What was the result of the vote “Amendment to the Code of Obligations (tenancy law: subletting)”?

#	Municipality	Yes share	Canton
1	Buseno	86.2%	GR
2	Eriz	78.9%	BE
3	Kallern	76.9%	AG
4	Zermatt	76.6%	VS
5	Rossenges	75.7%	VD
6	Furna	75.6%	GR
7	Silvaplana	74.7%	GR
8	Homberg	74.7%	BE
9	Bedretto	74.5%	TI
10	Saas-Fee	73.6%	VS

Result by district

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

NoYesNo result

Strongest yes by district

BFS

Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen BE66.3%

Bezirk Höfe SZ64.5%

Region Maloja GR62.8%

Distretto di Blenio TI62.5%

Wahlkreis Entlebuch LU62.4%

Strongest no by district

BFS

District de Lausanne VD75.7%

Bezirk Zürich ZH69.6%

District de Moutier JU68.9%

District de l'Ouest lausannois VD67.8%

Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt LU65.5%

Result by district

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

#	District	Yes share	Canton
1	Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen	66.3%	BE
2	Bezirk Höfe	64.5%	SZ
3	Region Maloja	62.8%	GR
4	Distretto di Blenio	62.5%	TI
5	Wahlkreis Entlebuch	62.4%	LU
6	Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental	62.0%	BE
7	Distretto di Leventina	61.9%	TI
8	Bezirk Küssnacht (SZ)	61.1%	SZ
9	Wahlkreis Sarganserland	60.9%	SG
10	Bezirk Gersau	60.9%	SZ

Strongest yes by canton

BFS

Appenzell Innerrhoden61.2%

Schwyz60.5%

Obwalden59.4%

Nidwalden58.6%

Uri57.1%

Strongest no by canton

BFS

Geneva64.8%

Neuchâtel62.1%

Basel-City61.5%

Jura59.6%

Vaud58.7%

Result by canton

#	Canton	Yes share	Turnout	Municipalities
1	Appenzell Innerrhoden	61.2%	40.8%	5
2	Schwyz	60.5%	43.8%	30
3	Obwalden	59.4%	43.9%	7
4	Nidwalden	58.6%	45.1%	11
5	Uri	57.1%	50.1%	19
6	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	56.5%	47.1%	20
7	Grisons	56.4%	39.5%	100
8	Zug	56.2%	52.2%	11
9	Thurgau	56.2%	44.1%	80
10	St. Gallen	55.9%	44.6%	75
11	Glarus	55.2%	36.8%	3
12	Ticino	54.3%	42.1%	100
13	Aargau	53.8%	41.3%	196
14	Valais	53.2%	44.5%	122
15	Basel-Landschaft	51.0%	44.1%	86
16	Lucerne	50.6%	43.9%	79
17	Schaffhausen	49.4%	64.7%	26
18	Solothurn	48.9%	43.1%	104
19	Bern	46.9%	43.0%	329
20	Fribourg	46.4%	41.5%	119
21	Zurich	46.3%	48.6%	160
22	Vaud	41.3%	51.4%	300
23	Jura	40.4%	40.9%	51
24	Basel-City	38.5%	61.2%	3
25	Neuchâtel	37.9%	40.1%	24
26	Geneva	35.2%	53.9%	45

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)

Text put to the vote

BBl 2023 2288

Text put to the vote on Fedlex (BBl 2023 2288, German)

Source: Fedlex, BBl 2023 2288 — official text

Frequently asked questions

What was the result of the vote “Amendment to the Code of Obligations (tenancy law: subletting)”?: On 24.11.2024, “Amendment to the Code of Obligations (tenancy law: subletting)” was rejected with 1'196'643 yes and 1'274'818 no. Turnout was 44.9%.
How did the cantons vote on “Amendment to the Code of Obligations (tenancy law: subletting)”?: The strongest yes came from Appenzell Innerrhoden (61.2%), the strongest no from Geneva (35.2%).
Was “Amendment to the Code of Obligations (tenancy law: subletting)” accepted?: “Amendment to the Code of Obligations (tenancy law: subletting)” was rejected nationwide on 24.11.2024.