2021 Swiss same-sex marriage referendum

2021 Swiss same-sex marriage referendum
26 September 2021
Amendment to the Swiss Civil Code (Marriage for All)
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Yes 1,828,642 64.10%
No 1,024,307 35.90%
Valid votes 2,852,949 98.27%
Invalid or blank votes 50,279 1.73%
Total votes 2,903,228 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 5,519,168 52.6%
Preliminary official results
Results by canton[1]

The 2021 Swiss same-sex marriage referendum was a facultative referendum held in Switzerland on 26 September 2021 about an amendment to the Civil Code to legalise marriage between people of the same sex, as well as adoption rights for same-sex couples and access to assisted reproductive technology for lesbian couples. The amendment was called "marriage for all" (Ehe für alle, Mariage pour tous, Matrimonio per tutti, Lètg per tuts) in Swiss public discourse.

64.1% of voters and all cantons supported the amendment, which entered into force on 1 July 2022.[1] The vote made Switzerland the 29th country to legalise same-sex marriage. When the vote took place, Switzerland was one of few countries in Western Europe yet to grant same-sex couples the right to marry.[2]

  1. ^ a b Preliminary official results, Swiss Federal Chancellery, 26 September 2021
  2. ^ Coote, Darryl (26 September 2021). "Switzerland overwhelming votes 'yes' to same-sex marriage". United Press International. Retrieved 2021-09-28.