Initiative «pour une meilleure assurance-maladie»

Popular vote of Dec 8, 1974 · Popular initiative · No. 245.1Initiative populaire pour une meilleure assurance-maladie et la révision de la constitution en matière d'assurance-maladie, accidents et maternité

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
26.7 %
Cantons
0 : 22
Turnout
39.7 %
Yes
384'155 (28 %)
No
1'010'103 (72 %)
Eligible voters
3'706'105

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, National Council
15 (14 %) : 93 (86 %)
Final vote, Council of States
1 (4 %) : 25 (96 %)
Recommend yes
PdA, SP, POCH
Recommend no
SD, CVP, FDP, LdU, LPS, Republikaner, SVP
Free vote
EVP
Associations
Recommend yes: Gewerkschaftsbund, Travail.SuisseRecommend no: economiesuisse, Arbeitgeberverband, Bauernverband, Gewerbeverband

By canton

AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich63'466 (25 %)195'110 (75 %)41.3 %
Bern72'470 (29 %)176'896 (71 %)41.7 %
Lucerne11'276 (17 %)55'865 (83 %)41.4 %
Uri1'615 (17 %)7'943 (83 %)50.0 %
Schwyz2'882 (14 %)17'143 (86 %)39.5 %
Obwalden519 (10 %)4'853 (90 %)38.3 %
Nidwalden1'247 (17 %)6'264 (83 %)48.5 %
Glarus1'522 (20 %)5'955 (80 %)35.9 %
Zug2'817 (17 %)13'606 (83 %)43.0 %
Fribourg12'139 (35 %)22'882 (65 %)34.1 %
Solothurn15'833 (29 %)39'361 (71 %)44.0 %
Basel-Stadt16'925 (36 %)30'497 (64 %)35.9 %
Basel-Landschaft14'624 (30 %)34'243 (70 %)41.7 %
Schaffhausen6'341 (24 %)19'849 (76 %)71.9 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden1'574 (14 %)9'848 (86 %)41.1 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden243 (9 %)2'529 (91 %)38.1 %
St. Gallen13'856 (17 %)68'199 (83 %)39.4 %
Graubünden6'803 (21 %)25'179 (79 %)37.9 %
Aargau20'763 (23 %)69'299 (77 %)38.2 %
Thurgau8'462 (19 %)37'045 (81 %)48.3 %
Ticino23'377 (48 %)24'921 (52 %)35.9 %
Vaud35'826 (38 %)58'857 (62 %)33.8 %
Valais14'136 (32 %)29'385 (68 %)37.2 %
Neuchâtel15'224 (43 %)19'983 (57 %)37.7 %
Geneva20'215 (37 %)34'390 (63 %)31.9 %

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.