«Initiative-santé»

Popular vote of May 18, 2003 · Popular initiative · No. 499Initiative populaire «La santé à un prix abordable (Initiative-santé)»

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
27.1 %
Cantons
0 : 23
Turnout
49.7 %
Yes
625'073 (27 %)
No
1'682'694 (73 %)
Eligible voters
4'764'659

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, National Council
60 (42 %) : 84 (58 %)
Final vote, Council of States
5 (13 %) : 35 (88 %)
Recommend yes
EVP, Grüne, PdA, SP, UCSP
Recommend no
SD, CVP, EDU, FDP, FPS, LPS, SVP
Free vote
Lega
Associations
Recommend yes: Gewerkschaftsbund, Travail.SuisseRecommend no: economiesuisse, Arbeitgeberverband, Bauernverband

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich114'792 (28 %)294'843 (72 %)52.1 %
Bern88'948 (27 %)235'121 (73 %)48.6 %
Lucerne24'577 (20 %)98'775 (80 %)53.7 %
Uri2'548 (21 %)9'336 (79 %)48.1 %
Schwyz8'145 (17 %)39'949 (83 %)55.4 %
Obwalden1'644 (14 %)10'038 (86 %)52.9 %
Nidwalden1'937 (13 %)13'066 (87 %)55.4 %
Glarus2'274 (19 %)9'546 (81 %)48.4 %
Zug6'378 (17 %)31'298 (83 %)57.4 %
Fribourg22'846 (30 %)54'036 (70 %)48.2 %
Solothurn20'886 (23 %)69'328 (77 %)55.4 %
Basel-Stadt22'259 (37 %)38'592 (63 %)53.5 %
Basel-Landschaft21'694 (25 %)66'032 (75 %)50.5 %
Schaffhausen9'005 (29 %)22'217 (71 %)69.5 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden3'334 (18 %)15'533 (82 %)53.2 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden567 (13 %)3'804 (87 %)43.2 %
St. Gallen28'022 (20 %)110'589 (80 %)48.3 %
Graubünden12'690 (24 %)40'737 (76 %)42.3 %
Aargau33'288 (20 %)133'358 (80 %)46.7 %
Thurgau12'072 (18 %)55'580 (82 %)47.8 %
Ticino29'468 (41 %)42'852 (59 %)37.7 %
Vaud66'031 (35 %)120'438 (65 %)51.3 %
Valais18'435 (25 %)55'268 (75 %)40.1 %
Neuchâtel23'214 (41 %)34'006 (59 %)55.6 %
Geneva40'785 (38 %)66'496 (62 %)50.8 %
Jura9'234 (44 %)11'856 (56 %)44.7 %

Municipalities in Basel-Stadt

AreaYesNoTurnout
Basel19'880 (38 %)32'095 (62 %)54.9 %
Bettingen98 (22 %)345 (78 %)59.6 %
Riehen2'281 (27 %)6'152 (73 %)59.5 %

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.