Initiative «für ein Verbot der Freimaurerei»
Official title: Volksinitiative «für ein Verbot der Freimaurerei»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
31.3% yes
- Cantons: 1 for, 21 against
- Turnout 65.9%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 1 of 25 cantons, sorted by yes share.
- FribourgYes majority, Yes share 53.1%, Turnout 43%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 48.5%, Turnout 47%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 44.3%, Turnout 64%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 44.0%, Turnout 55%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 40.9%, Turnout 52%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 40.6%, Turnout 55%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 37.6%, Turnout 43%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 35.8%, Turnout 88%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 35.3%, Turnout 68%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 35.2%, Turnout 53%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 35.0%, Turnout 63%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 33.3%, Turnout 41%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 33.1%, Turnout 56%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 32.6%, Turnout 66%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 31.3%, Turnout 40%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 27.9%, Turnout 71%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 26.6%, Turnout 73%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 26.1%, Turnout 82%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 24.7%, Turnout 90%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 24.5%, Turnout 63%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 23.2%, Turnout 88%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 21.1%, Turnout 77%
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 20.1%, Turnout 51%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 18.6%, Turnout 50%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 13.0%, Turnout 71%
✓ 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-speaking29.1% yes
- French-speaking38.3% yes
- Ticino35.2% 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 No
SVP Swiss People's Party
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
FDP FDP.The Liberals
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 die Proporzwahl des Nationalrates»
4 November 1900 · ✗ Rejected · 14 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative für eine Totalrevision der Bundesverfassung
8 September 1935 · ✗ Rejected · 22 of 25 cantons the same
- Amtsdauer des Nationalrats, des Bundesrats und des Bundeskanzlers
15 March 1931 · ✓ Accepted · 8 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative für die Volkswahl des Bundesrates
4 November 1900 · ✗ Rejected · 17 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.