What was the result of the vote “Popular Initiative ‘More affordable homes’”?

#	Municipality	Yes share	Canton
1	Chavannes-près-Renens	76.6%	VD
2	Lausanne	74.3%	VD
3	Renens	71.9%	VD
4	Campo (Vallemaggia)	70.6%	TI
5	Vevey	69.9%	VD
6	Vernier	68.8%	GE
7	Avully	68.5%	GE
8	Geneva	68.4%	GE
9	Prilly	68.4%	VD
10	Romainmôtier-Envy	67.9%	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 VD69.5%

District de l'Ouest lausannois VD63.7%

Bezirk Zürich ZH62.9%

District de Moutier JU61.8%

Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt LU56.4%

Strongest no by district

BFS

Bezirk Visp VS81.7%

Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen BE81.5%

Bezirk Goms VS80.5%

Bezirk Leuk VS80.3%

Bezirk Raron VS79.5%

Result by district

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

#	District	Yes share	Canton
1	District de Lausanne	69.5%	VD
2	District de l'Ouest lausannois	63.7%	VD
3	Bezirk Zürich	62.9%	ZH
4	District de Moutier	61.8%	JU
5	Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt	56.4%	LU
6	District des Franches-Montagnes	55.7%	JU
7	District de Delémont	55.5%	JU
8	District de la Sarine	54.5%	FR
9	District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut	52.7%	VD
10	District du Jura-Nord vaudois	51.9%	VD

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).

4.5 of 23 cantons — Rejected

NoYesNo result

Strongest yes by canton

BFS

Basel-City60.2%

Geneva60.1%

Neuchâtel56.2%

Jura53.8%

Vaud53.2%

Strongest no by canton

BFS

Appenzell Innerrhoden76.0%

Obwalden72.7%

Schwyz72.4%

Nidwalden72.3%

Uri69.2%

Result by canton

#	Canton	Yes share	Turnout	Municipalities
1	Basel-City	60.2%	55.4%	3
2	Geneva	60.1%	49.0%	45
3	Neuchâtel	56.2%	41.5%	24
4	Jura	53.8%	42.4%	51
5	Vaud	53.2%	46.8%	300
6	Fribourg	46.9%	37.6%	119
7	Zurich	46.5%	45.1%	160
8	Schaffhausen	45.7%	65.3%	26
9	Ticino	44.6%	40.0%	100
10	Bern	41.6%	39.4%	328
11	Basel-Landschaft	41.4%	42.2%	86
12	Lucerne	37.6%	39.2%	79
13	St. Gallen	36.5%	38.7%	75
14	Solothurn	35.2%	37.9%	104
15	Aargau	34.7%	38.5%	196
16	Zug	34.4%	45.3%	11
17	Valais	32.9%	44.6%	122
18	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	32.5%	40.2%	20
19	Grisons	32.5%	35.6%	100
20	Glarus	32.4%	33.6%	3
21	Thurgau	32.1%	38.2%	80
22	Uri	30.8%	30.6%	19
23	Nidwalden	27.7%	40.4%	11
24	Schwyz	27.6%	42.8%	30
25	Obwalden	27.3%	44.6%	7
26	Appenzell Innerrhoden	24.0%	34.9%	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 “Popular Initiative ‘More affordable homes’”?: On 09.02.2020, “Popular Initiative ‘More affordable homes’” was rejected with 963'740 yes and 1'280'331 no. Turnout was 41.4%.
How did the cantons vote on “Popular Initiative ‘More affordable homes’”?: The strongest yes came from Basel-City (60.2%), the strongest no from Appenzell Innerrhoden (24.0%).
Was “Popular Initiative ‘More affordable homes’” accepted?: “Popular Initiative ‘More affordable homes’” was rejected nationwide on 09.02.2020.