Initiative for a single health insurance fund
Official title: Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Einheitskrankenkasse»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
28.8% yes
- Cantons: 2 for, 21 against
- Turnout 46%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 2 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- JuraYes majority, Yes share 57.7%, Turnout 48%
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 51.3%, Turnout 58%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 45.8%, Turnout 56%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 45.8%, Turnout 50%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 45.1%, Turnout 56%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 37.2%, Turnout 48%
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 34.6%, Turnout 46%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 30.1%, Turnout 40%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 27.3%, Turnout 54%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 25.6%, Turnout 39%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 24.7%, Turnout 40%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 24.6%, Turnout 66%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 21.7%, Turnout 44%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 19.7%, Turnout 42%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 18.8%, Turnout 36%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 18.5%, Turnout 46%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 18.4%, Turnout 39%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 18.2%, Turnout 38%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 17.9%, Turnout 47%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 17.5%, Turnout 40%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 17.4%, Turnout 50%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 15.8%, Turnout 54%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 12.8%, Turnout 49%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 12.8%, Turnout 46%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 11.5%, Turnout 45%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 8.3%, Turnout 43%
✓ 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-speaking22.2% yes
- French-speaking42.3% yes
- Ticino45.8% 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
- Topics
- Social policy
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
Recommend No
SVP Swiss People's Party
FDP FDP.The Liberals
EDU Federal Democratic Union
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
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 Flexibilisierung der AHV - gegen die Erhöhung des Rentenalters für Frauen»
26 November 2000 · ✗ Rejected · 22 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «für ein flexibles Rentenalter ab 62 für Frau und Mann»
26 November 2000 · ✗ Rejected · 21 of 26 cantons the same
- «Gesundheitsinitiative»
18 May 2003 · ✗ Rejected · 24 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «für eine gesunde Krankenversicherung»
4 December 1994 · ✗ Rejected · 24 of 26 cantons the same
Official resources
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.