#	Municipality	Yes share	Canton
1	Zwischbergen	68.4%	VS
2	Unteriberg	54.5%	SZ
3	Vorderthal	54.3%	SZ
4	Trasadingen	52.9%	SH
5	Alpthal	51.7%	SZ
6	Raperswilen	51.0%	TG
7	Seehof	50.0%	BE
8	Wachseldorn	49.4%	BE
9	Grindel	48.8%	SO
10	Hallwil	48.5%	AG

Result by district

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

NoYesNo result

Strongest yes by district

BFS

Bezirk Höfe SZ42.1%

Bezirk Schleitheim SH41.1%

Bezirk Unterklettgau SH39.9%

Bezirk March SZ39.6%

Bezirk Reiat SH38.5%

Strongest no by district

BFS

Region Surselva GR84.7%

Region Bernina GR83.8%

Region Engiadina Bassa / Val Müstair GR82.4%

District des Franches-Montagnes JU81.3%

District de la Sarine FR81.0%

Result by district

District results as published by the FSO — top 10 yes / top 10 no

#	District	Yes share	Canton
1	Bezirk Höfe	42.1%	SZ
2	Bezirk Schleitheim	41.1%	SH
3	Bezirk Unterklettgau	39.9%	SH
4	Bezirk March	39.6%	SZ
5	Bezirk Reiat	38.5%	SH
6	Wahlkreis Rheintal	38.2%	SG
7	Bezirk Kulm	38.0%	AG
8	Bezirk Oberklettgau	37.9%	SH
9	Bezirk Arbon	37.2%	TG
10	Bezirk Thierstein	36.8%	SO

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).

0 of 23 cantons — Rejected

NoYesNo result

Strongest yes by canton

BFS

Schwyz37.6%

Schaffhausen37.3%

Ticino34.5%

St. Gallen34.4%

Thurgau34.4%

Strongest no by canton

BFS

Neuchâtel78.3%

Jura77.7%

Fribourg77.6%

Grisons77.2%

Vaud76.5%

Result by canton

#	Canton	Yes share	Turnout	Municipalities
1	Schwyz	37.6%	55.0%	30
2	Schaffhausen	37.3%	72.9%	26
3	Ticino	34.5%	66.4%	100
4	St. Gallen	34.4%	53.9%	75
5	Thurgau	34.4%	52.4%	80
6	Appenzell Innerrhoden	33.4%	46.2%	5
7	Glarus	33.2%	49.8%	3
8	Nidwalden	32.5%	62.6%	11
9	Aargau	32.2%	52.1%	196
10	Zug	32.1%	61.6%	11
11	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	32.1%	53.2%	20
12	Obwalden	31.0%	62.1%	7
13	Solothurn	30.7%	53.8%	104
14	Uri	30.4%	48.8%	19
15	Valais	28.8%	57.6%	122
16	Zurich	28.4%	58.7%	160
17	Lucerne	28.4%	55.9%	79
18	Basel-Landschaft	27.5%	52.5%	86
19	Basel-City	26.5%	63.5%	3
20	Geneva	25.2%	59.8%	45
21	Bern	24.9%	51.2%	328
22	Vaud	23.5%	59.1%	300
23	Grisons	22.8%	56.1%	100
24	Fribourg	22.4%	53.6%	119
25	Jura	22.3%	47.7%	51
26	Neuchâtel	21.7%	53.6%	24

Federal Council explanations

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)

Frequently asked questions

What was the result of the vote “Popular initiative 'Say yes to abolishing radio and television fees (Abolition of Billag fees)'”?: On 04.03.2018, “Popular initiative 'Say yes to abolishing radio and television fees (Abolition of Billag fees)'” was rejected with 833'837 yes and 2'098'302 no. Turnout was 55.4%.
How did the cantons vote on “Popular initiative 'Say yes to abolishing radio and television fees (Abolition of Billag fees)'”?: The strongest yes came from Schwyz (37.6%), the strongest no from Neuchâtel (21.7%).
Was “Popular initiative 'Say yes to abolishing radio and television fees (Abolition of Billag fees)'” accepted?: “Popular initiative 'Say yes to abolishing radio and television fees (Abolition of Billag fees)'” was rejected nationwide on 04.03.2018.