Revision of the Unemployment Insurance Act

Popular vote of Sep 26, 2010 · Optional referendum · No. 551Modification de la loi fédérale sur l’assurance-chômage obligatoire et l’indemnité en cas d’insolvabilité (loi sur l’assurance-chômage, LACI)

The people accepted the proposal.

Yes share
53.4 %
Turnout
35.8 %
Yes
958'913 (53 %)
No
836'101 (47 %)
Eligible voters
5'077'180

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
Yes
Parliament
Yes
Final vote, Council of States
32 (73 %) : 12 (27 %)
Recommend yes
BDP, CVP, EDU, FDP, FPS, GLP, SVP
Recommend no
SD, EVP, Grüne, KVP, PdA, SP, UCSP
Associations
Recommend yes: economiesuisse, Arbeitgeberverband, Bauernverband, GewerbeverbandRecommend no: Gewerkschaftsbund, Travail.Suisse

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich171'520 (60 %)116'313 (40 %)33.4 %
Bern132'126 (54 %)111'537 (46 %)34.6 %
Lucerne57'130 (66 %)29'967 (34 %)34.4 %
Uri3'826 (58 %)2'815 (42 %)25.9 %
Schwyz20'559 (66 %)10'706 (34 %)32.4 %
Obwalden5'949 (69 %)2'663 (31 %)35.7 %
Nidwalden7'760 (67 %)3'769 (33 %)39.1 %
Glarus3'521 (63 %)2'047 (37 %)21.7 %
Zug20'432 (68 %)9'687 (32 %)42.5 %
Fribourg26'953 (44 %)33'742 (56 %)33.7 %
Solothurn34'722 (55 %)28'756 (45 %)37.5 %
Basel-Stadt26'184 (50 %)26'650 (50 %)47.2 %
Basel-Landschaft36'172 (53 %)31'540 (47 %)37.1 %
Schaffhausen13'231 (55 %)10'926 (45 %)53.3 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden7'962 (59 %)5'423 (41 %)36.1 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden2'051 (73 %)776 (27 %)25.8 %
St. Gallen71'262 (60 %)47'409 (40 %)38.9 %
Graubünden21'811 (63 %)12'777 (37 %)26.3 %
Aargau69'765 (58 %)51'549 (42 %)30.9 %
Thurgau29'062 (63 %)16'729 (37 %)29.5 %
Ticino29'486 (42 %)40'715 (58 %)33.8 %
Vaud73'887 (44 %)92'598 (56 %)41.5 %
Valais37'195 (45 %)46'087 (55 %)42.0 %
Neuchâtel13'773 (32 %)28'999 (68 %)39.4 %
Geneva38'409 (40 %)58'743 (60 %)41.6 %
Jura4'165 (24 %)13'178 (76 %)34.7 %

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.