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Popular vote · 21.05.2017Federal ballot

Energy Act (EnA)

Votes2017
58.2% YesNo 41.8%
Votes
Accepted
Yes
58.2% 1'322'263
No
41.8% 949'053
Turnout
43.9%

Ballot-weighted result across 2'115 municipalities

Result by municipality

yes share per municipality
NoYesNo result
#MunicipalityYes shareCanton
1Saint-Saphorin86.6%VD
2Schelten85.7%BE
3Vevey83.1%VD
4Leysin82.4%VD
5Presinge81.9%GE
6Lausanne81.7%VD
7Ferreyres81.7%VD
8Corcelles-près-Concise80.7%VD
9Onnens80.3%VD
10Lovatens80.0%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
Vaud73.5%
Geneva72.5%
Valais63.4%
Glarus56.3%
Schwyz55.8%
Aargau51.8%
#CantonYes shareTurnoutMunicipalities
1Vaud73.5%48.1%300
2Geneva72.5%47.3%45
3Neuchâtel69.6%39.9%24
4Basel-City63.4%56.4%3
5Valais63.4%45.3%122
6Fribourg63.2%40.0%119
7Jura62.3%38.2%51
8Zurich58.8%47.4%160
9Grisons58.7%39.7%100
10Lucerne58.5%46.0%79
11Ticino56.8%44.1%100
12Appenzell Innerrhoden56.0%36.4%5
13Bern55.5%40.8%327
14Zug53.8%47.1%11
15Appenzell Ausserrhoden53.8%44.8%20
16Basel-Landschaft53.4%43.8%86
17St. Gallen52.2%41.5%75
18Uri51.7%38.4%19
19Thurgau51.4%41.2%80
20Schaffhausen51.2%68.6%26
21Solothurn50.8%45.5%104
22Nidwalden50.6%44.9%11
23Obwalden49.8%48.3%7
24Aargau48.2%42.8%196
25Schwyz44.2%46.3%30
26Glarus43.7%36.2%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 7683, German)

Source: Fedlex, BBl 2016 7683 — official text

What was the result of the vote “Energy Act (EnA)”?
On 21.05.2017, “Energy Act (EnA)” was accepted with 1'322'263 yes and 949'053 no. Turnout was 43.9%.
How did the cantons vote on “Energy Act (EnA)”?
The strongest yes came from Vaud (73.5%), the strongest no from Glarus (43.7%).
Was “Energy Act (EnA)” accepted?
“Energy Act (EnA)” was accepted nationwide on 21.05.2017.