Initiative for a 13th monthly pension in old-age insurance

Popular vote of Mar 3, 2024 · Popular initiative · No. 665Initiative populaire «Mieux vivre à la retraite (initiative pour une 13e rente AVS)»

The people and the cantons accepted the proposal.

Yes share
58.3 %
Cantons
15 : 8
Turnout
58.4 %
Yes
1'884'096 (58 %)
No
1'350'325 (42 %)
Eligible voters
5'591'446

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, Council of States
31 (74 %) : 10 (24 %), 1 (2 %) abstention
Recommend yes
SD, Grüne, MCG, PdA, SP, Lega
Recommend no
EDU, EVP, FDP, GLP, SVP, Die Mitte
Associations
Recommend yes: Gewerkschaftsbund, VPOD, Travail.SuisseRecommend no: economiesuisse, Arbeitgeberverband, Bauernverband, Gewerbeverband

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich295'601 (52 %)271'914 (48 %)58.9 %
Bern241'979 (56 %)187'790 (44 %)57.8 %
Lucerne77'143 (47 %)88'510 (53 %)58.5 %
Uri7'318 (44 %)9'466 (56 %)62.6 %
Schwyz28'783 (42 %)39'079 (58 %)62.9 %
Obwalden7'068 (40 %)10'398 (60 %)64.5 %
Nidwalden8'971 (44 %)11'429 (56 %)64.3 %
Glarus8'456 (56 %)6'538 (44 %)56.3 %
Zug21'583 (42 %)29'902 (58 %)65.5 %
Fribourg91'444 (72 %)34'981 (28 %)59.1 %
Solothurn64'969 (60 %)43'175 (40 %)59.2 %
Basel-Stadt43'235 (64 %)23'843 (36 %)59.4 %
Basel-Landschaft67'241 (61 %)43'627 (39 %)59.3 %
Schaffhausen21'183 (56 %)16'400 (44 %)71.6 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden10'806 (46 %)12'536 (54 %)59.9 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden2'183 (31 %)4'758 (69 %)57.3 %
St. Gallen91'321 (49 %)96'032 (51 %)56.7 %
Graubünden40'888 (52 %)38'014 (48 %)56.4 %
Aargau132'707 (53 %)119'762 (47 %)57.1 %
Thurgau47'252 (49 %)49'703 (51 %)55.1 %
Ticino92'050 (71 %)37'629 (29 %)58.1 %
Vaud204'085 (74 %)70'422 (26 %)58.2 %
Valais91'747 (65 %)49'767 (35 %)61.5 %
Neuchâtel50'682 (78 %)13'942 (22 %)57.0 %
Geneva108'146 (75 %)35'142 (25 %)52.6 %
Jura27'255 (83 %)5'766 (17 %)61.1 %

On the same day

Sources: Swissvotes, Federal Chancellery, Federal Statistical Office, 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.