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Popular vote · 12.02.2017Federal ballot

Federal Decree on Establishing a Fund for National Roads and Urban Traffic (NRUTF)

Votes2017
61.9% YesNo 38.1%
Votes
Accepted
Yes
61.9% 1'503'746
No
38.1% 923'783
Cantonal majority
23 / 23
Turnout
46.9%

Ballot-weighted result across 2'115 municipalities

Result by municipality

yes share per municipality
NoYesNo result
#MunicipalityYes shareCanton
1La Chaux-du-Milieu88.9%NE
2Grancy88.5%VD
3Mutrux88.2%VD
4Bursins87.8%VD
5Suchy87.8%VD
6Senarclens87.6%VD
7Le Cerneux-Péquignot87.2%NE
8Le Locle86.5%NE
9La Brévine85.5%NE
10Crans85.4%VD

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

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).

23 of 23 cantons — Accepted
NoYesNo result
Vaud74.3%
Zug66.6%
Glarus66.0%
#CantonYes shareTurnoutMunicipalities
1Neuchâtel76.9%54.2%24
2Vaud74.3%52.2%300
3Zug66.6%52.3%11
4Nidwalden66.3%47.7%11
5Glarus66.0%39.7%3
6Appenzell Innerrhoden65.2%40.5%5
7Schwyz64.9%45.5%30
8Lucerne63.4%45.7%79
9Appenzell Ausserrhoden63.3%50.8%20
10Valais63.3%49.7%122
11Aargau63.1%43.7%196
12Obwalden61.5%49.1%7
13Jura61.4%41.9%51
14Ticino60.5%47.1%100
15Zurich60.3%50.4%160
16St. Gallen60.3%44.3%75
17Grisons60.3%50.4%100
18Fribourg60.2%43.8%119
19Solothurn59.4%46.8%104
20Thurgau59.2%45.2%80
21Bern59.1%41.3%327
22Uri57.1%37.6%19
23Schaffhausen57.0%67.9%26
24Basel-Landschaft56.8%44.8%86
25Geneva56.8%54.9%45
26Basel-City53.6%57.1%3

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 7587, German)

Source: Fedlex, BBl 2016 7587 — official text

What was the result of the vote “Federal Decree on Establishing a Fund for National Roads and Urban Traffic (NRUTF)”?
On 12.02.2017, “Federal Decree on Establishing a Fund for National Roads and Urban Traffic (NRUTF)” was accepted with 1'503'746 yes and 923'783 no. Turnout was 46.9%.
How did the cantons vote on “Federal Decree on Establishing a Fund for National Roads and Urban Traffic (NRUTF)”?
The strongest yes came from Neuchâtel (76.9%), the strongest no from Basel-City (53.6%).
Was “Federal Decree on Establishing a Fund for National Roads and Urban Traffic (NRUTF)” accepted?
“Federal Decree on Establishing a Fund for National Roads and Urban Traffic (NRUTF)” was accepted nationwide on 12.02.2017.