Einführung der Mehrwertsteuer
Official title: Bundesbeschluss über die Finanzordnung
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Accepted
66.7% yes
- Cantons: 22 for, 1 against
- Turnout 45.4%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 25 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 74.3%, Turnout 48%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 71.3%, Turnout 48%
- Nidwalden ½Yes majority, Yes share 71.0%, Turnout 46%
- Basel-Stadt ½Yes majority, Yes share 70.2%, Turnout 49%
- UriYes majority, Yes share 69.9%, Turnout 37%
- ZugYes majority, Yes share 69.5%, Turnout 49%
- Basel-Landschaft ½Yes majority, Yes share 68.9%, Turnout 48%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 67.5%, Turnout 45%
- FribourgYes majority, Yes share 67.2%, Turnout 41%
- Obwalden ½Yes majority, Yes share 66.6%, Turnout 40%
- VaudYes majority, Yes share 66.3%, Turnout 42%
- St. GallenYes majority, Yes share 66.2%, Turnout 47%
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 65.8%, Turnout 69%
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 65.4%, Turnout 43%
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 64.8%, Turnout 47%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 64.4%, Turnout 40%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 64.2%, Turnout 53%
- GraubündenYes majority, Yes share 64.2%, Turnout 37%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 63.9%, Turnout 42%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½Yes majority, Yes share 63.0%, Turnout 52%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 61.3%, Turnout 42%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½Yes majority, Yes share 60.8%, Turnout 46%
- JuraYes majority, Yes share 60.0%, Turnout 41%
- SchwyzYes majority, Yes share 52.5%, Turnout 41%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 50.7%, Turnout 39%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 43.7%, Turnout 43%
✓ 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-speaking68.9% yes
- French-speaking61.2% yes
- Ticino50.6% 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
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
FDP FDP.The Liberals
EDU Federal Democratic Union
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
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
- Initiative «gegen den Missbrauch des Bankgeheimnisses und der Bankenmacht»
20 May 1984 · ✗ Rejected · 1 of 26 cantons the same
- Erhöhung des Treibstoffzolls
7 March 1993 · ✓ Accepted · 19 of 26 cantons the same
- Erschwerung von Ausgabenbeschlüssen
8 December 1974 · ✓ Accepted · 24 of 25 cantons the same
- Neuordnung der Bundesfinanzen (Einführung Mehrwertsteuer)
2 June 1991 · ✗ Rejected · 4 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.