Initiative for the abolition of lump-sum taxation

Popular vote of Nov 30, 2014 · Popular initiative · No. 587Initiative populaire «Halte aux privilèges fiscaux des millionnaires (abolition des forfaits fiscaux)»

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
40.8 %
Cantons
1 : 22
Turnout
49.9 %
Yes
1'053'125 (41 %)
No
1'528'114 (59 %)
Eligible voters
5'247'512

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, National Council
135 (68 %) : 62 (31 %), 1 (1 %) abstention
Final vote, Council of States
30 (67 %) : 13 (29 %), 2 (4 %) abstentions
Recommend yes
SD, EVP, Grüne, KVP, PdA, SP, UCSP
Recommend no
BDP, CVP, EDU, FDP, FPS, GLP, MCG, SVP, Lega
Associations
Recommend yes: Gewerkschaftsbund, VPOD, Travail.SuisseRecommend no: economiesuisse, FDK, Gemeindeverband, Bauernverband, Gewerbeverband

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich231'964 (49 %)240'641 (51 %)53.1 %
Bern150'188 (44 %)191'730 (56 %)47.7 %
Lucerne56'685 (43 %)75'472 (57 %)49.9 %
Uri4'094 (38 %)6'578 (62 %)41.0 %
Schwyz18'676 (36 %)33'249 (64 %)51.5 %
Obwalden4'201 (33 %)8'362 (67 %)49.4 %
Nidwalden4'724 (31 %)10'586 (69 %)50.7 %
Glarus4'405 (41 %)6'211 (59 %)40.8 %
Zug13'381 (33 %)27'646 (67 %)55.8 %
Fribourg32'790 (36 %)58'182 (64 %)47.6 %
Solothurn37'978 (46 %)44'291 (54 %)47.0 %
Basel-Stadt27'518 (45 %)33'511 (55 %)54.5 %
Basel-Landschaft42'539 (46 %)49'992 (54 %)50.3 %
Schaffhausen16'558 (51 %)16'032 (49 %)67.5 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden9'383 (48 %)10'172 (52 %)51.5 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden1'787 (35 %)3'275 (65 %)45.0 %
St. Gallen68'191 (44 %)85'159 (56 %)48.8 %
Graubünden17'884 (29 %)44'296 (71 %)46.4 %
Aargau87'111 (43 %)113'552 (57 %)49.2 %
Thurgau33'672 (44 %)42'407 (56 %)46.9 %
Ticino30'978 (32 %)65'879 (68 %)45.2 %
Vaud67'796 (31 %)148'353 (69 %)51.9 %
Valais24'109 (22 %)86'966 (78 %)53.0 %
Neuchâtel18'902 (39 %)29'001 (61 %)43.9 %
Geneva39'162 (32 %)84'316 (68 %)51.1 %
Jura8'449 (41 %)12'255 (59 %)40.5 %

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.

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