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Federal popular initiative 'Against fighter-jet noise in tourist regions'

Status
Completed
Outcome
❌ Rejected at vote
Signature collection
2004-05-04 – 2005-11-04
Voting date
2008-02-24
Valid signatures
113,049
Parliament recommendation
❌ Rejet de l'initiative
Federal Council recommendation
❌ Rejet de l'initiative
Form
Federal popular initiative (specific draft)
Constitutional article
Art. 74a (nouveau)

Initiative text

L'initiative populaire a la teneur suivante:

La Constitution fédérale du 18 avril 1999 est modifiée comme suit:

Art. 74a Protection contre le bruit (nouveau)

En temps de paix, les exercices militaires impliquant des avions de combat à réaction sont interdits dans les zones de détente touristiques.

Timeline

Signatures by canton

Geodata © swisstopo

CantonSubmittedValid Invalid Share of population (%)
Zurich 27,237 27,212 25 2.14
Bern 19,715 19,691 24 2.06
Lucerne 6,272 6,269 3 1.76
Uri 164 164 0 0.47
Schwyz 802 802 0 0.58
Obwalden 326 326 0 0.98
Nidwalden 346 346 0 0.87
Glarus 200 199 1 0.52
Zug 853 853 0 0.8
Fribourg 2,528 2,524 4 0.99
Solothurn 2,599 2,590 9 1.04
Basel Stadt 10,504 10,504 0 5.66
Basel Landschaft 5,691 5,685 6 2.14
Schaffhausen 510 510 0 0.69
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 296 295 1 0.56
Appenzell Innerrhoden 70 70 0 0.46
St Gallen 2,759 2,754 5 0.6
Graubünden 2,454 2,444 10 1.3
Aargau 5,710 5,694 16 1.0
Thurgau 1,793 1,793 0 0.77
Ticino 949 920 29 0.29
Vaud 7,827 7,823 4 1.2
Valais 5,756 5,743 13 1.97
Neuchâtel 1,234 1,225 9 0.73
Geneva 6,331 6,322 9 1.47
Jura 297 291 6 0.42
Switzerland 113,223 113,049 174 1.52

Population estimates: Federal Statistical Office / HSSO

Popular vote of February 24, 2008: Le projet a été rejeté (Yes 31.92% / No 68.08%)

Results by canton

Geodata © swisstopo

CantonYes share (%) Yes votesNo votes Turnout (%)
Zurich 29.21 89,332 216,519 36.52
Bern 34.09 78,080 150,954 33.1
Lucerne 27.05 28,340 76,438 42.92
Uri 22.78 1,881 6,375 32.76
Schwyz 20.44 7,427 28,905 39.1
Obwalden 22.73 2,356 8,010 44.72
Nidwalden 19.5 2,867 11,833 50.92
Glarus 21.33 1,581 5,832 29.2
Zug 25.53 8,304 24,217 46.56
Fribourg 32.29 20,863 43,754 37.61
Solothurn 25.25 15,482 45,831 36.53
Basel Stadt 42.72 19,598 26,282 41.06
Basel Landschaft 33.43 23,982 47,759 39.6
Schaffhausen 23.81 6,580 21,053 60.35
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 25.88 3,551 10,172 37.36
Appenzell Innerrhoden 20.43 651 2,536 29.91
St Gallen 25.47 26,552 77,698 34.9
Graubünden 30.33 13,980 32,109 35.5
Aargau 23.84 30,929 98,796 34.32
Thurgau 21.77 10,546 37,904 32.46
Ticino 29.35 18,969 45,669 32.09
Vaud 36.46 60,063 104,694 43.29
Valais 43.62 36,819 47,591 43.86
Neuchâtel 39.5 19,713 30,196 47.53
Geneva 47.86 64,758 70,559 61.53
Jura 43.01 7,867 10,422 37.77
Switzerland 31.92 601,071 1,282,108 38.74

Federal data from the Federal Chancellery via LINDAS

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

Cantonal registers