| General information | |
|---|---|
| Official title | Volksinitiative «zur Einführung der 44-Stunden-Woche» |
| Voting day | 26.10.1958 |
| Voting result | Rejected (34.99% Yes votes and 0.5 out of 22 votes of the Cantons) |
| Vote Nº | 188 |
| Legal form | Popular initiative |
| Policy area | Economy > Employment > Working hours |
| Brief description by Swissvotes | PDF (in German) |
| Text subject to vote | PDF (in German) |
| Official Chronology | Link (in German) |
| Collection of signatures | |
|---|---|
| Initiators | Landesring der Unabhängigen |
| Signatures | 60,449 |
| Time used to collect signatures | 348 days |
| Success | PDF (in German) |
| Pre-parliamentary phase | |
|---|---|
| Federal Council dispatch | (in German) |
| Parliamentary phase | |
|---|---|
| Item Nº | 7539 |
| Parliamentary debate | |
| Duration of proceedings | 181 days |
| Parliament's position | Reject |
| Position of the National Council | Reject (19 Yes, 121 No) |
| Position of the Council of States | Reject (3 Yes, 23 No) |
| Public campaign | |
|---|---|
| Position of the Federal Council | Reject |
| Recommendations by parties |
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| Electoral share of 'yes' camp | 8.0% (Details) |
| Recommendations by others |
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| Graphical campaign material for a Yes | |
| Graphical campaign material for a No | |
| Vote | |
|---|---|
| Voting result | Rejected |
| People | Rejected (34.99% Yes votes) |
| Cantons |
Rejected
(0.5 Yes, 21.5 No)
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| Turnout | 61.84% |
| Decree on voting result | PDF (in German) |
| Result by canton, district and municipality | Excel (in German) |
| Overview of voting result by the Federal Chancellery | Link (in German) |
| Interactive map by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office | Display the map |
