Federal Constitution (total revision)
Official title: Totalrevision
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
49.5% yes
- Cantons: 9 for, 13 against
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 10 of 25 cantons, sorted by yes share.
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 93.5%
- Basel-Landschaft ½Yes majority, Yes share 83.7%
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 83.5%
- Basel-Stadt ½Yes majority, Yes share 81.3%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 81.3%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 74.3%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 69.3%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 62.0%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 61.7%
- St. GallenYes majority, Yes share 50.0%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 46.8%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 46.0%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 42.8%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 37.4%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 36.5%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 34.5%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 29.2%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 21.5%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 15.4%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 13.4%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 12.5%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 7.2%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 6.9%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 6.1%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 3.6%
✓ 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-speaking60.8% yes
- French-speaking18.4% yes
- Ticino46.0% 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
- Topics
- State and institutions
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
- Taxation and civil law status of Swiss residents
14 January 1866 · ✗ Rejected · 19 of 25 cantons the same
- Swiss residents' right to vote in communal matters
14 January 1866 · ✗ Rejected · 18 of 25 cantons the same
- Exclusion of certain types of penalties
14 January 1866 · ✗ Rejected · 16 of 25 cantons the same
- Swiss residents' right to vote in cantonal matters
14 January 1866 · ✗ Rejected · 18 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.