Mesures dans le domaine de l'asile et des étrangers

Popular vote of Jun 13, 1999 · Optional referendum · No. 455Arrêté fédéral sur les mesures d'urgence dans le domaine de l'asile et des étrangers

Social and societal policy: Asylum policy, Migration and integration policy

The people accepted the proposal.

Yes 70.8 %1'447'984No 29.2 %595'908

Turnout: 45.6 %
Eligible voters: 4'646'362
Blank ballots: 68'695
Invalid ballots: 7'125

The proposal

Type of proposal: Optional referendum
Department in charge: Federal Department of Justice and Police (FDJP)
Legislative period: 45th legislative period
Parliamentary business: Mesures d'urgence dans le domaine de l'asile et des étrangers. Arrêté fédéral (98.028)

By canton

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Area	Yes	No	Turnout
Zurich	73.7 %265'426	26.3 %94'953	48.0 %
Bern	73.2 %226'256	26.8 %82'738	47.4 %
Lucerne	74.5 %83'542	25.5 %28'536	50.2 %
Uri	69.9 %7'669	30.1 %3'298	45.3 %
Schwyz	72.4 %27'691	27.6 %10'579	47.1 %
Obwalden	68.8 %7'888	31.2 %3'577	55.3 %
Nidwalden	72.4 %9'652	27.6 %3'683	52.1 %
Glarus	73.0 %7'962	27.0 %2'951	45.7 %
Zug	76.7 %25'609	23.3 %7'764	53.4 %
Fribourg	65.1 %41'015	34.9 %21'948	41.8 %
Solothurn	73.8 %60'013	26.2 %21'351	50.8 %
Basel-Stadt	70.5 %45'193	29.5 %18'869	54.3 %
Basel-Landschaft	76.0 %62'485	24.0 %19'714	48.4 %
Schaffhausen	67.7 %19'931	32.3 %9'501	66.5 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden	73.9 %14'429	26.1 %5'085	56.1 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden	75.2 %3'579	24.8 %1'178	49.2 %
St. Gallen	76.7 %102'984	23.3 %31'208	48.3 %
Graubünden	70.4 %32'203	29.6 %13'525	37.4 %
Aargau	76.2 %112'087	23.8 %35'084	43.2 %
Thurgau	78.3 %49'376	21.7 %13'682	46.6 %
Ticino	70.9 %42'809	29.1 %17'598	33.0 %
Vaud	60.2 %79'724	39.8 %52'798	38.1 %
Valais	55.7 %34'068	44.3 %27'041	35.3 %
Neuchâtel	54.0 %21'308	46.0 %18'181	39.8 %
Geneva	57.0 %55'166	43.0 %41'691	47.9 %
Jura	51.4 %9'919	48.6 %9'375	42.3 %

