Paternity leave

Popular vote of Sep 27, 2020 · Optional referendum · No. 634Modification de la loi fédérale sur les allocations pour perte de gain en cas de service et de maternité (contre-projet indirect à l’initiative populaire «Pour un congé de paternité raisonnable – en faveur de toute la famille»)

The people accepted the proposal.

Yes share
60.3 %
Turnout
59.4 %
Yes
1'933'310 (60 %)
No
1'270'705 (40 %)
Eligible voters
5'493'036

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
Yes
Parliament
Yes
Final vote, Council of States
31 (69 %) : 11 (24 %), 3 (7 %) abstentions
Recommend yes
SD, BDP, CVP, EVP, GLP, Grüne, KVP, PdA, SP
Recommend no
EDU, FDP, SVP
Associations
Recommend yes: Gewerkschaftsbund, Städteverband, VPOD, Travail.SuisseRecommend no: GewerbeverbandFree vote: ArbeitgeberverbandNo recommendation: economiesuisse

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich345'813 (62 %)214'212 (38 %)59.6 %
Bern251'156 (57 %)190'321 (43 %)60.3 %
Lucerne87'216 (52 %)80'855 (48 %)61.0 %
Uri6'728 (43 %)8'908 (57 %)59.3 %
Schwyz27'982 (42 %)38'597 (58 %)63.3 %
Obwalden7'363 (42 %)10'271 (58 %)67.1 %
Nidwalden8'685 (43 %)11'547 (57 %)65.4 %
Glarus6'163 (43 %)8'068 (57 %)54.5 %
Zug26'538 (53 %)23'627 (47 %)65.0 %
Fribourg82'047 (68 %)38'958 (32 %)59.0 %
Solothurn53'624 (52 %)48'767 (48 %)57.1 %
Basel-Stadt48'111 (72 %)19'066 (28 %)59.8 %
Basel-Landschaft62'467 (59 %)43'627 (41 %)57.4 %
Schaffhausen19'775 (56 %)15'371 (44 %)70.2 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden10'941 (46 %)13'037 (54 %)62.2 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden2'325 (35 %)4'373 (65 %)57.0 %
St. Gallen93'738 (49 %)96'842 (51 %)59.2 %
Graubünden43'115 (52 %)40'153 (48 %)61.0 %
Aargau129'537 (53 %)113'695 (47 %)56.8 %
Thurgau47'891 (49 %)49'523 (51 %)57.1 %
Ticino88'294 (67 %)42'968 (33 %)60.4 %
Vaud217'983 (82 %)49'038 (18 %)58.8 %
Valais85'126 (60 %)55'592 (40 %)63.7 %
Neuchâtel44'617 (74 %)16'007 (26 %)54.4 %
Geneva112'780 (79 %)29'339 (21 %)54.1 %
Jura23'295 (75 %)7'943 (25 %)59.1 %

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.