Neues Ehe- und Erbrecht
Official title: Schweizerisches Zivilgesetzbuch (Wirkungen der Ehe im allgemeinen, Ehegüterrecht und Erbrecht)
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Accepted
54.7% yes
- Turnout 41.1%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 13 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 80.2%, Turnout 27%
- JuraYes majority, Yes share 76.9%, Turnout 28%
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 75.3%, Turnout 31%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 69.1%, Turnout 31%
- Basel-StadtYes majority, Yes share 67.8%, Turnout 39%
- Basel-LandschaftYes majority, Yes share 62.5%, Turnout 47%
- VaudYes majority, Yes share 62.3%, Turnout 29%
- FribourgYes majority, Yes share 62.2%, Turnout 31%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 57.7%, Turnout 49%
- ZugYes majority, Yes share 55.9%, Turnout 53%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 53.4%, Turnout 53%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 51.1%, Turnout 46%
- ValaisYes majority, Yes share 50.9%, Turnout 31%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 49.8%, Turnout 41%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 49.5%, Turnout 39%
- NidwaldenNo majority, Yes share 49.4%, Turnout 44%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 46.6%, Turnout 73%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 46.6%, Turnout 42%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 45.6%, Turnout 46%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 44.5%, Turnout 41%
- ObwaldenNo majority, Yes share 44.2%, Turnout 38%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 43.2%, Turnout 48%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 40.4%, Turnout 42%
- Appenzell AusserrhodenNo majority, Yes share 40.2%, Turnout 46%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 35.9%, Turnout 41%
- Appenzell InnerrhodenNo majority, Yes share 34.0%, Turnout 39%
✓ 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-speaking52.0% yes
- French-speaking65.8% yes
- Ticino69.1% 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
- Optional referendum
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters
- Federal Council recommends
- Yes
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SVP Swiss People's Party
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
FDP FDP.The Liberals
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
CVP Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2020)
Recommend No
EDU Federal Democratic Union
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
- Artikel zur Gleichstellung von Mann und Frau
14 June 1981 · ✓ Accepted · 20 of 26 cantons the same
- Einführung des Frauenstimmrechts
1 February 1959 · ✗ Rejected · 16 of 25 cantons the same
- Einführung des Frauenstimmrechts
7 February 1971 · ✓ Accepted · 20 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative «für einen wirksamen Schutz der Mutterschaft»
2 December 1984 · ✗ Rejected · 13 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.