Cantonal taxation of second properties
Official title: Bundesbeschluss über die kantonalen Liegenschaftssteuern auf Zweitliegenschaften
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Accepted
57.7% yes
- Cantons: 16.5 for, 6.5 against
- Turnout 49.5%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 19 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½Yes majority, Yes share 75.1%, Turnout 49%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½Yes majority, Yes share 73.4%, Turnout 55%
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 72.4%, Turnout 53%
- St. GallenYes majority, Yes share 71.7%, Turnout 51%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 70.1%, Turnout 45%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 69.0%, Turnout 52%
- SchwyzYes majority, Yes share 68.6%, Turnout 57%
- Obwalden ½Yes majority, Yes share 68.2%, Turnout 54%
- Nidwalden ½Yes majority, Yes share 68.0%, Turnout 56%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 67.5%, Turnout 53%
- GraubündenYes majority, Yes share 67.1%, Turnout 48%
- UriYes majority, Yes share 65.5%, Turnout 46%
- ZugYes majority, Yes share 65.0%, Turnout 54%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 62.2%, Turnout 52%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 61.2%, Turnout 52%
- Basel-Landschaft ½Yes majority, Yes share 60.5%, Turnout 50%
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 58.7%, Turnout 68%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 56.5%, Turnout 52%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 55.3%, Turnout 48%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 49.2%, Turnout 46%
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 47.1%, Turnout 48%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 39.7%, Turnout 46%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 38.8%, Turnout 42%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 38.4%, Turnout 40%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 36.2%, Turnout 45%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 33.9%, Turnout 42%
✓ 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-speaking63.4% yes
- French-speaking38.8% yes
- Ticino56.5% 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
- Mandatory referendum
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters and of the cantons
- Federal Council recommends
- Yes
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SVP Swiss People's Party
Mitte The Centre
FDP FDP.The Liberals
EDU Federal Democratic Union
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
Recommend No
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
Other position
GLP Green Liberal Party of Switzerland
Free vote
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
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Official resources
- Bundesbeschluss über die kantonalen Liegenschaftssteuern auf Zweitliegenschaften
- VoteInfo (federal)
- smartvote
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.