Initiative pour l'abaissage de l'âge de la retraite

Popular vote of Feb 26, 1978 · Popular initiative · No. 281Initiative populaire «visant à abaisser l'âge donnant droit aux prestations de l'AVS»

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
20.6 %
Cantons
0 : 22
Turnout
48.3 %
Yes
377'017 (21 %)
No
1'451'220 (79 %)
Eligible voters
3'821'750

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, National Council
1 (1 %) : 139 (99 %)
Final vote, Council of States
0 (0 %) : 34 (100 %)
Recommend yes
PdA, POCH
Recommend no
SD, CVP, EVP, FDP, LdU, LPS, Republikaner, SP, SVP
Associations
Recommend no: Arbeitgeberverband, Bauernverband, Gewerbeverband, VSA, Travail.SuisseFree vote: Gewerkschaftsbund

By canton

AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich68'066 (20 %)280'830 (80 %)51.5 %
Bern47'780 (16 %)246'381 (84 %)47.1 %
Lucerne13'182 (15 %)75'342 (85 %)50.0 %
Uri1'998 (18 %)8'841 (82 %)51.8 %
Schwyz3'728 (14 %)22'216 (86 %)46.4 %
Obwalden716 (10 %)6'586 (90 %)46.8 %
Nidwalden1'057 (12 %)7'856 (88 %)50.8 %
Glarus1'655 (16 %)8'917 (84 %)47.3 %
Zug3'505 (17 %)17'707 (83 %)49.8 %
Fribourg16'358 (21 %)59'803 (79 %)68.6 %
Solothurn14'679 (20 %)57'090 (80 %)53.4 %
Basel-Stadt15'265 (23 %)50'698 (77 %)47.1 %
Basel-Landschaft14'170 (23 %)47'612 (77 %)47.3 %
Schaffhausen6'954 (23 %)22'787 (77 %)72.3 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden1'707 (12 %)13'040 (88 %)49.9 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden251 (7 %)3'563 (93 %)47.9 %
St. Gallen15'690 (15 %)88'717 (85 %)46.2 %
Graubünden7'418 (17 %)35'155 (83 %)43.1 %
Aargau19'756 (17 %)99'109 (83 %)45.9 %
Thurgau8'876 (16 %)48'282 (84 %)55.2 %
Ticino31'939 (46 %)37'953 (54 %)48.3 %
Vaud26'210 (21 %)100'634 (79 %)42.1 %
Valais9'470 (19 %)41'617 (81 %)39.5 %
Neuchâtel11'002 (24 %)34'197 (76 %)47.3 %
Geneva26'603 (37 %)45'912 (63 %)41.2 %

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.