Nursing initiative
Official title: Volksinitiative «Für eine starke Pflege (Pflegeinitiative)»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Accepted
61% yes
- Cantons: 22.5 for, 0.5 against
- Turnout 65.3%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 25 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 66.6%, Turnout 65%
- JuraYes majority, Yes share 66.4%, Turnout 60%
- FribourgYes majority, Yes share 64.7%, Turnout 63%
- VaudYes majority, Yes share 64.7%, Turnout 61%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 64.3%, Turnout 54%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 63.9%, Turnout 67%
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 63.9%, Turnout 58%
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 63.4%, Turnout 76%
- Basel-Landschaft ½Yes majority, Yes share 62.0%, Turnout 66%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 61.8%, Turnout 67%
- GraubündenYes majority, Yes share 61.7%, Turnout 65%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 61.1%, Turnout 65%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 60.6%, Turnout 66%
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 59.5%, Turnout 68%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 59.3%, Turnout 70%
- ValaisYes majority, Yes share 59.2%, Turnout 65%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 58.0%, Turnout 65%
- UriYes majority, Yes share 57.7%, Turnout 69%
- St. GallenYes majority, Yes share 56.7%, Turnout 68%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 56.1%, Turnout 60%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½Yes majority, Yes share 55.3%, Turnout 72%
- ZugYes majority, Yes share 54.8%, Turnout 72%
- Nidwalden ½Yes majority, Yes share 53.4%, Turnout 75%
- Obwalden ½Yes majority, Yes share 52.4%, Turnout 75%
- SchwyzYes majority, Yes share 51.4%, Turnout 73%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 47.0%, Turnout 70%
✓ 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-speaking60.4% yes
- French-speaking63.6% yes
- Ticino56.1% 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 policyEconomy
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
GLP Green Liberal Party of Switzerland
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
Recommend No
SVP Swiss People's Party
FDP FDP.The Liberals
EDU Federal Democratic Union
Other position
Mitte The Centre
Free vote
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
- «99% Initiative» (Initiative «Reduce tax on salaries, tax capital fairly»)
26 September 2021 · ✗ Rejected · 1 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «For responsible businesses – protecting human rights and the environment»
29 November 2020 · ✗ Rejected · 10 of 26 cantons the same
- Federal decree on basic medical care
18 May 2014 · ✓ Accepted · 25 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «For a ban on financing war material manufacturers»
29 November 2020 · ✗ Rejected · 5 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.