Popular vote · 24.09.2017Federal ballot
Federal Decree on Additional Funding for OASI Pensions
Votes201750.0% YesNo 50.0%
Votes
Rejected
Yes
50.0% 1'254'795
No
50.0% 1'257'156
Cantonal majority
9.5 / 23
Turnout
48.2%
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 | Buseno | 89.3% | GR |
| 2 | Zeneggen | 79.3% | VS |
| 3 | Bosco/Gurin | 72.7% | TI |
| 4 | Neggio | 72.4% | TI |
| 5 | Rossemaison | 71.0% | JU |
| 6 | Schelten | 70.8% | BE |
| 7 | Bern | 70.1% | BE |
| 8 | Champtauroz | 70.0% | VD |
| 9 | Verzasca | 69.2% | TI |
| 10 | Chêne-Pâquier | 68.1% | VD |
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 | Bezirk Zürich | 64.6% | ZH |
| 2 | District de la Sarine | 61.7% | FR |
| 3 | Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt | 61.3% | LU |
| 4 | Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland | 59.8% | BE |
| 5 | District de Delémont | 58.3% | JU |
| 6 | Distretto di Blenio | 57.8% | TI |
| 7 | District de Porrentruy | 57.6% | JU |
| 8 | Distretto di Leventina | 57.5% | TI |
| 9 | Bezirk Solothurn | 57.2% | SO |
| 10 | Distretto di Vallemaggia | 57.2% | 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).
9.5 of 23 cantons — Rejected
NoYesNo result
| # | Canton | Yes share | Turnout | Municipalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jura | 57.5% | 44.9% | 51 |
| 2 | Basel-City | 56.6% | 55.8% | 3 |
| 3 | Fribourg | 56.1% | 46.4% | 119 |
| 4 | Neuchâtel | 55.7% | 48.1% | 24 |
| 5 | Ticino | 55.2% | 46.0% | 100 |
| 6 | Zurich | 54.4% | 51.4% | 160 |
| 7 | Bern | 53.0% | 44.2% | 327 |
| 8 | Vaud | 52.1% | 50.2% | 300 |
| 9 | Valais | 52.0% | 49.9% | 122 |
| 10 | Lucerne | 50.5% | 51.3% | 79 |
| 11 | Basel-Landschaft | 48.5% | 47.9% | 86 |
| 12 | Grisons | 47.3% | 44.7% | 100 |
| 13 | Schaffhausen | 46.7% | 69.8% | 26 |
| 14 | Uri | 46.2% | 42.3% | 19 |
| 15 | Aargau | 45.8% | 49.9% | 196 |
| 16 | Zug | 45.0% | 53.3% | 11 |
| 17 | Solothurn | 44.5% | 47.9% | 104 |
| 18 | St. Gallen | 43.5% | 47.6% | 75 |
| 19 | Thurgau | 42.8% | 47.5% | 80 |
| 20 | Obwalden | 42.6% | 51.0% | 7 |
| 21 | Geneva | 42.6% | 51.4% | 45 |
| 22 | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 42.2% | 50.0% | 20 |
| 23 | Nidwalden | 40.2% | 49.6% | 11 |
| 24 | Glarus | 38.7% | 41.8% | 3 |
| 25 | Schwyz | 37.8% | 49.4% | 30 |
| 26 | Appenzell Innerrhoden | 37.3% | 43.3% | 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 2017 2381Text put to the vote on Fedlex (BBl 2017 2381, German)
Source: Fedlex, BBl 2017 2381 — official text
- What was the result of the vote “Federal Decree on Additional Funding for OASI Pensions”?
- On 24.09.2017, “Federal Decree on Additional Funding for OASI Pensions” was rejected with 1'254'795 yes and 1'257'156 no. Turnout was 48.2%.
- How did the cantons vote on “Federal Decree on Additional Funding for OASI Pensions”?
- The strongest yes came from Jura (57.5%), the strongest no from Appenzell Innerrhoden (37.3%).
- Was “Federal Decree on Additional Funding for OASI Pensions” accepted?
- “Federal Decree on Additional Funding for OASI Pensions” was rejected nationwide on 24.09.2017.