Initiative für eine Schweiz ohne Armee
Official title: Volksinitiative «für eine glaubwürdige Sicherheitspolitik und eine Schweiz ohne Armee»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
21.9% 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 40.9%, Turnout 36%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 37.9%, Turnout 42%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 31.1%, Turnout 48%
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 29.7%, Turnout 43%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 27.3%, Turnout 29%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 24.3%, Turnout 32%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 23.7%, Turnout 38%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 22.9%, Turnout 38%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 22.7%, Turnout 41%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 20.2%, Turnout 60%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 19.7%, Turnout 39%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 19.5%, Turnout 30%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 18.2%, Turnout 45%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 18.1%, Turnout 33%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 18.1%, Turnout 37%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 17.7%, Turnout 38%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 17.6%, Turnout 44%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 17.4%, Turnout 41%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 17.1%, Turnout 33%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 16.0%, Turnout 36%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 15.2%, Turnout 44%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 13.8%, Turnout 41%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 13.8%, Turnout 46%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 13.5%, Turnout 36%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 13.0%, Turnout 40%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 11.5%, Turnout 37%
✓ 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-speaking19.7% yes
- French-speaking29.2% yes
- Ticino24.3% 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
- Security
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
Recommend No
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)
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
- «Umverteilungsinitiative»
26 November 2000 · ✗ Rejected · 22 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «40 Waffenplätze sind genug»
6 June 1993 · ✗ Rejected · 18 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative für eine Schweiz ohne Armee
26 November 1989 · ✗ Rejected · 24 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «für eine Schweiz ohne neue Kampfflugzeuge»
6 June 1993 · ✗ Rejected · 21 of 26 cantons the same
Official resources
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.