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Initiative für mehr Mitbestimmung im Nationalstrassenbau

General information
Official title Volksinitiative «für die vermehrte Mitbestimmung der Bundesversammlung und des Schweizervolkes im Nationalstrassenbau»
Voting day 26.02.1978
Voting result Rejected (38.68% Yes votes and 0.0 out of 22 votes of the Cantons)
Vote Nº 279
Legal form Popular initiative
Policy area Transport and infrastructure > Road transport > Road construction
Environment and living space > Environment > Protection of nature and cultural heritage
State organisation > People’s rights > Referendum
Brief description by Swissvotes PDF (in German)
Text subject to vote PDF (in German)
Official Chronology Link (in German)
Collection of signatures
Initiators Komitee "Demokratie im Nationalstrassenbau" (Franz Weber)
Signatures 67,817
Time used to collect signatures 355 days
Success PDF (in German)
Pre-parliamentary phase
Federal Council dispatch PDF (in German)
Parliamentary phase
Item Nº 76.053
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings 303 days
Parliament's position Reject
Position of the National Council Reject (0 Yes, 146 No)
Position of the Council of States Reject (0 Yes, 37 No)
Public campaign
Official explanatory brochure PDF (in German)
Position of the Federal Council Reject
Recommendations by parties
Yes
LdU
PdA
POCH
REP
SD
No
CVP
EVP
FDP
LPS
SPS
SVP
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 14.9% (Details)
Recommendations by others
No
SBV
SGV
VSA
Free vote
SGB
TravS
Deviating party sections
Yes
SPS AG
SPS BL
SPS BS
SPS FR
SPS NW
SPS VD
SPS ZH
No
LdU AG
LdU GR
REP TG
SD VD
Free vote
JFDP CH
JLPS CH
SPS GR
SPS NE
SVP FR
SVP TI
Documents from the campaign Display the list of documents
Graphical campaign material for a Yes
Link Social Archives
Link Social Archives
Vote
Voting result Rejected
People Rejected (38.68% Yes votes)
Cantons Rejected (0.0 Yes, 22.0 No)
Rejected
AG
AI
AR
BE
BL
BS
FR
GE
GL
GR
LU
NE
NW
OW
SG
SH
SO
SZ
TG
TI
UR
VD
VS
ZG
ZH
Turnout 48.20%
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
Post-vote poll
Full analysis of post-vote poll results PDF (in German)