Military service exemption tax Act
Official title: Bundesgesez betreffend den Militärpflichtersaz
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
48.4% yes
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 9 of 25 cantons, sorted by yes share.
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 75.1%
- Basel-LandschaftYes majority, Yes share 73.7%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 73.1%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 72.6%
- Basel-StadtYes majority, Yes share 67.5%
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 67.0%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 65.6%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 58.7%
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 54.4%
- Appenzell AusserrhodenNo majority, Yes share 49.7%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 48.7%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 48.1%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 37.7%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 36.5%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 35.7%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 34.4%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 33.4%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 17.6%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 17.3%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 15.7%
- ObwaldenNo majority, Yes share 14.2%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 12.3%
- NidwaldenNo majority, Yes share 12.2%
- Appenzell InnerrhodenNo majority, Yes share 11.5%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 6.7%
✓ 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-speaking54.6% yes
- French-speaking27.1% yes
- Ticino15.7% 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
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
- Military service exemption tax Act
9 July 1876 · ✗ Rejected · 23 of 25 cantons the same
- Federal Constitution (total revision)
12 May 1872 · ✗ Rejected · 22 of 25 cantons the same
- Federal Constitution (total revision)
19 April 1874 · ✓ Accepted · 19 of 25 cantons the same
- Civil status and marriage Act
23 May 1875 · ✓ Accepted · 21 of 25 cantons the same
Official resources
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.