«Krankenkassen-Initiative»
Official title: Volksinitiative «für eine finanziell tragbare Krankenversicherung (Krankenkasseninitiative)»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
39.3% yes
- Cantons: 1 for, 22 against
- Turnout 44.4%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 1 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- UriYes majority, Yes share 50.7%, Turnout 39%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 46.6%, Turnout 71%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 44.3%, Turnout 44%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 43.6%, Turnout 53%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 42.7%, Turnout 46%
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 42.0%, Turnout 54%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 41.9%, Turnout 35%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 41.6%, Turnout 35%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 41.5%, Turnout 49%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 40.8%, Turnout 41%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 40.2%, Turnout 40%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 39.8%, Turnout 52%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 38.8%, Turnout 39%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 38.1%, Turnout 37%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 38.0%, Turnout 43%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 37.2%, Turnout 38%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 37.1%, Turnout 50%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 36.0%, Turnout 39%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 35.2%, Turnout 43%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 35.1%, Turnout 59%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 34.9%, Turnout 37%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 34.9%, Turnout 41%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 32.6%, Turnout 51%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 31.2%, Turnout 34%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 30.6%, Turnout 36%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 27.4%, Turnout 45%
✓ 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-speaking40.8% yes
- French-speaking34.3% yes
- Ticino35.1% 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
Recommend No
SVP Swiss People's Party
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
- Kranken- und Unfallversicherungsgesetz
4 February 1912 · ✓ Accepted · 9 of 25 cantons the same
- Factories Act
21 October 1877 · ✓ Accepted · 10 of 25 cantons the same
- Dienstverhältnis und Versicherung des Bundespersonals
3 December 1939 · ✗ Rejected · 22 of 25 cantons the same
- Massnahmen gegen die Überfremdung
20 May 1928 · ✓ Accepted · 4 of 25 cantons the same
Sources
Official resources
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.