Initiative für eine AHV/IV
Official title: Volksinitiative «für eine Invaliditäts-, Alters- und Hinterlassenenversicherung» (AHV)
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
42% yes
- Cantons: 6 for, 16 against
- Turnout 68.2%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 7 of 25 cantons, sorted by yes share.
- Basel-Stadt ½Yes majority, Yes share 75.2%, Turnout 71%
- Basel-Landschaft ½Yes majority, Yes share 61.8%, Turnout 60%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 58.6%, Turnout 44%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 56.9%, Turnout 72%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 56.0%, Turnout 47%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 54.2%, Turnout 73%
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 51.2%, Turnout 53%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 49.8%, Turnout 85%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 43.7%, Turnout 88%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 43.5%, Turnout 57%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 39.0%, Turnout 82%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 38.1%, Turnout 68%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 36.4%, Turnout 77%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 32.8%, Turnout 59%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 32.6%, Turnout 66%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 31.5%, Turnout 81%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 31.4%, Turnout 63%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 29.8%, Turnout 88%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 25.4%, Turnout 63%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 25.2%, Turnout 52%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 19.2%, Turnout 51%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 13.9%, Turnout 57%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 12.0%, Turnout 55%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 11.4%, Turnout 76%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 9.7%, Turnout 69%
✓ 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-speaking44.9% yes
- French-speaking30.9% yes
- Ticino58.6% 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
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
Recommend No
SVP Swiss People's Party
FDP FDP.The Liberals
CVP Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2020)
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
This proposal
- Initiative für eine einmalige Vermögensabgabe
3 December 1922 · ✗ Rejected · 18 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative for a right to work
3 June 1894 · ✗ Rejected · 18 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative für eine direkte Bundessteuer
2 June 1918 · ✗ Rejected · 17 of 25 cantons the same
- Pension Act
15 March 1891 · ✗ Rejected · 20 of 25 cantons the same
Sources
Official resources
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.