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Initiative «More affordable homes» Wohn-Initiative

General information
Official title Volksinitiative «Mehr bezahlbare Wohnungen»
Keyword Wohn-Initiative
Voting day 09.02.2020
Voting result Rejected (42.95% Yes votes and 4.5 out of 23 votes of the Cantons)
Vote Nº 629
Legal form Popular initiative
Policy area Environment and living space > Housing > Tenancy issues
Brief description by Swissvotes PDF (in German)
Description by Année Politique Suisse Link (in German / French)
Text subject to vote PDF (in German)
Official Chronology Link (in German)
Collection of signatures
Initiators Mieterinnen- und Mieterverband Schweiz, SGB, SPS, GPS, Verband der Wohnbaugenossenschaften
Preliminary examination PDF (in German)
Signatures 104,800
Time used to collect signatures 413 days
Success PDF (in German)
Pre-parliamentary phase
Federal Council dispatch PDF (in German)
Parliamentary phase
Item Nº 18.035
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings 366 days
Parliament's position Reject
Position of the National Council Reject (56 Yes, 140 No)
Position of the Council of States Reject (13 Yes, 30 No)
Public campaign
Official explanatory brochure PDF (in German)
Position of the Federal Council Reject
Online information by the federal authorities Link federal office
Explainer video by easyvote Link (in German)
Explanatory brochure by easyvote PDF (in German)
Campaign websites
Campaign for a Yes
Link
Campaign for a No
Link
Recommendations by parties
Yes
GPS
KVP
MCG
PdA
SD
SPS
No
BDP
CVP
EDU
EVP
FDP
GLP
SVP
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 31.3% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Yes
SGB
TravS
VPOD
Mieterinnen- und Mieterverband
Hausverein
Wohnbaugenossenschaften Schweiz
Verband der Schweizerischen Studierendenschaften
Berufsverband Soziale Arbeit Schweiz
Heilsarmee
Caritas
No
eco
Gem
SGV
Hauseigentümerverband
Baumeisterverband
Centre Patronal
Schweizerische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für die Berggebiete (SAB)
Free vote
SSV
Deviating party sections
Free vote
CVP-Fr CH
GLP GL
Number of adverts in print media 275
Percentage of adverts for a 'yes' 15%
Analysis of the advertising campaign by Année Politique PDF (in German)
Media coverage: number of articles 253
Media coverage: fög analysis PDF / Link (in German)
Documents from the campaign Display the list of documents
Graphical campaign material for a Yes
Link Basel Poster Collection
Link Basel Poster Collection
Vote
Voting result Rejected
People Rejected (42.95% Yes votes)
Cantons Rejected (4.5 Yes, 18.5 No)
Rejected
AG
AI
AR
BE
BL
FR
GL
GR
LU
NW
OW
SG
SH
SO
SZ
TG
TI
UR
VS
ZG
ZH
Accepted
BS
GE
JU
NE
VD
Turnout 41.68%
Decree on voting result PDF (in German)
Result by canton, district and municipality Excel (in German)
Overview of voting result by the Federal Chancellery Link (in German)
Interactive map by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office Display the map
Post-vote polls
Full analysis of VOTO post-vote poll results PDF (in German)
Results of the LeeWas post-vote poll PDF (in German)