Asylum Act

Popular vote of Jun 9, 2013 · Optional referendum · No. 571Loi sur l'asile (LAsi) (Modifications urgentes de la loi sur l'asile)

The people accepted the proposal.

Yes share
78.5 %
Turnout
39.4 %
Yes
1'573'007 (78 %)
No
432'174 (22 %)
Eligible voters
5'184'334

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
Yes
Parliament
Yes
Final vote, Council of States
36 (80 %) : 9 (20 %)
Recommend yes
SD, BDP, CVP, EDU, EVP, FDP, FPS, GLP, KVP, MCG, SVP
Recommend no
Grüne, PdA, SP, UCSP
Associations
Recommend yes: Arbeitgeberverband, GewerbeverbandRecommend no: Gewerkschaftsbund, Travail.Suisse

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich284'616 (80 %)72'593 (20 %)40.9 %
Bern208'695 (80 %)50'669 (20 %)36.6 %
Lucerne97'434 (83 %)19'597 (17 %)45.1 %
Uri6'500 (83 %)1'367 (17 %)30.6 %
Schwyz37'419 (86 %)5'880 (14 %)43.8 %
Obwalden9'173 (86 %)1'537 (14 %)43.2 %
Nidwalden11'073 (87 %)1'703 (13 %)43.0 %
Glarus5'961 (83 %)1'241 (17 %)28.1 %
Zug27'514 (85 %)4'693 (15 %)44.8 %
Fribourg52'150 (75 %)17'162 (25 %)37.3 %
Solothurn57'670 (83 %)11'573 (17 %)40.1 %
Basel-Stadt36'112 (71 %)14'478 (29 %)45.2 %
Basel-Landschaft54'890 (81 %)12'999 (19 %)37.3 %
Schaffhausen21'936 (80 %)5'481 (20 %)58.3 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden12'344 (82 %)2'656 (18 %)40.0 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden2'999 (87 %)457 (13 %)31.4 %
St. Gallen93'645 (84 %)18'468 (16 %)36.1 %
Graubünden38'130 (81 %)9'210 (19 %)35.7 %
Aargau122'437 (83 %)24'978 (17 %)36.8 %
Thurgau45'806 (84 %)8'551 (16 %)34.1 %
Ticino58'381 (75 %)19'551 (25 %)37.2 %
Vaud113'576 (71 %)47'024 (29 %)39.4 %
Valais68'964 (77 %)20'879 (23 %)43.9 %
Neuchâtel28'601 (70 %)12'185 (30 %)37.7 %
Geneva66'297 (61 %)41'787 (39 %)45.4 %
Jura10'684 (66 %)5'455 (34 %)32.1 %

Municipalities in Appenzell Ausserrhoden

AreaYesNoTurnout
Herisau3'124 (83 %)636 (17 %)36.6 %
Hundwil185 (81 %)43 (19 %)33.0 %
Schönengrund144 (86 %)23 (14 %)45.6 %
Schwellbrunn333 (82 %)74 (18 %)37.2 %
Stein (AR)387 (85 %)70 (15 %)44.6 %
Urnäsch441 (83 %)88 (17 %)33.3 %
Waldstatt480 (88 %)64 (12 %)45.8 %
Bühler353 (85 %)64 (15 %)41.9 %
Gais799 (82 %)173 (18 %)44.5 %
Speicher1'104 (82 %)240 (18 %)43.9 %
Teufen (AR)1'646 (85 %)299 (15 %)43.5 %
Trogen428 (70 %)184 (30 %)47.6 %
Grub (AR)234 (84 %)45 (16 %)38.6 %
Heiden894 (82 %)191 (18 %)40.3 %
Lutzenberg292 (82 %)62 (18 %)40.6 %
Rehetobel366 (72 %)141 (28 %)40.5 %
Reute (AR)192 (88 %)25 (12 %)44.7 %
Wald (AR)169 (73 %)64 (27 %)37.1 %
Walzenhausen396 (81 %)94 (19 %)34.9 %
Wolfhalden377 (83 %)76 (17 %)36.8 %

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.