°Governmental consent and voting results














Average proportion of ‘yes’ votes at referenda 1981–2007, in %


all yes 67.3


3 yes, SPS free* 57.9


3 yes, SPS No 55.2


3 Yes, SVP No 51.5


3 No, SVP Yes 42


3 No, SPS Yes 34.8


3 No, SPS free* 30.1


all no 28.7























Defeats, in %



FDP CVP SVP SPS
72–75 9.7 9.7 9.7 19.4
76–79 25.5 25.5 21.3 44.7
80–83 27.8 11.1 22.2 22.2
84–87 22.2 22.2 22.2 44.4
88–91 18.2 18.2 22.7 63.6
92–95 21.2 17.3 21.2 30.8
96–99 11.8 8.8 29.4 35.3
00–03 4.3 12.8 21.3 57.5
04–07 34.6 30.8 42.3 46.2