Municipalities in St. Gallen

Area	Yes	No	Turnout
Häggenschwil	83.4 %271	16.6 %54	47.1 %
Muolen	78.6 %297	21.4 %81	53.0 %
St. Gallen	75.2 %16'649	24.8 %5'482	51.1 %
Wittenbach	80.0 %1'980	20.0 %495	46.9 %
Berg (SG)	79.9 %235	20.1 %59	53.1 %
Eggersriet	80.7 %613	19.3 %147	50.8 %
Goldach	80.5 %2'120	19.5 %515	48.9 %
Mörschwil	82.2 %1'003	17.8 %217	58.0 %
Rorschach	75.1 %1'549	24.9 %514	44.6 %
Rorschacherberg	76.0 %1'328	24.0 %420	45.9 %
Steinach	78.7 %676	21.3 %183	47.5 %
Tübach	81.6 %315	18.4 %71	51.2 %
Untereggen	76.8 %209	23.2 %63	46.1 %
Au (SG)	80.8 %1'367	19.2 %325	46.2 %
Balgach	81.7 %1'064	18.3 %239	54.7 %
Berneck	80.5 %865	19.5 %209	50.0 %
Diepoldsau	80.2 %1'039	19.8 %256	42.8 %
Rheineck	75.8 %676	24.2 %216	50.9 %
St. Margrethen	80.5 %981	19.5 %237	43.9 %
Thal	80.2 %1'385	19.8 %342	46.5 %
Widnau	80.6 %1'567	19.4 %378	44.6 %
Altstätten	78.8 %2'497	21.2 %673	48.6 %
Eichberg	84.8 %336	15.2 %60	48.5 %
Marbach (SG)	82.4 %434	17.6 %93	50.1 %
Oberriet (SG)	76.8 %1'890	23.2 %571	48.2 %
Rebstein	76.0 %859	24.0 %272	49.9 %
Rüthi (SG)	75.9 %421	24.1 %134	44.2 %
Buchs (SG)	75.9 %2'191	24.1 %695	46.0 %
Gams	74.6 %564	25.4 %192	42.3 %
Grabs	75.6 %1'304	24.4 %422	42.4 %
Sennwald	75.2 %866	24.8 %285	42.5 %
Sevelen	76.9 %741	23.1 %222	39.9 %
Wartau	74.5 %921	25.5 %315	42.7 %
Bad Ragaz	78.8 %1'140	21.2 %306	48.8 %
Flums	66.8 %872	33.2 %434	44.0 %
Mels	70.0 %2'086	30.0 %895	60.0 %
Pfäfers	74.0 %381	26.0 %134	47.1 %
Quarten	71.4 %660	28.6 %265	53.2 %
Sargans	76.0 %1'194	24.0 %378	49.9 %
Vilters-Wangs	72.1 %852	27.9 %329	45.3 %
Walenstadt	75.9 %1'092	24.1 %347	50.7 %
Amden	74.0 %423	26.0 %149	53.0 %
Benken (SG)	75.0 %465	25.0 %155	44.3 %
Kaltbrunn	72.3 %715	27.7 %274	45.9 %
Schänis	72.4 %655	27.6 %250	41.8 %
Weesen	75.2 %312	24.8 %103	44.2 %
Schmerikon	78.2 %599	21.8 %167	41.2 %
Uznach	76.0 %1'076	24.0 %339	48.2 %
Rapperswil-Jona	79.1 %5'630	20.9 %1'487	46.5 %
Gommiswald	75.7 %956	24.3 %307	42.8 %
Eschenbach (SG)	72.3 %1'465	27.7 %560	41.8 %
Ebnat-Kappel	70.5 %1'152	29.5 %481	50.1 %
Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann	70.1 %598	29.9 %255	46.2 %
Nesslau	69.3 %855	30.7 %379	47.3 %
Lichtensteig	75.1 %467	24.9 %155	49.0 %
Wattwil	72.5 %1'886	27.5 %715	51.1 %
Kirchberg (SG)	73.3 %1'555	26.7 %567	47.0 %
Lütisburg	66.4 %273	33.6 %138	48.8 %
Mosnang	67.8 %601	32.2 %286	47.1 %
Bütschwil-Ganterschwil	72.0 %975	28.0 %380	47.8 %
Neckertal	66.7 %1'314	33.3 %656	46.8 %
Degersheim	74.9 %847	25.1 %284	48.3 %
Flawil	79.3 %2'049	20.7 %534	47.2 %
Jonschwil	79.7 %789	20.3 %201	49.1 %
Oberuzwil	79.2 %1'388	20.8 %365	50.6 %
Uzwil	81.8 %2'673	18.2 %596	46.3 %
Niederbüren	80.4 %385	19.6 %94	53.6 %
Niederhelfenschwil	80.4 %651	19.6 %159	49.4 %
Oberbüren	79.5 %1'050	20.5 %270	53.7 %
Zuzwil (SG)	83.9 %1'056	16.1 %203	52.7 %
Wil (SG)	79.2 %5'152	20.8 %1'351	50.8 %
Andwil (SG)	80.3 %395	19.7 %97	45.6 %
Gaiserwald	82.7 %2'171	17.3 %453	51.8 %
Gossau (SG)	79.8 %4'158	20.2 %1'055	48.9 %
Waldkirch	77.7 %758	22.3 %218	48.4 %

In Parliament

Federal Council: Yes
Parliament: Yes

Final vote, National Council

118 yes66.3 %60 no33.7 %

Final vote, Council of States

35 yes83.3 %7 no16.7 %

Recommendations

Recommend yes: SD, CVP, EDU, FDP, FPS, LdU, LPS, SVP, Legaeconomiesuisse, Arbeitgeberverband, Bauernverband, Gewerbeverband, VSA
Recommend no: EVP, Grüne, PdA, SP, UCSPGewerkschaftsbund, Travail.Suisse
Dissenting sections: Recommend no: LdU SG

From launch to ballot

Launched by: Œuvres d'entraide pour les réfugiés, soutenues par le Parti socialiste et l'Union syndicale suisse
Valid signatures: 66'952 of 50'000 required (133.9 %)
Invalid signatures: 556
Collection time: 100 of 100 days, 670 signatures a day

May 13, 1998Federal Council message
Jun 26, 1998Adopted by Parliament
Jul 1, 1998Entry into force
Jul 7, 1998Collection started
Oct 15, 1998Collection deadline
Oct 15, 1998Submitted
Dec 1, 1998Declared valid
Jun 13, 1999Popular vote
Sep 7, 1999Result validated

Campaign

Party strength

Yes65.7 %No30.1 %Other4.1 %

No posters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

On the same day

Loi sur l'asile

Optional referendum

Accepted70.6 %

Arrêté fédéral sur la prescription médicale d'héroïne

Optional referendum

Accepted54.4 %

Loi sur l'assurance-invalidité

Optional referendum

Rejected30.3 %

Loi sur l'assurance-maternité

Optional referendum

Rejected39.0 %

Documents

Sources: Swissvotes, Federal Chancellery, Curia Vista, 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.