Initiative on scholarships

Popular vote of Jun 14, 2015 · Popular initiative · No. 593Initiative populaire «Initiative sur les bourses d'études»

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
27.5 %
Cantons
0 : 23
Turnout
43.5 %
Yes
610'284 (27 %)
No
1'611'911 (73 %)
Eligible voters
5'265'120

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, Council of States
32 (71 %) : 12 (27 %), 1 (2 %) abstention
Recommend yes
SD, EVP, Grüne, MCG, PdA, SP, UCSP
Recommend no
BDP, CVP, EDU, FDP, FPS, GLP, SVP, Lega
Associations
Recommend yes: Gewerkschaftsbund, Travail.SuisseRecommend no: economiesuisse, Arbeitgeberverband

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich104'096 (27 %)286'783 (73 %)44.3 %
Bern74'977 (27 %)205'929 (73 %)39.7 %
Lucerne24'939 (22 %)88'038 (78 %)42.8 %
Uri1'945 (21 %)7'393 (79 %)36.4 %
Schwyz8'633 (18 %)40'619 (82 %)49.1 %
Obwalden1'919 (15 %)10'614 (85 %)49.8 %
Nidwalden2'381 (16 %)12'448 (84 %)50.0 %
Glarus1'832 (21 %)6'950 (79 %)34.3 %
Zug8'017 (18 %)35'621 (82 %)59.8 %
Fribourg23'910 (30 %)55'949 (70 %)42.0 %
Solothurn18'449 (26 %)52'716 (74 %)40.9 %
Basel-Stadt18'034 (34 %)35'096 (66 %)49.1 %
Basel-Landschaft20'451 (26 %)56'735 (74 %)42.5 %
Schaffhausen8'341 (29 %)20'629 (71 %)62.7 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden3'711 (21 %)13'738 (79 %)46.0 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden551 (13 %)3'681 (87 %)38.0 %
St. Gallen28'981 (22 %)102'587 (78 %)42.1 %
Graubünden11'924 (23 %)40'441 (77 %)39.4 %
Aargau38'317 (23 %)129'661 (77 %)41.5 %
Thurgau13'785 (21 %)51'681 (79 %)40.6 %
Ticino26'927 (29 %)65'534 (71 %)44.1 %
Vaud69'489 (38 %)113'451 (62 %)44.4 %
Valais28'426 (27 %)77'719 (73 %)51.0 %
Neuchâtel17'747 (42 %)24'345 (58 %)38.8 %
Geneva45'113 (42 %)61'685 (58 %)45.3 %
Jura7'389 (38 %)11'868 (62 %)38.5 %

Municipalities in Appenzell Innerrhoden

AreaYesNoTurnout
Appenzell182 (13 %)1'217 (87 %)38.0 %
Gonten37 (10 %)349 (90 %)36.6 %
Schlatt-Haslen22 (8 %)247 (92 %)31.9 %
Oberegg112 (18 %)516 (82 %)44.3 %
Schwende-Rüte166 (11 %)1'290 (89 %)38.1 %
AI-Ausland-CH32 (34 %)62 (66 %)29.5 %

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.