Initiative «For families»
Official title: Volksinitiative «Familieninitiative: Steuerabzüge auch für Eltern, die ihre Kinder selber betreuen»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
41.5% yes
- Cantons: 2.5 for, 20.5 against
- Turnout 53.6%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 3 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½Yes majority, Yes share 52.1%, Turnout 48%
- SchwyzYes majority, Yes share 51.2%, Turnout 57%
- UriYes majority, Yes share 50.7%, Turnout 49%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 48.3%, Turnout 51%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 46.8%, Turnout 51%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 46.7%, Turnout 67%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 45.9%, Turnout 52%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 45.3%, Turnout 58%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 45.1%, Turnout 54%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 44.6%, Turnout 64%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 44.1%, Turnout 50%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 43.9%, Turnout 55%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 43.9%, Turnout 61%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 43.6%, Turnout 59%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 43.5%, Turnout 51%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 43.2%, Turnout 53%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 42.4%, Turnout 58%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 42.3%, Turnout 47%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 41.8%, Turnout 53%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 40.7%, Turnout 53%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 40.6%, Turnout 53%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 39.0%, Turnout 54%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 37.1%, Turnout 57%
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 34.3%, Turnout 55%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 33.8%, Turnout 52%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 33.2%, Turnout 54%
✓ 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-speaking42.8% yes
- French-speaking37.0% yes
- Ticino46.8% 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
- Popular initiative
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters and of the cantons
- Federal Council recommends
- No
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SVP Swiss People's Party
EDU Federal Democratic Union
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
Recommend No
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
FDP FDP.The Liberals
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
GLP Green Liberal Party of Switzerland
BDP Conservative Democratic Party (2008–2020)
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 «For the expulsion of criminal foreigners (Expulsion Initiative)»
28 November 2010 · ✓ Accepted · 9 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «Für Mutter und Kind»
2 June 2002 · ✗ Rejected · 23 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «gegen die illegale Einwanderung»
1 December 1996 · ✗ Rejected · 17 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «for democratic naturalisation decisions»
1 June 2008 · ✗ Rejected · 24 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.