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Popular vote · 28.02.2016Federal ballot

Volksinitiative «Keine Spekulation mit Nahrungsmitteln!»

40.1% YesNo 59.9%
Votes
Rejected
Yes
40.1% 1'287'728
No
59.9% 1'925'857
Turnout
64.4%

Ballot-weighted result across 2'120 municipalities

Result by municipality

yes share per municipality
NoYesNo result

Strongest yes

BFS
BlattenVS71.3%
ScheltenBE70.0%
BinnVS66.1%
SaxetenBE65.9%

Strongest no

BFS
BusenoGR13.0%
RongellenGR17.2%
EderswilerJU18.4%
HasleLU19.8%

Result by canton

26
#CantonYes shareTurnoutMunicipalities
1Basel-City50.7%71.5%3
2Jura50.5%55.4%50
3Neuchâtel46.0%59.9%23
4Geneva45.2%60.8%45
5Schaffhausen44.0%79.6%26
6Vaud43.6%67.9%300
7Ticino41.7%70.0%99
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%120
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
20Lucerne35.8%67.9%79
21Uri35.8%69.4%19
22Schwyz33.4%67.4%30
23Appenzell Innerrhoden32.4%59.8%5
24Zug32.1%69.2%11
25Obwalden31.5%71.5%7
26Nidwalden30.8%72.3%11

Frequently asked questions

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 Basel-City (50.7%), 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.