Gewässerschutzgesetz
Official title: Bundesgesetz über den Schutz der Gewässer (Gewässerschutzgesetz, GSchG)
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Accepted
66.1% yes
- Turnout 39.2%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 21 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- Basel-StadtYes majority, Yes share 82.4%, Turnout 42%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 74.9%, Turnout 32%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 73.3%, Turnout 40%
- Basel-LandschaftYes majority, Yes share 72.7%, Turnout 43%
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 71.6%, Turnout 69%
- St. GallenYes majority, Yes share 70.9%, Turnout 39%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 69.9%, Turnout 45%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 68.3%, Turnout 51%
- Appenzell AusserrhodenYes majority, Yes share 67.8%, Turnout 49%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 67.1%, Turnout 40%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 66.9%, Turnout 30%
- Appenzell InnerrhodenYes majority, Yes share 65.6%, Turnout 37%
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 65.6%, Turnout 39%
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 64.6%, Turnout 34%
- JuraYes majority, Yes share 64.0%, Turnout 49%
- ZugYes majority, Yes share 63.4%, Turnout 48%
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 63.0%, Turnout 35%
- GraubündenYes majority, Yes share 61.1%, Turnout 40%
- FribourgYes majority, Yes share 55.2%, Turnout 31%
- VaudYes majority, Yes share 54.6%, Turnout 31%
- NidwaldenYes majority, Yes share 53.8%, Turnout 44%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 46.6%, Turnout 41%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 45.8%, Turnout 41%
- ObwaldenNo majority, Yes share 41.0%, Turnout 42%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 37.4%, Turnout 38%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 22.8%, Turnout 33%
✓ Yes majority · ✗ No majority · Turnout %
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-speaking68.8% yes
- French-speaking54.8% yes
- Ticino66.9% 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
- Optional referendum
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters
- Federal Council recommends
- Yes
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SVP Swiss People's Party
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
EDU Federal Democratic Union
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
CVP Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2020)
Recommend No
FDP FDP.The Liberals
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
- Tierschutzartikel
2 December 1973 · ✓ Accepted · 20 of 25 cantons the same
- Raumplanungsgesetz
13 June 1976 · ✗ Rejected · 11 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative für 12 autofreie Sonntage pro Jahr
28 May 1978 · ✗ Rejected · 5 of 25 cantons the same
- «Stadt-Land-Initiative gegen die Bodenspekulation»
4 December 1988 · ✗ Rejected · 5 of 26 cantons the same
Official resources
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.