Initiative for the election of the Federal Council by the people
Official title: Volksinitiative «Volkswahl des Bundesrates»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
23.7% yes
- Cantons: 0 for, 23 against
- Turnout 39.5%
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.
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 32.0%, Turnout 37%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 30.4%, Turnout 44%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 29.1%, Turnout 58%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 27.0%, Turnout 31%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 26.6%, Turnout 28%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 26.3%, Turnout 37%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 26.3%, Turnout 43%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 26.0%, Turnout 45%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 26.0%, Turnout 34%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 25.8%, Turnout 36%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 25.3%, Turnout 43%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 25.3%, Turnout 41%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 24.5%, Turnout 40%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 24.1%, Turnout 31%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 22.7%, Turnout 45%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 22.4%, Turnout 40%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 21.9%, Turnout 37%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 21.5%, Turnout 44%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 21.4%, Turnout 45%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 20.9%, Turnout 36%
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 20.8%, Turnout 45%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 20.8%, Turnout 37%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 20.5%, Turnout 39%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 19.7%, Turnout 37%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 19.2%, Turnout 38%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 18.0%, Turnout 32%
✓ 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-speaking23.9% yes
- French-speaking21.6% yes
- Ticino32.0% 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
- State and institutions
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 «Let the people decide on international treaties»
17 June 2012 · ✗ Rejected · 26 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative “Popular sovereignty instead of government propaganda”
1 June 2008 · ✗ Rejected · 26 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «For the expulsion of criminal foreigners (Expulsion Initiative)»
28 November 2010 · ✓ Accepted · 6 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «for democratic naturalisation decisions»
1 June 2008 · ✗ Rejected · 25 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.