Initiative for the election of the Federal Council by the people

Popular vote of Jun 9, 2013 · Popular initiative · No. 570Initiative populaire «Election du Conseil fédéral par le peuple»

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
23.7 %
Cantons
0 : 23
Turnout
39.5 %
Yes
480'291 (24 %)
No
1'550'080 (76 %)
Eligible voters
5'184'334

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, Council of States
5 (13 %) : 34 (87 %)
Recommend yes
EDU, KVP, MCG, SVP
Recommend no
SD, BDP, CVP, EVP, FDP, FPS, GLP, Grüne, PdA, SP, UCSP
Associations
Recommend no: Gewerbeverband, Travail.Suisse

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich91'556 (25 %)270'776 (75 %)41.1 %
Bern54'519 (21 %)208'103 (79 %)36.6 %
Lucerne25'338 (21 %)93'335 (79 %)45.3 %
Uri1'928 (24 %)6'059 (76 %)30.8 %
Schwyz13'311 (30 %)30'428 (70 %)44.0 %
Obwalden2'752 (25 %)8'121 (75 %)43.4 %
Nidwalden3'404 (26 %)9'553 (74 %)43.1 %
Glarus1'929 (27 %)5'325 (73 %)28.1 %
Zug7'432 (23 %)25'256 (77 %)45.0 %
Fribourg13'888 (20 %)56'499 (80 %)37.4 %
Solothurn15'751 (22 %)54'411 (78 %)40.2 %
Basel-Stadt10'670 (21 %)40'536 (79 %)45.2 %
Basel-Landschaft15'091 (22 %)53'853 (78 %)37.4 %
Schaffhausen8'206 (29 %)19'964 (71 %)58.4 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden3'730 (25 %)11'479 (75 %)40.3 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden931 (27 %)2'515 (73 %)31.1 %
St. Gallen29'260 (26 %)83'967 (74 %)36.2 %
Graubünden10'076 (21 %)38'143 (79 %)36.0 %
Aargau39'183 (26 %)109'963 (74 %)36.9 %
Thurgau14'118 (26 %)40'217 (74 %)33.9 %
Ticino25'273 (32 %)53'694 (68 %)37.2 %
Vaud33'304 (20 %)129'434 (80 %)39.5 %
Valais19'475 (21 %)71'261 (79 %)43.9 %
Neuchâtel7'938 (19 %)33'426 (81 %)37.8 %
Geneva28'288 (26 %)80'363 (74 %)45.4 %
Jura2'940 (18 %)13'399 (82 %)32.2 %

On the same day

Sources: Swissvotes, Federal Chancellery, Année politique suisse

Data: Swissvotes, the database of federal popular votes (Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern; CC BY 4.0), the Federal Statistical Office and the Parliamentary Services.