#	Municipality	Yes share	Canton
1	Schelten	77.8%	BE
2	Rebévelier	65.0%	BE
3	Wasterkingen	59.4%	ZH
4	Romainmôtier-Envy	57.2%	VD
5	La Chaux-de-Fonds	56.4%	NE
6	Kammersrohr	56.3%	SO
7	Rifferswil	54.9%	ZH
8	Vernate	54.6%	TI
9	Presinge	54.3%	GE
10	Vico Morcote	53.4%	TI

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 Zürich ZH49.5%

Distretto di Mendrisio TI48.4%

District de Lausanne VD46.9%

Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt LU46.1%

District de la Sarine FR44.0%

Strongest no by district

BFS

Bezirk Visp VS89.7%

Bezirk Raron VS88.8%

Bezirk Leuk VS86.5%

Bezirk Brig VS84.3%

District d'Entremont VS83.8%

Result by district

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

#	District	Yes share	Canton
1	Bezirk Zürich	49.5%	ZH
2	Distretto di Mendrisio	48.4%	TI
3	District de Lausanne	46.9%	VD
4	Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt	46.1%	LU
5	District de la Sarine	44.0%	FR
6	Bezirk Winterthur	43.0%	ZH
7	Bezirk Schaffhausen	42.9%	SH
8	Bezirk Solothurn	42.7%	SO
9	District de l'Ouest lausannois	42.7%	VD
10	Bezirk Vorderland	42.5%	AR

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

Geneva47.7%

Basel-City46.5%

Neuchâtel46.2%

Ticino41.8%

Schaffhausen40.6%

Strongest no by canton

BFS

Valais78.7%

Obwalden75.8%

Nidwalden75.7%

Schwyz73.8%

Grisons71.9%

Result by canton

#	Canton	Yes share	Turnout	Municipalities
1	Geneva	47.7%	48.2%	45
2	Basel-City	46.5%	55.7%	3
3	Neuchâtel	46.2%	34.0%	24
4	Ticino	41.8%	33.3%	100
5	Schaffhausen	40.6%	63.3%	26
6	Zurich	40.0%	42.5%	160
7	Jura	38.5%	31.4%	51
8	Fribourg	38.0%	34.4%	119
9	Vaud	37.1%	42.3%	300
10	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	36.7%	37.4%	20
11	Basel-Landschaft	36.5%	37.5%	86
12	Solothurn	36.2%	35.7%	104
13	Glarus	36.1%	27.9%	3
14	Bern	34.9%	36.8%	328
15	Lucerne	33.7%	37.6%	79
16	Aargau	33.6%	34.4%	196
17	St. Gallen	33.5%	35.4%	75
18	Thurgau	33.4%	41.1%	80
19	Zug	30.5%	42.4%	11
20	Uri	30.2%	37.1%	19
21	Appenzell Innerrhoden	28.1%	35.1%	5
22	Grisons	28.1%	34.1%	100
23	Schwyz	26.2%	39.2%	30
24	Nidwalden	24.3%	36.7%	11
25	Obwalden	24.2%	38.5%	7
26	Valais	21.3%	45.4%	122

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 “Popular initiative 'Stop urban sprawl - for sustainable urban development (urban sprawl initiative)'”?: On 10.02.2019, “Popular initiative 'Stop urban sprawl - for sustainable urban development (urban sprawl initiative)'” was rejected with 737'241 yes and 1'291'513 no. Turnout was 38.4%.
How did the cantons vote on “Popular initiative 'Stop urban sprawl - for sustainable urban development (urban sprawl initiative)'”?: The strongest yes came from Geneva (47.7%), the strongest no from Valais (21.3%).
Was “Popular initiative 'Stop urban sprawl - for sustainable urban development (urban sprawl initiative)'” accepted?: “Popular initiative 'Stop urban sprawl - for sustainable urban development (urban sprawl initiative)'” was rejected nationwide on 10.02.2019.