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Popular vote · 24.09.2017Federal ballot

Federal Decree on Food Security

Votes2017
78.7% YesNo 21.3%
Votes
Accepted
Yes
78.7% 1'943'180
No
21.3% 524'919
Cantonal majority
23 / 23
Turnout
48.0%

Ballot-weighted result across 2'115 municipalities

Result by municipality

yes share per municipality
NoYesNo result
#MunicipalityYes shareCanton
1Le Châtelard100.0%FR
2Villarsel-sur-Marly100.0%FR
3Cerentino100.0%TI
4Bournens99.2%VD
5Corcelles-le-Jorat98.2%VD
6Chigny97.9%VD
7Ogens97.7%VD
8Belprahon97.6%BE
9Rueyres97.6%VD
10Arnex-sur-Nyon97.1%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
Vaud92.0%
Jura89.7%
Geneva88.3%
Ticino87.7%
#CantonYes shareTurnoutMunicipalities
1Vaud92.0%50.2%300
2Jura89.7%45.0%51
3Geneva88.3%51.4%45
4Neuchâtel88.1%48.2%24
5Ticino87.7%46.0%100
6Fribourg85.2%46.4%119
7Valais84.3%49.8%122
8Basel-City77.4%55.8%3
9Zurich77.3%50.8%160
10Basel-Landschaft77.2%47.3%86
11Bern75.9%44.2%327
12Lucerne75.9%50.9%79
13Nidwalden75.6%49.2%11
14Uri74.9%41.9%19
15Obwalden74.6%50.8%7
16Appenzell Innerrhoden74.5%43.2%5
17Grisons74.5%44.2%100
18Aargau74.5%49.5%196
19Zug73.8%53.0%11
20Solothurn73.5%47.4%104
21Schaffhausen72.4%69.3%26
22St. Gallen72.1%47.1%75
23Thurgau71.4%47.2%80
24Appenzell Ausserrhoden70.4%49.6%20
25Glarus69.3%41.5%3
26Schwyz69.1%49.1%30

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 2017 2383, German)

Source: Fedlex, BBl 2017 2383 — official text

What was the result of the vote “Federal Decree on Food Security”?
On 24.09.2017, “Federal Decree on Food Security” was accepted with 1'943'180 yes and 524'919 no. Turnout was 48.0%.
How did the cantons vote on “Federal Decree on Food Security”?
The strongest yes came from Vaud (92.0%), the strongest no from Schwyz (69.1%).
Was “Federal Decree on Food Security” accepted?
“Federal Decree on Food Security” was accepted nationwide on 24.09.2017.