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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)

Votes2022
56.7% 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 municipality
NoYesNo result
#MunicipalityYes shareCanton
1Mauraz88.2%VD
2Les Enfers78.1%JU
3Montpreveyres77.8%VD
4Goumoëns77.6%VD
5Lausanne77.5%VD
6Romainmôtier-Envy77.4%VD
7Confignon77.2%GE
8Onex77.2%GE
9Avully77.2%GE
10Geneva77.1%GE

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).

15 of 23 cantons — Accepted
NoYesNo result
Geneva74.8%
Vaud67.2%
Jura66.3%
#CantonYes shareTurnoutMunicipalities
1Geneva74.8%46.9%45
2Vaud67.2%47.2%300
3Jura66.3%38.0%51
4Basel-City64.6%56.3%3
5Fribourg63.1%39.3%119
6Neuchâtel61.5%40.9%24
7Zurich59.9%48.9%160
8Bern58.3%44.9%329
9Ticino57.8%45.7%100
10Valais56.6%44.2%122
11Schaffhausen55.3%66.9%26
12Basel-Landschaft53.9%44.3%86
13Grisons52.1%40.8%100
14Glarus50.8%45.1%3
15Solothurn50.5%43.2%104
16Aargau50.1%42.8%196
17Appenzell Ausserrhoden48.4%47.2%20
18St. Gallen47.2%43.5%75
19Lucerne47.1%45.5%79
20Thurgau47.0%44.1%80
21Zug46.7%51.3%11
22Nidwalden42.1%47.3%11
23Appenzell Innerrhoden41.9%41.2%5
24Obwalden41.5%46.8%7
25Uri41.3%38.3%19
26Schwyz39.7%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 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.