Initiative «For a ban on financing war material manufacturers»
Official title: Volksinitiative «Für ein Verbot der Finanzierung von Kriegsmaterialproduzenten»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
42.5% yes
- Cantons: 3.5 for, 19.5 against
- Turnout 46.9%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 4 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- Basel-Stadt ½Yes majority, Yes share 57.9%, Turnout 55%
- JuraYes majority, Yes share 55.0%, Turnout 40%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 53.1%, Turnout 46%
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 52.6%, Turnout 41%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 49.2%, Turnout 47%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 45.7%, Turnout 50%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 45.2%, Turnout 48%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 45.1%, Turnout 45%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 44.8%, Turnout 43%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 42.9%, Turnout 46%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 41.6%, Turnout 66%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 38.8%, Turnout 44%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 36.9%, Turnout 46%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 36.9%, Turnout 48%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 36.5%, Turnout 43%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 36.4%, Turnout 50%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 35.7%, Turnout 45%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 35.4%, Turnout 46%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 34.0%, Turnout 40%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 33.8%, Turnout 44%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 30.6%, Turnout 56%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 28.8%, Turnout 42%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 28.8%, Turnout 44%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 27.4%, Turnout 50%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 25.8%, Turnout 47%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 24.8%, Turnout 51%
✓ 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-speaking40.9% yes
- French-speaking47.5% yes
- Ticino44.8% 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
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
Recommend No
SVP Swiss People's Party
FDP FDP.The Liberals
GLP Green Liberal Party of Switzerland
EDU Federal Democratic Union
BDP Conservative Democratic Party (2008–2020)
CVP Christian Democratic People's Party (until 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
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Sources
Official resources
- Volksinitiative «Für ein Verbot der Finanzierung von Kriegsmaterialproduzenten»
- VoteInfo (federal)
- smartvote
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.