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Obwalden · 28.09.2025

Federal decree on cantonal property taxes on second homes

68.2% YesNo 31.8%
Yes
68.2%
Turnout
54.5%Switzerland 51.6%
This canton’s Standesstimme
counted as a yesand counts as a half (BV Art. 142)

← All of this voteAll votes in Obwalden

Compared with Switzerland

BFS

Obwalden was 10.5 points more in favour than the national result

Rank 8 of 26 cantons by yes share

Municipalities in Obwalden

yes share per municipality
NoYesNo result

Strongest yes in Obwalden

BFS
Lungern73.3%
Engelberg70.4%
Giswil70.1%
Kerns69.8%
Sachseln67.6%

Strongest no in Obwalden

BFS
Sarnen34.2%
Alpnach33.0%
Sachseln32.5%
Kerns30.2%
Giswil29.9%

Result by municipality in canton Obwalden

Top 10
#MunicipalityYes share
1Lungern73.3%
2Engelberg70.4%
3Giswil70.1%
4Kerns69.8%
5Sachseln67.6%
6Alpnach67.0%
7Sarnen65.8%

Result by district

yes share per district — the district figures BFS publishes; cantons without districts stay neutral
NoYesNo result

Nearby cantons

BFS
Nidwalden68.0%
Lucerne67.5%
Uri65.5%
Zug65.0%
Schwyz68.6%
Bern55.4%

Nearest cantons by centroid, not strictly bordering.