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Popular vote · 25.11.2018Federal ballot

Statutory basis for monitoring claimants

Votes2018
64.7% YesNo 35.3%
Votes
Accepted
Yes
64.7% 1'667'849
No
35.3% 909'172
Turnout
49.3%

Ballot-weighted result across 2'116 municipalities

Result by municipality

yes share per municipality
NoYesNo result
#MunicipalityYes shareCanton
1Zwischbergen91.7%VS
2Buseno90.6%GR
3Schlierbach87.4%LU
4Teuffenthal85.9%BE
5Rain85.4%LU
6Isone85.3%TI
7Zielebach85.1%BE
8Bleienbach84.1%BE
9Doppleschwand83.9%LU
10Schwende-Rüte83.9%AI

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
Geneva58.6%
Jura51.5%
Vaud48.3%
#CantonYes shareTurnoutMunicipalities
1Appenzell Innerrhoden81.2%48.1%5
2Nidwalden78.0%53.2%11
3Obwalden76.8%54.3%7
4Schwyz76.4%52.7%30
5St. Gallen74.8%49.3%75
6Zug74.6%53.8%11
7Lucerne73.3%52.5%79
8Appenzell Ausserrhoden73.1%53.0%20
9Thurgau72.9%49.5%80
10Uri72.8%47.8%19
11Glarus71.7%44.2%3
12Aargau70.6%47.1%196
13Ticino70.1%47.3%100
14Grisons69.8%47.6%100
15Solothurn69.7%48.6%104
16Basel-Landschaft68.0%48.8%86
17Schaffhausen66.5%69.9%26
18Bern65.2%47.9%328
19Zurich64.3%52.6%160
20Fribourg60.0%45.3%119
21Valais59.8%55.7%122
22Basel-City52.0%60.8%3
23Neuchâtel51.9%45.8%24
24Vaud51.7%49.3%300
25Jura48.5%44.8%51
26Geneva41.4%48.9%45

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 “Statutory basis for monitoring claimants”?
On 25.11.2018, “Statutory basis for monitoring claimants” was accepted with 1'667'849 yes and 909'172 no. Turnout was 49.3%.
How did the cantons vote on “Statutory basis for monitoring claimants”?
The strongest yes came from Appenzell Innerrhoden (81.2%), the strongest no from Geneva (41.4%).
Was “Statutory basis for monitoring claimants” accepted?
“Statutory basis for monitoring claimants” was accepted nationwide on 25.11.2018.