Initiative für eine Totalrevision der Bundesverfassung
Official title: Volksinitiative «für eine Totalrevision der Bundesverfassung»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
27.7% yes
- Turnout 60.9%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 4 of 25 cantons, sorted by yes share.
- ValaisYes majority, Yes share 55.0%, Turnout 53%
- FribourgYes majority, Yes share 55.0%, Turnout 53%
- ObwaldenYes majority, Yes share 53.6%, Turnout 46%
- Appenzell InnerrhodenYes majority, Yes share 50.0%, Turnout 62%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 44.1%, Turnout 48%
- NidwaldenNo majority, Yes share 43.5%, Turnout 47%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 41.2%, Turnout 61%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 38.4%, Turnout 49%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 36.9%, Turnout 38%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 35.9%, Turnout 81%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 35.8%, Turnout 44%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 35.0%, Turnout 54%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 33.2%, Turnout 84%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 32.5%, Turnout 60%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 32.1%, Turnout 62%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 29.5%, Turnout 44%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 23.8%, Turnout 78%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 22.0%, Turnout 88%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 21.9%, Turnout 87%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 20.4%, Turnout 61%
- Basel-StadtNo majority, Yes share 19.1%, Turnout 53%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 18.6%, Turnout 70%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 15.6%, Turnout 42%
- Appenzell AusserrhodenNo majority, Yes share 13.9%, Turnout 72%
- Basel-LandschaftNo majority, Yes share 13.3%, Turnout 53%
✓ Yes majority · ✗ No majority · Turnout %
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-speaking23.7% yes
- French-speaking40.0% yes
- Ticino36.9% 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
- Topics
- State and institutions
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
CVP Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2020)
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
- Amtsdauer des Nationalrats, des Bundesrats und des Bundeskanzlers
15 March 1931 · ✓ Accepted · 11 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative «für die Proporzwahl des Nationalrates»
4 November 1900 · ✗ Rejected · 17 of 25 cantons the same
- Customs revenue initiative
4 November 1894 · ✗ Rejected · 19 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative für die Volkswahl des Bundesrates
4 November 1900 · ✗ 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.