What was the result of the vote “Amendment of the Hunting Act”?

#	Municipality	Yes share	Canton
1	Embd	97.1%	VS
2	Blatten	96.6%	VS
3	Eisten	95.7%	VS
4	Törbel	94.7%	VS
5	Saas-Almagell	94.2%	VS
6	Eischoll	93.0%	VS
7	Kippel	92.8%	VS
8	Staldenried	92.6%	VS
9	Stalden	92.5%	VS
10	Saas-Grund	92.5%	VS

Result by district

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

NoYesNo result

Strongest yes by district

BFS

Bezirk Raron VS86.7%

Bezirk Visp VS86.2%

Bezirk Leuk VS83.6%

Region Bernina GR82.3%

Bezirk Brig VS81.8%

Strongest no by district

BFS

District de Lausanne VD69.7%

Bezirk Solothurn SO68.0%

Bezirk Schaffhausen SH66.4%

Bezirk Zürich ZH66.4%

District de l'Ouest lausannois VD63.6%

Result by district

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

#	District	Yes share	Canton
1	Bezirk Raron	86.7%	VS
2	Bezirk Visp	86.2%	VS
3	Bezirk Leuk	83.6%	VS
4	Region Bernina	82.3%	GR
5	Bezirk Brig	81.8%	VS
6	Region Surselva	81.3%	GR
7	Bezirk Goms	81.0%	VS
8	Wahlkreis Entlebuch	79.7%	LU
9	District d'Entremont	79.2%	VS
10	Region Albula	74.2%	GR

Strongest yes by canton

BFS

Appenzell Innerrhoden70.8%

Uri69.6%

Valais68.6%

Grisons67.3%

Obwalden63.1%

Strongest no by canton

BFS

Basel-City63.9%

Schaffhausen63.3%

Geneva63.1%

Vaud59.8%

Zurich58.6%

Result by canton

#	Canton	Yes share	Turnout	Municipalities
1	Appenzell Innerrhoden	70.8%	58.5%	5
2	Uri	69.6%	63.9%	19
3	Valais	68.6%	70.2%	122
4	Grisons	67.3%	65.1%	100
5	Obwalden	63.1%	68.1%	7
6	Nidwalden	62.9%	65.5%	11
7	Schwyz	58.9%	64.1%	30
8	Lucerne	56.0%	63.5%	79
9	St. Gallen	55.5%	61.7%	75
10	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	53.0%	65.1%	20
11	Zug	52.9%	65.3%	11
12	Glarus	52.7%	55.1%	3
13	Ticino	51.5%	62.8%	100
14	Fribourg	50.7%	61.8%	119
15	Thurgau	50.3%	60.2%	80
16	Jura	47.7%	61.5%	51
17	Aargau	47.6%	58.6%	196
18	Bern	47.1%	60.8%	328
19	Solothurn	44.0%	59.2%	104
20	Basel-Landschaft	42.6%	59.1%	86
21	Neuchâtel	42.0%	58.3%	24
22	Zurich	41.4%	62.2%	160
23	Vaud	40.2%	64.7%	300
24	Geneva	36.9%	61.8%	45
25	Schaffhausen	36.7%	74.0%	26
26	Basel-City	36.1%	66.4%	3

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 “Amendment of the Hunting Act”?: On 27.09.2020, “Amendment of the Hunting Act” was rejected with 1'531'027 yes and 1'654'105 no. Turnout was 62.3%.
How did the cantons vote on “Amendment of the Hunting Act”?: The strongest yes came from Appenzell Innerrhoden (70.8%), the strongest no from Basel-City (36.1%).
Was “Amendment of the Hunting Act” accepted?: “Amendment of the Hunting Act” was rejected nationwide on 27.09.2020.