Initiative to ban the construction of minarets
Official title: Volksinitiative «Gegen den Bau von Minaretten»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Accepted
57.5% yes
- Cantons: 20 for, 4 against
- Turnout 53.8%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 22 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½Yes majority, Yes share 71.5%, Turnout 50%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 68.8%, Turnout 47%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 68.3%, Turnout 49%
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 67.7%, Turnout 54%
- SchwyzYes majority, Yes share 66.3%, Turnout 52%
- St. GallenYes majority, Yes share 65.9%, Turnout 54%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 64.0%, Turnout 52%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 64.0%, Turnout 56%
- UriYes majority, Yes share 63.8%, Turnout 52%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½Yes majority, Yes share 63.7%, Turnout 58%
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 63.5%, Turnout 70%
- Nidwalden ½Yes majority, Yes share 62.8%, Turnout 57%
- Obwalden ½Yes majority, Yes share 62.4%, Turnout 61%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 61.2%, Turnout 54%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 60.8%, Turnout 52%
- Basel-Landschaft ½Yes majority, Yes share 59.9%, Turnout 52%
- GraubündenYes majority, Yes share 58.6%, Turnout 47%
- ValaisYes majority, Yes share 58.0%, Turnout 61%
- ZugYes majority, Yes share 56.7%, Turnout 62%
- FribourgYes majority, Yes share 55.9%, Turnout 52%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 51.8%, Turnout 54%
- JuraYes majority, Yes share 51.2%, Turnout 50%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 49.3%, Turnout 54%
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 48.4%, Turnout 58%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 46.9%, Turnout 53%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 40.3%, Turnout 58%
✓ 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-speaking59.6% yes
- French-speaking49.3% yes
- Ticino68.3% 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
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
This proposal
- Initiative «for democratic naturalisation decisions»
1 June 2008 · ✗ Rejected · 5 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative “Popular sovereignty instead of government propaganda”
1 June 2008 · ✗ Rejected · 4 of 26 cantons the same
- Änderung des Mietrechts
8 February 2004 · ✗ Rejected · 4 of 26 cantons the same
- Zwangsmassnahmen im Ausländerrecht
4 December 1994 · ✓ Accepted · 22 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.