Initiative «Safe housing for the elderly»
Official title: Volksinitiative «Sicheres Wohnen im Alter»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
47.4% yes
- Cantons: 9.5 for, 13.5 against
- Turnout 42.5%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 10 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 55.9%, Turnout 61%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 55.4%, Turnout 35%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 54.8%, Turnout 39%
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 53.7%, Turnout 53%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 52.7%, Turnout 44%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 52.1%, Turnout 41%
- SchwyzYes majority, Yes share 52.0%, Turnout 47%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 51.8%, Turnout 42%
- St. GallenYes majority, Yes share 51.7%, Turnout 46%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½Yes majority, Yes share 51.0%, Turnout 46%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 49.5%, Turnout 38%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 49.0%, Turnout 44%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 48.5%, Turnout 47%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 48.2%, Turnout 56%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 48.0%, Turnout 36%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 47.9%, Turnout 43%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 47.7%, Turnout 35%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 47.2%, Turnout 48%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 45.5%, Turnout 46%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 45.1%, Turnout 43%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 44.9%, Turnout 38%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 43.5%, Turnout 36%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 42.1%, Turnout 34%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 41.3%, Turnout 41%
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 36.2%, Turnout 47%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 35.9%, Turnout 39%
✓ 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-speaking43.8% yes
- Ticino51.8% 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
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SVP Swiss People's Party
EDU Federal Democratic Union
Recommend No
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
FDP FDP.The Liberals
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
GLP Green Liberal Party of Switzerland
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
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7 February 1999 · ✗ Rejected · 19 of 26 cantons the same
- Änderung des Mietrechts
8 February 2004 · ✗ Rejected · 16 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «gegen Asylrechtsmissbrauch»
24 November 2002 · ✗ Rejected · 17 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «für tiefere Arzneimittelpreise»
4 March 2001 · ✗ Rejected · 16 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.