Initiative for the abolition of radio and television fees
Official title: Volksinitiative «Ja zur Abschaffung der Radio- und Fernsehgebühren (Abschaffung der Billag-Gebühren)»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
28.4% yes
- Cantons: 0 for, 23 against
- Turnout 54.8%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 0 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 37.6%, Turnout 57%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 37.3%, Turnout 69%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 34.5%, Turnout 65%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 34.4%, Turnout 54%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 34.4%, Turnout 51%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 33.4%, Turnout 47%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 33.2%, Turnout 50%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 32.5%, Turnout 63%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 32.2%, Turnout 52%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 32.1%, Turnout 61%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 32.1%, Turnout 54%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 31.0%, Turnout 62%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 30.7%, Turnout 53%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 30.4%, Turnout 48%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 28.8%, Turnout 56%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 28.4%, Turnout 56%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 28.4%, Turnout 56%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 27.5%, Turnout 53%
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 26.5%, Turnout 59%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 25.2%, Turnout 54%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 24.9%, Turnout 53%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 23.5%, Turnout 55%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 22.8%, Turnout 54%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 22.4%, Turnout 52%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 21.9%, Turnout 47%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 21.7%, Turnout 51%
✓ 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-speaking29.3% yes
- French-speaking24.4% yes
- Ticino34.5% 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
SVP Swiss People's Party
EDU Federal Democratic Union
Recommend No
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
FDP FDP.The Liberals
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
GLP Green Liberal Party of Switzerland
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
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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Official resources
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.