Pension initiative (retirement age)

Popular vote of Mar 3, 2024 · Popular initiative · No. 666Initiative populaire «Pour une prévoyance vieillesse sûre et pérenne (initiative sur les rentes)»

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
25.3 %
Cantons
0 : 23
Turnout
58.1 %
Yes
808'578 (25 %)
No
2'393'930 (75 %)
Eligible voters
5'591'446

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, Council of States
32 (73 %) : 11 (25 %), 1 (2 %) abstention
Recommend yes
EDU, FDP, SVP
Recommend no
SD, EVP, GLP, Grüne, MCG, PdA, SP, Lega, Die Mitte
Associations
Recommend yes: economiesuisse, Arbeitgeberverband, GewerbeverbandRecommend no: Bauernverband, Gewerkschaftsbund, VPOD, Travail.Suisse

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich170'682 (30 %)389'748 (70 %)58.5 %
Bern106'077 (25 %)320'886 (75 %)57.8 %
Lucerne44'503 (27 %)119'599 (73 %)58.2 %
Uri3'765 (23 %)12'751 (77 %)61.7 %
Schwyz19'588 (29 %)47'510 (71 %)62.4 %
Obwalden4'720 (27 %)12'605 (73 %)64.5 %
Nidwalden5'723 (28 %)14'569 (72 %)64.1 %
Glarus3'694 (25 %)11'151 (75 %)56.0 %
Zug15'406 (30 %)35'769 (70 %)65.3 %
Fribourg24'488 (20 %)100'600 (80 %)58.7 %
Solothurn27'633 (26 %)79'629 (74 %)58.9 %
Basel-Stadt18'289 (28 %)47'396 (72 %)59.4 %
Basel-Landschaft29'221 (27 %)80'241 (73 %)58.9 %
Schaffhausen10'996 (30 %)25'882 (70 %)71.0 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden6'322 (27 %)16'733 (73 %)59.3 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden2'023 (29 %)4'888 (71 %)57.3 %
St. Gallen49'566 (27 %)135'335 (73 %)56.3 %
Graubünden20'632 (26 %)57'335 (74 %)56.0 %
Aargau65'679 (26 %)184'800 (74 %)56.8 %
Thurgau25'765 (27 %)70'358 (73 %)54.9 %
Ticino31'603 (25 %)97'107 (75 %)58.0 %
Vaud40'647 (15 %)232'004 (85 %)58.1 %
Valais33'437 (24 %)106'805 (76 %)61.4 %
Neuchâtel11'849 (18 %)52'216 (82 %)56.7 %
Geneva31'369 (22 %)110'180 (78 %)52.6 %
Jura4'901 (15 %)27'833 (85 %)60.7 %

Municipalities in Appenzell Innerrhoden

AreaYesNoTurnout
Appenzell702 (31 %)1'587 (69 %)58.6 %
Gonten159 (27 %)428 (73 %)56.6 %
Schlatt-Haslen118 (27 %)315 (73 %)55.0 %
Oberegg192 (22 %)671 (78 %)60.0 %
Schwende-Rüte803 (31 %)1'821 (69 %)60.3 %
AI-Ausland-CH49 (43 %)66 (57 %)21.0 %

On the same day

Sources: Swissvotes, Federal Chancellery, Federal Statistical Office, 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.