Initiative «Protection against passive smoking»

Popular vote of Sep 23, 2012 · Popular initiative · No. 565Initiative populaire «Protection contre le tabagisme passif»

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
34.0 %
Cantons
1 : 22
Turnout
42.8 %
Yes
741'205 (34 %)
No
1'437'985 (66 %)
Eligible voters
5'160'811

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, Council of States
7 (20 %) : 28 (80 %)
Recommend yes
SD, EDU, EVP, Grüne, KVP, SP
Recommend no
BDP, CVP, FDP, FPS, GLP, SVP
Free vote
PdA, UCSP
Associations
Recommend yes: Gewerkschaftsbund, Travail.SuisseRecommend no: economiesuisse, Bauernverband, Gewerbeverband

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich124'607 (33 %)253'954 (67 %)43.2 %
Bern88'292 (30 %)203'191 (70 %)41.1 %
Lucerne35'846 (31 %)80'385 (69 %)45.0 %
Uri2'122 (22 %)7'457 (78 %)37.0 %
Schwyz11'652 (25 %)34'925 (75 %)47.2 %
Obwalden3'205 (28 %)8'265 (72 %)46.0 %
Nidwalden3'914 (28 %)10'291 (72 %)47.6 %
Glarus3'132 (35 %)5'833 (65 %)35.1 %
Zug10'742 (30 %)24'575 (70 %)49.0 %
Fribourg22'986 (34 %)44'817 (66 %)36.5 %
Solothurn20'564 (29 %)50'431 (71 %)41.0 %
Basel-Stadt22'216 (42 %)31'187 (58 %)47.4 %
Basel-Landschaft27'732 (39 %)42'583 (61 %)38.4 %
Schaffhausen8'663 (29 %)21'282 (71 %)61.6 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden5'504 (31 %)11'983 (69 %)46.5 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden994 (24 %)3'191 (76 %)37.6 %
St. Gallen46'916 (32 %)98'397 (68 %)46.8 %
Graubünden14'566 (31 %)32'694 (69 %)35.4 %
Aargau47'254 (30 %)111'113 (70 %)39.6 %
Thurgau28'243 (33 %)57'422 (67 %)54.0 %
Ticino42'956 (49 %)44'603 (51 %)41.8 %
Vaud61'032 (38 %)98'209 (62 %)39.3 %
Valais27'801 (32 %)59'637 (68 %)42.8 %
Neuchâtel21'552 (36 %)38'953 (64 %)55.9 %
Geneva53'873 (52 %)50'213 (48 %)43.8 %
Jura4'841 (28 %)12'394 (72 %)34.3 %

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.