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Popular vote · 19.05.2019Federal ballot

Federal Act on Tax Reform and AHV Financing (TRAF)

Votes2019
66.4% YesNo 33.6%
Votes
Accepted
Yes
66.4% 1'541'147
No
33.6% 780'457
Turnout
45.3%

Ballot-weighted result across 2'116 municipalities

Result by municipality

yes share per municipality
NoYesNo result
#MunicipalityYes shareCanton
1Les Clées96.0%VD
2Burtigny93.0%VD
3Rovray91.0%VD
4Villars-Epeney90.5%VD
5Tannay90.4%VD
6Bogis-Bossey90.3%VD
7Signy-Avenex89.7%VD
8Villars-le-Terroir88.9%VD
9Lussy-sur-Morges88.9%VD
10Genolier88.7%VD

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
Vaud80.7%
Valais71.8%
Grisons69.6%
Bern39.7%
Aargau38.0%
Geneva37.8%
Schwyz37.7%
#CantonYes shareTurnoutMunicipalities
1Vaud80.7%48.7%300
2Neuchâtel72.4%42.4%24
3Valais71.8%46.3%122
4Basel-City69.7%60.1%3
5Grisons69.6%51.6%100
6Nidwalden69.0%48.3%11
7Obwalden68.7%47.3%7
8Lucerne68.6%45.7%79
9Uri68.6%38.6%19
10Zug68.6%47.8%11
11Fribourg68.4%41.4%119
12Schaffhausen67.6%67.3%26
13Jura67.6%40.3%51
14Appenzell Ausserrhoden67.1%43.5%20
15Appenzell Innerrhoden67.1%36.9%5
16St. Gallen66.3%42.7%75
17Zurich65.9%45.4%160
18Ticino64.9%48.6%100
19Thurgau64.7%42.3%80
20Basel-Landschaft63.8%42.0%86
21Glarus62.4%37.1%3
22Schwyz62.3%45.8%30
23Geneva62.2%51.7%45
24Aargau62.0%42.7%196
25Bern60.3%43.5%328
26Solothurn58.6%44.6%104

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 “Federal Act on Tax Reform and AHV Financing (TRAF)”?
On 19.05.2019, “Federal Act on Tax Reform and AHV Financing (TRAF)” was accepted with 1'541'147 yes and 780'457 no. Turnout was 45.3%.
How did the cantons vote on “Federal Act on Tax Reform and AHV Financing (TRAF)”?
The strongest yes came from Vaud (80.7%), the strongest no from Solothurn (58.6%).
Was “Federal Act on Tax Reform and AHV Financing (TRAF)” accepted?
“Federal Act on Tax Reform and AHV Financing (TRAF)” was accepted nationwide on 19.05.2019.