Popular vote · 13.02.2022Federal ballot
Popular initiative 'Yes to protecting children and young adults from tobacco advertising' (No tobacco ads for children and young adults)
Votes202256.7% YesNo 43.3%
Votes
Accepted
Yes
56.7% 1'371'177
No
43.3% 1'049'107
Cantonal majority
15 / 23
Turnout
44.7%
Ballot-weighted result across 2'117 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 | 75.4% | VD |
| 2 | District de la Sarine | 69.6% | FR |
| 3 | District de l'Ouest lausannois | 69.5% | VD |
| 4 | District de Delémont | 69.1% | JU |
| 5 | Bezirk Zürich | 68.7% | ZH |
| 6 | District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut | 68.1% | VD |
| 7 | District des Franches-Montagnes | 68.1% | JU |
| 8 | District de Moutier | 67.0% | JU |
| 9 | District de Nyon | 66.8% | VD |
| 10 | District de Morges | 65.5% | VD |
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).
15 of 23 cantons — Accepted
NoYesNo result
| # | Canton | Yes share | Turnout | Municipalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geneva | 74.8% | 46.9% | 45 |
| 2 | Vaud | 67.2% | 47.2% | 300 |
| 3 | Jura | 66.3% | 38.0% | 51 |
| 4 | Basel-City | 64.6% | 56.3% | 3 |
| 5 | Fribourg | 63.1% | 39.3% | 119 |
| 6 | Neuchâtel | 61.5% | 40.9% | 24 |
| 7 | Zurich | 59.9% | 48.9% | 160 |
| 8 | Bern | 58.3% | 44.9% | 329 |
| 9 | Ticino | 57.8% | 45.7% | 100 |
| 10 | Valais | 56.6% | 44.2% | 122 |
| 11 | Schaffhausen | 55.3% | 66.9% | 26 |
| 12 | Basel-Landschaft | 53.9% | 44.3% | 86 |
| 13 | Grisons | 52.1% | 40.8% | 100 |
| 14 | Glarus | 50.8% | 45.1% | 3 |
| 15 | Solothurn | 50.5% | 43.2% | 104 |
| 16 | Aargau | 50.1% | 42.8% | 196 |
| 17 | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 48.4% | 47.2% | 20 |
| 18 | St. Gallen | 47.2% | 43.5% | 75 |
| 19 | Lucerne | 47.1% | 45.5% | 79 |
| 20 | Thurgau | 47.0% | 44.1% | 80 |
| 21 | Zug | 46.7% | 51.3% | 11 |
| 22 | Nidwalden | 42.1% | 47.3% | 11 |
| 23 | Appenzell Innerrhoden | 41.9% | 41.2% | 5 |
| 24 | Obwalden | 41.5% | 46.8% | 7 |
| 25 | Uri | 41.3% | 38.3% | 19 |
| 26 | Schwyz | 39.7% | 46.4% | 30 |
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)
Text put to the vote
BBl 2021 2315Text put to the vote on Fedlex (BBl 2021 2315, German)
Source: Fedlex, BBl 2021 2315 — official text
- What was the result of the vote “Popular initiative 'Yes to protecting children and young adults from tobacco advertising' (No tobacco ads for children and young adults)”?
- On 13.02.2022, “Popular initiative 'Yes to protecting children and young adults from tobacco advertising' (No tobacco ads for children and young adults)” was accepted with 1'371'177 yes and 1'049'107 no. Turnout was 44.7%.
- How did the cantons vote on “Popular initiative 'Yes to protecting children and young adults from tobacco advertising' (No tobacco ads for children and young adults)”?
- The strongest yes came from Geneva (74.8%), the strongest no from Schwyz (39.7%).
- Was “Popular initiative 'Yes to protecting children and young adults from tobacco advertising' (No tobacco ads for children and young adults)” accepted?
- “Popular initiative 'Yes to protecting children and young adults from tobacco advertising' (No tobacco ads for children and young adults)” was accepted nationwide on 13.02.2022.