Popular vote · 25.09.2016Federal ballot
Popular initiative: ‘OASIplus: for a decent old-age pension’
Votes201640.6% YesNo 59.4%
Votes
Rejected
Yes
40.6% 921'375
No
59.4% 1'348'032
Cantonal majority
5 / 23
Turnout
42.9%
Ballot-weighted result across 2'115 municipalities
Result by municipality
yes share per municipalityNoYesNo result
Strongest no
BFSResult by municipality
Top 10| # | Municipality | Yes share | Canton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mettembert | 77.6% | JU |
| 2 | Villeneuve | 74.6% | VD |
| 3 | Fontenais | 70.3% | JU |
| 4 | Lajoux | 69.6% | JU |
| 5 | L'Abergement | 69.4% | VD |
| 6 | Centovalli | 68.2% | TI |
| 7 | Sorvilier | 68.0% | BE |
| 8 | Santa Maria in Calanca | 66.7% | GR |
| 9 | Courchapoix | 66.7% | JU |
| 10 | Basse-Vendline | 66.7% | JU |
Result by district
yes share per district — the district figures BFS publishes; cantons without districts stay neutralNoYesNo result
Result by district
District results as published by the FSO — top 10 yes / top 10 no| # | District | Yes share | Canton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District de Moutier | 63.0% | JU |
| 2 | District de Delémont | 60.8% | JU |
| 3 | Distretto di Riviera | 59.0% | TI |
| 4 | District des Franches-Montagnes | 59.0% | JU |
| 5 | District de Lausanne | 58.7% | VD |
| 6 | District de l'Ouest lausannois | 58.3% | VD |
| 7 | District de Porrentruy | 58.0% | JU |
| 8 | Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois | 55.9% | BE |
| 9 | Region Moesa | 55.2% | GR |
| 10 | Distretto di Mendrisio | 55.0% | TI |
How the cantons voted
yes share per municipalityThis Vorlage needed a majority of the people AND a majority of the cantons. Six cantons count as a half (BV Art. 142).
5 of 23 cantons — Rejected
NoYesNo result
| # | Canton | Yes share | Turnout | Municipalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jura | 59.8% | 38.7% | 51 |
| 2 | Neuchâtel | 54.0% | 47.2% | 24 |
| 3 | Geneva | 53.6% | 50.7% | 45 |
| 4 | Ticino | 53.4% | 46.9% | 100 |
| 5 | Vaud | 50.3% | 48.7% | 300 |
| 6 | Basel-City | 49.1% | 53.4% | 3 |
| 7 | Fribourg | 42.8% | 41.0% | 119 |
| 8 | Basel-Landschaft | 42.2% | 40.9% | 86 |
| 9 | Schaffhausen | 41.2% | 65.4% | 26 |
| 10 | Valais | 41.0% | 45.7% | 122 |
| 11 | Solothurn | 40.8% | 41.0% | 104 |
| 12 | Bern | 39.7% | 37.9% | 327 |
| 13 | Zurich | 38.3% | 45.8% | 160 |
| 14 | Glarus | 36.9% | 33.1% | 3 |
| 15 | Aargau | 36.3% | 39.4% | 196 |
| 16 | Grisons | 34.5% | 38.7% | 100 |
| 17 | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 34.0% | 42.9% | 20 |
| 18 | Thurgau | 33.6% | 39.1% | 80 |
| 19 | St. Gallen | 33.2% | 47.4% | 75 |
| 20 | Lucerne | 30.8% | 40.1% | 79 |
| 21 | Uri | 30.3% | 35.6% | 19 |
| 22 | Zug | 28.6% | 49.3% | 11 |
| 23 | Schwyz | 28.2% | 45.3% | 30 |
| 24 | Nidwalden | 27.0% | 42.4% | 11 |
| 25 | Obwalden | 24.9% | 44.7% | 7 |
| 26 | Appenzell Innerrhoden | 22.3% | 34.2% | 5 |
The Federal Council publishes its official explanations in German, French and Italian only; there is no English edition, and we do not translate them.
Source: Federal Council explanations (Federal Chancellery), chapter «» · Federal Council explanations (PDF, German)
Text put to the vote
BBl 2015 9551Text put to the vote on Fedlex (BBl 2015 9551, German)
Source: Fedlex, BBl 2015 9551 — official text
- What was the result of the vote “Popular initiative: ‘OASIplus: for a decent old-age pension’”?
- On 25.09.2016, “Popular initiative: ‘OASIplus: for a decent old-age pension’” was rejected with 921'375 yes and 1'348'032 no. Turnout was 42.9%.
- How did the cantons vote on “Popular initiative: ‘OASIplus: for a decent old-age pension’”?
- The strongest yes came from Jura (59.8%), the strongest no from Appenzell Innerrhoden (22.3%).
- Was “Popular initiative: ‘OASIplus: for a decent old-age pension’” accepted?
- “Popular initiative: ‘OASIplus: for a decent old-age pension’” was rejected nationwide on 25.09.2016.