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Popular vote · 29.11.2020Federal ballot

Federal Popular Initiative: 'For a ban on financing war material manufacturers'

Votes2020
42.5% 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 municipality
NoYesNo result
#MunicipalityYes shareCanton
1Mauraz74.1%VD
2Lajoux73.3%JU
3Mutrux70.9%VD
4Bern69.1%BE
5Chavannes-de-Bogis67.9%VD
6Les Enfers67.2%JU
7Romainmôtier-Envy66.8%VD
8Lausanne65.9%VD
9Delémont65.1%JU
10Vevey64.8%VD

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

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).

3.5 of 23 cantons — Rejected
NoYesNo result
Jura55.0%
Geneva53.1%
Vaud49.2%
#CantonYes shareTurnoutMunicipalities
1Basel-City57.9%61.7%3
2Jura55.0%41.1%51
3Geneva53.1%53.9%45
4Neuchâtel52.6%41.9%24
5Vaud49.2%50.2%300
6Zurich45.7%51.0%160
7Bern45.2%45.6%328
8Fribourg45.1%45.6%119
9Ticino44.8%45.0%100
10Basel-Landschaft42.9%45.4%86
11Schaffhausen41.6%68.4%26
12Grisons38.8%43.9%100
13Lucerne36.9%46.7%79
14Solothurn36.9%46.2%104
15Aargau36.5%42.9%196
16Appenzell Ausserrhoden36.4%51.0%20
17St. Gallen35.7%45.1%75
18Valais35.4%48.2%122
19Glarus34.0%40.8%3
20Thurgau33.8%46.2%80
21Zug30.6%55.6%11
22Uri28.8%44.8%19
23Appenzell Innerrhoden28.8%41.9%5
24Obwalden27.4%48.9%7
25Schwyz25.8%45.4%30
26Nidwalden24.8%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.