Popular vote · 14.06.2015Federal ballot
Federal decree on the amendment to the constitutional provision on reproductive medicine and genetic engineering involving human beings
Votes201561.9% YesNo 38.1%
Votes
Accepted
Yes
61.9% 1'377'613
No
38.1% 846'865
Cantonal majority
18.5 / 23
Turnout
43.7%
Ballot-weighted result across 2'115 municipalities
Result by municipality
yes share per municipalityNoYesNo result
Strongest no
BFSResult by municipality
Top 10Result by district
yes share per district — the district figures BFS publishes; cantons without districts stay neutralNoYesNo result
Result by district
District results as published by the FSO — top 10 yes / top 10 no| # | District | Yes share | Canton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District de Lavaux-Oron | 86.6% | VD |
| 2 | District de Nyon | 86.5% | VD |
| 3 | District de Lausanne | 86.3% | VD |
| 4 | District de Morges | 85.7% | VD |
| 5 | District du Gros-de-Vaud | 84.9% | VD |
| 6 | District de l'Ouest lausannois | 84.8% | VD |
| 7 | District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut | 83.9% | VD |
| 8 | District du Jura-Nord vaudois | 82.8% | VD |
| 9 | District de la Broye-Vully | 82.7% | VD |
| 10 | District d'Aigle | 81.3% | VD |
How the cantons voted
yes share per municipalityThis Vorlage needed a majority of the people AND a majority of the cantons. Six cantons count as a half (BV Art. 142).
18.5 of 23 cantons — Accepted
NoYesNo result
| # | Canton | Yes share | Turnout | Municipalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaud | 84.8% | 47.7% | 300 |
| 2 | Geneva | 82.2% | 51.7% | 45 |
| 3 | Neuchâtel | 75.2% | 40.6% | 24 |
| 4 | Jura | 67.1% | 39.0% | 51 |
| 5 | Fribourg | 67.0% | 43.2% | 119 |
| 6 | Zurich | 64.8% | 46.1% | 160 |
| 7 | Basel-City | 62.6% | 57.0% | 3 |
| 8 | Basel-Landschaft | 61.3% | 41.5% | 86 |
| 9 | Ticino | 60.9% | 46.1% | 100 |
| 10 | Aargau | 57.9% | 41.8% | 196 |
| 11 | Zug | 57.8% | 60.0% | 11 |
| 12 | Bern | 57.0% | 37.5% | 327 |
| 13 | Valais | 57.0% | 51.3% | 122 |
| 14 | Solothurn | 55.2% | 42.1% | 104 |
| 15 | Lucerne | 54.7% | 42.1% | 79 |
| 16 | Grisons | 53.9% | 40.4% | 100 |
| 17 | Glarus | 52.5% | 34.9% | 3 |
| 18 | St. Gallen | 52.0% | 41.9% | 75 |
| 19 | Thurgau | 50.4% | 41.8% | 80 |
| 20 | Nidwalden | 50.1% | 48.9% | 11 |
| 21 | Schaffhausen | 49.1% | 65.4% | 26 |
| 22 | Schwyz | 49.0% | 48.0% | 30 |
| 23 | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 48.7% | 46.4% | 20 |
| 24 | Uri | 46.1% | 36.5% | 19 |
| 25 | Appenzell Innerrhoden | 44.5% | 37.7% | 5 |
| 26 | Obwalden | 44.2% | 49.7% | 7 |
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 9675Text put to the vote on Fedlex (BBl 2014 9675, German)
Source: Fedlex, BBl 2014 9675 — official text
- What was the result of the vote “Federal decree on the amendment to the constitutional provision on reproductive medicine and genetic engineering involving human beings”?
- On 14.06.2015, “Federal decree on the amendment to the constitutional provision on reproductive medicine and genetic engineering involving human beings” was accepted with 1'377'613 yes and 846'865 no. Turnout was 43.7%.
- How did the cantons vote on “Federal decree on the amendment to the constitutional provision on reproductive medicine and genetic engineering involving human beings”?
- The strongest yes came from Vaud (84.8%), the strongest no from Obwalden (44.2%).
- Was “Federal decree on the amendment to the constitutional provision on reproductive medicine and genetic engineering involving human beings” accepted?
- “Federal decree on the amendment to the constitutional provision on reproductive medicine and genetic engineering involving human beings” was accepted nationwide on 14.06.2015.