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Book price regulation Act

General information
Official title Bundesgesetz über die Buchpreisbindung
Voting day 11.03.2012
Voting result Rejected (43.92% Yes votes)
Vote Nº 559
Legal form Optional referendum
Policy area Culture, religion and media > Cultural policy
Economy > Economic policy > Pricing policy
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)
Parliamentary phase
Item Nº 04.430
Parliamentary initiative PDF (in German)
Report of the parliamentary committee PDF (in German)
Opinion of the Federal Council PDF (in German)
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Parliament's position Accept
Position of the National Council Accept (96 Yes, 86 No)
Position of the Council of States Accept (23 Yes, 19 No)
Collection of signatures
Initiators JFDP, JSVP, JGLP
Signatures 60,124
Time used to collect signatures 98 days
Success PDF (in German)
Public campaign
Official explanatory brochure PDF (in German)
Position of the Federal Council Accept
Explanatory brochure by easyvote PDF (in German)
Recommendations by parties
Yes
CSP
CVP
EDU
EVP
GPS
PdA
SD
SPS
No
BDP
FDP
FPS
GLP
KVP
SVP
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 44.1% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Yes
SGB
TravS
No
eco
SGV
Deviating party sections
Yes
BDP GR
No
CSP VS
CVP AG
CVP BE
CVP BL
CVP BS
CVP GR
CVP LU
CVP SG
CVP SO
CVP UR
CVP VD
CVP VS
CVP ZG
CVP ZH
Documents from the campaign Display the list of documents
Graphical campaign material for a Yes
Link eMuseum.ch
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Graphical campaign material for a No
Link Social Archives
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Vote
Voting result Rejected
People Rejected (43.92% Yes votes)
Cantons Majority of the cantons not required (6.0 Yes, 17.0 No)
Rejected
AG
AI
AR
BE
BL
BS
GL
GR
LU
NW
OW
SG
SH
SO
SZ
TG
TI
UR
ZG
ZH
Accepted
FR
GE
JU
NE
VD
VS
Turnout 44.86%
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
Full analysis of post-vote poll results PDF (in German)
Technical report PDF (in German)