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Popular vote · 19.05.2019Federal ballot

Federal Decree on the Approval and Implementation of the Exchange of Notes between Switzerland and the EU on the adoption of Directive (EU) 2017/853 amending the EU Weapons Directive (Development of the Schengen acquis)

Votes2019
63.7% YesNo 36.3%
Votes
Accepted
Yes
63.7% 1'501'880
No
36.3% 854'274
Turnout
45.5%

Ballot-weighted result across 2'116 municipalities

Result by municipality

yes share per municipality
NoYesNo result
#MunicipalityYes shareCanton
1Bern84.8%BE
2Ennetbaden84.5%AG
3Bogis-Bossey83.7%VD
4Lausanne82.4%VD
5Zurich82.3%ZH
6Jouxtens-Mézery81.5%VD
7Pully81.5%VD
8Lussy-sur-Morges80.7%VD
9Paudex80.7%VD
10Corseaux80.4%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
Geneva72.8%
Vaud71.5%
Zurich70.6%
#CantonYes shareTurnoutMunicipalities
1Basel-City75.0%60.1%3
2Geneva72.8%51.7%45
3Neuchâtel72.6%42.5%24
4Vaud71.5%48.8%300
5Zurich70.6%45.6%160
6Zug67.0%48.1%11
7Lucerne65.9%46.1%79
8Appenzell Ausserrhoden64.3%43.7%20
9St. Gallen64.0%43.0%75
10Basel-Landschaft62.4%42.5%86
11Fribourg62.0%41.6%119
12Jura61.9%40.4%51
13Bern61.3%43.5%328
14Aargau59.4%42.9%196
15Thurgau59.1%42.5%80
16Schaffhausen59.0%67.5%26
17Solothurn58.8%44.8%104
18Valais57.1%46.4%122
19Uri56.5%39.0%19
20Grisons55.7%52.3%100
21Glarus55.6%37.2%3
22Nidwalden53.4%48.4%11
23Appenzell Innerrhoden52.9%37.1%5
24Obwalden51.7%47.6%7
25Schwyz51.6%46.2%30
26Ticino45.5%48.6%100

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 Decree on the Approval and Implementation of the Exchange of Notes between Switzerland and the EU on the adoption of Directive (EU) 2017/853 amending the EU Weapons Directive (Development of the Schengen acquis)”?
On 19.05.2019, “Federal Decree on the Approval and Implementation of the Exchange of Notes between Switzerland and the EU on the adoption of Directive (EU) 2017/853 amending the EU Weapons Directive (Development of the Schengen acquis)” was accepted with 1'501'880 yes and 854'274 no. Turnout was 45.5%.
How did the cantons vote on “Federal Decree on the Approval and Implementation of the Exchange of Notes between Switzerland and the EU on the adoption of Directive (EU) 2017/853 amending the EU Weapons Directive (Development of the Schengen acquis)”?
The strongest yes came from Basel-City (75.0%), the strongest no from Ticino (45.5%).
Was “Federal Decree on the Approval and Implementation of the Exchange of Notes between Switzerland and the EU on the adoption of Directive (EU) 2017/853 amending the EU Weapons Directive (Development of the Schengen acquis)” accepted?
“Federal Decree on the Approval and Implementation of the Exchange of Notes between Switzerland and the EU on the adoption of Directive (EU) 2017/853 amending the EU Weapons Directive (Development of the Schengen acquis)” was accepted nationwide on 19.05.2019.