What was the result of the vote “Amendment to the Federal Act on Old-Age and Survivors' Insurance (OASI 21)”?

On 25.09.2022, “Amendment to the Federal Act on Old-Age and Survivors' Insurance (OASI 21)” was accepted with 1'442'591 yes and 1'411'396 no. Turnout was 55.5%.

How did the cantons vote on “Amendment to the Federal Act on Old-Age and Survivors' Insurance (OASI 21)”?

The strongest yes came from Zug (65.0%), the strongest no from Jura (28.8%).

Popular vote · 25.09.2022Federal ballot

Amendment to the Federal Act on Old-Age and Survivors' Insurance (OASI 21)

Votes2022

50.5% YesNo 49.5%

Votes

Accepted

Yes

50.5% 1'442'591

49.5% 1'411'396

Turnout

55.5%

Ballot-weighted result across 2'117 municipalities

Result by municipality

yes share per municipality

NoYesNo result

Strongest yes

BFS

Uitikon ZH74.4%

Blatten VS73.2%

Lax VS73.1%

Herrliberg ZH73.0%

Zumikon ZH72.9%

Strongest no

BFS

Lajoux JU84.6%

Les Enfers JU84.2%

Courchapoix JU80.3%

Prévondavaux FR79.1%

Les Planchettes NE78.9%

Result by municipality

Top 10

#	Municipality	Yes share	Canton
1	Uitikon	74.4%	ZH
2	Blatten	73.2%	VS
3	Lax	73.1%	VS
4	Herrliberg	73.0%	ZH
5	Zumikon	72.9%	ZH
6	Sufers	72.6%	GR
7	Erlenbach	72.4%	ZH
8	Realp	72.3%	UR
9	Obergoms	71.5%	VS
10	Küsnacht	71.4%	ZH

Result by district

yes share per district — the district figures BFS publishes; cantons without districts stay neutral

NoYesNo result

Strongest yes by district

BFS

Bezirk Höfe SZ66.9%

Bezirk Meilen ZH66.5%

Bezirk Küssnacht (SZ)SZ65.8%

Bezirk Gersau SZ64.6%

Region Maloja GR63.5%

Strongest no by district

BFS

District de Moutier JU74.7%

District des Franches-Montagnes JU73.6%

District de Delémont JU72.2%

District de Lausanne VD69.6%

District de Porrentruy JU67.9%

Result by district

District results as published by the FSO — top 10 yes / top 10 no

#	District	Yes share	Canton
1	Bezirk Höfe	66.9%	SZ
2	Bezirk Meilen	66.5%	ZH
3	Bezirk Küssnacht (SZ)	65.8%	SZ
4	Bezirk Gersau	64.6%	SZ
5	Region Maloja	63.5%	GR
6	Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen	62.9%	BE
7	Wahlkreis Sursee	62.8%	LU
8	Bezirk Goms	62.7%	VS
9	Bezirk Mittelland	62.3%	AR
10	Region Albula	62.1%	GR

Strongest yes by canton

BFS

Zug65.0%

Nidwalden64.7%

Appenzell Innerrhoden64.5%

Obwalden60.8%

Schwyz60.5%

Strongest no by canton

BFS

Jura71.2%

Neuchâtel64.5%

Geneva62.8%

Vaud62.1%

Fribourg60.5%

Result by canton

#	Canton	Yes share	Turnout	Municipalities
1	Zug	65.0%	59.0%	11
2	Nidwalden	64.7%	56.9%	11
3	Appenzell Innerrhoden	64.5%	54.9%	5
4	Obwalden	60.8%	59.3%	7
5	Schwyz	60.5%	58.4%	30
6	Lucerne	59.4%	60.6%	79
7	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	59.0%	57.8%	20
8	St. Gallen	57.7%	53.7%	75
9	Thurgau	57.7%	55.8%	80
10	Uri	57.1%	52.3%	19
11	Grisons	56.2%	50.9%	100
12	Zurich	55.8%	54.7%	160
13	Aargau	55.4%	51.9%	196
14	Glarus	51.7%	45.9%	3
15	Basel-Landschaft	51.0%	53.9%	86
16	Bern	50.5%	55.5%	329
17	Schaffhausen	50.0%	71.5%	26
18	Solothurn	49.8%	53.3%	104
19	Basel-City	46.8%	59.9%	3
20	Valais	45.0%	52.9%	122
21	Ticino	42.9%	54.4%	100
22	Fribourg	39.5%	56.7%	119
23	Vaud	37.9%	60.4%	300
24	Geneva	37.2%	55.7%	45
25	Neuchâtel	35.5%	54.9%	24
26	Jura	28.8%	55.7%	51

Federal Council explanations

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 «In Kürze» · Official page (German)

Text put to the vote

BBl 2021 2995

Text put to the vote on Fedlex (BBl 2021 2995, German)

Source: Fedlex, BBl 2021 2995 — official text

Frequently asked questions

What was the result of the vote “Amendment to the Federal Act on Old-Age and Survivors' Insurance (OASI 21)”?: On 25.09.2022, “Amendment to the Federal Act on Old-Age and Survivors' Insurance (OASI 21)” was accepted with 1'442'591 yes and 1'411'396 no. Turnout was 55.5%.
How did the cantons vote on “Amendment to the Federal Act on Old-Age and Survivors' Insurance (OASI 21)”?: The strongest yes came from Zug (65.0%), the strongest no from Jura (28.8%).
Was “Amendment to the Federal Act on Old-Age and Survivors' Insurance (OASI 21)” accepted?: “Amendment to the Federal Act on Old-Age and Survivors' Insurance (OASI 21)” was accepted nationwide on 25.09.2022.