Amendment to the Civilian Service Act
Official title: Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Accepted
Provisional result52.5% yes
- Turnout 58.3%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 20 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- Appenzell InnerrhodenYes majority, Yes share 67.1%, Turnout 64%
- ObwaldenYes majority, Yes share 63.3%, Turnout 67%
- SchwyzYes majority, Yes share 63.3%, Turnout 67%
- NidwaldenYes majority, Yes share 63.2%, Turnout 65%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 62.5%, Turnout 58%
- ZugYes majority, Yes share 60.2%, Turnout 66%
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 60.1%, Turnout 59%
- Appenzell AusserrhodenYes majority, Yes share 59.7%, Turnout 62%
- GraubündenYes majority, Yes share 59.3%, Turnout 58%
- St. GallenYes majority, Yes share 58.9%, Turnout 59%
- ValaisYes majority, Yes share 57.1%, Turnout 57%
- UriYes majority, Yes share 56.9%, Turnout 62%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 56.9%, Turnout 63%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 56.2%, Turnout 59%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 54.9%, Turnout 58%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 53.9%, Turnout 50%
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 53.2%, Turnout 74%
- Basel-LandschaftYes majority, Yes share 52.1%, Turnout 58%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 50.2%, Turnout 60%
- FribourgYes majority, Yes share 50.2%, Turnout 56%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 49.8%, Turnout 60%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 46.2%, Turnout 54%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 44.1%, Turnout 50%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 43.8%, Turnout 52%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 39.3%, Turnout 50%
- Basel-StadtNo majority, Yes share 38.0%, Turnout 62%
✓ 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-speaking53.8% yes
- French-speaking47.9% yes
- Ticino53.9% 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
- Topics
- Security
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SVP Swiss People's Party
Mitte The Centre
FDP FDP.The Liberals
EDU Federal Democratic Union
Recommend No
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
GLP Green Liberal Party of Switzerland
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
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
- Procurement of new fighter aircraft
27 September 2020 · ✓ Accepted · 22 of 26 cantons the same
- Fund for the acquisition of the Gripen fighter aircraft
18 May 2014 · ✗ Rejected · 20 of 26 cantons the same
- Verfassungsgrundlage für eine ausserordentliche Kriegssteuer
4 May 1919 · ✓ Accepted · 22 of 25 cantons the same
- Zivilschutzartikel
3 March 1957 · ✗ Rejected · 19 of 25 cantons the same
Official resources
- Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)
- VoteInfo (federal)
- smartvote
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.