Initiative «Taxer l'énergie et non le travail»

Popular vote of Dec 2, 2001 · Popular initiative · No. 481Initiative populaire «pour garantir l'AVS - taxer l'énergie et non le travail!»

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
22.9 %
Cantons
0 : 23
Turnout
37.9 %
Yes
397'747 (23 %)
No
1'342'001 (77 %)
Eligible voters
4'712'583

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, National Council
65 (35 %) : 119 (65 %)
Final vote, Council of States
0 (0 %) : 36 (100 %)
Recommend yes
EVP, Grüne, SP, UCSP
Recommend no
SD, CVP, EDU, FDP, FPS, LPS, PdA, SVP, Lega
Associations
Recommend yes: Travail.SuisseRecommend no: economiesuisse, Arbeitgeberverband, GewerbeverbandFree vote: Gewerkschaftsbund

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich84'783 (27 %)229'102 (73 %)40.3 %
Bern62'441 (24 %)195'209 (76 %)38.7 %
Lucerne19'269 (20 %)75'911 (80 %)41.4 %
Uri1'939 (20 %)7'707 (80 %)39.2 %
Schwyz6'186 (16 %)32'454 (84 %)45.9 %
Obwalden1'597 (17 %)7'954 (83 %)43.5 %
Nidwalden1'518 (14 %)9'425 (86 %)41.0 %
Glarus1'654 (19 %)7'012 (81 %)35.6 %
Zug5'216 (18 %)23'634 (82 %)44.4 %
Fribourg11'077 (19 %)48'144 (81 %)37.8 %
Solothurn12'592 (21 %)48'623 (79 %)37.7 %
Basel-Stadt15'299 (31 %)34'763 (69 %)43.2 %
Basel-Landschaft15'516 (24 %)50'265 (76 %)38.0 %
Schaffhausen7'208 (28 %)18'877 (72 %)59.4 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden3'208 (21 %)12'131 (79 %)43.5 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden525 (14 %)3'151 (86 %)37.3 %
St. Gallen21'429 (20 %)84'133 (80 %)37.1 %
Graubünden9'225 (22 %)32'212 (78 %)33.2 %
Aargau21'923 (19 %)94'798 (81 %)33.1 %
Thurgau10'874 (21 %)39'922 (79 %)36.4 %
Ticino13'664 (23 %)46'171 (77 %)31.6 %
Vaud23'933 (23 %)81'750 (77 %)29.5 %
Valais9'258 (17 %)45'612 (83 %)30.3 %
Neuchâtel10'608 (22 %)38'532 (78 %)48.1 %
Geneva22'824 (27 %)61'845 (73 %)42.2 %
Jura3'981 (24 %)12'664 (76 %)35.6 %

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.