Reform of the occupational pension benefit plans
Official title: Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über die berufliche Alters-, Hinterlassenen- und Invalidenvorsorge (BVG) (Reform der beruflichen Vorsorge)
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
32.9% yes
- Turnout 45%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 0 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 42.9%, Turnout 47%
- NidwaldenNo majority, Yes share 39.9%, Turnout 49%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 38.7%, Turnout 46%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 38.3%, Turnout 41%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 38.1%, Turnout 48%
- Appenzell InnerrhodenNo majority, Yes share 38.0%, Turnout 45%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 38.0%, Turnout 64%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 37.7%, Turnout 43%
- ObwaldenNo majority, Yes share 37.3%, Turnout 51%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 36.0%, Turnout 46%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 35.5%, Turnout 45%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 35.1%, Turnout 51%
- Appenzell AusserrhodenNo majority, Yes share 34.9%, Turnout 51%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 34.4%, Turnout 44%
- Basel-StadtNo majority, Yes share 33.2%, Turnout 44%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 33.0%, Turnout 43%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 32.5%, Turnout 43%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 30.7%, Turnout 47%
- Basel-LandschaftNo majority, Yes share 30.0%, Turnout 43%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 29.0%, Turnout 43%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 28.1%, Turnout 42%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 27.4%, Turnout 46%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 27.0%, Turnout 40%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 26.3%, Turnout 44%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 23.1%, Turnout 41%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 22.9%, Turnout 50%
✓ Yes majority · ✗ No majority · Turnout %
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-speaking34.6% yes
- French-speaking26.9% yes
- Ticino38.3% 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
- Optional referendum
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters
- Federal Council recommends
- Yes
- Topics
- Social policy
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SVP Swiss People's Party
Mitte The Centre
FDP FDP.The Liberals
GLP Green Liberal Party of Switzerland
EDU Federal Democratic Union
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
Recommend No
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
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
- VAT increase in favour of the old-age insurance
25 September 2022 · ✓ Accepted · 5 of 26 cantons the same
- Act on the old-age insurance
25 September 2022 · ✓ Accepted · 10 of 26 cantons the same
- Finanzierung der Arbeitslosenversicherung
28 September 1997 · ✗ Rejected · 10 of 26 cantons the same
- Amendment to the Occupational Pensions Act (minimum conversion rate)
7 March 2010 · ✗ Rejected · 26 of 26 cantons the same
Sources
Official resources
- Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über die berufliche Alters-, Hinterlassenen- und Invalidenvorsorge (BVG) (Reform der beruflichen Vorsorge)
- VoteInfo (federal)
- smartvote
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.