Translation of "Stimmbeteiligung" in English

Schaffhausen is the Swiss champion of direct democracy according to voter turnout.

Voter participation in these initiatives and referendums tends to be around 40%.

Voter participation for this ballot was 31.8 percent.

This combination has contributed to a reduced turnout.

Over the last six years, the number of voters has always remained within this range.

The turnout of voters was 62.2 per cent.

Voter turnout in Schaffhausen is consistently 15%-20% higher than the Swiss average.

On February 1, 1959, the first people's vote on national women's suffrage decisively failed with a voter participation of 67 percent in the people's vote (33% to 66%) and cantonal vote (3 to 16 plus 6 half cantons).

With a high voter turn-out (87.7 percent), the constitutional initiative of the Princely House was accepted by a 64.3 percent majority.

We argue that lower voting costs may primarily increase participation by voters who are poorly informed and more likely to base their voting decisions on campaign ads rather than a thorough analysis of the issue at stake. This, in turn, may increase the influence of well-organized special interest groups who can finance political campaigns.

On February 1, 1959, the first people's vote on national women's suffrage decisively failed with a voter participation of 67 percent in the people's vote (33% to 66%) and cantonal vote (3 to 16 plus 6 half cantons).

"They only list voter turnout in elections and membership figures of trade unions under the category political participation.

R.H.: It is typically assumed that lower voting costs should increase participation by citizens with relatively low levels of income and education, and that their increased participation leads to policy changes in their favour.

If turnout is low, it's very common that younger people have participated less than older people.

At some of the assemblies the turnout has been 16%, whereas 4% is more usual.

Voter turnout among the young in Switzerland, too, has remained quite stable over the last two decades.

First it must be made clear that this low turnout is not an exception in Switzerland, but the rule.

The notion that the Swiss electorate does not want even more democracy and feels "over­burdened" with referenda on often highly complex matters is further borne out by the extremely low turnout, which stood at just 38 % on 17 June.

Indeed, although average voter turnout in Switzerland is relatively low (less than 50% for national ballots), most experts agree that this reflects the frequency and complexity of votes and referendums.

We're a group of friends with diverse backgrounds, political views and education with the common vision of a higher voter participation of fellow young citizens.

However, there are a number of indicators that would suggest that the public is disengaging from the political process: voter turnout at elections and referendums is in decline, as is interest in political affairs.