Popular vote · 14.06.2015Federal ballot
Popular initiative ‘Scholarship initiative’
Votes201527.5% YesNo 72.5%
Votes
Rejected
Yes
27.5% 610'284
No
72.5% 1'611'911
Cantonal majority
0 / 23
Turnout
43.6%
Ballot-weighted result across 2'115 municipalities
Result by municipality
yes share per municipalityNoYesNo result
Strongest no
BFSResult by municipality
Top 10| # | Municipality | Yes share | Canton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Villars-Epeney | 76.2% | VD |
| 2 | Schelten | 75.0% | BE |
| 3 | Rossemaison | 69.7% | JU |
| 4 | Mauraz | 61.9% | VD |
| 5 | Canobbio | 56.0% | TI |
| 6 | Chénens | 55.6% | FR |
| 7 | Muralto | 55.1% | TI |
| 8 | Romainmôtier-Envy | 54.7% | VD |
| 9 | Chêne-Pâquier | 54.2% | VD |
| 10 | Berolle | 51.8% | VD |
Result 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 Lausanne | 47.7% | VD |
| 2 | District de Moutier | 44.2% | JU |
| 3 | District de l'Ouest lausannois | 43.4% | VD |
| 4 | District des Franches-Montagnes | 39.6% | JU |
| 5 | District du Jura-Nord vaudois | 39.3% | VD |
| 6 | District de Delémont | 38.9% | JU |
| 7 | District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut | 38.7% | VD |
| 8 | Bezirk Zürich | 38.3% | ZH |
| 9 | District de Porrentruy | 37.3% | JU |
| 10 | District de la Sarine | 37.0% | FR |
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).
0 of 23 cantons — Rejected
NoYesNo result
| # | Canton | Yes share | Turnout | Municipalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neuchâtel | 42.2% | 40.6% | 24 |
| 2 | Geneva | 42.2% | 51.7% | 45 |
| 3 | Jura | 38.8% | 39.1% | 51 |
| 4 | Vaud | 38.0% | 47.6% | 300 |
| 5 | Basel-City | 33.9% | 57.0% | 3 |
| 6 | Fribourg | 29.9% | 43.2% | 119 |
| 7 | Ticino | 29.1% | 46.1% | 100 |
| 8 | Schaffhausen | 28.8% | 65.3% | 26 |
| 9 | Valais | 26.8% | 51.3% | 122 |
| 10 | Zurich | 26.6% | 46.0% | 160 |
| 11 | Bern | 26.6% | 37.5% | 327 |
| 12 | Basel-Landschaft | 26.5% | 41.4% | 86 |
| 13 | Solothurn | 25.9% | 42.1% | 104 |
| 14 | Grisons | 22.8% | 40.2% | 100 |
| 15 | Aargau | 22.8% | 41.7% | 196 |
| 16 | Lucerne | 22.1% | 42.0% | 79 |
| 17 | St. Gallen | 22.0% | 41.7% | 75 |
| 18 | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 21.3% | 46.2% | 20 |
| 19 | Thurgau | 21.1% | 41.7% | 80 |
| 20 | Glarus | 20.9% | 34.5% | 3 |
| 21 | Uri | 20.8% | 36.4% | 19 |
| 22 | Zug | 18.4% | 59.8% | 11 |
| 23 | Schwyz | 17.5% | 47.9% | 30 |
| 24 | Nidwalden | 16.1% | 48.9% | 11 |
| 25 | Obwalden | 15.3% | 49.6% | 7 |
| 26 | Appenzell Innerrhoden | 13.0% | 37.8% | 5 |
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 9681Text put to the vote on Fedlex (BBl 2014 9681, German)
Source: Fedlex, BBl 2014 9681 — official text
- What was the result of the vote “Popular initiative ‘Scholarship initiative’”?
- On 14.06.2015, “Popular initiative ‘Scholarship initiative’” was rejected with 610'284 yes and 1'611'911 no. Turnout was 43.6%.
- How did the cantons vote on “Popular initiative ‘Scholarship initiative’”?
- The strongest yes came from Neuchâtel (42.2%), the strongest no from Appenzell Innerrhoden (13.0%).
- Was “Popular initiative ‘Scholarship initiative’” accepted?
- “Popular initiative ‘Scholarship initiative’” was rejected nationwide on 14.06.2015.