Solarinitiative
Official title: Volksinitiative «für einen Solarrappen (Solar-Initiative)»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
31.8% yes
- Cantons: 0 for, 23 against
- Turnout 44.7%
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.
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 42.4%, Turnout 52%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 38.3%, Turnout 49%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 36.9%, Turnout 35%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 35.9%, Turnout 50%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 34.7%, Turnout 46%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 33.9%, Turnout 44%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 31.4%, Turnout 63%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 30.8%, Turnout 36%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 30.5%, Turnout 41%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 30.2%, Turnout 39%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 29.6%, Turnout 49%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 28.4%, Turnout 45%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 28.3%, Turnout 49%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 28.2%, Turnout 50%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 27.9%, Turnout 43%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 27.4%, Turnout 36%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 27.2%, Turnout 48%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 26.7%, Turnout 42%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 26.5%, Turnout 38%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 26.3%, Turnout 40%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 25.3%, Turnout 41%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 25.2%, Turnout 45%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 24.8%, Turnout 38%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 24.4%, Turnout 47%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 23.3%, Turnout 46%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 20.9%, 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-speaking32.5% yes
- French-speaking29.5% yes
- Ticino30.8% 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
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
- Verfassungsartikel zur Landwirtschaft
9 June 1996 · ✓ Accepted · 0 of 26 cantons the same
- Leistungsabhängige Schwerverkehrsabgabe (LSVA)
27 September 1998 · ✓ Accepted · 8 of 26 cantons the same
- «Verkehrshalbierungs-Initiative»
12 March 2000 · ✗ Rejected · 26 of 26 cantons the same
- Gewässerschutz-Initiative
17 May 1992 · ✗ Rejected · 26 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.