Act on the old-age insurance

Popular vote of Sep 25, 2022 · Optional referendum · No. 660Modification de la loi fédérale sur l’assurance-vieillesse et survivants (LAVS) (AVS 21)

The people accepted the proposal.

Yes share
50.5 %
Turnout
52.2 %
Yes
1'442'591 (51 %)
No
1'411'396 (49 %)
Eligible voters
5'549'085

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
Yes
Parliament
Yes
Final vote, National Council
125 (65 %) : 67 (35 %), 1 (1 %) abstention
Final vote, Council of States
31 (72 %) : 12 (28 %)
Recommend yes
EDU, EVP, FDP, GLP, SVP, Die Mitte
Recommend no
SD, Grüne, PdA, SP
Associations
Recommend yes: economiesuisse, Arbeitgeberverband, Bauernverband, GewerbeverbandRecommend no: Gewerkschaftsbund, VPOD, Travail.Suisse

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich272'374 (56 %)215'929 (44 %)51.3 %
Bern199'706 (50 %)196'587 (50 %)53.9 %
Lucerne93'074 (59 %)63'685 (41 %)56.1 %
Uri7'539 (57 %)5'660 (43 %)49.8 %
Schwyz36'777 (60 %)24'040 (40 %)57.1 %
Obwalden9'552 (61 %)6'150 (39 %)59.0 %
Nidwalden11'617 (65 %)6'337 (35 %)57.3 %
Glarus6'226 (52 %)5'806 (48 %)45.5 %
Zug29'137 (65 %)15'682 (35 %)57.7 %
Fribourg44'292 (39 %)67'941 (61 %)53.5 %
Solothurn45'959 (50 %)46'300 (50 %)50.9 %
Basel-Stadt28'072 (47 %)31'966 (53 %)53.5 %
Basel-Landschaft48'872 (51 %)46'923 (49 %)51.6 %
Schaffhausen17'336 (50 %)17'353 (50 %)68.3 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden12'874 (59 %)8'931 (41 %)56.4 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden3'980 (64 %)2'195 (36 %)52.0 %
St. Gallen97'061 (58 %)71'039 (42 %)51.3 %
Graubünden38'590 (56 %)30'089 (44 %)49.4 %
Aargau120'136 (55 %)96'792 (45 %)49.7 %
Thurgau52'100 (58 %)38'221 (42 %)52.1 %
Ticino49'758 (43 %)66'118 (57 %)52.4 %
Vaud92'259 (38 %)150'887 (62 %)52.7 %
Valais49'903 (45 %)60'943 (55 %)49.7 %
Neuchâtel19'345 (35 %)35'187 (65 %)48.5 %
Geneva47'812 (37 %)80'578 (63 %)47.5 %
Jura8'240 (29 %)20'057 (71 %)52.8 %

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.