Initiative for a single health insurance fund

Popular vote of Mar 11, 2007 · Popular initiative · No. 528Initiative populaire «Pour une caisse maladie unique et sociale»

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
28.8 %
Cantons
2 : 21
Turnout
46.0 %
Yes
641'917 (29 %)
No
1'590'213 (71 %)
Eligible voters
4'914'140

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, Council of States
6 (15 %) : 34 (85 %)
Recommend yes
Grüne, PdA, SP, Lega, UCSP
Recommend no
SD, CVP, EDU, EVP, FDP, FPS, LPS, SVP
Associations
Recommend yes: GewerkschaftsbundRecommend no: economiesuisse, Arbeitgeberverband, Bauernverband, GewerbeverbandFree vote: Travail.Suisse

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich79'471 (22 %)286'673 (78 %)43.9 %
Bern83'687 (30 %)194'363 (70 %)40.1 %
Lucerne21'004 (17 %)99'617 (83 %)49.7 %
Uri1'726 (19 %)7'461 (81 %)36.3 %
Schwyz5'402 (13 %)36'819 (87 %)46.2 %
Obwalden1'454 (13 %)9'902 (87 %)49.2 %
Nidwalden1'490 (11 %)11'491 (89 %)44.7 %
Glarus1'767 (18 %)7'945 (82 %)38.5 %
Zug5'988 (16 %)31'884 (84 %)54.4 %
Fribourg30'212 (37 %)50'992 (63 %)47.9 %
Solothurn16'709 (25 %)50'869 (75 %)40.3 %
Basel-Stadt17'811 (35 %)33'641 (65 %)45.9 %
Basel-Landschaft18'235 (26 %)53'059 (74 %)39.4 %
Schaffhausen7'535 (25 %)23'067 (75 %)65.6 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden3'099 (18 %)13'682 (82 %)45.7 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden371 (8 %)4'109 (92 %)42.5 %
St. Gallen24'535 (20 %)99'890 (80 %)41.8 %
Graubünden8'998 (17 %)42'489 (83 %)39.6 %
Aargau27'241 (18 %)121'037 (82 %)39.5 %
Thurgau12'589 (18 %)57'624 (82 %)47.4 %
Ticino46'104 (46 %)54'570 (54 %)50.0 %
Vaud95'467 (45 %)116'310 (55 %)55.8 %
Valais27'835 (27 %)74'136 (73 %)53.7 %
Neuchâtel31'135 (51 %)29'509 (49 %)57.5 %
Geneva58'499 (46 %)69'120 (54 %)56.4 %
Jura13'553 (58 %)9'954 (42 %)48.2 %

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.