Popular vote · 28.02.2016Federal ballot
Popular initiative 'For marriage and family - against the marriage penalty'
Votes201649.2% YesNo 50.8%
Votes
Rejected
Yes
49.2% 1'609'152
No
50.8% 1'664'224
Cantonal majority
16.5 / 23
Turnout
64.8%
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 | Wachseldorn | 79.2% | BE |
| 2 | Corcelles | 75.5% | BE |
| 3 | Champoz | 75.3% | BE |
| 4 | Saas-Almagell | 74.8% | VS |
| 5 | Ederswiler | 74.5% | JU |
| 6 | Oberems | 74.0% | VS |
| 7 | Oberlangenegg | 73.8% | BE |
| 8 | Buchholterberg | 73.7% | BE |
| 9 | Mauborget | 73.7% | VD |
| 10 | Doppleschwand | 72.5% | LU |
Result by district
yes share per district — the district figures BFS publishes; cantons without districts stay neutralNoYesNo result
Bezirk LeukVS60.7%
Bezirk VispVS60.5%
Result by district
District results as published by the FSO — top 10 yes / top 10 no| # | District | Yes share | Canton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wahlkreis Entlebuch | 62.4% | LU |
| 2 | District de Porrentruy | 61.3% | JU |
| 3 | District de Moutier | 61.0% | JU |
| 4 | Bezirk Leuk | 60.7% | VS |
| 5 | Bezirk Visp | 60.5% | VS |
| 6 | Bezirk Raron | 59.9% | VS |
| 7 | District de Delémont | 59.8% | JU |
| 8 | District d'Hérens | 59.6% | VS |
| 9 | District de la Glâne | 59.5% | FR |
| 10 | Bezirk Reiat | 59.4% | SH |
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).
16.5 of 23 cantons — Accepted
NoYesNo result
| # | Canton | Yes share | Turnout | Municipalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jura | 60.1% | 55.6% | 51 |
| 2 | Valais | 57.0% | 65.5% | 122 |
| 3 | Appenzell Innerrhoden | 55.6% | 60.0% | 5 |
| 4 | Obwalden | 54.7% | 72.1% | 7 |
| 5 | Ticino | 54.7% | 70.0% | 100 |
| 6 | Nidwalden | 54.6% | 72.7% | 11 |
| 7 | Schwyz | 54.5% | 67.9% | 30 |
| 8 | Thurgau | 54.0% | 61.8% | 80 |
| 9 | Fribourg | 53.6% | 66.0% | 119 |
| 10 | St. Gallen | 53.0% | 62.7% | 75 |
| 11 | Aargau | 52.8% | 64.8% | 196 |
| 12 | Neuchâtel | 51.9% | 60.3% | 24 |
| 13 | Glarus | 51.7% | 57.7% | 3 |
| 14 | Solothurn | 51.7% | 65.0% | 104 |
| 15 | Zug | 51.6% | 69.7% | 11 |
| 16 | Schaffhausen | 51.3% | 79.8% | 26 |
| 17 | Uri | 50.9% | 70.4% | 19 |
| 18 | Lucerne | 50.8% | 68.3% | 79 |
| 19 | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 49.5% | 66.4% | 20 |
| 20 | Basel-Landschaft | 49.4% | 64.7% | 86 |
| 21 | Grisons | 49.4% | 61.0% | 100 |
| 22 | Geneva | 46.7% | 60.8% | 45 |
| 23 | Bern | 46.1% | 60.2% | 327 |
| 24 | Vaud | 45.7% | 68.0% | 300 |
| 25 | Zurich | 43.5% | 67.8% | 160 |
| 26 | Basel-City | 39.5% | 71.5% | 3 |
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 2015 4849Text put to the vote on Fedlex (BBl 2015 4849, German)
Source: Fedlex, BBl 2015 4849 — official text
- What was the result of the vote “Popular initiative 'For marriage and family - against the marriage penalty'”?
- On 28.02.2016, “Popular initiative 'For marriage and family - against the marriage penalty'” was rejected with 1'609'152 yes and 1'664'224 no. Turnout was 64.8%.
- How did the cantons vote on “Popular initiative 'For marriage and family - against the marriage penalty'”?
- The strongest yes came from Jura (60.1%), the strongest no from Basel-City (39.5%).
- Was “Popular initiative 'For marriage and family - against the marriage penalty'” accepted?
- “Popular initiative 'For marriage and family - against the marriage penalty'” was rejected nationwide on 28.02.2016.