.0 %
Uri694 (13 %)4'543 (87 %)63.0 %
Schwyz954 (12 %)6'761 (88 %)35.9 %
Obwalden112 (5 %)2'304 (95 %)38.6 %
Nidwalden317 (11 %)2'461 (89 %)47.7 %
Glarus1'189 (26 %)3'449 (74 %)44.4 %
Zug757 (18 %)3'485 (82 %)31.4 %
Fribourg1'153 (9 %)11'778 (91 %)28.2 %
Solothurn5'745 (28 %)14'738 (72 %)38.4 %
Basel-Stadt5'058 (34 %)10'000 (66 %)22.5 %
Basel-Landschaft5'454 (35 %)10'147 (65 %)38.7 %
Schaffhausen4'825 (39 %)7'444 (61 %)76.4 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden1'465 (19 %)6'227 (81 %)61.0 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden42 (3 %)1'514 (97 %)44.0 %
St. Gallen9'589 (25 %)28'788 (75 %)45.7 %
Graubünden3'171 (18 %)14'690 (82 %)49.9 %
Aargau19'568 (28 %)49'568 (72 %)78.2 %
Thurgau4'901 (20 %)20'001 (80 %)60.8 %
Ticino3'407 (30 %)7'888 (70 %)21.9 %
Vaud7'888 (27 %)21'060 (73 %)24.5 %
Valais1'907 (13 %)13'243 (87 %)30.7 %
Neuchâtel2'698 (32 %)5'856 (68 %)20.7 %
Geneva3'725 (36 %)6'698 (64 %)15.3 %

Sources: Swissvotes, Federal Chancellery

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.