Initiative «For an unconditional basic income»

Popular vote of Jun 5, 2016 · Popular initiative · No. 601Initiative populaire «Pour un revenu de base inconditionnel»

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
23.1 %
Cantons
0 : 23
Turnout
47.0 %
Yes
568'660 (23 %)
No
1'897'528 (77 %)
Eligible voters
5'313'287

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, Council of States
40 (91 %) : 1 (2 %), 3 (7 %) abstentions
Recommend yes
Grüne
Recommend no
SD, BDP, CVP, EDU, EVP, FDP, FPS, GLP, KVP, SP, SVP, Lega
Free vote
PdA
Associations
Recommend no: economiesuisse, Bauernverband, GewerbeverbandFree vote: Travail.Suisse

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich110'639 (25 %)330'391 (75 %)48.6 %
Bern78'116 (24 %)250'585 (76 %)45.3 %
Lucerne22'722 (18 %)103'430 (82 %)46.8 %
Uri1'513 (15 %)8'255 (85 %)37.3 %
Schwyz6'814 (14 %)42'273 (86 %)47.9 %
Obwalden1'748 (14 %)10'943 (86 %)49.2 %
Nidwalden1'990 (13 %)13'132 (87 %)49.9 %
Glarus1'757 (18 %)7'918 (82 %)37.0 %
Zug6'373 (16 %)32'451 (84 %)51.8 %
Fribourg20'376 (24 %)64'208 (76 %)43.4 %
Solothurn16'865 (21 %)62'611 (79 %)44.9 %
Basel-Stadt20'842 (36 %)37'040 (64 %)51.4 %
Basel-Landschaft19'075 (23 %)64'108 (77 %)45.1 %
Schaffhausen7'890 (25 %)24'267 (75 %)65.5 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden3'905 (21 %)14'905 (79 %)48.9 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden548 (13 %)3'800 (87 %)37.9 %
St. Gallen26'175 (19 %)114'720 (81 %)44.4 %
Graubünden10'404 (18 %)47'882 (82 %)42.9 %
Aargau34'730 (19 %)150'013 (81 %)44.5 %
Thurgau13'716 (19 %)57'887 (81 %)43.2 %
Ticino22'827 (22 %)81'222 (78 %)48.5 %
Vaud50'849 (25 %)155'326 (75 %)48.4 %
Valais20'277 (19 %)85'462 (81 %)49.6 %
Neuchâtel17'274 (31 %)38'086 (69 %)50.3 %
Geneva44'286 (35 %)83'384 (65 %)51.6 %
Jura6'949 (34 %)13'229 (66 %)39.0 %

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.