Initiative «Energie statt Arbeit besteuern»
Official title: Volksinitiative «für eine gesicherte AHV - Energie statt Arbeit besteuern!»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
22.9% yes
- Cantons: 0 for, 23 against
- Turnout 37.9%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 0 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 ½No majority, Yes share 30.6%, Turnout 43%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 27.6%, Turnout 59%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 27.0%, Turnout 40%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 27.0%, Turnout 42%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 24.2%, Turnout 39%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 23.9%, Turnout 36%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 23.6%, Turnout 38%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 22.8%, Turnout 32%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 22.7%, Turnout 30%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 22.3%, Turnout 33%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 21.6%, Turnout 48%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 21.4%, Turnout 36%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 20.9%, Turnout 43%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 20.6%, Turnout 38%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 20.3%, Turnout 37%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 20.2%, Turnout 41%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 20.1%, Turnout 39%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 19.1%, Turnout 36%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 18.8%, Turnout 33%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 18.7%, Turnout 38%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 18.1%, Turnout 44%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 16.9%, Turnout 30%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 16.7%, Turnout 44%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 16.0%, Turnout 46%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 14.3%, Turnout 37%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 13.9%, Turnout 41%
✓ 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-speaking23.1% yes
- French-speaking22.1% yes
- Ticino22.8% 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
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
Recommend No
SVP Swiss People's Party
FDP FDP.The Liberals
EDU Federal Democratic Union
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
- Gesetz zur Bekämpfung der Tuberkulose
22 May 1949 · ✗ Rejected · 25 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative «für ein Branntweinverbot»
12 May 1929 · ✗ Rejected · 24 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative für eine einmalige Vermögensabgabe
3 December 1922 · ✗ Rejected · 25 of 25 cantons the same
- Solarinitiative
24 September 2000 · ✗ Rejected · 26 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.