Initiative für eine Schweiz ohne Armee
Official title: Volksinitiative «für eine Schweiz ohne Armee und für eine umfassende Friedenspolitik»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
35.6% yes
- Cantons: 2 for, 21 against
- Turnout 69.2%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 2 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
- JuraYes majority, Yes share 55.6%, Turnout 71%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 50.4%, Turnout 60%
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 45.1%, Turnout 66%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 41.6%, Turnout 71%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 40.6%, Turnout 66%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 39.4%, Turnout 64%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 38.8%, Turnout 72%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 35.8%, Turnout 68%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 35.8%, Turnout 70%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 34.9%, Turnout 64%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 34.5%, Turnout 78%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 34.0%, Turnout 66%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 33.7%, Turnout 76%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 33.6%, Turnout 82%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 32.8%, Turnout 71%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 32.6%, Turnout 66%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 32.0%, Turnout 72%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 31.3%, Turnout 67%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 31.2%, Turnout 73%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 30.7%, Turnout 66%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 30.1%, Turnout 71%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 29.2%, Turnout 68%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 28.7%, Turnout 75%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 25.9%, Turnout 70%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 25.6%, Turnout 71%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 23.9%, Turnout 66%
✓ 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-speaking34.4% yes
- French-speaking39.3% yes
- Ticino39.4% 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
- Topics
- Security
Party recommendations
Recommend No
SVP Swiss People's Party
FDP FDP.The Liberals
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
CVP Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2020)
Other position
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
Free voteGPS Green Party of Switzerland
No recommendation
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 Einführung eines Rüstungsreferendums
5 April 1987 · ✗ Rejected · 25 of 26 cantons the same
- Zivildienst-Initiative
26 February 1984 · ✗ Rejected · 24 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative für ein Referendum gegen Atomwaffen
26 May 1963 · ✗ Rejected · 21 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative «für ein Verbot der Atomwaffen»
1 April 1962 · ✗ Rejected · 22 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.