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Popular vote · 27.09.2020Federal ballot

Federal Decree on the Procurement of New Fighter Aircraft

Votes2020
50.1% YesNo 49.9%
Votes
Accepted
Yes
50.1% 1'605'839
No
49.9% 1'597'324
Turnout
62.3%

Ballot-weighted result across 2'116 municipalities

Result by municipality

yes share per municipality
NoYesNo result
#MunicipalityYes shareCanton
1Seehof88.0%BE
2Hospental81.8%UR
3St. Stephan81.8%BE
4Blatten81.5%VS
5Realp80.8%UR
6Bosco/Gurin80.8%TI
7Champoz80.2%BE
8Törbel79.1%VS
9Teuffenthal78.7%BE
10Eischoll78.0%VS

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
Schwyz62.7%
Uri62.0%
Glarus60.3%
Jura68.4%
Geneva62.8%
Vaud58.9%
#CantonYes shareTurnoutMunicipalities
1Nidwalden65.7%65.6%11
2Schwyz62.7%64.1%30
3Obwalden62.3%68.4%7
4Uri62.0%63.0%19
5Glarus60.3%55.0%3
6Zug59.9%65.4%11
7Appenzell Innerrhoden57.5%58.4%5
8Aargau56.9%58.7%196
9Thurgau55.6%60.3%80
10Lucerne54.9%63.6%79
11Solothurn53.8%59.2%104
12St. Gallen53.3%61.7%75
13Grisons53.0%64.0%100
14Valais52.0%70.1%122
15Appenzell Ausserrhoden51.7%65.1%20
16Bern51.5%60.8%328
17Schaffhausen51.2%74.1%26
18Zurich50.3%62.4%160
19Basel-Landschaft49.7%59.3%86
20Ticino47.1%62.8%100
21Fribourg45.7%61.9%119
22Vaud41.1%64.7%300
23Neuchâtel38.4%58.3%24
24Geneva37.2%61.8%45
25Basel-City36.7%66.4%3
26Jura31.6%61.7%51

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 Procurement of New Fighter Aircraft”?
On 27.09.2020, “Federal Decree on the Procurement of New Fighter Aircraft” was accepted with 1'605'839 yes and 1'597'324 no. Turnout was 62.3%.
How did the cantons vote on “Federal Decree on the Procurement of New Fighter Aircraft”?
The strongest yes came from Nidwalden (65.7%), the strongest no from Jura (31.6%).
Was “Federal Decree on the Procurement of New Fighter Aircraft” accepted?
“Federal Decree on the Procurement of New Fighter Aircraft” was accepted nationwide on 27.09.2020.