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Initiative «für ein Verbot der Atomwaffen»

General information
Official title Volksinitiative «für ein Verbot der Atomwaffen»
Voting day 01.04.1962
Voting result Rejected (34.82% Yes votes and 4.0 out of 22 votes of the Cantons)
Vote Nº 199
Legal form Popular initiative
Policy area Security policy > Armed forces > Armament
Brief description by Swissvotes PDF (in German)
Text subject to vote PDF (in German)
Official Chronology Link (in German)
Collection of signatures
Initiators Schweizer Bewegung gegen atomare Aufrüstung
Signatures 72,795
Time used to collect signatures 318 days
Success PDF (in German)
Pre-parliamentary phase
Federal Council dispatch PDF (in German)
Parliamentary phase
Item Nº 8273
Parliamentary debate PDF
Duration of proceedings 161 days
Parliament's position Reject
Position of the National Council Reject (6 Yes, 134 No)
Position of the Council of States Reject (0 Yes, 42 No)
Public campaign
Position of the Federal Council Reject
Recommendations by parties
Yes
PdA
No
CVP
EVP
FDP
LdU
LPS
SPS
SVP
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 2.7% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Yes
Schweizerischer Friedensrat
No
SBV
Schweizerische Offiziersgesellschaft
Deviating party sections
Yes
SPS FR
SPS GE
SPS NE
SPS TI
SPS VD
SPS VS
Graphical campaign material for a Yes
Link Basel Poster Collection
Link Basel Poster Collection
Graphical campaign material for a No
Link Basel Poster Collection
Vote
Voting result Rejected
People Rejected (34.82% Yes votes)
Cantons Rejected (4.0 Yes, 18.0 No)
Rejected
AG
AI
AR
BE
BL
BS
FR
GL
GR
LU
NW
OW
SG
SH
SO
SZ
TG
UR
VS
ZG
ZH
Accepted
GE
NE
TI
VD
Turnout 55.60%
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