Initiative against factory farming
Official title: Volksinitiative «Keine Massentierhaltung in der Schweiz (Massentierhaltungsinitiative)»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
37.1% yes
- Cantons: 0.5 for, 22.5 against
- Turnout 52.3%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 1 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- Basel-Stadt ½Yes majority, Yes share 55.2%, Turnout 54%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 47.3%, Turnout 47%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 46.6%, Turnout 51%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 40.0%, Turnout 69%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 39.6%, Turnout 52%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 38.6%, Turnout 54%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 37.5%, Turnout 51%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 36.7%, Turnout 46%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 36.1%, Turnout 48%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 35.5%, Turnout 50%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 34.8%, Turnout 50%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 34.5%, Turnout 57%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 34.5%, Turnout 52%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 34.5%, Turnout 53%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 33.5%, Turnout 52%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 33.0%, Turnout 58%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 32.2%, Turnout 56%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 31.1%, Turnout 52%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 27.6%, Turnout 53%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 27.1%, Turnout 54%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 26.8%, Turnout 58%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 25.1%, Turnout 50%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 25.1%, Turnout 57%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 23.9%, Turnout 50%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 23.7%, Turnout 59%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 21.6%, 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-speaking38.4% yes
- French-speaking33.8% yes
- Ticino34.5% 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 Yes
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
GLP Green Liberal Party of Switzerland
Recommend No
SVP Swiss People's Party
Mitte The Centre
FDP FDP.The Liberals
EDU Federal Democratic Union
Other position
EVP Evangelical People's 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
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Sources
Official resources
- Volksinitiative «Keine Massentierhaltung in der Schweiz (Massentierhaltungsinitiative)»
- VoteInfo (federal)
- smartvote
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.