What was the result of the vote “Federal Act on the Intelligence Service (Intelligence Service Act, ISA)”?

On 25.09.2016, “Federal Act on the Intelligence Service (Intelligence Service Act, ISA)” was accepted with 1'459'068 yes and 768'065 no. Turnout was 42.8%.

How did the cantons vote on “Federal Act on the Intelligence Service (Intelligence Service Act, ISA)”?

The strongest yes came from Vaud (74.2%), the strongest no from Basel-City (55.0%).

Popular vote · 25.09.2016Federal ballot

Federal Act on the Intelligence Service (Intelligence Service Act, ISA)

Votes2016

65.5% YesNo 34.5%

Votes

Accepted

Yes

65.5% 1'459'068

34.5% 768'065

Turnout

42.8%

Ballot-weighted result across 2'115 municipalities

Result by municipality

yes share per municipality

NoYesNo result

Strongest yes

BFS

Mies VD90.9%

Grancy VD90.5%

Rueyres VD88.8%

Senarclens VD88.5%

Treytorrens VD88.4%

Strongest no

BFS

Schelten BE75.0%

Mauraz VD63.3%

Bister VS61.5%

Eisten VS57.8%

Isenthal UR57.4%

Result by municipality

Top 10

#	Municipality	Yes share	Canton
1	Mies	90.9%	VD
2	Grancy	90.5%	VD
3	Rueyres	88.8%	VD
4	Senarclens	88.5%	VD
5	Treytorrens	88.4%	VD
6	Cuarny	88.1%	VD
7	Villars-Epeney	87.5%	VD
8	Giez	85.4%	VD
9	Vinzel	85.2%	VD
10	Rivaz	84.9%	VD

Result by district

yes share per district — the district figures BFS publishes; cantons without districts stay neutral

NoYesNo result

Strongest yes by district

BFS

District du Gros-de-Vaud VD77.3%

District de la Broye-Vully VD76.9%

District de Lavaux-Oron VD76.8%

District de Morges VD76.8%

District de Nyon VD76.3%

Strongest no by district

BFS

Bezirk Zürich ZH46.1%

Bezirk Vorderland AR43.9%

Bezirk Leuk VS43.6%

District des Franches-Montagnes JU43.1%

Bezirk Goms VS42.6%

Result by district

District results as published by the FSO — top 10 yes / top 10 no

#	District	Yes share	Canton
1	District du Gros-de-Vaud	77.3%	VD
2	District de la Broye-Vully	76.9%	VD
3	District de Lavaux-Oron	76.8%	VD
4	District de Morges	76.8%	VD
5	District de Nyon	76.3%	VD
6	District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut	75.9%	VD
7	Wahlkreis Entlebuch	75.0%	LU
8	District du Jura-Nord vaudois	74.6%	VD
9	District de l'Ouest lausannois	72.9%	VD
10	Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen	72.4%	BE

Strongest yes by canton

BFS

Vaud74.2%

Nidwalden70.1%

Zug69.3%

Lucerne69.1%

Obwalden68.7%

Strongest no by canton

BFS

Basel-City45.0%

Schaffhausen39.5%

Geneva38.9%

Appenzell Ausserrhoden38.7%

Glarus37.2%

Result by canton

#	Canton	Yes share	Turnout	Municipalities
1	Vaud	74.2%	48.6%	300
2	Nidwalden	70.1%	42.3%	11
3	Zug	69.3%	48.9%	11
4	Lucerne	69.1%	39.8%	79
5	Obwalden	68.7%	44.5%	7
6	Fribourg	67.2%	40.9%	119
7	Ticino	66.1%	46.9%	100
8	Neuchâtel	66.1%	47.0%	24
9	Bern	65.9%	37.9%	327
10	St. Gallen	65.8%	46.6%	75
11	Appenzell Innerrhoden	65.5%	34.0%	5
12	Aargau	64.9%	39.2%	196
13	Valais	64.8%	45.7%	122
14	Thurgau	64.4%	39.1%	80
15	Zurich	64.0%	45.6%	160
16	Schwyz	63.9%	45.1%	30
17	Basel-Landschaft	63.6%	40.6%	86
18	Grisons	63.6%	38.2%	100
19	Solothurn	63.4%	41.0%	104
20	Jura	63.2%	38.6%	51
21	Uri	63.0%	35.2%	19
22	Glarus	62.8%	33.1%	3
23	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	61.3%	42.5%	20
24	Geneva	61.1%	50.7%	45
25	Schaffhausen	60.5%	65.1%	26
26	Basel-City	55.0%	53.4%	3

Federal Council explanations

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 7211

Text put to the vote on Fedlex (BBl 2015 7211, German)

Source: Fedlex, BBl 2015 7211 — official text

Frequently asked questions

What was the result of the vote “Federal Act on the Intelligence Service (Intelligence Service Act, ISA)”?: On 25.09.2016, “Federal Act on the Intelligence Service (Intelligence Service Act, ISA)” was accepted with 1'459'068 yes and 768'065 no. Turnout was 42.8%.
How did the cantons vote on “Federal Act on the Intelligence Service (Intelligence Service Act, ISA)”?: The strongest yes came from Vaud (74.2%), the strongest no from Basel-City (55.0%).
Was “Federal Act on the Intelligence Service (Intelligence Service Act, ISA)” accepted?: “Federal Act on the Intelligence Service (Intelligence Service Act, ISA)” was accepted nationwide on 25.09.2016.