Popular vote · 29.11.2020Federal ballot
Federal Popular Initiative: 'For a ban on financing war material manufacturers'
Votes202042.5% YesNo 57.5%
Votes
Rejected
Yes
42.5% 1'081'684
No
57.5% 1'460'650
Cantonal majority
3.5 / 23
Turnout
46.8%
Ballot-weighted result across 2'116 municipalities
Result by municipality
yes share per municipalityNoYesNo result
Strongest no
BFSResult by municipality
Top 10Result by district
yes share per district — the district figures BFS publishes; cantons without districts stay neutralNoYesNo result
Result by district
District results as published by the FSO — top 10 yes / top 10 no| # | District | Yes share | Canton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District de Lausanne | 61.9% | VD |
| 2 | Bezirk Zürich | 60.8% | ZH |
| 3 | District des Franches-Montagnes | 60.8% | JU |
| 4 | District de Delémont | 57.4% | JU |
| 5 | Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt | 55.7% | LU |
| 6 | District de Moutier | 54.7% | JU |
| 7 | Bezirk Solothurn | 53.6% | SO |
| 8 | District de l'Ouest lausannois | 52.8% | VD |
| 9 | Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland | 52.6% | BE |
| 10 | Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne | 52.5% | BE |
How the cantons voted
yes share per municipalityThis Vorlage needed a majority of the people AND a majority of the cantons. Six cantons count as a half (BV Art. 142).
3.5 of 23 cantons — Rejected
NoYesNo result
| # | Canton | Yes share | Turnout | Municipalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basel-City | 57.9% | 61.7% | 3 |
| 2 | Jura | 55.0% | 41.1% | 51 |
| 3 | Geneva | 53.1% | 53.9% | 45 |
| 4 | Neuchâtel | 52.6% | 41.9% | 24 |
| 5 | Vaud | 49.2% | 50.2% | 300 |
| 6 | Zurich | 45.7% | 51.0% | 160 |
| 7 | Bern | 45.2% | 45.6% | 328 |
| 8 | Fribourg | 45.1% | 45.6% | 119 |
| 9 | Ticino | 44.8% | 45.0% | 100 |
| 10 | Basel-Landschaft | 42.9% | 45.4% | 86 |
| 11 | Schaffhausen | 41.6% | 68.4% | 26 |
| 12 | Grisons | 38.8% | 43.9% | 100 |
| 13 | Lucerne | 36.9% | 46.7% | 79 |
| 14 | Solothurn | 36.9% | 46.2% | 104 |
| 15 | Aargau | 36.5% | 42.9% | 196 |
| 16 | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 36.4% | 51.0% | 20 |
| 17 | St. Gallen | 35.7% | 45.1% | 75 |
| 18 | Valais | 35.4% | 48.2% | 122 |
| 19 | Glarus | 34.0% | 40.8% | 3 |
| 20 | Thurgau | 33.8% | 46.2% | 80 |
| 21 | Zug | 30.6% | 55.6% | 11 |
| 22 | Uri | 28.8% | 44.8% | 19 |
| 23 | Appenzell Innerrhoden | 28.8% | 41.9% | 5 |
| 24 | Obwalden | 27.4% | 48.9% | 7 |
| 25 | Schwyz | 25.8% | 45.4% | 30 |
| 26 | Nidwalden | 24.8% | 49.5% | 11 |
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 Popular Initiative: 'For a ban on financing war material manufacturers'”?
- On 29.11.2020, “Federal Popular Initiative: 'For a ban on financing war material manufacturers'” was rejected with 1'081'684 yes and 1'460'650 no. Turnout was 46.8%.
- How did the cantons vote on “Federal Popular Initiative: 'For a ban on financing war material manufacturers'”?
- The strongest yes came from Basel-City (57.9%), the strongest no from Nidwalden (24.8%).
- Was “Federal Popular Initiative: 'For a ban on financing war material manufacturers'” accepted?
- “Federal Popular Initiative: 'For a ban on financing war material manufacturers'” was rejected nationwide on 29.11.2020.