Armee XXI
Official title: Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über die Armee und die Militärverwaltung (Militärgesetz, MG)
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Accepted
76% yes
- Turnout 49.6%
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.
- VaudYes majority, Yes share 82.1%, Turnout 51%
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 82.0%, Turnout 55%
- FribourgYes majority, Yes share 81.1%, Turnout 48%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 80.4%, Turnout 49%
- Basel-LandschaftYes majority, Yes share 78.8%, Turnout 50%
- Basel-StadtYes majority, Yes share 78.1%, Turnout 53%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 77.2%, Turnout 55%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 77.0%, Turnout 54%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 75.7%, Turnout 52%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 75.4%, Turnout 47%
- ZugYes majority, Yes share 75.3%, Turnout 57%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 75.2%, Turnout 51%
- Appenzell AusserrhodenYes majority, Yes share 74.8%, Turnout 53%
- NidwaldenYes majority, Yes share 74.1%, Turnout 55%
- JuraYes majority, Yes share 74.0%, Turnout 45%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 73.3%, Turnout 38%
- St. GallenYes majority, Yes share 73.0%, Turnout 48%
- GraubündenYes majority, Yes share 70.5%, Turnout 42%
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 70.0%, Turnout 48%
- Appenzell InnerrhodenYes majority, Yes share 69.8%, Turnout 43%
- ValaisYes majority, Yes share 68.8%, Turnout 40%
- ObwaldenYes majority, Yes share 67.1%, Turnout 53%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 66.4%, Turnout 48%
- UriYes majority, Yes share 63.1%, Turnout 48%
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 62.8%, Turnout 69%
- SchwyzYes majority, Yes share 60.6%, Turnout 55%
✓ Yes majority · ✗ No majority · Turnout %
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-speaking75.5% yes
- French-speaking78.4% yes
- Ticino73.3% 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
- Optional referendum
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters
- Federal Council recommends
- Yes
- Topics
- Security
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SVP Swiss People's Party
FDP FDP.The Liberals
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
CVP Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2020)
Recommend No
EDU Federal Democratic Union
Other position
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
AbstainGPS Green Party of Switzerland
Abstain
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
- UNO-Blauhelme
12 June 1994 · ✗ Rejected · 4 of 26 cantons the same
- Militärgesetz: Ausbildungszusammenarbeit
10 June 2001 · ✓ Accepted · 11 of 26 cantons the same
- Einführung eines zivilen Ersatzdienstes
4 December 1977 · ✗ Rejected · 0 of 25 cantons the same
- Militärgesetz: Bewaffnung
10 June 2001 · ✓ Accepted · 11 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.