Popular vote · 14.06.2026Federal ballot
Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'
Votes202645.2% YesNo 54.8%
Votes
Rejected
Yes
45.2% 1'492'857
No
54.8% 1'809'246
Cantonal majority
10 / 23
Turnout
60.6%
Ballot-weighted result across 2'117 municipalities
Result by municipality
yes share per municipalityNoYesNo result
Strongest no
BFSResult by municipality
Top 10| # | Municipality | Yes share | Canton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unteriberg | 90.5% | SZ |
| 2 | Alpthal | 88.3% | SZ |
| 3 | Spiringen | 86.4% | UR |
| 4 | Unterschächen | 86.3% | UR |
| 5 | Vorderthal | 85.9% | SZ |
| 6 | Ederswiler | 85.7% | JU |
| 7 | Horrenbach-Buchen | 85.6% | BE |
| 8 | Reisiswil | 85.6% | BE |
| 9 | Muotathal | 85.4% | SZ |
| 10 | Schangnau | 85.2% | BE |
Result 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 | Wahlkreis Entlebuch | 68.3% | LU |
| 2 | Bezirk Kulm | 66.5% | AG |
| 3 | Bezirk Schwyz | 66.4% | SZ |
| 4 | Bezirk Einsiedeln | 66.2% | SZ |
| 5 | Bezirk Thal | 65.5% | SO |
| 6 | Bezirk March | 64.6% | SZ |
| 7 | Wahlkreis Toggenburg | 64.3% | SG |
| 8 | Bezirk Schleitheim | 64.0% | SH |
| 9 | Wahlkreis Willisau | 62.1% | LU |
| 10 | Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental | 62.1% | BE |
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).
10 of 23 cantons — Rejected
NoYesNo result
| # | Canton | Yes share | Turnout | Municipalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appenzell Innerrhoden | 65.9% | 67.3% | 5 |
| 2 | Schwyz | 63.2% | 69.7% | 30 |
| 3 | Uri | 59.9% | 63.9% | 19 |
| 4 | Glarus | 58.6% | 58.5% | 3 |
| 5 | Obwalden | 58.5% | 67.9% | 7 |
| 6 | Nidwalden | 58.1% | 66.9% | 11 |
| 7 | Thurgau | 55.3% | 63.3% | 80 |
| 8 | St. Gallen | 53.8% | 62.1% | 75 |
| 9 | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 53.2% | 64.9% | 20 |
| 10 | Aargau | 51.0% | 61.8% | 196 |
| 11 | Solothurn | 50.7% | 60.5% | 104 |
| 12 | Ticino | 50.7% | 53.0% | 100 |
| 13 | Schaffhausen | 49.2% | 76.5% | 26 |
| 14 | Lucerne | 49.0% | 67.1% | 79 |
| 15 | Grisons | 48.5% | 61.5% | 100 |
| 16 | Zug | 47.6% | 68.6% | 11 |
| 17 | Valais | 47.2% | 60.8% | 122 |
| 18 | Fribourg | 45.1% | 59.0% | 119 |
| 19 | Bern | 44.6% | 59.8% | 329 |
| 20 | Basel-Landschaft | 44.1% | 61.1% | 86 |
| 21 | Jura | 40.1% | 52.5% | 51 |
| 22 | Zurich | 40.0% | 63.8% | 160 |
| 23 | Vaud | 35.5% | 58.9% | 300 |
| 24 | Geneva | 34.6% | 59.7% | 45 |
| 25 | Neuchâtel | 32.7% | 52.5% | 24 |
| 26 | Basel-City | 26.5% | 66.9% | 3 |
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 2026 17Text put to the vote on Fedlex (BBl 2026 17, German)
Source: Fedlex, BBl 2026 17 — official text
- What was the result of the vote “Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'”?
- On 14.06.2026, “Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'” was rejected with 1'492'857 yes and 1'809'246 no. Turnout was 60.6%.
- How did the cantons vote on “Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'”?
- The strongest yes came from Appenzell Innerrhoden (65.9%), the strongest no from Basel-City (26.5%).
- Was “Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'” accepted?
- “Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'” was rejected nationwide on 14.06.2026.