Revision of the Unemployment Insurance Act
Official title: Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über die obligatorische Arbeitslosenversicherung und die Insolvenzentschädigung (Arbeitslosenversicherungsgesetz, AVIG)
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Accepted
53.4% yes
- Turnout 35.8%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 18 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- Appenzell InnerrhodenYes majority, Yes share 72.6%, Turnout 26%
- ObwaldenYes majority, Yes share 69.1%, Turnout 36%
- ZugYes majority, Yes share 67.8%, Turnout 43%
- NidwaldenYes majority, Yes share 67.3%, Turnout 39%
- SchwyzYes majority, Yes share 65.8%, Turnout 32%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 65.6%, Turnout 34%
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 63.5%, Turnout 30%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 63.2%, Turnout 22%
- GraubündenYes majority, Yes share 63.1%, Turnout 26%
- St. GallenYes majority, Yes share 60.1%, Turnout 39%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 59.6%, Turnout 33%
- Appenzell AusserrhodenYes majority, Yes share 59.5%, Turnout 36%
- UriYes majority, Yes share 57.6%, Turnout 26%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 57.5%, Turnout 31%
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 54.8%, Turnout 53%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 54.7%, Turnout 38%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 54.2%, Turnout 35%
- Basel-LandschaftYes majority, Yes share 53.4%, Turnout 37%
- Basel-StadtNo majority, Yes share 49.6%, Turnout 47%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 44.7%, Turnout 42%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 44.4%, Turnout 34%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 44.4%, Turnout 41%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 42.0%, Turnout 34%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 39.5%, Turnout 42%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 32.2%, Turnout 39%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 24.0%, Turnout 35%
✓ Yes majority · ✗ No majority · Turnout %
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-speaking58.5% yes
- French-speaking41.6% yes
- Ticino42.0% 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
- Optional referendum
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters
- Federal Council recommends
- Yes
- Topics
- Social policy
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SVP Swiss People's Party
FDP FDP.The Liberals
GLP Green Liberal Party of Switzerland
EDU Federal Democratic Union
BDP Conservative Democratic Party (2008–2020)
CVP Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2020)
Recommend No
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
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
- Arbeitslosenversicherungsgesetz
24 November 2002 · ✓ Accepted · 22 of 26 cantons the same
- Finanzierung der Arbeitslosenversicherung
28 September 1997 · ✗ Rejected · 24 of 26 cantons the same
- Amendment to the Occupational Pensions Act (minimum conversion rate)
7 March 2010 · ✗ Rejected · 8 of 26 cantons the same
- Ausländergesetz
24 September 2006 · ✓ Accepted · 18 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.