9e révision de l'AVS

Popular vote of Feb 26, 1978 · Optional referendum · No. 280Loi fédérale sur l'assurance-vieillesse et survivants, modification du 24 juin 1977 (9e révision de l'AVS)

The people accepted the proposal.

Yes share
65.6 %
Turnout
48.3 %
Yes
1'192'144 (66 %)
No
625'566 (34 %)
Eligible voters
3'821'750

Recommendations

Federal Council
Yes
Parliament
Yes
Final vote, National Council
124 (93 %) : 9 (7 %)
Final vote, Council of States
34 (97 %) : 1 (3 %)
Recommend yes
SD, CVP, EVP, FDP, LdU, PdA, SP, SVP, POCH
Recommend no
LPS, Republikaner
Associations
Recommend yes: Bauernverband, Gewerkschaftsbund, VSA, Travail.SuisseRecommend no: GewerbeverbandFree vote: Arbeitgeberverband

By canton

AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich235'796 (68 %)110'451 (32 %)51.5 %
Bern189'162 (65 %)103'397 (35 %)47.1 %
Lucerne53'588 (61 %)34'251 (39 %)50.0 %
Uri7'422 (70 %)3'219 (30 %)51.4 %
Schwyz14'000 (54 %)11'841 (46 %)46.4 %
Obwalden4'386 (61 %)2'838 (39 %)46.8 %
Nidwalden5'214 (59 %)3'605 (41 %)50.7 %
Glarus6'519 (62 %)4'027 (38 %)47.3 %
Zug13'287 (63 %)7'681 (37 %)49.6 %
Fribourg41'463 (55 %)33'778 (45 %)68.5 %
Solothurn49'899 (70 %)21'701 (30 %)53.4 %
Basel-Stadt53'542 (81 %)12'249 (19 %)47.1 %
Basel-Landschaft44'479 (72 %)16'993 (28 %)47.3 %
Schaffhausen19'546 (67 %)9'635 (33 %)72.2 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden7'701 (53 %)6'953 (47 %)50.0 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden2'076 (55 %)1'705 (45 %)47.9 %
St. Gallen59'980 (58 %)43'616 (42 %)46.1 %
Graubünden29'392 (70 %)12'570 (30 %)42.8 %
Aargau69'762 (59 %)48'473 (41 %)45.9 %
Thurgau33'169 (59 %)23'494 (41 %)55.2 %
Ticino59'431 (86 %)10'013 (14 %)48.3 %
Vaud82'550 (65 %)43'844 (35 %)42.1 %
Valais30'893 (61 %)20'076 (39 %)39.5 %
Neuchâtel29'242 (65 %)15'834 (35 %)47.2 %
Geneva49'645 (68 %)23'321 (32 %)41.2 %

On the same day

Sources: Swissvotes, Federal Chancellery

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.