«Goldinitiative»
Official title: Volksinitiative «Überschüssige Goldreserven in den AHV-Fonds»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
47.6% yes
- Cantons: 6 for, 17 against
- Turnout 45.2%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 6 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 57.9%, Turnout 41%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 57.0%, Turnout 36%
- SchwyzYes majority, Yes share 56.5%, Turnout 48%
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 53.3%, Turnout 45%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 52.5%, Turnout 42%
- St. GallenYes majority, Yes share 51.4%, Turnout 43%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 49.9%, Turnout 48%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 49.3%, Turnout 46%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 48.9%, Turnout 50%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 48.8%, Turnout 67%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 48.1%, Turnout 38%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 47.9%, Turnout 39%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 47.4%, Turnout 42%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 46.5%, Turnout 50%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 46.2%, Turnout 42%
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 46.1%, Turnout 53%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 46.1%, Turnout 40%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 44.5%, Turnout 45%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 44.0%, Turnout 47%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 43.3%, Turnout 35%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 43.1%, Turnout 51%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 43.0%, Turnout 55%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 42.6%, Turnout 51%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 41.9%, Turnout 33%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 41.2%, Turnout 44%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 40.4%, 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-speaking48.3% yes
- French-speaking43.7% yes
- Ticino57.0% 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
- Popular initiative
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters and of the cantons
- Federal Council recommends
- No
- Topics
- EconomySocial policy
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SVP Swiss People's Party
Recommend No
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
FDP FDP.The Liberals
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
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 Regelung der Zuwanderung»
24 September 2000 · ✗ Rejected · 20 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «gegen die illegale Einwanderung»
1 December 1996 · ✗ Rejected · 20 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «zur Abschaffung der Tierversuche»
7 March 1993 · ✗ Rejected · 20 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «für tiefere Arzneimittelpreise»
4 March 2001 · ✗ Rejected · 20 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.