Minimum Wage Initiative

Popular vote of May 18, 2014 · Popular initiative · No. 583Initiative populaire «Pour la protection de salaires équitables (Initiative sur les salaires minimums)»

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
23.7 %
Cantons
0 : 23
Turnout
56.4 %
Yes
687'571 (24 %)
No
2'210'192 (76 %)
Eligible voters
5'221'880

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, Council of States
12 (29 %) : 29 (71 %)
Recommend yes
SD, Grüne, KVP, PdA, SP, UCSP
Recommend no
BDP, CVP, EDU, EVP, FDP, FPS, GLP, MCG, SVP, Lega
Associations
Recommend yes: Gewerkschaftsbund, Travail.SuisseRecommend no: economiesuisse, LDK, Arbeitgeberverband, Bauernverband, Gewerbeverband, VDK

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich126'195 (25 %)372'591 (75 %)56.4 %
Bern90'929 (24 %)290'712 (76 %)53.4 %
Lucerne28'007 (18 %)125'531 (82 %)58.3 %
Uri2'336 (18 %)10'955 (82 %)51.2 %
Schwyz8'124 (14 %)51'507 (86 %)59.4 %
Obwalden2'145 (14 %)13'247 (86 %)60.8 %
Nidwalden2'425 (13 %)16'485 (87 %)63.2 %
Glarus2'348 (18 %)10'902 (82 %)51.2 %
Zug7'285 (16 %)38'697 (84 %)63.1 %
Fribourg26'867 (25 %)80'931 (75 %)57.1 %
Solothurn20'953 (22 %)73'202 (78 %)53.9 %
Basel-Stadt24'590 (38 %)40'677 (62 %)58.3 %
Basel-Landschaft24'002 (24 %)77'617 (76 %)55.3 %
Schaffhausen8'846 (26 %)25'814 (74 %)70.8 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden4'036 (19 %)17'711 (81 %)57.1 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden698 (12 %)5'069 (88 %)51.4 %
St. Gallen31'232 (18 %)139'077 (82 %)54.3 %
Graubünden13'241 (18 %)59'521 (82 %)54.3 %
Aargau43'876 (19 %)184'081 (81 %)56.2 %
Thurgau15'591 (18 %)72'167 (82 %)54.4 %
Ticino37'824 (32 %)80'417 (68 %)55.6 %
Vaud67'986 (28 %)170'908 (72 %)58.1 %
Valais22'911 (18 %)104'023 (82 %)61.1 %
Neuchâtel19'549 (32 %)41'761 (68 %)56.6 %
Geneva45'959 (34 %)89'388 (66 %)57.1 %
Jura9'616 (36 %)17'201 (64 %)53.1 %

Municipalities in Appenzell Innerrhoden

AreaYesNoTurnout
Appenzell265 (14 %)1'664 (86 %)52.3 %
Gonten56 (10 %)490 (90 %)50.0 %
Schlatt-Haslen41 (11 %)348 (89 %)45.5 %
Oberegg96 (12 %)711 (88 %)57.4 %
Schwende-Rüte191 (10 %)1'798 (90 %)51.3 %
AI-Ausland-CH49 (46 %)58 (54 %)34.6 %

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.