Initiative «No to the penalisation of marriage»

Popular vote of Feb 28, 2016 · Popular initiative · No. 596Initiative populaire «Pour le couple et la famille – Non à la pénalisation du mariage»

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
49.2 %
Cantons
17 : 7
Turnout
63.3 %
Yes
1'609'152 (49 %)
No
1'664'224 (51 %)
Eligible voters
5'302'873

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, National Council
107 (55 %) : 85 (44 %), 1 (1 %) abstention
Final vote, Council of States
25 (56 %) : 20 (44 %)
Recommend yes
SD, CVP, EDU, EVP, FPS, MCG, SVP
Recommend no
BDP, FDP, GLP, Grüne, PdA, SP, UCSP
Free vote
Lega
Associations
Recommend yes: FDK, SBKRecommend no: economiesuisse, Gewerkschaftsbund, Gewerbeverband

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich253'697 (43 %)329'992 (57 %)65.0 %
Bern202'291 (46 %)235'695 (54 %)61.6 %
Lucerne90'957 (51 %)87'990 (49 %)67.3 %
Uri9'079 (51 %)8'744 (49 %)69.6 %
Schwyz37'732 (55 %)31'484 (45 %)68.2 %
Obwalden9'932 (55 %)8'241 (45 %)72.0 %
Nidwalden11'898 (55 %)9'911 (45 %)73.0 %
Glarus7'685 (52 %)7'166 (48 %)57.5 %
Zug26'571 (52 %)24'875 (48 %)69.2 %
Fribourg64'935 (54 %)56'210 (46 %)63.3 %
Solothurn57'996 (52 %)54'120 (48 %)64.0 %
Basel-Stadt28'867 (39 %)44'234 (61 %)66.6 %
Basel-Landschaft56'577 (49 %)58'018 (51 %)62.7 %
Schaffhausen18'793 (51 %)17'865 (49 %)75.8 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden12'440 (50 %)12'689 (50 %)65.8 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden3'719 (56 %)2'964 (44 %)59.1 %
St. Gallen102'759 (53 %)91'138 (47 %)61.7 %
Graubünden39'604 (49 %)40'535 (51 %)60.0 %
Aargau137'551 (53 %)123'026 (47 %)63.6 %
Thurgau52'263 (54 %)44'584 (46 %)59.2 %
Ticino77'876 (55 %)64'437 (45 %)68.0 %
Vaud118'458 (46 %)140'531 (54 %)61.8 %
Valais75'998 (57 %)57'430 (43 %)63.2 %
Neuchâtel32'218 (52 %)29'837 (48 %)57.4 %
Geneva62'566 (47 %)71'412 (53 %)55.4 %
Jura16'690 (60 %)11'096 (40 %)54.7 %

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.