Constitutional article on health insurance

Popular vote of Jun 1, 2008 · Counter-proposal · No. 534Article constitutionnel «Qualité et efficacité économique dans l'assurance-maladie»

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
30.5 %
Cantons
0 : 23
Turnout
44.8 %
Yes
661'312 (31 %)
No
1'505'702 (69 %)
Eligible voters
4'970'220

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
Yes
Parliament
Yes
Final vote, Council of States
29 (69 %) : 13 (31 %)
Recommend yes
EDU, FDP, SVP
Recommend no
SD, CVP, EVP, FPS, GLP, Grüne, KVP, LPS, PdA, SP, Lega, UCSP
Associations
Recommend yes: economiesuisse, Bauernverband, GewerbeverbandRecommend no: Gewerkschaftsbund, Travail.Suisse

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich152'714 (41 %)223'171 (59 %)45.6 %
Bern91'636 (32 %)191'728 (68 %)41.6 %
Lucerne43'788 (40 %)67'053 (60 %)46.1 %
Uri2'929 (33 %)5'977 (67 %)36.0 %
Schwyz18'478 (43 %)24'352 (57 %)46.9 %
Obwalden4'136 (38 %)6'718 (62 %)48.2 %
Nidwalden5'727 (45 %)7'123 (55 %)45.8 %
Glarus2'397 (26 %)6'854 (74 %)37.0 %
Zug13'061 (39 %)20'233 (61 %)48.4 %
Fribourg17'522 (24 %)55'230 (76 %)42.5 %
Solothurn25'655 (35 %)48'420 (65 %)44.6 %
Basel-Stadt17'078 (30 %)40'591 (70 %)52.3 %
Basel-Landschaft22'747 (29 %)55'359 (71 %)43.5 %
Schaffhausen7'808 (28 %)20'548 (72 %)62.9 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden5'434 (34 %)10'330 (66 %)43.4 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden1'148 (31 %)2'502 (69 %)34.5 %
St. Gallen48'834 (42 %)67'439 (58 %)39.4 %
Graubünden16'651 (34 %)32'086 (66 %)38.0 %
Aargau58'654 (40 %)88'547 (60 %)39.5 %
Thurgau21'193 (38 %)33'953 (62 %)37.3 %
Ticino20'497 (20 %)80'295 (80 %)49.9 %
Vaud21'557 (11 %)177'049 (89 %)51.2 %
Valais17'164 (19 %)73'428 (81 %)47.2 %
Neuchâtel8'821 (17 %)42'209 (83 %)48.3 %
Geneva13'225 (11 %)107'478 (89 %)52.5 %
Jura2'456 (13 %)17'024 (87 %)39.8 %

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.