Initiative «For a ban on financing war material manufacturers»

Popular vote of Nov 29, 2020 · Popular initiative · No. 637Initiative populaire «Pour une interdiction du financement des producteurs de matériel de guerre»

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
42.5 %
Cantons
3½ : 19½
Turnout
47.0 %
Yes
1'081'684 (43 %)
No
1'460'650 (57 %)
Eligible voters
5'495'345

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, National Council
125 (63 %) : 72 (37 %)
Final vote, Council of States
32 (71 %) : 13 (29 %)
Recommend yes
EVP, Grüne, KVP, PdA, SP
Recommend no
SD, BDP, CVP, EDU, FDP, GLP, MCG, SVP
Associations
Recommend yes: Gewerkschaftsbund, VPODRecommend no: economiesuisse, Arbeitgeberverband, GewerbeverbandNo recommendation: Bauernverband

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich214'775 (46 %)255'557 (54 %)49.8 %
Bern160'351 (45 %)194'115 (55 %)48.3 %
Lucerne48'772 (37 %)83'361 (63 %)47.7 %
Uri3'386 (29 %)8'383 (71 %)44.4 %
Schwyz12'814 (26 %)36'938 (74 %)46.9 %
Obwalden3'588 (27 %)9'499 (73 %)49.5 %
Nidwalden3'904 (25 %)11'823 (75 %)50.5 %
Glarus3'589 (34 %)6'976 (66 %)40.2 %
Zug13'244 (31 %)30'101 (69 %)55.8 %
Fribourg41'637 (45 %)50'684 (55 %)45.0 %
Solothurn30'343 (37 %)51'845 (63 %)45.7 %
Basel-Stadt35'779 (58 %)25'996 (42 %)55.2 %
Basel-Landschaft36'132 (43 %)48'161 (57 %)45.6 %
Schaffhausen13'653 (42 %)19'198 (58 %)66.1 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden7'079 (36 %)12'379 (64 %)50.3 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden1'417 (29 %)3'508 (71 %)41.5 %
St. Gallen52'431 (36 %)94'269 (64 %)45.3 %
Graubünden23'305 (39 %)36'830 (61 %)43.6 %
Aargau67'581 (36 %)117'699 (64 %)43.0 %
Thurgau25'652 (34 %)50'163 (66 %)44.3 %
Ticino42'593 (45 %)52'507 (55 %)43.4 %
Vaud103'962 (49 %)107'310 (51 %)46.8 %
Valais35'902 (35 %)65'560 (65 %)45.7 %
Neuchâtel24'024 (53 %)21'676 (47 %)41.0 %
Geneva64'049 (53 %)56'527 (47 %)45.6 %
Jura11'722 (55 %)9'585 (45 %)40.3 %

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.