What was the result of the vote “Ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation”?

#	Municipality	Yes share	Canton
1	Chigny	89.4%	VD
2	Mutrux	88.9%	VD
3	Arnex-sur-Nyon	88.9%	VD
4	Cerentino	86.7%	TI
5	Tartegnin	86.4%	VD
6	Lausanne	86.4%	VD
7	Vaux-sur-Morges	85.9%	VD
8	Dizy	85.9%	VD
9	Les Clées	85.7%	VD
10	Ependes	85.6%	VD

Result by district

yes share per district — the district figures BFS publishes; cantons without districts stay neutral

NoYesNo result

Strongest yes by district

BFS

District de Lausanne VD85.3%

District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut VD81.0%

District de Lavaux-Oron VD80.8%

District de l'Ouest lausannois VD80.5%

District de Morges VD80.3%

Strongest no by district

BFS

Bezirk Schleitheim SH60.5%

Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen BE59.0%

Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental BE58.9%

Bezirk Unterklettgau SH57.7%

Bezirk Kulm AG56.0%

Result by district

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

#	District	Yes share	Canton
1	District de Lausanne	85.3%	VD
2	District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut	81.0%	VD
3	District de Lavaux-Oron	80.8%	VD
4	District de l'Ouest lausannois	80.5%	VD
5	District de Morges	80.3%	VD
6	District de Nyon	79.9%	VD
7	District du Gros-de-Vaud	77.2%	VD
8	District du Jura-Nord vaudois	77.2%	VD
9	Bezirk Zürich	76.7%	ZH
10	District d'Aigle	76.3%	VD

Strongest yes by canton

BFS

Vaud80.2%

Geneva76.3%

Neuchâtel73.7%

Jura73.3%

Basel-City71.9%

Strongest no by canton

BFS

Appenzell Innerrhoden54.1%

Schwyz51.7%

Uri51.1%

Obwalden49.2%

Appenzell Ausserrhoden48.8%

Result by canton

#	Canton	Yes share	Turnout	Municipalities
1	Vaud	80.2%	46.8%	300
2	Geneva	76.3%	49.0%	45
3	Neuchâtel	73.7%	41.5%	24
4	Jura	73.3%	42.4%	51
5	Basel-City	71.9%	55.4%	3
6	Fribourg	68.4%	37.5%	119
7	Ticino	66.8%	40.0%	100
8	Zurich	63.5%	45.2%	160
9	Valais	62.7%	44.6%	122
10	Basel-Landschaft	60.5%	42.3%	86
11	Lucerne	59.6%	39.2%	79
12	Bern	59.5%	39.4%	328
13	Zug	58.7%	45.3%	11
14	Solothurn	58.7%	37.8%	104
15	Grisons	58.6%	35.6%	100
16	Aargau	56.4%	38.5%	196
17	Schaffhausen	55.2%	65.5%	26
18	St. Gallen	55.2%	38.7%	75
19	Thurgau	51.5%	38.1%	80
20	Nidwalden	51.3%	40.5%	11
21	Glarus	51.3%	33.6%	3
22	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	51.2%	40.4%	20
23	Obwalden	50.8%	44.6%	7
24	Uri	48.9%	30.7%	19
25	Schwyz	48.3%	42.8%	30
26	Appenzell Innerrhoden	45.9%	35.0%	5

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 “Ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation”?: On 09.02.2020, “Ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation” was accepted with 1'414'160 yes and 827'235 no. Turnout was 41.4%.
How did the cantons vote on “Ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation”?: The strongest yes came from Vaud (80.2%), the strongest no from Appenzell Innerrhoden (45.9%).
Was “Ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation” accepted?: “Ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation” was accepted nationwide on 09.02.2020.