Tax reform and funding of old-age insurance

Popular vote of May 19, 2019 · Optional referendum · No. 627Loi fédérale relative à la réforme fiscale et au financement de l’AVS (RFFA)

The people accepted the proposal.

Yes share
66.4 %
Turnout
43.7 %
Yes
1'541'147 (66 %)
No
780'457 (34 %)
Eligible voters
5'439'853

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
Yes
Parliament
Yes
Final vote, Council of States
39 (87 %) : 4 (9 %), 2 (4 %) abstentions
Recommend yes
BDP, CVP, EDU, EVP, FDP, SP
Recommend no
SD, GLP, Grüne, KVP
Free vote
SVP
Associations
Recommend yes: economiesuisse, Gemeindeverband, KdK, Arbeitgeberverband, Bauernverband, Gewerbeverband, Städteverband, Travail.SuisseRecommend no: VPODFree vote: Gewerkschaftsbund

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich259'592 (66 %)134'526 (34 %)42.6 %
Bern190'567 (60 %)125'176 (40 %)43.8 %
Lucerne84'767 (69 %)38'734 (31 %)45.4 %
Uri6'940 (69 %)3'175 (31 %)38.7 %
Schwyz30'328 (62 %)18'375 (38 %)46.6 %
Obwalden8'472 (69 %)3'853 (31 %)47.4 %
Nidwalden10'324 (69 %)4'640 (31 %)48.6 %
Glarus5'940 (62 %)3'572 (38 %)36.5 %
Zug24'847 (69 %)11'366 (31 %)47.4 %
Fribourg55'386 (68 %)25'551 (32 %)40.7 %
Solothurn44'576 (59 %)31'548 (41 %)42.8 %
Basel-Stadt39'942 (70 %)17'376 (30 %)53.0 %
Basel-Landschaft48'611 (64 %)27'568 (36 %)41.4 %
Schaffhausen20'780 (68 %)9'941 (32 %)63.8 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden11'130 (67 %)5'458 (33 %)43.0 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden2'841 (67 %)1'391 (33 %)36.5 %
St. Gallen88'820 (66 %)45'070 (34 %)41.8 %
Graubünden45'772 (70 %)19'998 (30 %)48.6 %
Aargau109'633 (62 %)67'217 (38 %)41.9 %
Thurgau43'604 (65 %)23'768 (35 %)39.9 %
Ticino64'223 (65 %)34'768 (35 %)46.3 %
Vaud156'993 (81 %)37'507 (19 %)44.5 %
Valais69'775 (72 %)27'416 (28 %)44.6 %
Neuchâtel31'094 (72 %)11'879 (28 %)39.2 %
Geneva72'586 (62 %)44'157 (38 %)45.3 %
Jura13'604 (68 %)6'427 (32 %)38.7 %

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.