Initiative for the abolition of radio and television fees

Popular vote of Mar 4, 2018 · Popular initiative · No. 617Initiative populaire «Oui à la suppression des redevances radio et télévision (suppression des redevances Billag)»

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
28.4 %
Cantons
0 : 23
Turnout
54.8 %
Yes
833'837 (28 %)
No
2'098'302 (72 %)
Eligible voters
5'391'090

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, Council of States
41 (93 %) : 2 (5 %), 1 (2 %) abstention
Recommend yes
EDU, FPS, SVP, Lega
Recommend no
SD, BDP, CVP, EVP, FDP, GLP, Grüne, KVP, PdA, SP, UCSP
Free vote
MCG
Associations
Recommend yes: GewerbeverbandRecommend no: economiesuisse, Gemeindeverband, KdK, Arbeitgeberverband, SBK, Bauernverband, Gewerkschaftsbund, Städteverband, VPOD, Travail.Suisse

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich148'067 (28 %)372'471 (72 %)56.3 %
Bern96'948 (25 %)292'164 (75 %)53.2 %
Lucerne43'431 (28 %)109'430 (72 %)55.9 %
Uri3'875 (30 %)8'860 (70 %)48.4 %
Schwyz22'142 (38 %)36'706 (62 %)56.6 %
Obwalden5'025 (31 %)11'192 (69 %)62.0 %
Nidwalden6'299 (33 %)13'054 (67 %)62.6 %
Glarus4'317 (33 %)8'701 (67 %)49.6 %
Zug15'048 (32 %)31'874 (68 %)61.4 %
Fribourg23'241 (22 %)80'603 (78 %)51.8 %
Solothurn28'956 (31 %)65'464 (69 %)52.8 %
Basel-Stadt17'572 (26 %)48'747 (74 %)58.6 %
Basel-Landschaft26'949 (27 %)71'126 (73 %)52.7 %
Schaffhausen13'020 (37 %)21'885 (63 %)69.3 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden6'690 (32 %)14'171 (68 %)53.7 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden1'801 (33 %)3'584 (67 %)46.5 %
St. Gallen59'527 (34 %)113'322 (66 %)53.9 %
Graubünden16'846 (23 %)56'931 (77 %)54.0 %
Aargau70'383 (32 %)148'252 (68 %)51.8 %
Thurgau29'579 (34 %)56'424 (66 %)51.0 %
Ticino48'910 (34 %)92'936 (66 %)64.9 %
Vaud56'954 (24 %)185'045 (76 %)55.2 %
Valais35'341 (29 %)87'208 (71 %)56.1 %
Neuchâtel12'478 (22 %)44'901 (78 %)51.3 %
Geneva35'057 (25 %)104'074 (75 %)53.6 %
Jura5'381 (22 %)19'177 (78 %)46.7 %

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.