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Popular vote · 25.11.2018Federal ballot

Volksinitiative «Schweizer Recht statt fremde Richter (Selbstbestimmungsinitiative)»

Votes2018
33.7% YesNo 66.3%
Votes
Rejected
Yes
33.7% 872'237
No
66.3% 1'713'433
Cantonal majority
0 / 23
Turnout
49.3%

Ballot-weighted result across 2'121 municipalities

Result by municipality

yes share per municipality
NoYesNo result
#MunicipalityYes shareCanton
1Teuffenthal83.7%BE
2Zwischbergen83.3%VS
3Horrenbach-Buchen82.7%BE
4Alpthal77.5%SZ
5Eriz77.3%BE
6Vorderthal76.8%SZ
7Unteriberg76.4%SZ
8Wachseldorn75.8%BE
9Ederswiler75.0%JU
10Pohlern71.4%BE

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
Vaud76.6%
Jura75.7%
Geneva75.3%
#CantonYes shareTurnoutMunicipalities
1Schwyz47.1%52.8%30
2Appenzell Innerrhoden47.0%48.0%5
3Ticino46.1%47.3%100
4Glarus44.5%44.4%3
5Schaffhausen43.0%70.0%26
6Uri42.5%48.2%19
7Thurgau40.9%49.6%80
8Nidwalden39.9%53.2%11
9Obwalden39.3%54.4%7
10St. Gallen39.1%49.3%75
11Aargau38.0%47.1%197
12Appenzell Ausserrhoden37.7%52.9%20
13Basel-Landschaft36.7%48.9%86
14Solothurn35.0%48.6%106
15Grisons35.0%47.6%100
16Bern34.4%47.9%329
17Zug34.4%53.9%11
18Lucerne33.1%52.5%79
19Valais32.4%55.7%122
20Zurich32.1%52.6%160
21Basel-City27.5%60.8%3
22Fribourg27.3%45.3%121
23Geneva24.7%48.9%45
24Jura24.3%44.3%50
25Vaud23.4%49.3%300
26Neuchâtel22.6%45.8%24
What was the result of the vote “Volksinitiative «Schweizer Recht statt fremde Richter (Selbstbestimmungsinitiative)»”?
On 25.11.2018, “Volksinitiative «Schweizer Recht statt fremde Richter (Selbstbestimmungsinitiative)»” was rejected with 872'237 yes and 1'713'433 no. Turnout was 49.3%.
How did the cantons vote on “Volksinitiative «Schweizer Recht statt fremde Richter (Selbstbestimmungsinitiative)»”?
The strongest yes came from Schwyz (47.1%), the strongest no from Neuchâtel (22.6%).
Was “Volksinitiative «Schweizer Recht statt fremde Richter (Selbstbestimmungsinitiative)»” accepted?
“Volksinitiative «Schweizer Recht statt fremde Richter (Selbstbestimmungsinitiative)»” was rejected nationwide on 25.11.2018.