Swissvotes Universität Basel année politique suisse

Initiative for a right to work

General information
Official title Volksinitiative «zur Gewährleistung des Rechts auf Arbeit»
Voting day 03.06.1894
Voting result Rejected (19.75% Yes votes and 0.0 out of 22 votes of the Cantons)
Vote Nº 42
Legal form Popular initiative
Policy area Economy > Employment > Employment policy
Social policy > Social security > Unemployment insurance
State organisation > Legal system > Fundamental rights
Brief description by Swissvotes PDF (in German)
Text subject to vote PDF (in German)
Official Chronology Link (in German)
Collection of signatures
Initiators Sozialdemokratische Partei
Signatures 52,387
Time used to collect signatures 231 days
Success PDF (in German)
Pre-parliamentary phase
Federal Council dispatch PDF (in German)
Parliamentary phase
Item Nº 1894_003
Parliamentary debate PDF
Duration of proceedings 189 days
Parliament's position Reject
Position of the National Council Reject (2 Yes, 108 No)
Position of the Council of States Reject (0 Yes, 33 No)
Public campaign
Position of the Federal Council None
Recommendations by parties
Yes
SPS
No
FDP
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 5.9% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Yes
Grütliverein
Graphical campaign material for a Yes
Vote
Voting result Rejected
People Rejected (19.75% 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 57.59%
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