St. Gallen · 28.02.2016
Popular initiative 'For marriage and family - against the marriage penalty'
53.0% YesNo 47.0%
Yes
53.0%
Turnout
62.7%Switzerland 64.8%
This canton’s Standesstimme
counted as a yes
St. Gallen was 3.8 points more in favour than the national result
Rank 10 of 26 cantons by yes share
Municipalities in St. Gallen
yes share per municipalityNoYesNo result
| # | Municipality | Yes share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muolen | 65.6% |
| 2 | Mosnang | 62.7% |
| 3 | Oberriet | 62.3% |
| 4 | Diepoldsau | 62.3% |
| 5 | Benken | 61.8% |
| 6 | Pfäfers | 61.7% |
| 7 | Bütschwil-Ganterschwil | 61.7% |
| 8 | Häggenschwil | 61.6% |
| 9 | Berg | 61.4% |
| 10 | Niederbüren | 61.4% |
Result by district
yes share per district — the district figures BFS publishes; cantons without districts stay neutralNoYesNo result
Wahlkreis St. Gallen52.7%
Wahlkreis See-Gaster47.4%
Wahlkreis Werdenberg46.4%
Wahlkreis Wil45.8%
Wahlkreis Rorschach45.3%
Result by district
District results as published by the FSO — top 10 yes / top 10 no| # | District | Yes share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wahlkreis Rheintal | 58.2% |
| 2 | Wahlkreis Toggenburg | 55.9% |
| 3 | Wahlkreis Sarganserland | 54.9% |
| 4 | Wahlkreis Rorschach | 54.7% |
| 5 | Wahlkreis Wil | 54.3% |
| 6 | Wahlkreis Werdenberg | 53.6% |
| 7 | Wahlkreis See-Gaster | 52.6% |
| 8 | Wahlkreis St. Gallen | 47.3% |
Nearest cantons by centroid, not strictly bordering.