| General information | |
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| Official title | Asylgesetz, Änderung vom 20. Juni 1986 |
| Voting day | 05.04.1987 |
| Voting result | Accepted (67.34% Yes votes) |
| Vote Nº | 344 |
| Legal form | Optional referendum |
| Policy area | Social policy > Social groups > Refugees |
| Brief description by Swissvotes | PDF (in German) |
| Text subject to vote | PDF (in German) |
| Official Chronology | Link (in German) |
| Pre-parliamentary phase | |
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| Federal Council dispatch | (in German) |
| Parliamentary phase | |
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| Item Nº | 85.072 |
| Parliamentary debate | PDF / Link (in German / French) |
| Duration of proceedings | 200 days |
| Parliament's position | Accept |
| Position of the National Council | Accept (94 Yes, 43 No) |
| Position of the Council of States | Accept (27 Yes, 5 No) |
| Collection of signatures | |
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| Initiators | Linke Partien, gewerkschaftliche und religiöse Organisationen sowie Drittweltorganisationen |
| Signatures | 61,361 |
| Success | PDF (in German) |
| Public campaign | |
|---|---|
| Official explanatory brochure | PDF (in German) |
| Position of the Federal Council | Accept |
| Recommendations by parties |
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| Electoral share of 'yes' camp | 61.3% (Details) |
| Recommendations by others |
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| Deviating party sections |
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| Documents from the campaign | Display the list of documents |
| Graphical campaign material for a Yes | |
| Graphical campaign material for a No |
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| Vote | |
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| Voting result | Accepted |
| People | Accepted (67.34% Yes votes) |
| Cantons |
Majority of the cantons not required
(23.0 Yes, 0.0 No)
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| Turnout | 42.38% |
| 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 polls | |
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| Full analysis of VOX post-vote poll results | PDF (in German) |
