Initiative «For the protection against gun violence»
Official title: Volksinitiative «Für den Schutz vor Waffengewalt»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
43.7% yes
- Cantons: 5.5 for, 17.5 against
- Turnout 49.1%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 6 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 61.0%, Turnout 48%
- Basel-Stadt ½Yes majority, Yes share 58.9%, Turnout 49%
- VaudYes majority, Yes share 53.7%, Turnout 49%
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 53.2%, Turnout 47%
- JuraYes majority, Yes share 52.0%, Turnout 39%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 50.4%, Turnout 49%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 45.2%, Turnout 50%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 42.8%, Turnout 54%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 41.1%, Turnout 47%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 40.7%, Turnout 53%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 40.1%, Turnout 50%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 39.2%, Turnout 48%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 39.0%, Turnout 65%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 38.6%, Turnout 46%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 38.1%, Turnout 51%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 37.8%, Turnout 52%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 36.4%, Turnout 44%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 35.0%, Turnout 49%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 34.5%, Turnout 50%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 34.4%, Turnout 44%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 31.2%, Turnout 53%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 30.2%, Turnout 42%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 29.4%, Turnout 44%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 29.1%, Turnout 51%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 28.1%, Turnout 54%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 27.7%, Turnout 44%
✓ 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-speaking42.0% yes
- French-speaking50.4% yes
- Ticino36.4% 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
GLP Green Liberal 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
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 «für eine gerechte Vertretung der Frauen in den Bundesbehörden»
12 March 2000 · ✗ Rejected · 20 of 26 cantons the same
- Einführung des Frauenstimmrechts
1 February 1959 · ✗ Rejected · 23 of 25 cantons the same
- UNO-Blauhelme
12 June 1994 · ✗ Rejected · 24 of 26 cantons the same
- Geschäftsverkehrsgesetz
27 September 1992 · ✓ Accepted · 14 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.