Initiative für eine direkte Bundessteuer
Official title: Volksinitiative «für die Einführung der direkten Bundessteuer»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
45.9% yes
- Cantons: 7.5 for, 14.5 against
- Turnout 65.4%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 9 of 25 cantons, sorted by yes share.
- Basel-Stadt ½Yes majority, Yes share 66.2%, Turnout 55%
- Basel-Landschaft ½Yes majority, Yes share 62.4%, Turnout 55%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 61.1%, Turnout 70%
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 61.0%, Turnout 78%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 60.9%, Turnout 74%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½Yes majority, Yes share 60.3%, Turnout 74%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 55.7%, Turnout 82%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 55.3%, Turnout 65%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 51.5%, Turnout 56%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 46.9%, Turnout 77%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 46.2%, Turnout 79%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 45.8%, Turnout 83%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 44.6%, Turnout 33%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 44.2%, Turnout 62%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 42.2%, Turnout 54%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 38.5%, Turnout 71%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 34.3%, Turnout 75%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 33.4%, Turnout 62%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 33.1%, Turnout 61%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 32.7%, Turnout 61%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 29.5%, Turnout 45%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 27.9%, Turnout 56%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 23.8%, Turnout 63%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 16.3%, Turnout 74%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 14.8%, Turnout 69%
✓ 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-speaking52.2% yes
- French-speaking24.1% yes
- Ticino44.6% 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
- Public finances
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
Recommend No
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
- Military service exemption tax Act
21 October 1877 · ✗ Rejected · 21 of 25 cantons the same
- Military service exemption tax Act
9 July 1876 · ✗ Rejected · 21 of 25 cantons the same
- Taxation and civil law status of Swiss residents
14 January 1866 · ✗ Rejected · 18 of 25 cantons the same
- Bundesgesetz betreffend gebrannte Wasser
15 May 1887 · ✓ Accepted · 11 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.