What was the result of the vote “Popular initiative ‘Yes to a ban on full facial coverings’”?

#	Municipality	Yes share	Canton
1	Horrenbach-Buchen	90.0%	BE
2	Roches	89.1%	BE
3	Zwischbergen	87.9%	VS
4	Wachseldorn	83.3%	BE
5	Ederswiler	82.9%	JU
6	Unteriberg	82.4%	SZ
7	Isone	82.1%	TI
8	Champoz	81.7%	BE
9	Alpthal	81.1%	SZ
10	Chavannes-sur-Moudon	80.8%	VD

Result by district

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

NoYesNo result

Strongest yes by district

BFS

Distretto di Blenio TI66.9%

Wahlkreis Entlebuch LU66.1%

Distretto di Leventina TI65.4%

Distretto di Riviera TI64.8%

District de Porrentruy JU64.7%

Strongest no by district

BFS

Bezirk Zürich ZH69.3%

Bezirk Solothurn SO67.0%

Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt LU64.1%

District de Lausanne VD59.4%

Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland BE58.5%

Result by district

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

#	District	Yes share	Canton
1	Distretto di Blenio	66.9%	TI
2	Wahlkreis Entlebuch	66.1%	LU
3	Distretto di Leventina	65.4%	TI
4	Distretto di Riviera	64.8%	TI
5	District de Porrentruy	64.7%	JU
6	Bezirk Kulm	64.6%	AG
7	Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois	63.8%	BE
8	District de Conthey	62.9%	VS
9	Bezirk Thal	62.4%	SO
10	District de la Broye-Vully	62.3%	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).

18 of 23 cantons — Accepted

NoYesNo result

Strongest yes by canton

BFS

Jura60.6%

Ticino60.5%

Schwyz60.2%

Uri58.8%

Appenzell Innerrhoden58.7%

Strongest no by canton

BFS

Basel-City59.4%

Zurich54.9%

Geneva51.3%

Appenzell Ausserrhoden50.9%

Bern50.5%

Result by canton

#	Canton	Yes share	Turnout	Municipalities
1	Jura	60.6%	45.7%	51
2	Ticino	60.5%	46.7%	100
3	Schwyz	60.2%	53.8%	30
4	Uri	58.8%	43.6%	19
5	Appenzell Innerrhoden	58.7%	46.1%	5
6	Valais	58.3%	66.2%	122
7	Obwalden	56.2%	53.9%	7
8	Nidwalden	56.1%	55.2%	11
9	Fribourg	55.9%	57.7%	119
10	Thurgau	53.9%	50.5%	80
11	Aargau	53.6%	49.3%	196
12	Glarus	53.5%	46.5%	3
13	Basel-Landschaft	53.4%	49.2%	86
14	St. Gallen	53.1%	48.7%	75
15	Solothurn	52.6%	52.9%	104
16	Schaffhausen	52.2%	71.4%	26
17	Neuchâtel	52.0%	48.5%	24
18	Vaud	50.9%	63.3%	300
19	Lucerne	50.5%	52.4%	79
20	Zug	50.4%	59.8%	11
21	Grisons	49.6%	45.5%	100
22	Bern	49.5%	47.6%	329
23	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	49.1%	51.8%	20
24	Geneva	48.7%	59.9%	45
25	Zurich	45.1%	53.9%	160
26	Basel-City	40.6%	61.1%	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 “Popular initiative ‘Yes to a ban on full facial coverings’”?: On 07.03.2021, “Popular initiative ‘Yes to a ban on full facial coverings’” was accepted with 1'427'344 yes and 1'360'750 no. Turnout was 53.2%.
How did the cantons vote on “Popular initiative ‘Yes to a ban on full facial coverings’”?: The strongest yes came from Jura (60.6%), the strongest no from Basel-City (40.6%).
Was “Popular initiative ‘Yes to a ban on full facial coverings’” accepted?: “Popular initiative ‘Yes to a ban on full facial coverings’” was accepted nationwide on 07.03.2021.