Herabsetzung des Stimmrechtsalters auf 18 Jahre
Official title: Bundesbeschluss über die Herabsetzung des Stimm- und Wahlrechtsalters auf 18 Jahre
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Accepted
72.8% yes
- Cantons: 23 for, 0 against
- Turnout 31.3%
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.
- JuraYes majority, Yes share 83.3%, Turnout 25%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 80.9%, Turnout 28%
- VaudYes majority, Yes share 80.6%, Turnout 22%
- SchwyzYes majority, Yes share 79.9%, Turnout 27%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 79.7%, Turnout 26%
- ZugYes majority, Yes share 79.3%, Turnout 37%
- Basel-Landschaft ½Yes majority, Yes share 77.6%, Turnout 37%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 76.7%, Turnout 31%
- Nidwalden ½Yes majority, Yes share 76.6%, Turnout 30%
- Basel-Stadt ½Yes majority, Yes share 76.2%, Turnout 38%
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 76.1%, Turnout 24%
- Obwalden ½Yes majority, Yes share 74.5%, Turnout 31%
- GraubündenYes majority, Yes share 73.8%, Turnout 25%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 73.3%, Turnout 26%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½Yes majority, Yes share 71.4%, Turnout 39%
- St. GallenYes majority, Yes share 71.0%, Turnout 35%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 70.9%, Turnout 29%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 70.7%, Turnout 34%
- UriYes majority, Yes share 70.6%, Turnout 35%
- ValaisYes majority, Yes share 70.5%, Turnout 25%
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 70.0%, Turnout 60%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 68.7%, Turnout 45%
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 68.2%, Turnout 43%
- FribourgYes majority, Yes share 67.6%, Turnout 51%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 67.2%, Turnout 25%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½Yes majority, Yes share 63.7%, Turnout 35%
✓ 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-speaking72.2% yes
- French-speaking75.3% yes
- Ticino70.9% 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
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
FDP FDP.The Liberals
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
CVP Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2020)
Recommend No
EDU Federal Democratic Union
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
- Stimm- und Wahlrecht für 18-Jährige
18 February 1979 · ✗ Rejected · 10 of 26 cantons the same
- Atominitiative
18 February 1979 · ✗ Rejected · 10 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative für eine Erweiterung der Verfassungsgerichtsbarkeit
22 January 1939 · ✗ Rejected · 0 of 25 cantons the same
- Beschluss betreffend Aufenthalt und Niederlassung der Ausländer
25 October 1925 · ✓ Accepted · 21 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.