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 Uri

AreaYesNoTurnout
Altdorf (UR)588 (24 %)1'843 (76 %)38.1 %
Andermatt72 (20 %)294 (80 %)40.6 %
Attinghausen42 (12 %)319 (88 %)31.8 %
Bürglen (UR)214 (22 %)770 (78 %)34.1 %
Erstfeld278 (22 %)969 (78 %)50.9 %
Flüelen94 (19 %)400 (81 %)37.0 %
Göschenen22 (18 %)98 (82 %)39.1 %
Gurtnellen18 (16 %)93 (84 %)27.8 %
Hospental13 (19 %)56 (81 %)47.3 %
Isenthal19 (19 %)83 (81 %)26.8 %
Realp8 (14 %)48 (86 %)44.4 %
Schattdorf230 (18 %)1'061 (82 %)34.6 %
Seedorf (UR)74 (17 %)371 (83 %)32.1 %
Seelisberg35 (17 %)172 (83 %)47.1 %
Silenen100 (25 %)301 (75 %)26.6 %
Sisikon25 (25 %)77 (75 %)39.5 %
Spiringen26 (15 %)147 (85 %)27.2 %
Unterschächen16 (13 %)107 (87 %)22.9 %
Wassen26 (21 %)95 (79 %)43.2 %
UR-Ausland-CH45 (34 %)89 (66 %)29.8 %

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.