General information | |
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Official title | Asylgesetz |
Voting day | 13.06.1999 |
Voting result | Accepted (70.59% Yes votes) |
Vote Nº | 454 |
Legal form | Optional referendum |
Policy area | Social policy > Social groups > Refugees |
Brief description by Swissvotes | PDF (in German) |
Description by Année Politique Suisse | Link (in German / French) |
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 | 95.088 |
Parliamentary debate | PDF / Link (in German / French) |
Duration of proceedings | 935 days |
Parliament's position | Accept |
Position of the National Council | Accept (114 Yes, 59 No) |
Position of the Council of States | Accept (36 Yes, 5 No) |
Collection of signatures | |
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Initiators | Flüchtlingshilfswerke, unterstützt von der Sozialdemokratischen Partei und dem Schweizerischen Gewerkschaftsbund |
Signatures | 60,963 |
Time used to collect signatures | 100 days |
Success | PDF (in German) |
Public campaign | |
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Official explanatory brochure | PDF (in German) |
Position of the Federal Council | Accept |
Recommendations by parties |
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Electoral share of 'yes' camp | 67.5% (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 No |
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Vote | |
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Voting result | Accepted |
People | Accepted (70.59% Yes votes) |
Cantons |
Majority of the cantons not required
(23.0 Yes, 0.0 No)
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Turnout | 45.58% |
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) |