Initiative «For a decent old-age pension»

Popular vote of Sep 25, 2016 · Popular initiative · No. 606Initiative populaire «AVSplus: pour une AVS forte»

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
40.6 %
Cantons
5 : 18
Turnout
43.1 %
Yes
921'375 (41 %)
No
1'348'032 (59 %)
Eligible voters
5'329'183

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, National Council
139 (72 %) : 53 (27 %), 1 (1 %) abstention
Final vote, Council of States
33 (77 %) : 9 (21 %), 1 (2 %) abstention
Recommend yes
SD, Grüne, PdA, SP
Recommend no
BDP, CVP, EDU, EVP, FDP, FPS, GLP, KVP, SVP
Associations
Recommend yes: Gewerkschaftsbund, VPOD, Travail.SuisseRecommend no: economiesuisse, Arbeitgeberverband, Gewerbeverband

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich156'192 (38 %)251'149 (62 %)44.8 %
Bern116'671 (40 %)176'255 (60 %)40.4 %
Lucerne34'628 (31 %)77'641 (69 %)41.6 %
Uri2'837 (30 %)6'532 (70 %)35.6 %
Schwyz13'586 (28 %)34'662 (72 %)47.0 %
Obwalden2'866 (25 %)8'655 (75 %)44.5 %
Nidwalden3'530 (27 %)9'552 (73 %)43.1 %
Glarus3'186 (37 %)5'439 (63 %)33.0 %
Zug10'558 (29 %)26'391 (71 %)49.3 %
Fribourg34'130 (43 %)45'564 (57 %)40.8 %
Solothurn29'287 (41 %)42'415 (59 %)40.4 %
Basel-Stadt26'562 (49 %)27'560 (51 %)48.0 %
Basel-Landschaft32'542 (42 %)44'598 (58 %)41.9 %
Schaffhausen12'186 (41 %)17'388 (59 %)61.9 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden5'611 (34 %)10'909 (66 %)42.9 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden882 (22 %)3'067 (78 %)34.3 %
St. Gallen48'156 (33 %)97'045 (67 %)45.7 %
Graubünden17'396 (35 %)32'983 (65 %)37.2 %
Aargau59'533 (36 %)104'385 (64 %)39.4 %
Thurgau21'412 (34 %)42'289 (66 %)38.3 %
Ticino52'766 (53 %)46'004 (47 %)45.9 %
Vaud98'132 (50 %)97'023 (50 %)45.7 %
Valais39'918 (41 %)57'460 (59 %)45.5 %
Neuchâtel25'889 (54 %)22'050 (46 %)43.5 %
Geneva61'039 (54 %)52'940 (46 %)45.7 %
Jura11'880 (60 %)8'076 (40 %)38.4 %

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.