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Popular votes
29 subjects of the Federal Department of Home Affairs put to the popular vote from 2012 to 2023. 22 were decided in line with the Federal Council, 7 against its recommendation (in bold). For an optional referendum only the popular majority counts; the cantonal count is shown for information.
| Date | Subject | Type | Federal Council recommendation | Result | Yes | Cantons (yes / no) | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.06.2023 | Amendment to the COVID-19 Act (5th revision) | Optional referendum | yes | accepted | 61.94% | 21 / 2 | 42.5% |
| 25.09.2022 | Factory farming initiative | Popular initiative | no | rejected | 37.13% | 0½ / 22½ | 52.3% |
| 25.09.2022 | VAT increase for additional financing of the old-age pension (AHV) | Mandatory referendum | yes | accepted | 55.07% | 18 / 5 | 52.2% |
| 25.09.2022 | Old-Age Pension Act (AHV 21) | Optional referendum | yes | accepted | 50.55% | 13½ / 9½ | 52.2% |
| 15.05.2022 | Amendment to the Film Act | Optional referendum | yes | accepted | 58.42% | 17½ / 5½ | 40.0% |
| 15.05.2022 | Presumed consent for organ donation | Optional referendum | yes | accepted | 60.20% | 20 / 3 | 40.3% |
| 13.02.2022 | Initiative to ban animal and human experimentation | Popular initiative | no | rejected | 20.86% | 0 / 23 | 44.2% |
| 13.02.2022 | Initiative “Children and young people without tobacco advertising” | Popular initiative | no | accepted | 56.65% | 15 / 8 | 44.2% |
| 28.11.2021 | Nursing care initiative | Popular initiative | no | accepted | 60.98% | 22½ / 0½ | 65.3% |
| 28.11.2021 | Amendment to the COVID-19 Act (2nd revision) | Optional referendum | yes | accepted | 62.02% | 21½ / 1½ | 65.7% |
| 13.06.2021 | COVID-19 Act | Optional referendum | yes | accepted | 60.20% | 17 / 6 | 59.7% |
| 27.09.2020 | Paternity leave | Optional referendum | yes | accepted | 60.34% | 16 / 7 | 59.4% |
| 19.05.2019 | Tax reform and old-age pension financing (TRAF) | Optional referendum | yes | accepted | 66.38% | 23 / 0 | 43.7% |
| 25.11.2018 | Legal basis for the surveillance of insured persons | Optional referendum | yes | accepted | 64.72% | 21 / 2 | 48.4% |
| 24.09.2017 | Additional financing of the old-age pension through a VAT increase | Mandatory referendum | yes | rejected | 49.95% | 9½ / 13½ | 47.4% |
| 24.09.2017 | Old-age pension reform 2020 | Optional referendum | yes | rejected | 47.31% | 7½ / 15½ | 47.4% |
| 25.09.2016 | Initiative “AHVplus: for a strong old-age pension” | Popular initiative | no | rejected | 40.60% | 5 / 18 | 43.1% |
| 05.06.2016 | Initiative “For an unconditional basic income” | Popular initiative | no | rejected | 23.06% | 0 / 23 | 47.0% |
| 05.06.2016 | Reproductive Medicine Act | Optional referendum | yes | accepted | 62.42% | 21½ / 1½ | 46.7% |
| 14.06.2015 | Constitutional article on reproductive medicine and gene technology | Mandatory referendum | yes | accepted | 61.93% | 18½ / 4½ | 43.5% |
| 28.09.2014 | Initiative “For a public health insurance fund” | Popular initiative | no | rejected | 38.16% | 4 / 19 | 47.2% |
| 18.05.2014 | Federal decree on primary medical care | Direct counter-proposal | yes | accepted | 88.07% | 23 / 0 | 55.8% |
| 09.02.2014 | Initiative “Financing abortion is a private matter” | Popular initiative | no | rejected | 30.18% | 0½ / 22½ | 56.4% |
| 22.09.2013 | Epidemics Act | Optional referendum | yes | accepted | 60.00% | 20 / 3 | 46.7% |
| 03.03.2013 | Federal decree on family policy | Mandatory referendum | yes | rejected | 54.35% | 10 / 13 | 46.6% |
| 23.09.2012 | Federal decree on music education for young people | Direct counter-proposal | yes | accepted | 72.69% | 23 / 0 | 42.4% |
| 23.09.2012 | Initiative “Protection against passive smoking” | Popular initiative | no | rejected | 34.01% | 1 / 22 | 42.8% |
| 17.06.2012 | Health Insurance Act (managed care) | Optional referendum | yes | rejected | 23.95% | 0 / 23 | 38.6% |
| 11.03.2012 | Act on book price regulation | Optional referendum | yes | rejected | 43.92% | 6 / 17 | 44.9% |