«Fair Food Initiative»
Official title: Volksinitiative «Für gesunde sowie umweltfreundlich und fair hergestellte Lebensmittel (Fair-Food-Initiative)»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
38.7% yes
- Cantons: 4 for, 19 against
- Turnout 37.5%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 4 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 63.9%, Turnout 40%
- VaudYes majority, Yes share 63.8%, Turnout 38%
- JuraYes majority, Yes share 58.9%, Turnout 30%
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 57.1%, Turnout 34%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 48.7%, Turnout 34%
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 42.8%, Turnout 43%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 42.7%, Turnout 41%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 38.5%, Turnout 36%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 36.9%, Turnout 35%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 35.3%, Turnout 40%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 34.4%, Turnout 60%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 33.5%, Turnout 36%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 32.9%, Turnout 29%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 32.6%, Turnout 40%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 31.2%, Turnout 35%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 29.8%, Turnout 37%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 29.6%, Turnout 38%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 28.9%, Turnout 38%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 28.9%, Turnout 36%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 28.8%, Turnout 36%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 27.4%, Turnout 45%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 25.8%, Turnout 28%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 23.3%, Turnout 31%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 22.6%, Turnout 39%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 22.5%, Turnout 40%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 20.4%, Turnout 42%
✓ Yes majority · ✗ No majority · Turnout %
½ half canton: counts half towards the majority of the cantons.
Sources: Federal Statistical Office (FSO); older votes: Swissvotes, Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern; map base: FSO, GEOSTAT
By language region
Yes share of the cantons, added up by their majority language.
- German-speaking32.6% yes
- French-speaking56.7% yes
- Ticino42.7% yes
Cantons by their majority language: Fribourg and Valais count as French-speaking, Bern and Graubünden as German-speaking.
At a glance
- Type of proposal
- Popular initiative
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters and of the cantons
- Federal Council recommends
- No
- Topics
- Agriculture
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
Recommend No
SVP Swiss People's Party
FDP FDP.The Liberals
EDU Federal Democratic Union
BDP Conservative Democratic Party (2008–2020)
CVP Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2020)
Other position
GLP Green Liberal Party of Switzerland
Free vote
Ordered by seats in the National Council (2023 election).
Similar votes
Earlier proposals where the cantons voted most alike. Each box is a canton, in the same order as for this proposal.
✓ Yes majority✗ No majority
This proposal
- Decree on Food Security
24 September 2017 · ✓ Accepted · 4 of 26 cantons the same
- Epizootics Act
25 November 2012 · ✓ Accepted · 6 of 26 cantons the same
- Landwirtschaftsgesetz
12 March 1995 · ✗ Rejected · 23 of 26 cantons the same
- Massnahmen für die Milchwirtschaft
4 December 1960 · ✓ Accepted · 11 of 25 cantons the same
Official resources
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.