Initiative «More affordable homes»
Official title: Volksinitiative «Mehr bezahlbare Wohnungen»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
42.9% yes
- Cantons: 4.5 for, 18.5 against
- Turnout 41.7%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 5 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- Basel-Stadt ½Yes majority, Yes share 60.2%, Turnout 48%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 60.1%, Turnout 43%
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 56.2%, Turnout 40%
- VaudYes majority, Yes share 53.2%, Turnout 44%
- JuraYes majority, Yes share 53.2%, Turnout 42%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 46.9%, Turnout 37%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 46.5%, Turnout 45%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 45.7%, Turnout 64%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 44.6%, Turnout 39%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 41.7%, Turnout 42%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 41.4%, Turnout 41%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 37.6%, Turnout 41%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 36.5%, Turnout 39%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 35.2%, Turnout 37%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 34.7%, Turnout 39%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 34.4%, Turnout 46%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 32.9%, Turnout 43%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 32.5%, Turnout 40%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 32.5%, Turnout 36%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 32.4%, Turnout 33%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 32.1%, Turnout 37%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 30.8%, Turnout 32%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 27.7%, Turnout 42%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 27.6%, Turnout 44%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 27.3%, Turnout 45%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 24.0%, Turnout 34%
✓ 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-speaking40.3% yes
- French-speaking50.5% yes
- Ticino44.6% 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
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)
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 «Ja zu fairen Mieten»
18 May 2003 · ✗ Rejected · 22 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «For a Green Economy»
25 September 2016 · ✗ Rejected · 22 of 26 cantons the same
- Mieterschutzinitiative
25 September 1977 · ✗ Rejected · 25 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative «Recht auf Wohnung und Ausbau des Familienschutzes»
27 September 1970 · ✗ Rejected · 20 of 25 cantons the same
Official resources
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.