Popular vote · 23.09.2018Federal ballot
Direct counter-proposal to the Bike Initiative
Votes201873.6% YesNo 26.4%
Votes
Accepted
Yes
73.6% 1'475'000
No
26.4% 529'253
Cantonal majority
23 / 23
Turnout
37.9%
Ballot-weighted result across 2'116 municipalities
Result by municipality
yes share per municipalityNoYesNo result
Strongest no
BFSResult by municipality
Top 10| # | Municipality | Yes share | Canton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Maria in Calanca | 96.2% | GR |
| 2 | L'Abergement | 93.6% | VD |
| 3 | Grandevent | 93.6% | VD |
| 4 | Leysin | 93.0% | VD |
| 5 | Orges | 92.8% | VD |
| 6 | Valeyres-sous-Montagny | 92.5% | VD |
| 7 | Bogis-Bossey | 92.4% | VD |
| 8 | Vuiteboeuf | 92.4% | VD |
| 9 | Kreuzlingen | 92.1% | TG |
| 10 | Mutrux | 92.1% | 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 de Lausanne | 87.6% | VD |
| 2 | District de Nyon | 87.4% | VD |
| 3 | District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut | 87.4% | VD |
| 4 | District d'Aigle | 86.3% | VD |
| 5 | District de Morges | 86.1% | VD |
| 6 | District du Jura-Nord vaudois | 86.1% | VD |
| 7 | District de l'Ouest lausannois | 86.0% | VD |
| 8 | District du Gros-de-Vaud | 84.1% | VD |
| 9 | District de Lavaux-Oron | 83.8% | VD |
| 10 | District des Franches-Montagnes | 83.3% | JU |
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 | 86.3% | 42.4% | 300 |
| 2 | Geneva | 83.1% | 45.4% | 45 |
| 3 | Neuchâtel | 82.3% | 36.1% | 24 |
| 4 | Jura | 81.6% | 31.9% | 51 |
| 5 | Fribourg | 76.3% | 34.7% | 119 |
| 6 | Grisons | 76.0% | 38.3% | 100 |
| 7 | Ticino | 75.0% | 41.8% | 100 |
| 8 | Valais | 74.4% | 36.7% | 122 |
| 9 | Zug | 73.4% | 45.1% | 11 |
| 10 | Basel-City | 72.5% | 48.2% | 3 |
| 11 | Bern | 72.1% | 33.4% | 328 |
| 12 | Zurich | 71.9% | 42.3% | 160 |
| 13 | St. Gallen | 71.4% | 36.7% | 75 |
| 14 | Thurgau | 71.0% | 37.4% | 80 |
| 15 | Solothurn | 70.4% | 36.0% | 104 |
| 16 | Aargau | 70.2% | 36.0% | 196 |
| 17 | Basel-Landschaft | 70.1% | 35.1% | 86 |
| 18 | Lucerne | 68.7% | 38.3% | 79 |
| 19 | Schaffhausen | 68.5% | 62.5% | 26 |
| 20 | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 68.0% | 39.4% | 20 |
| 21 | Uri | 67.4% | 29.9% | 19 |
| 22 | Appenzell Innerrhoden | 64.5% | 31.1% | 5 |
| 23 | Nidwalden | 64.1% | 39.5% | 11 |
| 24 | Glarus | 63.0% | 29.1% | 3 |
| 25 | Schwyz | 62.5% | 37.9% | 30 |
| 26 | Obwalden | 57.2% | 42.2% | 7 |
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 «In Kürze» · Official page (German)
- What was the result of the vote “Direct counter-proposal to the Bike Initiative”?
- On 23.09.2018, “Direct counter-proposal to the Bike Initiative” was accepted with 1'475'000 yes and 529'253 no. Turnout was 37.9%.
- How did the cantons vote on “Direct counter-proposal to the Bike Initiative”?
- The strongest yes came from Vaud (86.3%), the strongest no from Obwalden (57.2%).
- Was “Direct counter-proposal to the Bike Initiative” accepted?
- “Direct counter-proposal to the Bike Initiative” was accepted nationwide on 23.09.2018.