Zivildienst-Initiative
Official title: Volksinitiative «für einen echten Zivildienst auf der Grundlage des Tatbeweises»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
36.2% yes
- Cantons: 2 for, 22 against
- Turnout 52.8%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 2 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
- Basel-Stadt ½Yes majority, Yes share 53.1%, Turnout 52%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 51.3%, Turnout 45%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 49.8%, Turnout 48%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 46.1%, Turnout 54%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 43.0%, Turnout 52%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 41.1%, Turnout 51%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 40.8%, Turnout 56%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 39.6%, Turnout 48%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 34.5%, Turnout 59%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 34.0%, Turnout 78%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 33.0%, Turnout 53%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 32.4%, Turnout 53%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 32.1%, Turnout 52%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 31.8%, Turnout 62%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 30.2%, Turnout 55%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 29.3%, Turnout 45%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 28.3%, Turnout 43%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 27.7%, Turnout 54%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 27.2%, Turnout 52%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 26.8%, Turnout 58%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 25.3%, Turnout 52%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 24.9%, Turnout 53%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 24.4%, Turnout 56%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 24.4%, Turnout 59%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 23.3%, Turnout 57%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 14.9%, Turnout 54%
✓ 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-speaking34.9% yes
- French-speaking40.0% yes
- Ticino41.1% 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
- Popular initiative
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters and of the cantons
- Federal Council recommends
- No
- Topics
- Security
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
EDU Federal Democratic Union
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
This proposal
- Einführung eines zivilen Ersatzdienstes
4 December 1977 · ✗ Rejected · 23 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative für ein Referendum gegen Atomwaffen
26 May 1963 · ✗ Rejected · 22 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative für ein Waffenausfuhrverbot
24 September 1972 · ✗ Rejected · 19 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative «für ein Verbot der Atomwaffen»
1 April 1962 · ✗ Rejected · 21 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.