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Popular vote · 28.02.2016Federal ballot

Volksinitiative «Keine Spekulation mit Nahrungsmitteln!»

Votes2016
40.1% YesNo 59.9%
Votes
Rejected
Yes
40.1% 1'287'728
No
59.9% 1'925'857
Cantonal majority
1.5 / 23
Turnout
64.4%

Ballot-weighted result across 2'120 municipalities

Result by municipality

yes share per municipality
NoYesNo result
#MunicipalityYes shareCanton
1Blatten71.3%VS
2Schelten70.0%BE
3Rebévelier68.4%BE
4Binn66.1%VS
5Saxeten65.9%BE
6Mauraz65.5%VD
7Bister65.0%VS
8Les Enfers64.4%JU
9Saint-Brais64.0%JU
10Romainmôtier-Envy63.3%VD

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).

1.5 of 23 cantons — Rejected
NoYesNo result
#CantonYes shareTurnoutMunicipalities
1Jura50.5%55.4%50
2Basel-City50.4%71.5%3
3Neuchâtel45.6%60.0%24
4Geneva45.5%60.8%45
5Schaffhausen44.0%79.6%26
6Vaud43.5%67.9%300
7Ticino41.8%70.0%100
8Bern41.4%60.1%328
9Zurich40.4%67.2%160
10Basel-Landschaft40.4%64.1%86
11Solothurn40.2%64.7%106
12Fribourg40.1%65.6%121
13Appenzell Ausserrhoden38.4%66.3%20
14Grisons38.1%60.4%100
15Thurgau38.1%61.4%80
16Aargau37.6%64.1%197
17Glarus37.5%57.4%3
18St. Gallen37.3%61.9%75
19Valais36.1%65.4%122
20Lucerne35.9%67.9%79
21Uri35.8%69.4%19
22Schwyz33.4%67.4%30
23Appenzell Innerrhoden32.6%59.8%5
24Zug32.1%69.2%11
25Obwalden31.5%71.5%7
26Nidwalden30.8%72.3%11
What was the result of the vote “Volksinitiative «Keine Spekulation mit Nahrungsmitteln!»”?
On 28.02.2016, “Volksinitiative «Keine Spekulation mit Nahrungsmitteln!»” was rejected with 1'287'728 yes and 1'925'857 no. Turnout was 64.4%.
How did the cantons vote on “Volksinitiative «Keine Spekulation mit Nahrungsmitteln!»”?
The strongest yes came from Jura (50.5%), the strongest no from Nidwalden (30.8%).
Was “Volksinitiative «Keine Spekulation mit Nahrungsmitteln!»” accepted?
“Volksinitiative «Keine Spekulation mit Nahrungsmitteln!»” was rejected nationwide on 28.02.2016.