Popular vote · 28.02.2016Federal ballot
Popular initiative 'For the enforcement of the explusion of foreign criminals (enforcement initiative)'
Votes201641.1% YesNo 58.9%
Votes
Rejected
Yes
41.1% 1'375'098
No
58.9% 1'966'965
Cantonal majority
4.5 / 23
Turnout
65.2%
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 | Horrenbach-Buchen | 90.2% | BE |
| 2 | Zwischbergen | 88.4% | VS |
| 3 | Ederswiler | 86.5% | JU |
| 4 | Isone | 83.6% | TI |
| 5 | Unteriberg | 81.3% | SZ |
| 6 | Vorderthal | 81.2% | SZ |
| 7 | Alpthal | 81.1% | SZ |
| 8 | Eriz | 80.2% | BE |
| 9 | Schangnau | 78.5% | BE |
| 10 | Rossa | 78.1% | GR |
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 | Distretto di Blenio | 68.6% | TI |
| 2 | Distretto di Riviera | 67.5% | TI |
| 3 | Region Moesa | 66.0% | GR |
| 4 | Distretto di Leventina | 64.9% | TI |
| 5 | Distretto di Mendrisio | 61.6% | TI |
| 6 | Wahlkreis Entlebuch | 60.6% | LU |
| 7 | Distretto di Vallemaggia | 60.5% | TI |
| 8 | Distretto di Bellinzona | 59.4% | TI |
| 9 | Distretto di Lugano | 58.1% | TI |
| 10 | Distretto di Locarno | 57.4% | TI |
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).
4.5 of 23 cantons — Rejected
NoYesNo result
| # | Canton | Yes share | Turnout | Municipalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ticino | 59.4% | 70.0% | 100 |
| 2 | Appenzell Innerrhoden | 54.3% | 60.4% | 5 |
| 3 | Schwyz | 53.9% | 68.7% | 30 |
| 4 | Obwalden | 52.5% | 72.7% | 7 |
| 5 | Uri | 51.6% | 73.1% | 19 |
| 6 | Nidwalden | 50.6% | 73.3% | 11 |
| 7 | Glarus | 48.7% | 58.2% | 3 |
| 8 | Thurgau | 47.2% | 62.3% | 80 |
| 9 | St. Gallen | 45.9% | 63.4% | 75 |
| 10 | Schaffhausen | 45.1% | 80.1% | 26 |
| 11 | Valais | 45.0% | 65.7% | 122 |
| 12 | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 44.7% | 67.5% | 20 |
| 13 | Aargau | 44.3% | 65.5% | 196 |
| 14 | Lucerne | 43.7% | 69.1% | 79 |
| 15 | Solothurn | 43.0% | 65.6% | 104 |
| 16 | Zug | 42.6% | 70.4% | 11 |
| 17 | Grisons | 41.9% | 62.1% | 100 |
| 18 | Fribourg | 40.9% | 66.3% | 119 |
| 19 | Basel-Landschaft | 40.2% | 65.4% | 86 |
| 20 | Bern | 40.1% | 60.2% | 327 |
| 21 | Jura | 39.7% | 55.9% | 51 |
| 22 | Geneva | 35.5% | 60.8% | 45 |
| 23 | Zurich | 35.0% | 68.6% | 160 |
| 24 | Neuchâtel | 34.7% | 60.5% | 24 |
| 25 | Vaud | 33.4% | 68.1% | 300 |
| 26 | Basel-City | 29.8% | 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 2701Text put to the vote on Fedlex (BBl 2015 2701, German)
Source: Fedlex, BBl 2015 2701 — official text
- What was the result of the vote “Popular initiative 'For the enforcement of the explusion of foreign criminals (enforcement initiative)'”?
- On 28.02.2016, “Popular initiative 'For the enforcement of the explusion of foreign criminals (enforcement initiative)'” was rejected with 1'375'098 yes and 1'966'965 no. Turnout was 65.2%.
- How did the cantons vote on “Popular initiative 'For the enforcement of the explusion of foreign criminals (enforcement initiative)'”?
- The strongest yes came from Ticino (59.4%), the strongest no from Basel-City (29.8%).
- Was “Popular initiative 'For the enforcement of the explusion of foreign criminals (enforcement initiative)'” accepted?
- “Popular initiative 'For the enforcement of the explusion of foreign criminals (enforcement initiative)'” was rejected nationwide on 28.02.2016.