Atominitiative
Official title: Volksinitiative «zur Wahrung der Volksrechte und der Sicherheit beim Bau und Betrieb von Atomanlagen»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
48.8% yes
- Cantons: 9 for, 14 against
- Turnout 49.6%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 10 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
- Basel-Stadt ½Yes majority, Yes share 69.0%, Turnout 48%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 67.4%, Turnout 42%
- JuraYes majority, Yes share 65.8%, Turnout 40%
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 64.6%, Turnout 45%
- Basel-Landschaft ½Yes majority, Yes share 61.9%, Turnout 55%
- VaudYes majority, Yes share 58.4%, Turnout 41%
- GraubündenYes majority, Yes share 54.5%, Turnout 46%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 53.7%, Turnout 46%
- FribourgYes majority, Yes share 53.3%, Turnout 41%
- UriYes majority, Yes share 51.2%, Turnout 57%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 49.8%, Turnout 52%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 47.0%, Turnout 58%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 47.0%, Turnout 54%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 46.6%, Turnout 49%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 46.2%, Turnout 47%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 46.2%, Turnout 55%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 45.4%, Turnout 52%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 45.4%, Turnout 77%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 45.2%, Turnout 54%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 43.7%, Turnout 49%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 43.5%, Turnout 38%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 43.3%, Turnout 56%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 41.2%, Turnout 52%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 40.8%, Turnout 47%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 39.5%, Turnout 56%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 35.4%, Turnout 52%
✓ 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-speaking46.2% yes
- French-speaking58.6% yes
- Ticino53.7% 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
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
Recommend No
SVP Swiss People's Party
FDP FDP.The Liberals
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
This proposal
- Einführung des Frauenstimmrechts
1 February 1959 · ✗ Rejected · 19 of 25 cantons the same
- Beschluss betreffend eine Einschränkung der Dringlichkeitsklausel
22 January 1939 · ✓ Accepted · 10 of 25 cantons the same
- Mieterschutzinitiative
25 September 1977 · ✗ Rejected · 20 of 25 cantons the same
- Einführung des Frauenstimmrechts
7 February 1971 · ✓ Accepted · 15 of 25 cantons the same
Official resources
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.