Federal popular initiative 'Against the construction of minarets' (until 1 November 2008)
- Status
- Completed
- Outcome
- ✅ Accepted at vote
- Signature collection
- 2007-05-01 – 2008-11-01
- Voting date
- 2009-11-29
- Valid signatures
- 113,540
- Parliament recommendation
- ❌ Rejet de l'initiative
- Federal Council recommendation
- ❌ Rejet de l'initiative
- Form
- Federal popular initiative (specific draft)
- Constitutional article
- Art. 72 al. 3 (nouveau)
Initiative text
La Constitution fédérale du 18 avril 1999 est modifiée comme suit:
Art. 72, al. 3 (nouveau)
3 La construction de minarets est interdite.
Timeline
- 2009-11-29 Inkrafttreten am AS 2010 2161
- 2009-11-29 Abgestimmt am BBl 2010 3437
- 2009-06-12 Beschluss des Parlaments BBl 2009 4381
- 2008-11-01 Ablauf Sammelfrist
- 2008-08-27 Botschaft des Bundesrats BBl 2008 7603
- 2008-08-27 Entwurf Bundesbeschluss BBl 2008 7653
- 2008-07-28 Zustandegekommen am BBl 2008 6851
- 2008-07-08 Eingereicht am
- 2007-05-01 Sammelbeginn
- 2007-04-17 Vorprüfung vom BBl 2007 3231
Signatures by canton
Geodata © swisstopo
| Canton | Submitted | Valid | Invalid | Share of population (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zurich | 29,566 | 29,452 | 114 | 2.21 |
| Bern | 18,636 | 18,530 | 106 | 1.91 |
| Lucerne | 3,694 | 3,652 | 42 | 0.99 |
| Uri | 610 | 606 | 4 | 1.72 |
| Schwyz | 2,731 | 2,721 | 10 | 1.89 |
| Obwalden | 419 | 415 | 4 | 1.21 |
| Nidwalden | 524 | 523 | 1 | 1.28 |
| Glarus | 611 | 611 | 0 | 1.59 |
| Zug | 1,456 | 1,452 | 4 | 1.32 |
| Fribourg | 926 | 915 | 11 | 0.34 |
| Solothurn | 5,991 | 5,959 | 32 | 2.37 |
| Basel Stadt | 1,750 | 1,747 | 3 | 0.94 |
| Basel Landschaft | 3,139 | 3,118 | 21 | 1.15 |
| Schaffhausen | 1,147 | 1,146 | 1 | 1.52 |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 939 | 939 | 0 | 1.77 |
| Appenzell Innerrhoden | 230 | 230 | 0 | 1.48 |
| St Gallen | 11,683 | 11,658 | 25 | 2.47 |
| Graubünden | 2,359 | 2,319 | 40 | 1.22 |
| Aargau | 13,784 | 13,751 | 33 | 2.32 |
| Thurgau | 4,526 | 4,422 | 104 | 1.83 |
| Ticino | 2,207 | 2,173 | 34 | 0.65 |
| Vaud | 3,218 | 3,216 | 2 | 0.47 |
| Valais | 2,251 | 2,247 | 4 | 0.74 |
| Neuchâtel | 533 | 533 | 0 | 0.31 |
| Geneva | 1,056 | 1,055 | 1 | 0.24 |
| Jura | 151 | 150 | 1 | 0.21 |
| Switzerland | 114,137 | 113,540 | 597 | 1.47 |
Population estimates: Federal Statistical Office / HSSO
Popular vote of November 29, 2009: Le projet a été accepté (Yes 57.50% / No 42.50%)
Results by canton
Geodata © swisstopo
| Canton | Yes share (%) | Yes votes | No votes | Turnout (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zurich | 51.81 | 239,656 | 222,923 | 53.99 |
| Bern | 60.83 | 221,082 | 142,360 | 52.05 |
| Lucerne | 61.21 | 82,603 | 52,344 | 54.1 |
| Uri | 63.79 | 8,464 | 4,805 | 51.97 |
| Schwyz | 66.29 | 32,752 | 16,655 | 51.6 |
| Obwalden | 62.43 | 9,131 | 5,496 | 60.98 |
| Nidwalden | 62.76 | 10,399 | 6,170 | 56.97 |
| Glarus | 68.77 | 8,259 | 3,750 | 46.91 |
| Zug | 56.68 | 24,632 | 18,823 | 61.87 |
| Fribourg | 55.89 | 50,970 | 40,226 | 51.54 |
| Solothurn | 63.95 | 60,844 | 34,293 | 56.24 |
| Basel Stadt | 48.36 | 31,454 | 33,581 | 57.96 |
| Basel Landschaft | 59.85 | 56,789 | 38,095 | 52.07 |
| Schaffhausen | 63.5 | 21,065 | 12,106 | 70.23 |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 63.7 | 13,749 | 7,834 | 58.21 |
| Appenzell Innerrhoden | 71.45 | 3,874 | 1,548 | 49.72 |
| St Gallen | 65.87 | 107,765 | 55,841 | 53.82 |
| Graubünden | 58.57 | 35,791 | 25,312 | 46.74 |
| Aargau | 63.99 | 128,964 | 72,583 | 52.03 |
| Thurgau | 67.67 | 56,156 | 26,829 | 54.03 |
| Ticino | 68.25 | 69,570 | 32,360 | 49.41 |
| Vaud | 46.91 | 97,653 | 110,504 | 52.8 |
| Valais | 58.04 | 69,145 | 49,997 | 61.13 |
| Neuchâtel | 49.33 | 28,445 | 29,222 | 53.91 |
| Geneva | 40.33 | 53,270 | 78,823 | 57.72 |
| Jura | 51.16 | 12,528 | 11,960 | 49.79 |
| Switzerland | 57.5 | 1,535,010 | 1,134,440 | 53.76 |