«99% Initiative» (Initiative «Reduce tax on salaries, tax capital fairly»)
Official title: Volksinitiative «Löhne entlasten, Kapital gerecht besteuern»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
35.1% yes
- Cantons: 0 for, 23 against
- Turnout 52.2%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 0 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 48.1%, Turnout 59%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 46.9%, Turnout 44%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 44.9%, Turnout 45%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 41.8%, Turnout 51%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 40.7%, Turnout 52%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 39.2%, Turnout 51%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 38.4%, Turnout 52%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 36.0%, Turnout 54%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 34.8%, Turnout 70%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 34.5%, Turnout 52%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 34.5%, Turnout 48%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 32.7%, Turnout 52%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 32.6%, Turnout 42%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 32.0%, Turnout 54%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 31.5%, Turnout 48%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 31.0%, Turnout 53%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 30.9%, Turnout 51%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 29.9%, Turnout 53%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 29.2%, Turnout 47%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 29.1%, Turnout 52%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 28.1%, Turnout 52%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 25.1%, Turnout 56%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 23.6%, Turnout 48%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 23.4%, Turnout 54%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 23.2%, Turnout 61%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 22.6%, Turnout 57%
✓ Yes majority · ✗ No majority · Turnout %
½ half canton: counts half towards the majority of the cantons.
Sources: Federal Statistical Office (FSO); older votes: Swissvotes, Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern; map base: FSO, GEOSTAT
By language region
Yes share of the cantons, added up by their majority language.
- German-speaking34.1% yes
- French-speaking38.5% yes
- Ticino34.5% yes
Cantons by their majority language: Fribourg and Valais count as French-speaking, Bern and Graubünden as German-speaking.
At a glance
- Type of proposal
- Popular initiative
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters and of the cantons
- Federal Council recommends
- No
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
Recommend No
SVP Swiss People's Party
Mitte The Centre
FDP FDP.The Liberals
GLP Green Liberal Party of Switzerland
EDU Federal Democratic Union
Ordered by seats in the National Council (2023 election).
Similar votes
Earlier proposals where the cantons voted most alike. Each box is a canton, in the same order as for this proposal.
✓ Yes majority✗ No majority
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Official resources
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.