#	Municipality	Yes share	Canton
1	Courchavon	61.3%	JU
2	Vendlincourt	58.1%	JU
3	Corcelles	57.1%	BE
4	Basse-Allaine	54.8%	JU
5	Sévaz	53.7%	FR
6	Châtillon	52.1%	JU
7	Coeuve	51.8%	JU
8	Balm bei Günsberg	51.2%	SO
9	Courgenay	50.3%	JU
10	Haute-Ajoie	50.2%	JU

Result by district

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

NoYesNo result

Strongest yes by district

BFS

District de Porrentruy JU46.6%

District de Delémont JU41.2%

District des Franches-Montagnes JU39.2%

District de la Glâne FR37.1%

District de la Broye FR36.7%

Strongest no by district

BFS

Region Maloja GR82.9%

Bezirk Meilen ZH81.8%

Region Plessur GR81.8%

Bezirk Mittelland AR81.6%

Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland BE81.6%

Result by district

District results as published by the FSO — top 10 yes / top 10 no

#	District	Yes share	Canton
1	District de Porrentruy	46.6%	JU
2	District de Delémont	41.2%	JU
3	District des Franches-Montagnes	39.2%	JU
4	District de la Glâne	37.1%	FR
5	District de la Broye	36.7%	FR
6	Bezirk Raron	36.6%	VS
7	District de la Veveyse	36.0%	FR
8	Bezirk Leuk	35.8%	VS
9	District d'Entremont	35.4%	VS
10	District de Saint-Maurice	35.3%	VS

How the cantons voted

yes share per municipality

This Vorlage needed a majority of the people AND a majority of the cantons. Six cantons count as a half (BV Art. 142).

0 of 23 cantons — Rejected

NoYesNo result

Strongest yes by canton

BFS

Jura41.9%

Fribourg32.6%

Valais32.2%

Geneva30.0%

Ticino29.5%

Strongest no by canton

BFS

Glarus83.1%

Appenzell Ausserrhoden79.6%

Zurich79.6%

Bern79.4%

Appenzell Innerrhoden79.2%

Result by canton

#	Canton	Yes share	Turnout	Municipalities
1	Jura	41.9%	40.6%	51
2	Fribourg	32.6%	46.7%	119
3	Valais	32.2%	48.6%	122
4	Geneva	30.0%	52.9%	45
5	Ticino	29.5%	41.8%	100
6	Neuchâtel	28.3%	45.5%	24
7	Schaffhausen	27.3%	66.4%	26
8	Lucerne	26.1%	46.1%	79
9	Vaud	25.7%	50.1%	300
10	Solothurn	25.2%	40.6%	104
11	Schwyz	24.8%	42.4%	30
12	Basel-City	24.6%	49.6%	3
13	Uri	24.4%	35.3%	19
14	Nidwalden	24.0%	49.8%	11
15	Basel-Landschaft	23.9%	35.4%	86
16	St. Gallen	23.8%	41.8%	75
17	Aargau	23.2%	40.6%	196
18	Thurgau	22.7%	44.6%	80
19	Zug	22.2%	47.0%	11
20	Grisons	21.8%	37.7%	100
21	Obwalden	21.4%	44.9%	7
22	Appenzell Innerrhoden	20.8%	37.3%	5
23	Bern	20.6%	38.3%	327
24	Zurich	20.4%	43.7%	160
25	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	20.4%	50.9%	20
26	Glarus	16.9%	33.8%	3

Federal Council explanations

The Federal Council publishes its official explanations in German, French and Italian only; there is no English edition, and we do not translate them.

Source: Federal Council explanations (Federal Chancellery), chapter «» · Federal Council explanations (PDF, German)

Text put to the vote

BBl 2014 7221

Text put to the vote on Fedlex (BBl 2014 7221, German)

Source: Fedlex, BBl 2014 7221 — official text

Frequently asked questions

What was the result of the vote “Popular initiative 'Strengthen families! Tax-free child and educational allowances'”?: On 08.03.2015, “Popular initiative 'Strengthen families! Tax-free child and educational allowances'” was rejected with 537'795 yes and 1'650'109 no. Turnout was 43.5%.
How did the cantons vote on “Popular initiative 'Strengthen families! Tax-free child and educational allowances'”?: The strongest yes came from Jura (41.9%), the strongest no from Glarus (16.9%).
Was “Popular initiative 'Strengthen families! Tax-free child and educational allowances'” accepted?: “Popular initiative 'Strengthen families! Tax-free child and educational allowances'” was rejected nationwide on 08.03.2015.