«Sovereign Money Initiative»
Official title: Volksinitiative «Für krisensicheres Geld: Geldschöpfung allein durch die Nationalbank! (Vollgeld-Initiative)»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
24.3% yes
- Cantons: 0 for, 23 against
- Turnout 34.6%
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.
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 40.3%, Turnout 37%
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 29.7%, Turnout 43%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 27.7%, Turnout 32%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 27.5%, Turnout 26%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 27.2%, Turnout 62%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 26.0%, Turnout 30%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 25.3%, Turnout 28%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 25.0%, Turnout 33%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 25.0%, Turnout 29%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 24.7%, Turnout 35%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 24.0%, Turnout 60%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 24.0%, Turnout 32%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 23.9%, Turnout 32%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 23.2%, Turnout 29%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 22.0%, Turnout 31%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 21.7%, Turnout 42%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 21.6%, Turnout 31%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 21.5%, Turnout 37%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 21.3%, Turnout 34%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 21.2%, Turnout 35%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 20.7%, Turnout 24%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 20.3%, Turnout 37%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 20.1%, Turnout 24%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 19.0%, Turnout 37%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 18.0%, Turnout 36%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 17.9%, Turnout 33%
✓ 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-speaking23.3% yes
- French-speaking26.8% yes
- Ticino25.0% 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
Party recommendations
Recommend No
SVP Swiss People's Party
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
FDP FDP.The Liberals
GLP Green Liberal Party of Switzerland
EDU Federal Democratic Union
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
BDP Conservative Democratic Party (2008–2020)
CVP Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2020)
Other position
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
Free vote
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
- Pension Act
15 March 1891 · ✗ Rejected · 23 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative «For an unconditional basic income»
5 June 2016 · ✗ Rejected · 26 of 26 cantons the same
- Geschäftsverkehrsgesetz
27 September 1992 · ✓ Accepted · 8 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «für eine gerechte Vertretung der Frauen in den Bundesbehörden»
12 March 2000 · ✗ Rejected · 26 of 26 cantons the same
Official resources
- Volksinitiative «Für krisensicheres Geld: Geldschöpfung allein durch die Nationalbank! (Vollgeld-Initiative)»
- VoteInfo (federal)
- smartvote
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.