Energieartikel
Official title: Bundesbeschluss über den Energieartikel in der Bundesverfassung
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Accepted
71.1% yes
- Cantons: 23 for, 0 against
- Turnout 40.3%
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.
- Basel-Stadt ½Yes majority, Yes share 83.0%, Turnout 44%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 81.1%, Turnout 36%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 78.8%, Turnout 39%
- Basel-Landschaft ½Yes majority, Yes share 77.3%, Turnout 48%
- JuraYes majority, Yes share 77.0%, Turnout 32%
- UriYes majority, Yes share 75.7%, Turnout 39%
- Nidwalden ½Yes majority, Yes share 74.4%, Turnout 45%
- FribourgYes majority, Yes share 74.3%, Turnout 36%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 74.0%, Turnout 39%
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 73.0%, Turnout 42%
- St. GallenYes majority, Yes share 71.2%, Turnout 40%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 70.8%, Turnout 41%
- GraubündenYes majority, Yes share 70.4%, Turnout 37%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 70.3%, Turnout 45%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 70.1%, Turnout 40%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½Yes majority, Yes share 69.4%, Turnout 39%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½Yes majority, Yes share 69.3%, Turnout 47%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 69.2%, Turnout 54%
- ZugYes majority, Yes share 67.1%, Turnout 50%
- VaudYes majority, Yes share 66.8%, Turnout 30%
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 65.4%, Turnout 43%
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 65.1%, Turnout 69%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 64.8%, Turnout 39%
- Obwalden ½Yes majority, Yes share 62.2%, Turnout 39%
- SchwyzYes majority, Yes share 57.7%, Turnout 36%
- ValaisYes majority, Yes share 55.3%, Turnout 29%
✓ 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-speaking70.9% yes
- French-speaking70.6% yes
- Ticino78.8% 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
- Mandatory referendum
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters and of the cantons
- Federal Council recommends
- Yes
- Topics
- Energy
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
FDP FDP.The Liberals
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
EDU Federal Democratic Union
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
CVP Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2020)
Other position
SVP Swiss People's Party
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 «für eine umweltgerechte Energieversorgung»
23 September 1984 · ✗ Rejected · 7 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «für eine Zukunft ohne weitere Atomkraftwerke»
23 September 1984 · ✗ Rejected · 7 of 26 cantons the same
- Verfassungsbestimmungen zur Wasserwirtschaft
7 December 1975 · ✓ Accepted · 24 of 25 cantons the same
- Atominitiative
18 February 1979 · ✗ Rejected · 10 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.