Votes in Obwalden

Federal Vorlagen as Obwalden voted on them, plus the canton’s own cantonal ballots. Each row shows this canton’s result, not the national one.

All votesFederal only Cantonal only

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes

35.9% YesNo 64.1%

19.7% YesNo 80.3%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

58.5% YesNo 41.5%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

63.3% YesNo 36.7%

45.6% YesNo 54.4%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

73.8% YesNo 26.2%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

39.2% YesNo 60.8%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

41.3% YesNo 58.7%

17.5% YesNo 82.5%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

37.9% YesNo 62.1%

30.11.2025SpitalgesetzCantonal OW● Accepted · 90.1% Yes

90.1% YesNo 9.9%

30.11.2025Nachtrag zum Einführungsgesetz zum KrankenversicherungsgesetzCantonal OW● Accepted · 74.7% Yes

74.7% YesNo 25.3%

30.11.2025Nachtrag zum BildungsgesetzCantonal OW● Accepted · 57.3% Yes

57.3% YesNo 42.7%

30.11.2025Popular Initiative 'For a civically engaged Switzerland (Civic Duty Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

13.1% YesNo 86.9%

11.1% YesNo 88.9%

28.09.2025Federal decree on cantonal property taxes on second homesFederal● Accepted · 57.7% Yes

68.2% YesNo 31.8%

28.09.2025Federal Act on Electronic Identification Services (e-ID Act)Federal● Accepted · 50.4% Yes

42.6% YesNo 57.4%

17.0% YesNo 83.0%

24.11.2024Nachtrag zum Schätzungs- und GrundpfandgesetzCantonal OW● Accepted · 55.7% Yes

55.7% YesNo 44.3%

24.11.2024Federal Decree on the 2023 expansion programme for the national highwaysFederal● Rejected · 47.3% Yes

49.2% YesNo 50.8%

24.11.2024Amendment to the Code of Obligations (tenancy law: subletting)Federal● Rejected · 48.4% Yes

59.4% YesNo 40.6%

24.11.2024Amendment to the Code of Obligations (tenancy law: termination to permit personal use)Federal● Rejected · 46.2% Yes

59.2% YesNo 40.8%

24.11.2024Amendment to the Health Insurance Act (standardised financing of benefits)Federal● Accepted · 53.3% Yes

62.1% YesNo 37.9%

22.09.2024Popular initiative 'For the future of our nature and our landscape'Federal● Rejected · 37.0% Yes

24.5% YesNo 75.5%

22.09.2024Amendment to the federal law on retirement, survivors’ and disability pension plans (BVG/LPP)Federal● Rejected · 32.9% Yes

37.3% YesNo 62.7%

23.7% YesNo 76.3%

27.8% YesNo 72.2%

09.06.2024Popular initiative ‘For freedom and physical integrity’Federal● Rejected · 26.3% Yes

30.8% YesNo 69.2%

09.06.2024Federal Act on a Secure Electricity Supply from Renewable Energy SourcesFederal● Accepted · 68.7% Yes

61.4% YesNo 38.6%

03.03.2024Initiative for a 13th OASI pension paymentFederal● Accepted · 58.2% Yes

40.5% YesNo 59.5%

03.03.2024Pensions Initiative (retirement age)Federal● Rejected · 25.2% Yes

27.2% YesNo 72.8%

18.06.2023Implementation of the OECD/G20 project on the taxation of large corporate groupsFederal● Accepted · 78.5% Yes

77.2% YesNo 22.8%

18.06.2023Federal Act on Climate Protection Targets, Innovation and Strengthening Energy Security (KIG)Federal● Accepted · 59.1% Yes

43.9% YesNo 56.1%

18.06.2023Amendment to the COVID-19 ActFederal● Accepted · 61.9% Yes

47.4% YesNo 52.6%

12.03.2023Volksbegehren „für einen wirksamen Klimaschutz (Klimainitiative)“Cantonal OW● Rejected · 26.6% Yes

26.6% YesNo 73.4%

25.09.2022Kantonsratsbeschluss über einen Objektkredit für die Sanierung und Erweiterung der Psychiatrie SarnenCantonal OW● Accepted · 69.0% Yes

69.0% YesNo 31.0%

25.09.2022Factory Faming InitiativeFederal● Rejected · 37.1% Yes

23.7% YesNo 76.3%

25.09.2022Supplementary financing of OASI by increasing Value Added TaxFederal● Accepted · 55.1% Yes

61.4% YesNo 38.6%

25.09.2022Amendment to the Federal Act on Old-Age and Survivors' Insurance (OASI 21)Federal● Accepted · 50.5% Yes

60.8% YesNo 39.2%

25.09.2022Amendment to the Federal Act on Withholding TaxFederal● Rejected · 48.0% Yes

58.9% YesNo 41.1%

15.05.2022Amendment to the Federal Act on Film Production and Film CultureFederal● Accepted · 58.4% Yes

45.8% YesNo 54.2%

15.05.2022Transplantation ActFederal● Accepted · 60.2% Yes

51.6% YesNo 48.4%

15.05.2022Adoption of the Regulation on the European Border and Coast Guard and repealing Regulations (Development of the Schengen Acquis).Federal● Accepted · 71.5% Yes

