Initiative «für eine Kapitalgewinnsteuer»
Official title: Volksinitiative «für eine Kapitalgewinnsteuer»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
34.1% yes
- Cantons: 0 for, 23 against
- Turnout 37.9%
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.
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 45.3%, Turnout 36%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 41.5%, Turnout 39%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 41.5%, Turnout 48%
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 38.3%, Turnout 43%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 36.7%, Turnout 37%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 36.6%, Turnout 38%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 36.0%, Turnout 29%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 35.1%, Turnout 59%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 34.7%, Turnout 42%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 34.4%, Turnout 37%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 33.8%, Turnout 40%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 33.7%, Turnout 43%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 32.6%, Turnout 33%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 32.1%, Turnout 36%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 31.3%, Turnout 38%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 31.1%, Turnout 41%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 30.7%, Turnout 36%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 30.4%, Turnout 30%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 29.8%, Turnout 39%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 28.5%, Turnout 33%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 27.2%, Turnout 32%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 24.6%, Turnout 44%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 24.3%, Turnout 44%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 22.7%, Turnout 37%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 22.1%, Turnout 41%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 18.8%, Turnout 46%
✓ 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-speaking33.9% yes
- French-speaking36.1% yes
- Ticino27.2% 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
- Popular initiative
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters and of the cantons
- Federal Council recommends
- No
- Topics
- Public finances
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
Recommend No
SVP Swiss People's Party
FDP FDP.The Liberals
EDU Federal Democratic Union
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
- «Reichtumssteuer-Initiative»
4 December 1977 · ✗ Rejected · 22 of 25 cantons the same
- Gesetz über die Besteuerung des Tabaks
6 December 1931 · ✗ Rejected · 16 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative «für eine Reform des Steuerwesens»
21 March 1976 · ✗ Rejected · 24 of 25 cantons the same
- Bundesbeschluss über die Steuerharmonisierung
12 June 1977 · ✓ Accepted · 6 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.