Initiative «For a public health insurance»

Popular vote of Sep 28, 2014 · Popular initiative · No. 586Initiative populaire «Pour une caisse publique d'assurance-maladie»

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
38.2 %
Cantons
4 : 19
Turnout
47.2 %
Yes
933'012 (38 %)
No
1'512'036 (62 %)
Eligible voters
5'240'134

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, Council of States
27 (64 %) : 12 (29 %), 3 (7 %) abstentions
Recommend yes
EVP, Grüne, MCG, PdA, SP, Lega, UCSP
Recommend no
BDP, CVP, EDU, FDP, FPS, GLP, KVP, SVP
Free vote
SD
Associations
Recommend yes: Gewerkschaftsbund, VPOD, Travail.SuisseRecommend no: economiesuisse, GewerbeverbandFree vote: GDK

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich128'083 (32 %)266'423 (68 %)44.2 %
Bern121'713 (39 %)193'316 (61 %)43.8 %
Lucerne32'404 (26 %)92'324 (74 %)47.0 %
Uri3'323 (33 %)6'658 (67 %)38.3 %
Schwyz9'992 (21 %)37'740 (79 %)47.4 %
Obwalden2'976 (23 %)9'941 (77 %)51.0 %
Nidwalden2'924 (21 %)10'940 (79 %)46.0 %
Glarus2'874 (33 %)5'818 (67 %)33.4 %
Zug8'342 (22 %)29'393 (78 %)51.4 %
Fribourg47'895 (50 %)48'449 (50 %)50.4 %
Solothurn28'604 (38 %)46'283 (62 %)42.6 %
Basel-Stadt26'600 (45 %)32'508 (55 %)52.4 %
Basel-Landschaft34'851 (36 %)62'954 (64 %)53.1 %
Schaffhausen11'089 (33 %)22'266 (67 %)68.3 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden4'728 (27 %)12'810 (73 %)46.1 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden832 (18 %)3'726 (82 %)40.5 %
St. Gallen40'389 (29 %)97'500 (71 %)43.8 %
Graubünden14'709 (27 %)39'075 (73 %)40.0 %
Aargau53'762 (31 %)119'785 (69 %)42.5 %
Thurgau18'046 (27 %)50'032 (73 %)41.9 %
Ticino50'110 (44 %)62'582 (56 %)52.5 %
Vaud123'282 (56 %)95'915 (44 %)52.6 %
Valais37'311 (33 %)75'750 (67 %)53.8 %
Neuchâtel33'759 (60 %)22'184 (40 %)50.9 %
Geneva78'679 (57 %)58'412 (43 %)57.0 %
Jura15'735 (63 %)9'252 (37 %)48.9 %

Municipalities in Appenzell Ausserrhoden

AreaYesNoTurnout
Herisau1'167 (27 %)3'108 (73 %)41.0 %
Hundwil50 (18 %)225 (82 %)39.0 %
Schönengrund15 (9 %)150 (91 %)43.8 %
Schwellbrunn118 (25 %)348 (75 %)42.0 %
Stein (AR)129 (25 %)382 (75 %)48.6 %
Urnäsch146 (22 %)523 (78 %)41.6 %
Waldstatt153 (26 %)435 (74 %)49.0 %
Bühler121 (25 %)357 (75 %)47.6 %
Gais324 (29 %)799 (71 %)50.6 %
Speicher439 (27 %)1'190 (73 %)53.0 %
Teufen (AR)560 (24 %)1'822 (76 %)52.3 %
Trogen243 (37 %)416 (63 %)51.5 %
Grub (AR)95 (28 %)245 (72 %)46.1 %
Heiden318 (26 %)906 (74 %)44.6 %
Lutzenberg114 (29 %)276 (71 %)44.5 %
Rehetobel204 (32 %)438 (68 %)49.5 %
Reute (AR)83 (33 %)171 (67 %)50.8 %
Wald (AR)96 (34 %)189 (66 %)44.3 %
Walzenhausen168 (27 %)454 (73 %)45.1 %
Wolfhalden185 (33 %)376 (67 %)45.3 %

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.