72.6% YesNo 27.4%

16.6% YesNo 83.4%

41.5% YesNo 58.5%

13.02.2022Amendment of the Federal Act on Stamp DutiesFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

43.1% YesNo 56.9%

13.02.2022Federal Act on a Package of Measures to benefit the MediaFederal● Rejected · 45.4% Yes

37.2% YesNo 62.8%

28.11.2021Nachtrag zum GesundheitsgesetzCantonal OW● Accepted · 59.3% Yes

59.3% YesNo 40.7%

28.11.2021Nursing initiativeFederal● Accepted · 61.0% Yes

52.4% YesNo 47.6%

28.11.2021Judge InitiativeFederal● Rejected · 31.9% Yes

29.1% YesNo 70.9%

28.11.2021Amendment to the COVID-19 ActFederal● Accepted · 62.0% Yes

51.2% YesNo 48.8%

26.09.2021Federal Popular Initiative 'Reduce tax on salaries, tax capital fairly'Federal● Rejected · 35.1% Yes

25.1% YesNo 74.9%

26.09.2021Marriage for allFederal● Accepted · 64.1% Yes

59.3% YesNo 40.7%

13.06.2021Popular initiative 'For clean drinking water and healthy food'Federal● Rejected · 39.3% Yes

27.8% YesNo 72.2%

13.06.2021Popular initiative 'For a Switzerland without artificial pesticides'Federal● Rejected · 39.4% Yes

27.7% YesNo 72.3%

13.06.2021Federal Act on the Statutory Principles for Federal Council Ordinances on Combating the COVID-19 Epidemic (COVID-19 Act)Federal● Accepted · 60.2% Yes

43.3% YesNo 56.7%

13.06.2021Federal Act on the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (CO2 Act)Federal● Rejected · 48.4% Yes

36.2% YesNo 63.8%

13.06.2021Federal Act on Police Measures to Combat Terrorism (PMCT)Federal● Accepted · 56.6% Yes

56.3% YesNo 43.7%

07.03.2021Popular initiative ‘Yes to a ban on full facial coverings’Federal● Accepted · 51.2% Yes

56.2% YesNo 43.8%

07.03.2021Federal Act on Electronic Identification Services (e-ID Act)Federal● Rejected · 35.6% Yes

39.9% YesNo 60.1%

07.03.2021Economic partnership agreement with IndonesiaFederal● Accepted · 51.6% Yes

59.1% YesNo 40.9%

29.11.2020Federal Popular Initiative 'For responsible businesses – protecting human rights and the environment'Federal● Rejected · 50.7% Yes

36.2% YesNo 63.8%

29.11.2020Federal Popular Initiative: 'For a ban on financing war material manufacturers'Federal● Rejected · 42.5% Yes

27.4% YesNo 72.6%

27.09.2020Popular initiative ‘For moderate immigration (Limitation Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.3% Yes

49.1% YesNo 50.9%

27.09.2020Amendment of the Hunting ActFederal● Rejected · 48.1% Yes

63.1% YesNo 36.9%

27.09.2020Amendment of the Federal Act on Direct Federal TaxationFederal● Rejected · 36.8% Yes

33.5% YesNo 66.5%

27.09.2020Amendment of the Loss of Earnings Compensation ActFederal● Accepted · 60.3% Yes

41.8% YesNo 58.2%

27.09.2020Federal Decree on the Procurement of New Fighter AircraftFederal● Accepted · 50.1% Yes

62.3% YesNo 37.7%

09.02.2020Popular Initiative ‘More affordable homes’Federal● Rejected · 42.9% Yes

27.3% YesNo 72.7%

09.02.2020Ban on discrimination based on sexual orientationFederal● Accepted · 63.1% Yes

50.8% YesNo 49.2%

22.09.2019Nachtrag zum SteuergesetzCantonal OW● Accepted · 55.7% Yes

55.7% YesNo 44.3%

19.05.2019Nachtrag zum Finanzhaushaltsgesetz vom 17. Dezember 2018Cantonal OW● Accepted · 64.2% Yes

64.2% YesNo 35.8%

19.05.2019Federal Act on Tax Reform and AHV Financing (TRAF)Federal● Accepted · 66.4% Yes

68.7% YesNo 31.3%

19.05.2019Federal Decree on the Approval and Implementation of the Exchange of Notes between Switzerland and the EU on the adoption of Directive (EU) 2017/853 amending the EU Weapons Directive (Development of the Schengen acquis)Federal● Accepted · 63.7% Yes

51.7% YesNo 48.3%

24.2% YesNo 75.8%

25.11.2018Popular initiative 'For the dignity of farm animals' (Horned Cow Initiative)Federal● Rejected · 45.3% Yes

35.9% YesNo 64.1%

25.11.2018Popular initiative 'Swiss law, not foreign judges' (Self-determination Initiative)Federal● Rejected · 33.7% Yes

