Amendment to the Occupational Pensions Act (minimum conversion rate)
Official title: Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über die berufliche Alters-, Hinterlassenen- und Invalidenvorsorge (BVG) (Mindestumwandlungssatz)
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
27.3% yes
- Turnout 45.8%
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.
- Appenzell InnerrhodenNo majority, Yes share 42.3%, Turnout 37%
- NidwaldenNo majority, Yes share 35.3%, Turnout 57%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 34.6%, Turnout 39%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 34.5%, Turnout 49%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 34.5%, Turnout 44%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 34.4%, Turnout 42%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 32.7%, Turnout 46%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 32.4%, Turnout 45%
- Appenzell AusserrhodenNo majority, Yes share 32.3%, Turnout 47%
- ObwaldenNo majority, Yes share 32.1%, Turnout 56%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 31.0%, Turnout 46%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 30.9%, Turnout 42%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 29.2%, Turnout 46%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 29.2%, Turnout 62%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 27.4%, Turnout 43%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 26.8%, Turnout 42%
- Basel-StadtNo majority, Yes share 26.2%, Turnout 50%
- Basel-LandschaftNo majority, Yes share 23.2%, Turnout 44%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 22.6%, Turnout 48%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 22.5%, Turnout 50%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 22.4%, Turnout 44%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 21.3%, Turnout 43%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 20.4%, Turnout 49%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 19.1%, Turnout 53%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 18.4%, Turnout 50%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 14.7%, Turnout 44%
✓ 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-speaking29.9% yes
- French-speaking20.8% yes
- Ticino21.3% 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
- 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
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
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
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 · 4 of 26 cantons the same
- Finanzierung der Arbeitslosenversicherung
28 September 1997 · ✗ Rejected · 10 of 26 cantons the same
- 11. AHV-Revision
16 May 2004 · ✗ Rejected · 26 of 26 cantons the same
- 5th revision of the invalidity insurance
17 June 2007 · ✓ Accepted · 4 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.