Popular vote · 28.02.2016Federal ballot
Popular initiative 'No speculation with foodstuffs'
Votes201640.1% YesNo 59.9%
Votes
Rejected
Yes
40.1% 1'287'786
No
59.9% 1'925'937
Cantonal majority
1.5 / 23
Turnout
64.4%
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 | Blatten | 71.3% | VS |
| 2 | Schelten | 70.0% | BE |
| 3 | Rebévelier | 68.4% | BE |
| 4 | Binn | 66.1% | VS |
| 5 | Saxeten | 65.9% | BE |
| 6 | Mauraz | 65.5% | VD |
| 7 | Bister | 65.0% | VS |
| 8 | Les Enfers | 64.4% | JU |
| 9 | Saint-Brais | 64.0% | JU |
| 10 | Romainmôtier-Envy | 63.3% | 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 | 53.1% | VD |
| 2 | District des Franches-Montagnes | 52.6% | JU |
| 3 | District de Delémont | 52.1% | JU |
| 4 | District de Moutier | 51.2% | JU |
| 5 | Bezirk Zürich | 49.5% | ZH |
| 6 | District de l'Ouest lausannois | 48.6% | VD |
| 7 | District de Porrentruy | 47.4% | JU |
| 8 | Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois | 47.2% | BE |
| 9 | Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne | 47.0% | BE |
| 10 | Bezirk Schaffhausen | 46.9% | 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).
1.5 of 23 cantons — Rejected
NoYesNo result
| # | Canton | Yes share | Turnout | Municipalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jura | 50.6% | 55.4% | 51 |
| 2 | Basel-City | 50.4% | 71.5% | 3 |
| 3 | Neuchâtel | 45.6% | 60.0% | 24 |
| 4 | Geneva | 45.5% | 60.8% | 45 |
| 5 | Schaffhausen | 44.0% | 79.6% | 26 |
| 6 | Vaud | 43.5% | 67.9% | 300 |
| 7 | Ticino | 41.8% | 70.0% | 100 |
| 8 | Bern | 41.4% | 60.2% | 327 |
| 9 | Zurich | 40.4% | 67.2% | 160 |
| 10 | Basel-Landschaft | 40.4% | 64.1% | 86 |
| 11 | Solothurn | 40.2% | 64.7% | 104 |
| 12 | Fribourg | 40.1% | 65.5% | 119 |
| 13 | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 38.4% | 66.3% | 20 |
| 14 | Grisons | 38.1% | 60.4% | 100 |
| 15 | Thurgau | 38.1% | 61.4% | 80 |
| 16 | Aargau | 37.6% | 64.1% | 196 |
| 17 | Glarus | 37.5% | 57.4% | 3 |
| 18 | St. Gallen | 37.3% | 61.9% | 75 |
| 19 | Valais | 36.1% | 65.4% | 122 |
| 20 | Lucerne | 35.9% | 67.9% | 79 |
| 21 | Uri | 35.8% | 69.4% | 19 |
| 22 | Schwyz | 33.4% | 67.4% | 30 |
| 23 | Appenzell Innerrhoden | 32.6% | 59.8% | 5 |
| 24 | Zug | 32.1% | 69.2% | 11 |
| 25 | Obwalden | 31.5% | 71.5% | 7 |
| 26 | Nidwalden | 30.8% | 72.3% | 11 |
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 7127Text put to the vote on Fedlex (BBl 2015 7127, German)
Source: Fedlex, BBl 2015 7127 — official text
- What was the result of the vote “Popular initiative 'No speculation with foodstuffs'”?
- On 28.02.2016, “Popular initiative 'No speculation with foodstuffs'” was rejected with 1'287'786 yes and 1'925'937 no. Turnout was 64.4%.
- How did the cantons vote on “Popular initiative 'No speculation with foodstuffs'”?
- The strongest yes came from Jura (50.6%), the strongest no from Nidwalden (30.8%).
- Was “Popular initiative 'No speculation with foodstuffs'” accepted?
- “Popular initiative 'No speculation with foodstuffs'” was rejected nationwide on 28.02.2016.