Popular vote · 09.06.2024Federal ballot
Popular initiative ‘Keep health insurance premiums to no more than 10% of income (Premium Relief Initiative)’
Votes202444.5% YesNo 55.5%
Votes
Rejected
Yes
44.5% 1'117'095
No
55.5% 1'391'645
Cantonal majority
7.5 / 23
Turnout
46.3%
Ballot-weighted result across 2'117 municipalities
Result by municipality
yes share per municipalityNoYesNo result
Strongest no
BFSResult by municipality
Top 10| # | Municipality | Yes share | Canton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Courtedoux | 88.3% | JU |
| 2 | Campo (Vallemaggia) | 81.5% | TI |
| 3 | Lajoux | 79.0% | JU |
| 4 | Châtillon | 78.8% | JU |
| 5 | Cornol | 78.3% | JU |
| 6 | Saignelégier | 78.0% | JU |
| 7 | Corcelles | 77.3% | BE |
| 8 | Fontenais | 77.1% | JU |
| 9 | Romainmôtier-Envy | 77.0% | VD |
| 10 | Cerentino | 76.9% | TI |
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 | 73.3% | JU |
| 2 | District de Delémont | 73.1% | JU |
| 3 | District des Franches-Montagnes | 72.9% | JU |
| 4 | District de Porrentruy | 70.1% | JU |
| 5 | District de Lausanne | 69.4% | VD |
| 6 | District de l'Ouest lausannois | 67.3% | VD |
| 7 | Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois | 65.1% | BE |
| 8 | District du Jura-Nord vaudois | 63.5% | VD |
| 9 | District d'Aigle | 63.3% | VD |
| 10 | District de Saint-Maurice | 62.3% | VS |
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).
7.5 of 23 cantons — Rejected
NoYesNo result
| # | Canton | Yes share | Turnout | Municipalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jura | 72.1% | 44.2% | 51 |
| 2 | Neuchâtel | 69.5% | 44.1% | 24 |
| 3 | Geneva | 61.7% | 53.1% | 45 |
| 4 | Vaud | 60.5% | 49.6% | 300 |
| 5 | Ticino | 57.6% | 51.5% | 100 |
| 6 | Fribourg | 55.0% | 44.8% | 119 |
| 7 | Basel-City | 54.2% | 56.3% | 3 |
| 8 | Valais | 52.3% | 47.1% | 122 |
| 9 | Bern | 46.5% | 43.3% | 329 |
| 10 | Schaffhausen | 43.7% | 67.6% | 26 |
| 11 | Basel-Landschaft | 43.5% | 48.4% | 86 |
| 12 | Solothurn | 42.9% | 45.0% | 104 |
| 13 | Zurich | 38.9% | 49.1% | 160 |
| 14 | Glarus | 36.0% | 42.0% | 3 |
| 15 | Grisons | 34.4% | 41.2% | 100 |
| 16 | Aargau | 34.1% | 43.8% | 196 |
| 17 | St. Gallen | 33.8% | 43.2% | 75 |
| 18 | Thurgau | 33.7% | 44.7% | 80 |
| 19 | Lucerne | 33.3% | 45.4% | 79 |
| 20 | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 30.4% | 48.0% | 20 |
| 21 | Uri | 30.1% | 34.2% | 19 |
| 22 | Schwyz | 27.7% | 48.0% | 30 |
| 23 | Zug | 27.6% | 52.5% | 11 |
| 24 | Nidwalden | 25.9% | 46.7% | 11 |
| 25 | Obwalden | 23.7% | 48.6% | 7 |
| 26 | Appenzell Innerrhoden | 20.0% | 41.6% | 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 «In Kürze» · Official page (German)
Text put to the vote
BBl 2023 2285Text put to the vote on Fedlex (BBl 2023 2285, German)
Source: Fedlex, BBl 2023 2285 — official text
- What was the result of the vote “Popular initiative ‘Keep health insurance premiums to no more than 10% of income (Premium Relief Initiative)’”?
- On 09.06.2024, “Popular initiative ‘Keep health insurance premiums to no more than 10% of income (Premium Relief Initiative)’” was rejected with 1'117'095 yes and 1'391'645 no. Turnout was 46.3%.
- How did the cantons vote on “Popular initiative ‘Keep health insurance premiums to no more than 10% of income (Premium Relief Initiative)’”?
- The strongest yes came from Jura (72.1%), the strongest no from Appenzell Innerrhoden (20.0%).
- Was “Popular initiative ‘Keep health insurance premiums to no more than 10% of income (Premium Relief Initiative)’” accepted?
- “Popular initiative ‘Keep health insurance premiums to no more than 10% of income (Premium Relief Initiative)’” was rejected nationwide on 09.06.2024.