Nuclear phase-out initiative
Official title: Volksinitiative «Für den geordneten Ausstieg aus der Atomenergie (Atomausstiegsinitiative)»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
45.8% yes
- Cantons: 5 for, 18 against
- Turnout 45.4%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 6 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- Basel-Stadt ½Yes majority, Yes share 60.5%, Turnout 53%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 59.0%, Turnout 45%
- JuraYes majority, Yes share 57.5%, Turnout 42%
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 56.8%, Turnout 45%
- VaudYes majority, Yes share 54.6%, Turnout 48%
- Basel-Landschaft ½Yes majority, Yes share 50.4%, Turnout 43%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 48.5%, Turnout 45%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 47.1%, Turnout 46%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 46.9%, Turnout 63%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 46.7%, Turnout 48%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 46.3%, Turnout 44%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 44.1%, Turnout 43%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 44.1%, Turnout 44%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 42.6%, Turnout 45%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 40.5%, Turnout 40%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 40.2%, Turnout 44%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 39.9%, Turnout 44%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 39.5%, Turnout 45%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 39.0%, Turnout 44%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 38.5%, Turnout 39%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 37.9%, Turnout 51%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 37.1%, Turnout 44%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 35.1%, Turnout 50%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 35.0%, Turnout 49%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 34.2%, Turnout 38%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 31.9%, Turnout 47%
✓ Yes majority · ✗ No majority · Turnout %
½ half canton: counts half towards the majority of the cantons.
Sources: Federal Statistical Office (FSO); older votes: Swissvotes, Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern; map base: FSO, GEOSTAT
By language region
Yes share of the cantons, added up by their majority language.
- German-speaking43.2% yes
- French-speaking53.4% yes
- Ticino46.3% yes
Cantons by their majority language: Fribourg and Valais count as French-speaking, Bern and Graubünden as German-speaking.
At a glance
- Type of proposal
- Popular initiative
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters and of the cantons
- Federal Council recommends
- No
- Topics
- Energy
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
GLP Green Liberal Party of Switzerland
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
Recommend No
SVP Swiss People's Party
FDP FDP.The Liberals
EDU Federal Democratic Union
BDP Conservative Democratic Party (2008–2020)
CVP Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2020)
Ordered by seats in the National Council (2023 election).
Similar votes
Earlier proposals where the cantons voted most alike. Each box is a canton, in the same order as for this proposal.
✓ Yes majority✗ No majority
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18 May 2003 · ✗ Rejected · 21 of 26 cantons the same
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Official resources
- Volksinitiative «Für den geordneten Ausstieg aus der Atomenergie (Atomausstiegsinitiative)»
- VoteInfo (federal)
- smartvote
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.