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Popular vote · 12.02.2017Federal ballot

Corporate Tax Reform Act III

Votes2017
40.9% YesNo 59.1%
Votes
Rejected
Yes
40.9% 989'311
No
59.1% 1'428'162
Turnout
46.9%

Ballot-weighted result across 2'115 municipalities

Result by municipality

yes share per municipality
NoYesNo result
#MunicipalityYes shareCanton
1Ederswiler82.4%JU
2Vandœuvres75.1%GE
3Cologny74.9%GE
4Bogis-Bossey73.3%VD
5Crans72.9%VD
6Anières72.5%GE
7Commugny72.4%VD
8Founex72.3%VD
9Collonge-Bellerive71.8%GE
10Greng70.3%FR

Result by district

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

Result by district

District results as published by the FSO — top 10 yes / top 10 no
Bern68.4%
Jura67.4%
Uri62.5%
#CantonYes shareTurnoutMunicipalities
1Zug54.3%52.4%11
2Vaud51.3%52.2%300
3Ticino51.2%47.1%100
4Nidwalden50.9%47.6%11
5Appenzell Innerrhoden48.7%39.8%5
6Obwalden48.0%49.1%7
7Geneva47.7%54.9%45
8Schwyz47.2%45.4%30
9Valais46.6%49.7%122
10Neuchâtel43.8%54.2%24
11Lucerne43.6%45.7%79
12Appenzell Ausserrhoden42.8%50.8%20
13Basel-City42.5%57.1%3
14Schaffhausen42.0%67.7%26
15St. Gallen41.3%44.3%75
16Thurgau40.5%45.1%80
17Aargau39.2%43.7%196
18Grisons38.1%50.4%100
19Glarus38.0%39.6%3
20Basel-Landschaft37.6%44.9%86
21Zurich37.5%50.4%160
22Uri37.5%37.6%19
23Fribourg36.8%43.8%119
24Solothurn34.1%46.7%104
25Jura32.6%41.8%51
26Bern31.6%41.3%327

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 on Fedlex (BBl 2016 4937, German)

Source: Fedlex, BBl 2016 4937 — official text

What was the result of the vote “Corporate Tax Reform Act III”?
On 12.02.2017, “Corporate Tax Reform Act III” was rejected with 989'311 yes and 1'428'162 no. Turnout was 46.9%.
How did the cantons vote on “Corporate Tax Reform Act III”?
The strongest yes came from Zug (54.3%), the strongest no from Bern (31.6%).
Was “Corporate Tax Reform Act III” accepted?
“Corporate Tax Reform Act III” was rejected nationwide on 12.02.2017.