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Popular vote · 05.06.2016Federal ballot

Volksinitiative «Für ein bedingungsloses Grundeinkommen»

Votes2016
23.1% YesNo 76.9%
Votes
Rejected
Yes
23.1% 568'646
No
76.9% 1'897'446
Cantonal majority
0 / 23
Turnout
47.0%

Ballot-weighted result across 2'115 municipalities

Result by municipality

yes share per municipality
NoYesNo result
#MunicipalityYes shareCanton
1Schelten48.3%BE
2Lajoux47.3%JU
3Châtillon44.4%JU
4Moiry43.8%VD
5Fontenais43.2%JU
6Geneva41.7%GE
7Delémont41.0%JU
8Bern40.3%BE
9Carouge39.8%GE
10Les Enfers39.7%JU

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).

0 of 23 cantons — Rejected
NoYesNo result
Geneva34.7%
Jura34.3%
Zurich25.1%
#CantonYes shareTurnoutMunicipalities
1Basel-City36.0%56.0%3
2Geneva34.7%57.1%45
3Jura34.3%39.7%51
4Neuchâtel31.2%55.8%24
5Zurich25.1%50.2%160
6Vaud24.7%51.7%300
7Schaffhausen24.5%68.1%26
8Fribourg24.1%43.8%119
9Bern23.7%42.8%327
10Basel-Landschaft22.9%45.8%86
11Ticino21.9%50.5%100
12Solothurn21.2%45.9%104
13Appenzell Ausserrhoden20.8%49.6%20
14Thurgau19.2%44.5%80
15Valais19.2%50.6%122
16Aargau18.8%44.8%196
17St. Gallen18.6%43.9%75
18Glarus18.2%37.4%3
19Lucerne18.0%45.6%79
20Grisons17.8%42.6%100
21Zug16.4%51.8%11
22Uri15.5%37.2%19
23Schwyz13.9%47.4%30
24Obwalden13.8%49.1%7
25Nidwalden13.2%49.3%11
26Appenzell Innerrhoden12.6%38.4%5
What was the result of the vote “Volksinitiative «Für ein bedingungsloses Grundeinkommen»”?
On 05.06.2016, “Volksinitiative «Für ein bedingungsloses Grundeinkommen»” was rejected with 568'646 yes and 1'897'446 no. Turnout was 47.0%.
How did the cantons vote on “Volksinitiative «Für ein bedingungsloses Grundeinkommen»”?
The strongest yes came from Basel-City (36.0%), the strongest no from Appenzell Innerrhoden (12.6%).
Was “Volksinitiative «Für ein bedingungsloses Grundeinkommen»” accepted?
“Volksinitiative «Für ein bedingungsloses Grundeinkommen»” was rejected nationwide on 05.06.2016.