Popular vote · 05.06.2016Federal ballot
For fairer transport funding popular initiative
Votes201629.2% YesNo 70.8%
Votes
Rejected
Yes
29.2% 709'974
No
70.8% 1'719'661
Cantonal majority
0 / 23
Turnout
46.8%
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 | Eriz | 68.0% | BE |
| 2 | Prévondavaux | 63.6% | FR |
| 3 | Buchholterberg | 60.6% | BE |
| 4 | St. Stephan | 60.6% | BE |
| 5 | Unteriberg | 59.8% | SZ |
| 6 | Ederswiler | 57.1% | JU |
| 7 | Biezwil | 55.8% | SO |
| 8 | Plasselb | 55.6% | FR |
| 9 | Oberlangenegg | 54.9% | BE |
| 10 | Wachseldorn | 54.4% | BE |
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 | Bezirk March | 40.6% | SZ |
| 2 | Bezirk Höfe | 40.4% | SZ |
| 3 | Bezirk Kulm | 39.9% | AG |
| 4 | Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen | 39.5% | BE |
| 5 | Bezirk Dielsdorf | 39.2% | ZH |
| 6 | Bezirk Thierstein | 39.1% | SO |
| 7 | Bezirk Laufen | 38.4% | BL |
| 8 | Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental | 38.0% | BE |
| 9 | Wahlkreis Entlebuch | 37.2% | LU |
| 10 | Bezirk Einsiedeln | 36.9% | SZ |
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).
0 of 23 cantons — Rejected
NoYesNo result
| # | Canton | Yes share | Turnout | Municipalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schwyz | 37.0% | 47.0% | 30 |
| 2 | Ticino | 34.0% | 50.5% | 100 |
| 3 | Obwalden | 33.0% | 48.8% | 7 |
| 4 | Thurgau | 33.0% | 44.3% | 80 |
| 5 | Glarus | 32.8% | 37.2% | 3 |
| 6 | Aargau | 32.3% | 44.6% | 196 |
| 7 | Solothurn | 32.2% | 45.7% | 104 |
| 8 | Schaffhausen | 32.0% | 68.2% | 26 |
| 9 | Nidwalden | 31.9% | 49.1% | 11 |
| 10 | St. Gallen | 31.8% | 43.6% | 75 |
| 11 | Valais | 30.7% | 50.6% | 122 |
| 12 | Basel-Landschaft | 30.5% | 45.5% | 86 |
| 13 | Jura | 30.0% | 39.6% | 51 |
| 14 | Neuchâtel | 29.8% | 55.7% | 24 |
| 15 | Fribourg | 29.6% | 43.5% | 119 |
| 16 | Bern | 29.4% | 42.8% | 327 |
| 17 | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 29.3% | 49.3% | 20 |
| 18 | Zurich | 28.7% | 50.0% | 160 |
| 19 | Uri | 28.7% | 36.9% | 19 |
| 20 | Zug | 28.5% | 51.5% | 11 |
| 21 | Appenzell Innerrhoden | 28.1% | 37.9% | 5 |
| 22 | Lucerne | 26.9% | 45.3% | 79 |
| 23 | Grisons | 25.8% | 42.2% | 100 |
| 24 | Geneva | 24.4% | 57.1% | 45 |
| 25 | Basel-City | 24.3% | 56.0% | 3 |
| 26 | Vaud | 22.9% | 51.5% | 300 |
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 4847Text put to the vote on Fedlex (BBl 2015 4847, German)
Source: Fedlex, BBl 2015 4847 — official text
- What was the result of the vote “For fairer transport funding popular initiative”?
- On 05.06.2016, “For fairer transport funding popular initiative” was rejected with 709'974 yes and 1'719'661 no. Turnout was 46.8%.
- How did the cantons vote on “For fairer transport funding popular initiative”?
- The strongest yes came from Schwyz (37.0%), the strongest no from Vaud (22.9%).
- Was “For fairer transport funding popular initiative” accepted?
- “For fairer transport funding popular initiative” was rejected nationwide on 05.06.2016.