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Popular vote · 09.02.2020Federal ballot

Volksinitiative «Mehr bezahlbare Wohnungen»

Votes2020
42.9% YesNo 57.1%
Votes
Rejected
Yes
42.9% 963'718
No
57.1% 1'280'259
Cantonal majority
4.5 / 23
Turnout
41.4%

Ballot-weighted result across 2'116 municipalities

Result by municipality

yes share per municipality
NoYesNo result
#MunicipalityYes shareCanton
1Chavannes-près-Renens76.6%VD
2Lausanne74.3%VD
3Renens71.9%VD
4Campo (Vallemaggia)70.6%TI
5Vevey69.9%VD
6Vernier68.8%GE
7Avully68.5%GE
8Geneva68.4%GE
9Prilly68.4%VD
10Romainmôtier-Envy67.9%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
Geneva60.1%
Jura53.8%
Vaud53.2%
#CantonYes shareTurnoutMunicipalities
1Basel-City60.2%55.4%3
2Geneva60.1%49.0%45
3Neuchâtel56.2%41.5%24
4Jura53.8%42.4%51
5Vaud53.2%46.8%300
6Fribourg46.9%37.6%119
7Zurich46.5%45.1%160
8Schaffhausen45.7%65.3%26
9Ticino44.6%40.0%100
10Bern41.6%39.4%328
11Basel-Landschaft41.4%42.2%86
12Lucerne37.6%39.2%79
13St. Gallen36.5%38.7%75
14Solothurn35.2%37.9%104
15Aargau34.7%38.5%196
16Zug34.4%45.3%11
17Valais32.9%44.6%122
18Appenzell Ausserrhoden32.5%40.2%20
19Grisons32.5%35.6%100
20Glarus32.4%33.6%3
21Thurgau32.1%38.2%80
22Uri30.8%30.6%19
23Nidwalden27.7%40.4%11
24Schwyz27.6%42.8%30
25Obwalden27.3%44.6%7
26Appenzell Innerrhoden24.0%34.9%5
What was the result of the vote “Volksinitiative «Mehr bezahlbare Wohnungen»”?
On 09.02.2020, “Volksinitiative «Mehr bezahlbare Wohnungen»” was rejected with 963'718 yes and 1'280'259 no. Turnout was 41.4%.
How did the cantons vote on “Volksinitiative «Mehr bezahlbare Wohnungen»”?
The strongest yes came from Basel-City (60.2%), the strongest no from Appenzell Innerrhoden (24.0%).
Was “Volksinitiative «Mehr bezahlbare Wohnungen»” accepted?
“Volksinitiative «Mehr bezahlbare Wohnungen»” was rejected nationwide on 09.02.2020.