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Federal popular initiative 'Ban liquor and tobacco advertising'

Status
Completed
Outcome
❌ Rejected at vote
Signature collection
1974-09-14
Voting date
1979-02-18
Valid signatures
77,515
Parliament recommendation
❌ Rejet de l'initiative
Federal Council recommendation
❌ Rejet de l'initiative
Form
Federal popular initiative (specific draft)
Constitutional article
Insertion d'un art. 32quinquies dans la constitution

Initiative text

L'initiative demande que la constitution fédérale soit complétée comme il suit:

Art. 32quinquies cst. (nouveau)

Toute publicité pour le tabac, ses succédanés et les boissons alcooliques est interdite. Une autorité fédérale peut accorder une exception pour des publications étrangères n'ayant en Suisse qu'une diffusion insignifiante.

Timeline

Signatures by canton

Geodata © swisstopo

CantonSubmittedValid Invalid Share of population (%)
Zurich 24,012 23,869 143 2.15
Bern 9,872 9,832 40 1.01
Lucerne 2,083 2,083 0 0.71
Uri 82 82 0 0.24
Schwyz 447 447 0 0.47
Obwalden 111 111 0 0.44
Nidwalden 87 87 0 0.32
Glarus 155 155 0 0.42
Zug 565 565 0 0.78
Fribourg 303 302 1 0.16
Solothurn 3,769 3,734 35 1.71
Basel Stadt 7,231 7,225 6 3.36
Basel Landschaft 6,602 6,589 13 3.09
Schaffhausen 3,479 3,476 3 4.99
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 708 682 26 1.45
Appenzell Innerrhoden 60 60 0 0.47
St Gallen 5,351 5,264 87 1.37
Graubünden 2,454 2,449 5 1.54
Aargau 5,904 5,889 15 1.34
Thurgau 2,449 2,429 20 1.34
Ticino 340 338 2 0.13
Vaud 883 875 8 0.17
Valais 196 182 14 0.09
Neuchâtel 366 362 4 0.22
Geneva 436 428 8 0.13
Switzerland 77,945 77,515 430 1.23

Population estimates: Federal Statistical Office / HSSO

Popular vote of February 18, 1979: Le projet a été rejeté (Yes 40.96% / No 59.04%)

Results by canton

Geodata © swisstopo

CantonYes share (%) Yes votesNo votes Turnout (%)
Zurich 43.29 160,520 210,260 54.41
Bern 43.27 125,847 165,005 49.24
Lucerne 38.52 36,922 58,930 53.71
Uri 44.8 5,329 6,565 56.73
Schwyz 32.73 8,766 18,019 47.24
Obwalden 45.0 3,643 4,452 51.71
Nidwalden 36.65 3,620 6,257 55.47
Glarus 33.57 3,933 7,783 52.05
Zug 39.17 9,892 15,363 58.41
Fribourg 39.22 17,880 27,704 40.53
Solothurn 38.67 29,339 46,527 55.94
Basel Stadt 50.48 33,877 33,233 48.33
Basel Landschaft 43.69 31,648 40,789 54.89
Schaffhausen 39.08 12,435 19,387 77.12
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 42.43 6,624 8,987 52.38
Appenzell Innerrhoden 36.5 1,367 2,378 46.83
St Gallen 44.76 49,448 61,016 48.59
Graubünden 46.85 21,362 24,235 46.09
Aargau 40.3 54,824 81,212 51.89
Thurgau 37.36 21,966 36,836 56.39
Ticino 40.57 27,174 39,808 46.28
Vaud 32.72 40,881 84,060 41.13
Valais 25.79 12,848 36,969 37.87
Neuchâtel 35.99 15,361 27,323 44.7
Geneva 43.05 32,006 42,343 41.85
Jura 38.17 5,973 9,675 39.8
Switzerland 40.96 773,485 1,115,116 49.55

Federal data from the Federal Chancellery via LINDAS

Canton populations from the Federal Statistical Office and the Historical Statistics of Switzerland (HSSO)

Cantonal registers