Customs revenue initiative
Official title: Volksinitiative «zur Abgabe eines Teils der Zolleinnahmen an die Kantone»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
29.3% yes
- Cantons: 8.5 for, 13.5 against
- Turnout 72.9%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 10 of 25 cantons, sorted by yes share.
- ValaisYes majority, Yes share 74.6%, Turnout 77%
- UriYes majority, Yes share 74.4%, Turnout 88%
- SchwyzYes majority, Yes share 69.7%, Turnout 72%
- FribourgYes majority, Yes share 69.2%, Turnout 80%
- Obwalden ½Yes majority, Yes share 65.4%, Turnout 71%
- Nidwalden ½Yes majority, Yes share 64.8%, Turnout 76%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½Yes majority, Yes share 56.8%, Turnout 88%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 56.7%, Turnout 49%
- ZugYes majority, Yes share 52.2%, Turnout 68%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 51.4%, Turnout 78%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 33.9%, Turnout 77%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 32.8%, Turnout 83%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 31.9%, Turnout 89%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 27.3%, Turnout 80%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 26.6%, Turnout 62%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 24.1%, Turnout 63%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 22.9%, Turnout 71%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 17.2%, Turnout 75%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 14.7%, Turnout 79%
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 11.1%, Turnout 64%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 11.1%, Turnout 88%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 7.5%, Turnout 62%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 4.7%, Turnout 62%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 4.7%, Turnout 58%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 3.7%, Turnout 83%
✓ 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-speaking27.3% yes
- French-speaking32.2% yes
- Ticino56.7% 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 No
FDP FDP.The Liberals
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
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.