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Popular vote · 08.03.2015Federal ballot

Volksinitiative «Energie- statt Mehrwertsteuer»

Votes2015
8.0% YesNo 92.0%
Votes
Rejected
Yes
8.0% 175'398
No
92.0% 2'010'261
Cantonal majority
0 / 23
Turnout
43.5%

Ballot-weighted result across 2'115 municipalities

Result by municipality

yes share per municipality
NoYesNo result
#MunicipalityYes shareCanton
1Bister31.3%VS
2Locarno26.7%TI
3Stettlen21.1%BE
4Bonstetten21.1%ZH
5Vallorbe21.0%VD
6Fisibach20.3%AG
7Gurtnellen20.2%UR
8Niederhünigen20.0%BE
9Rivaz19.6%VD
10Les Enfers19.1%JU

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
#CantonYes shareTurnoutMunicipalities
1Basel-City14.0%49.6%3
2Zurich10.9%43.7%160
3Schaffhausen10.9%66.5%26
4Geneva9.1%52.9%45
5Bern8.6%38.3%327
6Basel-Landschaft8.5%35.4%86
7Lucerne8.4%46.1%79
8Appenzell Ausserrhoden8.0%50.9%20
9Thurgau7.9%44.6%80
10Aargau7.7%40.6%196
11Zug7.6%47.0%11
12Solothurn7.5%40.6%104
13St. Gallen7.3%41.8%75
14Grisons6.9%37.9%100
15Ticino6.7%41.8%100
16Glarus6.4%33.8%3
17Schwyz6.2%42.5%30
18Uri6.0%35.3%19
19Nidwalden6.0%49.9%11
20Obwalden5.9%44.7%7
21Neuchâtel5.9%45.5%24
22Jura5.8%40.6%51
23Vaud5.7%50.1%300
24Fribourg5.6%46.7%119
25Appenzell Innerrhoden5.2%37.3%5
26Valais3.9%48.6%122
What was the result of the vote “Volksinitiative «Energie- statt Mehrwertsteuer»”?
On 08.03.2015, “Volksinitiative «Energie- statt Mehrwertsteuer»” was rejected with 175'398 yes and 2'010'261 no. Turnout was 43.5%.
How did the cantons vote on “Volksinitiative «Energie- statt Mehrwertsteuer»”?
The strongest yes came from Basel-City (14.0%), the strongest no from Valais (3.9%).
Was “Volksinitiative «Energie- statt Mehrwertsteuer»” accepted?
“Volksinitiative «Energie- statt Mehrwertsteuer»” was rejected nationwide on 08.03.2015.