Initiative for tax-free child allowances

Popular vote of Mar 8, 2015 · Popular initiative · No. 590Initiative populaire «Aider les familles! Pour des allocations pour enfant et des allocations de formation professionnelle exonérées de l'impôt»

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
24.6 %
Cantons
0 : 23
Turnout
42.1 %
Yes
537'795 (25 %)
No
1'650'109 (75 %)
Eligible voters
5'254'965

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, Council of States
32 (71 %) : 13 (29 %)
Recommend yes
CVP, EDU, EVP, FPS, MCG, SVP
Recommend no
SD, BDP, FDP, GLP, Grüne, PdA, SP, Lega, UCSP
Free vote
KVP

By canton

Pick a canton to see its municipalities.

AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich74'963 (20 %)292'122 (80 %)40.9 %
Bern57'637 (21 %)221'703 (79 %)38.8 %
Lucerne31'434 (26 %)88'776 (74 %)45.1 %
Uri2'237 (24 %)6'941 (76 %)35.2 %
Schwyz10'813 (25 %)32'874 (75 %)43.1 %
Obwalden2'437 (21 %)8'955 (79 %)44.6 %
Nidwalden3'688 (24 %)11'705 (76 %)50.9 %
Glarus1'472 (17 %)7'228 (83 %)33.4 %
Zug7'655 (22 %)26'880 (78 %)46.7 %
Fribourg28'301 (33 %)58'430 (67 %)45.1 %
Solothurn17'377 (25 %)51'541 (75 %)39.3 %
Basel-Stadt11'867 (25 %)36'302 (75 %)42.8 %
Basel-Landschaft16'008 (24 %)50'968 (76 %)36.2 %
Schaffhausen8'517 (27 %)22'719 (73 %)65.0 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden3'731 (20 %)14'600 (80 %)48.0 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden869 (21 %)3'300 (79 %)36.9 %
St. Gallen31'559 (24 %)101'136 (76 %)42.1 %
Graubünden10'877 (22 %)38'970 (78 %)37.0 %
Aargau37'804 (23 %)125'391 (77 %)39.9 %
Thurgau16'242 (23 %)55'338 (77 %)44.0 %
Ticino25'489 (29 %)60'968 (71 %)40.1 %
Vaud48'739 (26 %)141'022 (74 %)45.2 %
Valais32'427 (32 %)68'356 (68 %)47.7 %
Neuchâtel12'841 (28 %)32'512 (72 %)41.2 %
Geneva34'334 (30 %)80'065 (70 %)47.2 %
Jura8'477 (43 %)11'307 (57 %)38.5 %

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.