39.3% YesNo 60.7%

25.11.2018Statutory basis for monitoring claimantsFederal● Accepted · 64.7% Yes

76.8% YesNo 23.2%

23.09.2018Gesetz über die Umsetzung von Massnahmen der Finanzstrategie 2027+Cantonal OW● Rejected · 41.5% Yes

41.5% YesNo 58.5%

23.09.2018Direct counter-proposal to the Bike InitiativeFederal● Accepted · 73.6% Yes

57.2% YesNo 42.8%

23.09.2018Federal Popular Initiative ‘For healthy, environmentally-friendly food fairly produced (Fair Food Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.7% Yes

20.4% YesNo 79.6%

23.09.2018Federal Popular Initiative ‘For food sovereignty. Agriculture affects us all’Federal● Rejected · 31.6% Yes

16.0% YesNo 84.0%

17.9% YesNo 82.1%

10.06.2018Federal Act on Gambling (Gambling Act)Federal● Accepted · 72.9% Yes

70.1% YesNo 29.9%

04.03.2018Federal Decree on the 2021 New Financial RegimeFederal● Accepted · 84.1% Yes

84.3% YesNo 15.7%

04.03.2018Popular initiative 'Say yes to abolishing radio and television fees (Abolition of Billag fees)'Federal● Rejected · 28.4% Yes

31.0% YesNo 69.0%

24.09.2017Federal Decree on Food SecurityFederal● Accepted · 78.7% Yes

74.6% YesNo 25.4%

24.09.2017Federal Decree on Additional Funding for OASI PensionsFederal● Rejected · 50.0% Yes

42.6% YesNo 57.4%

24.09.2017Federal Act on the 2020 Pension ReformsFederal● Rejected · 47.3% Yes

41.7% YesNo 58.3%

21.05.2017Energy Act (EnA)Federal● Accepted · 58.2% Yes

49.8% YesNo 50.2%

12.02.2017Federal Decree on the Simplified Naturalisation of Third-Generation ImmigrantsFederal● Accepted · 60.4% Yes

46.4% YesNo 53.6%

12.02.2017Federal Decree on Establishing a Fund for National Roads and Urban Traffic (NRUTF)Federal● Accepted · 61.9% Yes

61.5% YesNo 38.5%

12.02.2017Corporate Tax Reform Act IIIFederal● Rejected · 40.9% Yes

48.0% YesNo 52.0%

35.1% YesNo 64.9%

25.09.2016Popular initiative: ‘For a sustainable and resource-efficient economy (Green Economy)’Federal● Rejected · 36.4% Yes

22.9% YesNo 77.1%

25.09.2016Popular initiative: ‘OASIplus: for a decent old-age pension’Federal● Rejected · 40.6% Yes

24.9% YesNo 75.1%

25.09.2016Federal Act on the Intelligence Service (Intelligence Service Act, ISA)Federal● Accepted · 65.5% Yes

68.7% YesNo 31.3%

05.06.2016Popular initiative 'Pro public service'Federal● Rejected · 32.4% Yes

26.9% YesNo 73.1%

05.06.2016Popular initiative 'Unconditional basic income'Federal● Rejected · 23.1% Yes

13.8% YesNo 86.2%

05.06.2016For fairer transport funding popular initiativeFederal● Rejected · 29.2% Yes

33.0% YesNo 67.0%

05.06.2016Amendment to the Reproductive Medicine Act (RMA)Federal● Accepted · 62.4% Yes

49.7% YesNo 50.3%

05.06.2016Amendment to the Asylum Act (AsylA)Federal● Accepted · 66.8% Yes

57.1% YesNo 42.9%

28.02.2016Popular initiative 'For marriage and family - against the marriage penalty'Federal● Rejected · 49.2% Yes

54.7% YesNo 45.3%

52.5% YesNo 47.5%

28.02.2016Popular initiative 'No speculation with foodstuffs'Federal● Rejected · 40.1% Yes

31.5% YesNo 68.5%

28.02.2016Amendment to the Federal Act on transit Road Traffic in the Alpine Region (renovation of the Gotthard road tunnel)Federal● Accepted · 57.0% Yes

65.5% YesNo 34.5%

14.06.2015Federal decree on the amendment to the constitutional provision on reproductive medicine and genetic engineering involving human beingsFederal● Accepted · 61.9% Yes

44.2% YesNo 55.8%

14.06.2015Popular initiative ‘Scholarship initiative’Federal● Rejected · 27.5% Yes

15.3% YesNo 84.7%

14.06.2015Popular initiative ‘Tax multimillion-franc inheritances for our AHV (inheritance tax reform)’Federal● Rejected · 29.0% Yes

17.8% YesNo 82.2%

14.06.2015Amendment to the Federal Act on Radio and TelevisionFederal● Accepted · 50.1% Yes

41.0% YesNo 59.0%

08.03.2015Popular initiative 'Strengthen families! Tax-free child and educational allowances'Federal● Rejected · 24.6% Yes

21.4% YesNo 78.6%

08.03.2015Popular initiative 'Energy tax instead of VAT'Federal● Rejected · 8.0% Yes

5.9% YesNo 94.1%