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Popular vote · 28.02.2016Federal ballot

Volksinitiative «Für Ehe und Familie - gegen die Heiratsstrafe»

Votes2016
49.2% YesNo 50.8%
Votes
Rejected
Yes
49.2% 1'609'065
No
50.8% 1'664'175
Cantonal majority
16.5 / 23
Turnout
64.8%

Ballot-weighted result across 2'120 municipalities

Result by municipality

yes share per municipality
NoYesNo result
#MunicipalityYes shareCanton
1Wachseldorn79.2%BE
2Corcelles75.5%BE
3Champoz75.3%BE
4Saas-Almagell74.8%VS
5Ederswiler74.5%JU
6Oberems74.0%VS
7Oberlangenegg73.8%BE
8Buchholterberg73.7%BE
9Mauborget73.7%VD
10Doppleschwand72.5%LU

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).

16.5 of 23 cantons — Accepted
NoYesNo result
Zurich56.5%
Vaud54.3%
Bern53.8%
Geneva53.3%
#CantonYes shareTurnoutMunicipalities
1Jura60.1%55.6%50
2Valais57.0%65.5%122
3Appenzell Innerrhoden55.6%60.0%5
4Obwalden54.7%72.1%7
5Ticino54.7%70.0%100
6Nidwalden54.6%72.7%11
7Schwyz54.5%67.9%30
8Thurgau54.0%61.8%80
9Fribourg53.6%66.0%121
10St. Gallen53.0%62.7%75
11Aargau52.8%64.8%197
12Neuchâtel51.9%60.3%24
13Glarus51.7%57.7%3
14Solothurn51.7%65.1%106
15Zug51.6%69.7%11
16Schaffhausen51.3%79.8%26
17Uri50.9%70.4%19
18Lucerne50.8%68.3%79
19Appenzell Ausserrhoden49.5%66.4%20
20Basel-Landschaft49.4%64.7%86
21Grisons49.4%61.0%100
22Geneva46.7%60.8%45
23Bern46.2%60.1%328
24Vaud45.7%68.0%300
25Zurich43.5%67.8%160
26Basel-City39.5%71.5%3
What was the result of the vote “Volksinitiative «Für Ehe und Familie - gegen die Heiratsstrafe»”?
On 28.02.2016, “Volksinitiative «Für Ehe und Familie - gegen die Heiratsstrafe»” was rejected with 1'609'065 yes and 1'664'175 no. Turnout was 64.8%.
How did the cantons vote on “Volksinitiative «Für Ehe und Familie - gegen die Heiratsstrafe»”?
The strongest yes came from Jura (60.1%), the strongest no from Basel-City (39.5%).
Was “Volksinitiative «Für Ehe und Familie - gegen die Heiratsstrafe»” accepted?
“Volksinitiative «Für Ehe und Familie - gegen die Heiratsstrafe»” was rejected nationwide on 28.02.2016.