Initiative «More affordable homes»

Popular vote of Feb 9, 2020 · Popular initiative · No. 629Initiative populaire «Davantage de logements abordables»

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
43.0 %
Cantons
4½ : 18½
Turnout
41.7 %
Yes
963'740 (43 %)
No
1'280'331 (57 %)
Eligible voters
5'467'714

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, National Council
140 (71 %) : 56 (29 %)
Final vote, Council of States
30 (68 %) : 13 (30 %), 1 (2 %) abstention
Recommend yes
SD, Grüne, KVP, MCG, PdA, SP
Recommend no
BDP, CVP, EDU, EVP, FDP, GLP, SVP
Associations
Recommend yes: Gewerkschaftsbund, VPOD, Travail.SuisseRecommend no: economiesuisse, Gemeindeverband, GewerbeverbandFree vote: Städteverband

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich196'903 (47 %)226'515 (53 %)45.1 %
Bern127'116 (42 %)177'381 (58 %)41.7 %
Lucerne42'364 (38 %)70'369 (62 %)40.8 %
Uri2'626 (31 %)5'907 (69 %)32.3 %
Schwyz12'756 (28 %)33'396 (72 %)43.8 %
Obwalden3'238 (27 %)8'602 (73 %)45.3 %
Nidwalden3'552 (28 %)9'288 (72 %)41.5 %
Glarus2'814 (32 %)5'871 (68 %)33.1 %
Zug12'176 (34 %)23'254 (66 %)45.7 %
Fribourg35'583 (47 %)40'237 (53 %)37.4 %
Solothurn23'671 (35 %)43'493 (65 %)37.5 %
Basel-Stadt32'271 (60 %)21'330 (40 %)47.9 %
Basel-Landschaft31'306 (41 %)44'310 (59 %)40.8 %
Schaffhausen14'324 (46 %)16'994 (54 %)63.9 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden5'105 (33 %)10'597 (67 %)40.5 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden960 (24 %)3'045 (76 %)34.2 %
St. Gallen45'865 (36 %)79'948 (64 %)39.0 %
Graubünden15'954 (32 %)33'150 (68 %)35.8 %
Aargau57'062 (35 %)107'462 (65 %)38.5 %
Thurgau20'157 (32 %)42'540 (68 %)36.7 %
Ticino37'739 (45 %)46'918 (55 %)38.9 %
Vaud104'444 (53 %)91'721 (47 %)44.1 %
Valais30'827 (33 %)62'937 (67 %)42.5 %
Neuchâtel24'754 (56 %)19'331 (44 %)40.0 %
Geneva68'442 (60 %)45'431 (40 %)43.1 %
Jura11'731 (53 %)10'304 (47 %)41.9 %

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.