«Umverteilungsinitiative»
Official title: Volksinitiative «Sparen beim Militär und der Gesamtverteidigung - für mehr Frieden und zukunftsgerichtete Arbeitsplätze (Umverteilungsinitiative)»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
37.6% yes
- Cantons: 4 for, 19 against
- Turnout 41.7%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 4 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- JuraYes majority, Yes share 62.6%, Turnout 59%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 60.0%, Turnout 47%
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 54.3%, Turnout 38%
- VaudYes majority, Yes share 50.8%, Turnout 36%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 48.9%, Turnout 41%
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 45.2%, Turnout 52%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 44.5%, Turnout 43%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 37.4%, Turnout 41%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 37.1%, Turnout 42%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 36.3%, Turnout 41%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 32.6%, Turnout 33%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 32.6%, Turnout 43%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 32.5%, Turnout 62%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 32.3%, Turnout 44%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 29.9%, Turnout 38%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 29.9%, Turnout 41%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 29.7%, Turnout 46%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 29.6%, Turnout 38%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 28.1%, Turnout 46%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 28.1%, Turnout 40%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 27.6%, Turnout 38%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 25.8%, Turnout 43%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 22.3%, Turnout 35%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 22.1%, Turnout 38%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 21.9%, Turnout 43%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 19.7%, 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-speaking33.0% yes
- French-speaking50.5% yes
- Ticino48.9% 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
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
- Initiative «40 Waffenplätze sind genug»
6 June 1993 · ✗ Rejected · 22 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «für ein Verbot der Atomwaffen»
1 April 1962 · ✗ Rejected · 24 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative für ein Referendum gegen Atomwaffen
26 May 1963 · ✗ Rejected · 23 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative «für eine Schweiz ohne neue Kampfflugzeuge»
6 June 1993 · ✗ Rejected · 21 of 26 cantons the same
Sources
Official resources
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.