Popular vote · 05.06.2016Federal ballot
Popular initiative 'Pro public service'
Votes201632.4% YesNo 67.6%
Votes
Rejected
Yes
32.4% 784'303
No
67.6% 1'637'707
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 | Bioley-Magnoux | 71.4% | VD |
| 2 | Schelten | 69.0% | BE |
| 3 | Seehof | 64.3% | BE |
| 4 | Rebévelier | 61.9% | BE |
| 5 | Mettembert | 60.4% | JU |
| 6 | Lajoux | 56.8% | JU |
| 7 | Guttet-Feschel | 56.7% | VS |
| 8 | Perrefitte | 56.3% | BE |
| 9 | Prévondavaux | 55.0% | FR |
| 10 | Loveresse | 54.8% | 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 | District de Moutier | 45.8% | JU |
| 2 | Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois | 45.2% | BE |
| 3 | District de Delémont | 43.0% | JU |
| 4 | Bezirk Thierstein | 41.9% | SO |
| 5 | District des Franches-Montagnes | 41.5% | JU |
| 6 | District de la Broye | 40.4% | FR |
| 7 | District de Porrentruy | 39.1% | JU |
| 8 | Distretto di Locarno | 39.0% | TI |
| 9 | Distretto di Riviera | 38.7% | TI |
| 10 | Distretto di Mendrisio | 38.5% | TI |
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 | Jura | 41.9% | 39.6% | 51 |
| 2 | Neuchâtel | 41.1% | 55.7% | 24 |
| 3 | Ticino | 37.6% | 50.5% | 100 |
| 4 | Fribourg | 35.9% | 43.6% | 119 |
| 5 | Thurgau | 35.9% | 44.3% | 80 |
| 6 | Glarus | 35.7% | 37.2% | 3 |
| 7 | Solothurn | 35.4% | 45.7% | 104 |
| 8 | Basel-City | 34.9% | 56.0% | 3 |
| 9 | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 34.7% | 49.1% | 20 |
| 10 | St. Gallen | 34.7% | 43.6% | 75 |
| 11 | Basel-Landschaft | 33.4% | 45.4% | 86 |
| 12 | Bern | 33.1% | 42.8% | 327 |
| 13 | Aargau | 32.6% | 44.6% | 196 |
| 14 | Valais | 32.6% | 50.5% | 122 |
| 15 | Schaffhausen | 32.3% | 67.9% | 26 |
| 16 | Schwyz | 31.9% | 47.1% | 30 |
| 17 | Zurich | 31.1% | 49.9% | 160 |
| 18 | Uri | 30.9% | 36.9% | 19 |
| 19 | Zug | 30.8% | 51.5% | 11 |
| 20 | Lucerne | 29.3% | 45.3% | 79 |
| 21 | Nidwalden | 29.3% | 49.1% | 11 |
| 22 | Grisons | 28.7% | 42.1% | 100 |
| 23 | Vaud | 27.9% | 51.5% | 300 |
| 24 | Appenzell Innerrhoden | 27.4% | 38.2% | 5 |
| 25 | Geneva | 27.4% | 57.1% | 45 |
| 26 | Obwalden | 26.9% | 48.9% | 7 |
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 7129Text put to the vote on Fedlex (BBl 2015 7129, German)
Source: Fedlex, BBl 2015 7129 — official text
- What was the result of the vote “Popular initiative 'Pro public service'”?
- On 05.06.2016, “Popular initiative 'Pro public service'” was rejected with 784'303 yes and 1'637'707 no. Turnout was 46.8%.
- How did the cantons vote on “Popular initiative 'Pro public service'”?
- The strongest yes came from Jura (41.9%), the strongest no from Obwalden (26.9%).
- Was “Popular initiative 'Pro public service'” accepted?
- “Popular initiative 'Pro public service'” was rejected nationwide on 05.06.2016.