Initiative «für ein Verbot der Atomwaffen»
Official title: Volksinitiative «für ein Verbot der Atomwaffen»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
34.8% yes
- Cantons: 4 for, 18 against
- Turnout 55.6%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 4 of 25 cantons, sorted by yes share.
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 70.8%, Turnout 56%
- VaudYes majority, Yes share 63.7%, Turnout 42%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 60.5%, Turnout 38%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 52.8%, Turnout 37%
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 47.0%, Turnout 39%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 37.8%, Turnout 48%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 37.8%, Turnout 47%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 37.2%, Turnout 39%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 32.1%, Turnout 71%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 30.6%, Turnout 54%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 28.9%, Turnout 81%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 28.8%, Turnout 80%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 25.7%, Turnout 78%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 25.5%, Turnout 63%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 23.7%, Turnout 54%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 22.7%, Turnout 68%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 20.8%, Turnout 67%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 20.1%, Turnout 57%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 19.5%, Turnout 44%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 16.2%, Turnout 50%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 16.0%, Turnout 62%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 14.5%, Turnout 63%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 13.8%, Turnout 59%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 7.7%, Turnout 48%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 6.2%, Turnout 49%
✓ 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-speaking29.9% yes
- French-speaking54.9% yes
- Ticino52.8% 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
- Topics
- Security
Party recommendations
Recommend No
SVP Swiss People's Party
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
FDP FDP.The Liberals
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
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
- Schutzhaft-Initiative
18 February 1923 · ✗ Rejected · 21 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative «für die Aufhebung der Militärjustiz»
30 January 1921 · ✗ Rejected · 24 of 25 cantons the same
- Beschluss zur Brotgetreideversorgung des Landes
23 November 1952 · ✓ Accepted · 5 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative «zur Rüstungsfinanzierung und zum Schutze der sozialen Errungenschaften»
18 May 1952 · ✗ Rejected · 18 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.