Popular vote · 24.09.2017Federal ballot
Federal Decree on Food Security
Votes201778.7% 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 municipalityNoYesNo result
Strongest no
BFSKammersrohrSO52.9%
Eppenberg-WöschnauSO49.3%
RiemenstaldenSZ45.2%
DärstettenBE44.6%
SchwarzenbergLU44.4%
Result by municipality
Top 10| # | Municipality | Yes share | Canton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le Châtelard | 100.0% | FR |
| 2 | Villarsel-sur-Marly | 100.0% | FR |
| 3 | Cerentino | 100.0% | TI |
| 4 | Bournens | 99.2% | VD |
| 5 | Corcelles-le-Jorat | 98.2% | VD |
| 6 | Chigny | 97.9% | VD |
| 7 | Ogens | 97.7% | VD |
| 8 | Belprahon | 97.6% | BE |
| 9 | Rueyres | 97.6% | VD |
| 10 | Arnex-sur-Nyon | 97.1% | VD |
Result by district
yes share per district — the district figures BFS publishes; cantons without districts stay neutralNoYesNo result
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 | 93.6% | VD |
| 2 | District de Lavaux-Oron | 93.4% | VD |
| 3 | District de Nyon | 93.2% | VD |
| 4 | District de Morges | 92.9% | VD |
| 5 | District d'Aigle | 92.4% | VD |
| 6 | District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut | 92.1% | VD |
| 7 | District du Jura-Nord vaudois | 91.5% | VD |
| 8 | District de l'Ouest lausannois | 91.0% | VD |
| 9 | District de Lausanne | 90.3% | VD |
| 10 | District de la Broye-Vully | 90.2% | VD |
How the cantons voted
yes share per municipalityThis 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
| # | Canton | Yes share | Turnout | Municipalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaud | 92.0% | 50.2% | 300 |
| 2 | Jura | 89.7% | 45.0% | 51 |
| 3 | Geneva | 88.3% | 51.4% | 45 |
| 4 | Neuchâtel | 88.1% | 48.2% | 24 |
| 5 | Ticino | 87.7% | 46.0% | 100 |
| 6 | Fribourg | 85.2% | 46.4% | 119 |
| 7 | Valais | 84.3% | 49.8% | 122 |
| 8 | Basel-City | 77.4% | 55.8% | 3 |
| 9 | Zurich | 77.3% | 50.8% | 160 |
| 10 | Basel-Landschaft | 77.2% | 47.3% | 86 |
| 11 | Bern | 75.9% | 44.2% | 327 |
| 12 | Lucerne | 75.9% | 50.9% | 79 |
| 13 | Nidwalden | 75.6% | 49.2% | 11 |
| 14 | Uri | 74.9% | 41.9% | 19 |
| 15 | Obwalden | 74.6% | 50.8% | 7 |
| 16 | Appenzell Innerrhoden | 74.5% | 43.2% | 5 |
| 17 | Grisons | 74.5% | 44.2% | 100 |
| 18 | Aargau | 74.5% | 49.5% | 196 |
| 19 | Zug | 73.8% | 53.0% | 11 |
| 20 | Solothurn | 73.5% | 47.4% | 104 |
| 21 | Schaffhausen | 72.4% | 69.3% | 26 |
| 22 | St. Gallen | 72.1% | 47.1% | 75 |
| 23 | Thurgau | 71.4% | 47.2% | 80 |
| 24 | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 70.4% | 49.6% | 20 |
| 25 | Glarus | 69.3% | 41.5% | 3 |
| 26 | Schwyz | 69.1% | 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
BBl 2017 2383Text 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.