Initiative «Ja zu fairen Mieten»
Official title: Volksinitiative «Ja zu fairen Mieten»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
32.7% yes
- Cantons: 1 for, 22 against
- Turnout 49.6%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 1 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 50.3%, Turnout 51%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 48.3%, Turnout 56%
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 47.8%, Turnout 53%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 45.4%, Turnout 45%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 43.8%, Turnout 51%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 41.3%, Turnout 38%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 37.6%, Turnout 48%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 33.0%, Turnout 52%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 32.8%, Turnout 49%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 31.7%, Turnout 50%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 31.2%, Turnout 69%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 28.7%, Turnout 54%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 27.3%, Turnout 55%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 26.1%, Turnout 40%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 25.4%, Turnout 48%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 25.1%, Turnout 48%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 25.0%, Turnout 42%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 23.9%, Turnout 47%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 23.0%, Turnout 48%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 22.8%, Turnout 57%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 22.0%, Turnout 48%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 20.1%, Turnout 55%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 19.7%, Turnout 53%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 19.2%, Turnout 55%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 17.5%, Turnout 53%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 16.0%, 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-speaking29.4% yes
- French-speaking42.3% yes
- Ticino41.3% 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
- Environment and land
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
- Mieterschutzinitiative
25 September 1977 · ✗ Rejected · 22 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative «Recht auf Wohnung und Ausbau des Familienschutzes»
27 September 1970 · ✗ Rejected · 17 of 25 cantons the same
- Bundesbeschluss zum Mieterschutz
7 December 1986 · ✓ Accepted · 7 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «40 Waffenplätze sind genug»
6 June 1993 · ✗ Rejected · 19 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.