Initiative «For a public health insurance»
Official title: Volksinitiative «Für eine öffentliche Krankenkasse»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
38.2% yes
- Cantons: 4 for, 19 against
- Turnout 47.2%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 4 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 63.0%, Turnout 49%
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 60.3%, Turnout 51%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 57.4%, Turnout 57%
- VaudYes majority, Yes share 56.2%, Turnout 53%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 49.7%, Turnout 50%
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 45.0%, Turnout 52%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 44.5%, Turnout 53%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 38.6%, Turnout 44%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 38.2%, Turnout 43%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 35.6%, Turnout 53%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 33.3%, Turnout 38%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 33.2%, Turnout 68%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 33.1%, Turnout 33%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 33.0%, Turnout 54%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 32.5%, Turnout 44%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 31.0%, Turnout 42%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 29.3%, Turnout 44%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 27.3%, Turnout 40%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 27.0%, Turnout 46%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 26.5%, Turnout 42%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 26.0%, Turnout 47%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 23.0%, Turnout 51%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 22.1%, Turnout 51%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 21.1%, Turnout 46%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 20.9%, Turnout 47%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 18.3%, Turnout 41%
✓ 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-speaking32.4% yes
- French-speaking52.1% yes
- Ticino44.5% 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
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
Recommend No
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)
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 for a single health insurance fund
11 March 2007 · ✗ Rejected · 24 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «für eine gesunde Krankenversicherung»
4 December 1994 · ✗ Rejected · 22 of 26 cantons the same
- «Gesundheitsinitiative»
18 May 2003 · ✗ Rejected · 22 of 26 cantons the same
- Krankenversicherungsgesetz
4 December 1994 · ✓ Accepted · 17 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.