Ausgabenbremse
Official title: Bundesbeschluss über eine Ausgabenbremse
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Accepted
83.4% yes
- Cantons: 23 for, 0 against
- Turnout 37.9%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 26 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- Basel-Landschaft ½Yes majority, Yes share 86.5%, Turnout 38%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 86.5%, Turnout 48%
- St. GallenYes majority, Yes share 85.2%, Turnout 40%
- FribourgYes majority, Yes share 84.9%, Turnout 34%
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 84.8%, Turnout 46%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 84.6%, Turnout 39%
- VaudYes majority, Yes share 84.4%, Turnout 28%
- Basel-Stadt ½Yes majority, Yes share 84.2%, Turnout 40%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½Yes majority, Yes share 84.2%, Turnout 47%
- ZugYes majority, Yes share 83.7%, Turnout 42%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 83.5%, Turnout 37%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 83.0%, Turnout 34%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½Yes majority, Yes share 82.7%, Turnout 44%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 82.4%, Turnout 46%
- Nidwalden ½Yes majority, Yes share 82.2%, Turnout 39%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 81.2%, Turnout 28%
- JuraYes majority, Yes share 81.0%, Turnout 30%
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 79.8%, Turnout 66%
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 79.2%, Turnout 29%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 79.1%, Turnout 39%
- SchwyzYes majority, Yes share 77.6%, Turnout 33%
- GraubündenYes majority, Yes share 77.2%, Turnout 32%
- UriYes majority, Yes share 76.7%, Turnout 35%
- Obwalden ½Yes majority, Yes share 75.4%, Turnout 35%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 74.2%, Turnout 27%
- ValaisYes majority, Yes share 70.9%, Turnout 22%
✓ 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-speaking84.1% yes
- French-speaking81.3% yes
- Ticino74.2% 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
- Mandatory referendum
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters and of the cantons
- Federal Council recommends
- Yes
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SVP Swiss People's Party
FDP FDP.The Liberals
EDU Federal Democratic Union
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
CVP Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2020)
Recommend No
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
Other position
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
Free vote
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
- Zolltarifgesetz (Brotpreis)
28 May 1978 · ✓ Accepted · 20 of 25 cantons the same
- Bundesbeschluss über besondere Verbrauchssteuern
28 November 1993 · ✓ Accepted · 23 of 26 cantons the same
- Einführung der Mehrwertsteuer
28 November 1993 · ✓ Accepted · 25 of 26 cantons the same
- Erschwerung von Ausgabenbeschlüssen
8 December 1974 · ✓ Accepted · 25 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.