#	Municipality	Yes share	Canton
1	Mauraz	89.3%	VD
2	Lovatens	78.6%	VD
3	Clarmont	78.0%	VD
4	Dizy	77.8%	VD
5	Novalles	76.5%	VD
6	Vuiteboeuf	73.9%	VD
7	Croy	73.3%	VD
8	Chavannes-le-Veyron	73.0%	VD
9	Moiry	72.9%	VD
10	Avully	72.5%	GE

Result by district

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

NoYesNo result

Strongest yes by district

BFS

District de Lausanne VD64.6%

District du Jura-Nord vaudois VD60.2%

District de l'Ouest lausannois VD60.1%

District des Franches-Montagnes JU59.1%

District d'Aigle VD56.7%

Strongest no by district

BFS

Bezirk Höfe SZ84.9%

Region Bernina GR83.3%

Wahlkreis Entlebuch LU83.1%

Bezirk Einsiedeln SZ82.2%

Bezirk Küssnacht (SZ)SZ82.2%

Result by district

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

#	District	Yes share	Canton
1	District de Lausanne	64.6%	VD
2	District du Jura-Nord vaudois	60.2%	VD
3	District de l'Ouest lausannois	60.1%	VD
4	District des Franches-Montagnes	59.1%	JU
5	District d'Aigle	56.7%	VD
6	District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut	56.2%	VD
7	District de Delémont	55.3%	JU
8	District de Moutier	55.2%	JU
9	District du Gros-de-Vaud	55.2%	VD
10	District de la Broye-Vully	55.2%	VD

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).

4 of 23 cantons — Rejected

NoYesNo result

Strongest yes by canton

BFS

Geneva60.0%

Vaud57.1%

Jura54.2%

Neuchâtel52.2%

Fribourg43.3%

Strongest no by canton

BFS

Obwalden84.0%

Nidwalden82.2%

Schwyz82.1%

Appenzell Innerrhoden80.6%

Zug79.8%

Result by canton

#	Canton	Yes share	Turnout	Municipalities
1	Geneva	60.0%	45.4%	45
2	Vaud	57.1%	42.4%	300
3	Jura	54.2%	32.0%	51
4	Neuchâtel	52.2%	36.1%	24
5	Fribourg	43.3%	34.7%	119
6	Ticino	37.3%	41.8%	100
7	Valais	35.9%	36.7%	122
8	Basel-City	32.1%	48.2%	3
9	Bern	28.2%	33.4%	328
10	Schaffhausen	27.7%	62.4%	26
11	Zurich	25.9%	42.4%	160
12	Basel-Landschaft	25.6%	35.0%	86
13	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	25.3%	39.3%	20
14	Glarus	25.0%	29.0%	3
15	Solothurn	24.1%	35.9%	104
16	St. Gallen	22.7%	36.6%	75
17	Grisons	22.7%	38.3%	100
18	Thurgau	22.7%	37.4%	80
19	Lucerne	22.3%	38.3%	79
20	Aargau	22.0%	36.0%	196
21	Uri	20.3%	29.8%	19
22	Zug	20.2%	45.0%	11
23	Appenzell Innerrhoden	19.4%	31.2%	5
24	Schwyz	17.9%	37.9%	30
25	Nidwalden	17.8%	39.6%	11
26	Obwalden	16.0%	42.1%	7

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 «In Kürze» · Official page (German)

Frequently asked questions

What was the result of the vote “Federal Popular Initiative ‘For food sovereignty. Agriculture affects us all’”?: On 23.09.2018, “Federal Popular Initiative ‘For food sovereignty. Agriculture affects us all’” was rejected with 628'301 yes and 1'358'894 no. Turnout was 37.9%.
How did the cantons vote on “Federal Popular Initiative ‘For food sovereignty. Agriculture affects us all’”?: The strongest yes came from Geneva (60.0%), the strongest no from Obwalden (16.0%).
Was “Federal Popular Initiative ‘For food sovereignty. Agriculture affects us all’” accepted?: “Federal Popular Initiative ‘For food sovereignty. Agriculture affects us all’” was rejected nationwide on 23.09.2018.