| General information | |
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| Official title | Volksinitiative «Für den Schutz fairer Löhne (Mindestlohn-Initiative)» |
| Voting day | 18.05.2014 |
| Voting result | Rejected (23.73% Yes votes and 0.0 out of 23 votes of the Cantons) |
| Vote Nº | 583 |
| Legal form | Popular initiative |
| Policy area | Economy > Employment > Employment conditions |
| 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) |
| Collection of signatures | |
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| Initiators | Linke Parteien und Gewerkschaften |
| Preliminary examination | PDF (in German) |
| Signatures | 112,301 |
| Time used to collect signatures | 363 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 | 13.014 |
| Parliamentary debate | PDF / Link (in German / French) |
| Duration of proceedings | 331 days |
| Parliament's position | Reject |
| Position of the National Council | Reject (56 Yes, 137 No) |
| Position of the Council of States | Reject (12 Yes, 29 No) |
| Public campaign | |
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| Official explanatory brochure | PDF (in German) |
| Position of the Federal Council | Reject |
| Explainer video by easyvote | Link (in German) |
| Explanatory brochure by easyvote | PDF (in German) |
| Campaign websites |
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| Recommendations by parties |
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| Electoral share of 'yes' camp | 28.5% (Details) |
| Recommendations by others |
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| Deviating party sections |
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| Number of adverts in print media | 1,330 |
| Percentage of adverts for a 'yes' | 24% |
| Analysis of the advertising campaign by Année Politique | PDF (in German) |
| Media coverage: number of articles | 148 |
| Media coverage: tonality | -31 (predominantly negative) |
| Media coverage: fög analysis | PDF / Link (in German) |
| Documents from the campaign | Display the list of documents |
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| Graphical campaign material for a No |
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| Vote | |
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| Voting result | Rejected |
| People | Rejected (23.73% Yes votes) |
| Cantons |
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(0.0 Yes, 23.0 No)
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| Turnout | 56.36% |
| 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) |
| Technical report on the VOX poll | PDF (in German) |
