| General information | |
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| Official title | Volksinitiative «zur Herabsetzung der Arbeitszeit» |
| Voting day | 04.12.1988 |
| Voting result | Rejected (34.27% Yes votes and 2.0 out of 23 votes of the Cantons) |
| Vote Nº | 354 |
| 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 | Schweizerischer Gewerkschaftsbund |
| Preliminary examination | PDF (in German) |
| Signatures | 158,549 |
| Time used to collect signatures | 331 days |
| Success | PDF (in German) |
| Pre-parliamentary phase | |
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| Federal Council dispatch | (in German) |
| Parliamentary phase | |
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| Item Nº | 87.044 |
| Parliamentary debate | PDF / Link (in German / French) |
| Duration of proceedings | 296 days |
| Parliament's position | Reject |
| Position of the National Council | Reject (48 Yes, 104 No) |
| Position of the Council of States | Reject (4 Yes, 35 No) |
| Public campaign | |
|---|---|
| Official explanatory brochure | PDF (in German) |
| Position of the Federal Council | Reject |
| Recommendations by parties |
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| Electoral share of 'yes' camp | 25.4% (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 |
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| Graphical campaign material for a No | |
| Vote | |
|---|---|
| Voting result | Rejected |
| People | Rejected (34.27% Yes votes) |
| Cantons |
Rejected
(2.0 Yes, 21.0 No)
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| Turnout | 52.86% |
| 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 | |
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| Full analysis of post-vote poll results | PDF (in German) |
