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Popular vote · 14.06.2015Federal ballot

Federal decree on the amendment to the constitutional provision on reproductive medicine and genetic engineering involving human beings

Votes2015
61.9% 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 municipality
NoYesNo result
#MunicipalityYes shareCanton
1Denens94.9%VD
2Orges93.4%VD
3Trey93.1%VD
4Chessel92.8%VD
5Chavannes-des-Bois92.5%VD
6Tannay91.7%VD
7Mollens91.7%VD
8Chavannes-de-Bogis91.6%VD
9Dizy91.5%VD
10Chigny90.7%VD

Result by district

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

Result by district

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

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).

18.5 of 23 cantons — Accepted
NoYesNo result
Vaud84.8%
Geneva82.2%
Jura67.1%
#CantonYes shareTurnoutMunicipalities
1Vaud84.8%47.7%300
2Geneva82.2%51.7%45
3Neuchâtel75.2%40.6%24
4Jura67.1%39.0%51
5Fribourg67.0%43.2%119
6Zurich64.8%46.1%160
7Basel-City62.6%57.0%3
8Basel-Landschaft61.3%41.5%86
9Ticino60.9%46.1%100
10Aargau57.9%41.8%196
11Zug57.8%60.0%11
12Bern57.0%37.5%327
13Valais57.0%51.3%122
14Solothurn55.2%42.1%104
15Lucerne54.7%42.1%79
16Grisons53.9%40.4%100
17Glarus52.5%34.9%3
18St. Gallen52.0%41.9%75
19Thurgau50.4%41.8%80
20Nidwalden50.1%48.9%11
21Schaffhausen49.1%65.4%26
22Schwyz49.0%48.0%30
23Appenzell Ausserrhoden48.7%46.4%20
24Uri46.1%36.5%19
25Appenzell Innerrhoden44.5%37.7%5
26Obwalden44.2%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 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.