Nursing initiative

Popular vote of Nov 28, 2021 · Popular initiative · No. 648Initiative populaire «Pour des soins infirmiers forts (initiative sur les soins infirmiers)»

The people and the cantons accepted the proposal.

Yes share
61.0 %
Cantons
22½ : ½
Turnout
65.3 %
Yes
2'161'272 (61 %)
No
1'382'824 (39 %)
Eligible voters
5'528'244

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, Council of States
30 (68 %) : 14 (32 %)
Recommend yes
SD, EVP, GLP, Grüne, PdA, SP
Recommend no
EDU, FDP, SVP
Free vote
Die Mitte
Associations
Recommend yes: Gewerkschaftsbund, VPOD, Travail.SuisseRecommend no: Gemeindeverband, KdK, Arbeitgeberverband, Gewerbeverband

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich388'781 (62 %)240'672 (38 %)66.5 %
Bern312'817 (64 %)176'503 (36 %)66.7 %
Lucerne115'520 (59 %)79'228 (41 %)70.3 %
Uri10'543 (58 %)7'715 (42 %)69.2 %
Schwyz40'206 (51 %)38'019 (49 %)73.4 %
Obwalden10'427 (52 %)9'477 (48 %)75.0 %
Nidwalden12'445 (53 %)10'865 (47 %)74.6 %
Glarus10'493 (61 %)6'669 (39 %)65.3 %
Zug30'494 (55 %)25'127 (45 %)71.8 %
Fribourg84'110 (65 %)45'827 (35 %)62.6 %
Solothurn72'029 (61 %)46'895 (39 %)66.0 %
Basel-Stadt48'135 (67 %)24'094 (33 %)64.7 %
Basel-Landschaft75'848 (62 %)46'491 (38 %)66.2 %
Schaffhausen24'675 (63 %)14'214 (37 %)75.7 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden15'377 (55 %)12'429 (45 %)72.0 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden3'910 (47 %)4'401 (53 %)70.0 %
St. Gallen125'955 (57 %)95'998 (43 %)68.3 %
Graubünden55'531 (62 %)34'518 (38 %)65.1 %
Aargau163'618 (58 %)118'442 (42 %)65.1 %
Thurgau70'019 (60 %)47'562 (40 %)68.5 %
Ticino72'785 (56 %)56'891 (44 %)59.6 %
Vaud178'798 (65 %)97'442 (35 %)61.0 %
Valais85'373 (59 %)58'907 (41 %)65.3 %
Neuchâtel40'975 (64 %)23'168 (36 %)57.8 %
Geneva91'313 (64 %)50'594 (36 %)54.0 %
Jura21'095 (66 %)10'676 (34 %)60.1 %

Municipalities in Obwalden

AreaYesNoTurnout
Alpnach1'589 (53 %)1'416 (47 %)73.1 %
Engelberg871 (45 %)1'051 (55 %)72.2 %
Giswil1'053 (53 %)944 (47 %)74.3 %
Kerns1'832 (53 %)1'641 (47 %)76.9 %
Lungern605 (51 %)574 (49 %)75.7 %
Sachseln1'622 (57 %)1'201 (43 %)76.5 %
Sarnen2'855 (52 %)2'650 (48 %)75.2 %

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.