Initiative «No to the penalisation of marriage»
Official title: Volksinitiative «Für Ehe und Familie – gegen die Heiratsstrafe»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
49.2% yes
- Cantons: 17 for, 7 against
- Turnout 63.3%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 18 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
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- JuraYes majority, Yes share 60.1%, Turnout 55%
- ValaisYes majority, Yes share 57.0%, Turnout 63%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½Yes majority, Yes share 55.7%, Turnout 59%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 54.7%, Turnout 68%
- Obwalden ½Yes majority, Yes share 54.7%, Turnout 72%
- Nidwalden ½Yes majority, Yes share 54.6%, Turnout 73%
- SchwyzYes majority, Yes share 54.5%, Turnout 68%
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 54.0%, Turnout 59%
- FribourgYes majority, Yes share 53.6%, Turnout 63%
- St. GallenYes majority, Yes share 53.0%, Turnout 62%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 52.8%, Turnout 64%
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 51.9%, Turnout 57%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 51.8%, Turnout 57%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 51.7%, Turnout 64%
- ZugYes majority, Yes share 51.7%, Turnout 69%
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 51.3%, Turnout 76%
- UriYes majority, Yes share 50.9%, Turnout 70%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 50.8%, Turnout 67%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 49.5%, Turnout 66%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 49.4%, Turnout 60%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 49.4%, Turnout 63%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 46.7%, Turnout 55%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 46.2%, Turnout 62%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 45.7%, Turnout 62%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 43.5%, Turnout 65%
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 39.5%, Turnout 67%
✓ 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-speaking48.5% yes
- French-speaking50.3% yes
- Ticino54.7% 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 Yes
SVP Swiss People's Party
EDU Federal Democratic Union
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
CVP Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2020)
Recommend No
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
FDP FDP.The Liberals
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
GLP Green Liberal Party of Switzerland
BDP Conservative Democratic Party (2008–2020)
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
- Initiative «Recht auf Leben»
9 June 1985 · ✗ Rejected · 15 of 26 cantons the same
- Customs revenue initiative
4 November 1894 · ✗ Rejected · 18 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative «For families»
24 November 2013 · ✗ Rejected · 11 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «Für Mutter und Kind»
2 June 2002 · ✗ Rejected · 8 of 26 cantons the same
Official resources
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.