Loi sur l'AVS

Popular vote of Jul 6, 1947 · Optional referendum · No. 144Loi fédérale sur l'assurance-vieillesse et survivants

The people accepted the proposal.

Yes share
80.0 %
Turnout
79.7 %
Yes
862'036 (80 %)
No
215'496 (20 %)
Eligible voters
1'371'760

Recommendations

Federal Council
Yes
Parliament
Yes
Final vote, National Council
170 (96 %) : 8 (4 %)
Final vote, Council of States
34 (97 %) : 1 (3 %)
Recommend yes
CVP, FDP, LdU, SP, SVP
Recommend no
LPS
Associations
Recommend yes: Bauernverband, Gewerkschaftsbund, GewerbeverbandNo recommendation: economiesuisse, Arbeitgeberverband

By canton

AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich170'963 (88 %)22'841 (12 %)85.0 %
Bern156'144 (83 %)31'409 (17 %)78.8 %
Lucerne31'678 (64 %)18'059 (36 %)77.6 %
Uri4'086 (67 %)2'002 (33 %)76.5 %
Schwyz9'362 (64 %)5'213 (36 %)73.8 %
Obwalden1'653 (36 %)2'992 (64 %)75.3 %
Nidwalden2'420 (58 %)1'748 (42 %)75.7 %
Glarus7'670 (86 %)1'231 (14 %)82.3 %
Zug5'927 (71 %)2'372 (29 %)73.3 %
Fribourg17'498 (54 %)14'750 (46 %)70.4 %
Solothurn36'964 (87 %)5'534 (13 %)85.1 %
Basel-Stadt34'378 (88 %)4'471 (12 %)67.6 %
Basel-Landschaft22'053 (90 %)2'542 (10 %)79.2 %
Schaffhausen13'116 (87 %)2'043 (13 %)90.6 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden9'872 (82 %)2'147 (18 %)85.3 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden1'651 (65 %)882 (35 %)72.3 %
St. Gallen55'846 (80 %)13'957 (20 %)85.6 %
Graubünden23'397 (80 %)5'891 (20 %)79.8 %
Aargau60'604 (79 %)15'978 (21 %)91.0 %
Thurgau28'855 (76 %)9'087 (24 %)89.2 %
Ticino28'201 (91 %)2'925 (9 %)66.5 %
Vaud60'642 (66 %)31'377 (34 %)83.7 %
Valais19'640 (72 %)7'774 (28 %)61.5 %
Neuchâtel26'773 (88 %)3'531 (12 %)75.8 %
Geneva32'643 (87 %)4'740 (13 %)66.4 %

On the same day

Sources: Swissvotes, Federal Chancellery

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.