Initiative «Halt overpopulation - Preserve the natural environment»
Official title: Volksinitiative «Stopp der Überbevölkerung – zur Sicherung der natürlichen Lebensgrundlagen»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
25.9% yes
- Cantons: 0 for, 23 against
- Turnout 50%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 0 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 36.9%, Turnout 45%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 34.2%, Turnout 52%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 32.6%, Turnout 49%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 31.8%, Turnout 68%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 30.9%, Turnout 47%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 30.8%, Turnout 41%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 30.8%, Turnout 45%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 30.5%, Turnout 47%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 30.4%, Turnout 49%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 30.0%, Turnout 41%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 30.0%, Turnout 52%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 29.6%, Turnout 50%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 29.4%, Turnout 49%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 29.2%, Turnout 51%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 26.0%, Turnout 50%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 25.5%, Turnout 48%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 25.1%, Turnout 48%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 24.4%, Turnout 56%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 24.4%, Turnout 53%
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 23.8%, Turnout 55%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 22.8%, Turnout 40%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 22.0%, Turnout 46%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 21.8%, Turnout 44%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 21.4%, Turnout 51%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 21.3%, Turnout 53%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 17.3%, Turnout 52%
✓ 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-speaking27.1% yes
- French-speaking20.6% yes
- Ticino36.9% 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
- Popular initiative
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters and of the cantons
- Federal Council recommends
- No
Party recommendations
Recommend No
SVP Swiss People's Party
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
FDP FDP.The Liberals
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
GLP Green Liberal Party of Switzerland
EDU Federal Democratic Union
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
BDP Conservative Democratic Party (2008–2020)
CVP Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2020)
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
- Initiative «Against mass immigration»
9 February 2014 · ✓ Accepted · 9 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «For the expulsion of criminal foreigners (Expulsion Initiative)»
28 November 2010 · ✓ Accepted · 6 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «für eine Regelung der Zuwanderung»
24 September 2000 · ✗ Rejected · 26 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «for democratic naturalisation decisions»
1 June 2008 · ✗ Rejected · 25 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.