Initiative «for a flexible retirement age»

Popular vote of Nov 30, 2008 · Popular initiative · No. 536Initiative populaire «Pour un âge de l'AVS flexible»

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
41.4 %
Cantons
4 : 19
Turnout
47.6 %
Yes
970'221 (41 %)
No
1'374'598 (59 %)
Eligible voters
4'996'626

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, Council of States
7 (18 %) : 32 (82 %)
Recommend yes
SD, EVP, Grüne, KVP, PdA, SP, Lega, UCSP
Recommend no
BDP, CVP, EDU, FDP, FPS, GLP, LPS, SVP
Associations
Recommend yes: Gewerkschaftsbund, Travail.SuisseRecommend no: economiesuisse, Bauernverband, Gewerbeverband

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich168'048 (39 %)264'748 (61 %)51.3 %
Bern116'697 (39 %)183'490 (61 %)43.3 %
Lucerne42'037 (35 %)76'472 (65 %)48.0 %
Uri3'834 (39 %)6'045 (61 %)38.9 %
Schwyz14'540 (33 %)29'495 (67 %)46.3 %
Obwalden3'519 (31 %)7'679 (69 %)47.5 %
Nidwalden4'189 (31 %)9'439 (69 %)46.7 %
Glarus4'128 (40 %)6'149 (60 %)40.4 %
Zug11'267 (32 %)23'906 (68 %)50.0 %
Fribourg39'542 (47 %)44'385 (53 %)48.1 %
Solothurn29'984 (39 %)46'486 (61 %)45.3 %
Basel-Stadt26'923 (46 %)31'017 (54 %)51.6 %
Basel-Landschaft35'050 (40 %)52'114 (60 %)48.0 %
Schaffhausen11'653 (41 %)16'497 (59 %)60.9 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden6'327 (35 %)11'858 (65 %)49.2 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden1'067 (25 %)3'187 (75 %)39.5 %
St. Gallen53'439 (38 %)88'708 (62 %)47.3 %
Graubünden20'804 (35 %)38'799 (65 %)45.7 %
Aargau65'342 (37 %)110'072 (63 %)45.9 %
Thurgau23'715 (34 %)45'976 (66 %)46.3 %
Ticino48'821 (60 %)33'020 (40 %)40.1 %
Vaud98'022 (49 %)102'641 (51 %)51.5 %
Valais51'358 (46 %)59'499 (54 %)57.4 %
Neuchâtel24'456 (50 %)24'437 (50 %)46.0 %
Geneva50'642 (51 %)48'553 (49 %)43.3 %
Jura14'817 (60 %)9'926 (40 %)50.4 %

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.