Schuldenbremse
Official title: Bundesbeschluss über eine Schuldenbremse
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Accepted
84.7% yes
- Cantons: 23 for, 0 against
- Turnout 37.8%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 26 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- Nidwalden ½Yes majority, Yes share 89.6%, Turnout 41%
- St. GallenYes majority, Yes share 89.3%, Turnout 37%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½Yes majority, Yes share 89.2%, Turnout 37%
- ZugYes majority, Yes share 88.8%, Turnout 44%
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 88.7%, Turnout 36%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 88.7%, Turnout 41%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½Yes majority, Yes share 87.8%, Turnout 43%
- Obwalden ½Yes majority, Yes share 87.6%, Turnout 44%
- Basel-Landschaft ½Yes majority, Yes share 87.2%, Turnout 38%
- SchwyzYes majority, Yes share 87.0%, Turnout 46%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 86.9%, Turnout 38%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 86.7%, Turnout 33%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 86.5%, Turnout 36%
- FribourgYes majority, Yes share 86.1%, Turnout 38%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 86.0%, Turnout 39%
- GraubündenYes majority, Yes share 86.0%, Turnout 33%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 85.3%, Turnout 40%
- Basel-Stadt ½Yes majority, Yes share 84.8%, Turnout 43%
- VaudYes majority, Yes share 82.6%, Turnout 29%
- UriYes majority, Yes share 81.5%, Turnout 39%
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 80.3%, Turnout 48%
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 80.2%, Turnout 59%
- ValaisYes majority, Yes share 78.3%, Turnout 30%
- JuraYes majority, Yes share 75.1%, Turnout 36%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 74.8%, Turnout 42%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 74.7%, 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-speaking86.5% yes
- French-speaking80.0% yes
- Ticino74.7% 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
- Mandatory referendum
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters and of the cantons
- Federal Council recommends
- Yes
- Topics
- Public finances
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
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)
Recommend No
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
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
- Haushaltsziel 2001
7 June 1998 · ✓ Accepted · 26 of 26 cantons the same
- Finanzierung der Arbeitslosenversicherung
28 September 1997 · ✗ Rejected · 16 of 26 cantons the same
- Bundesbeschluss über die Ausbildungsbeiträge
10 March 1985 · ✗ Rejected · 10 of 26 cantons the same
- Erschwerung von Ausgabenbeschlüssen
8 June 1975 · ✓ Accepted · 25 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.