Education and research: party recommendations
How often each party recommended Yes on votes about this topic, by decade. Only Yes and No recommendations count; free votes and missing recommendations do not.
31 votes since 1882. Schools, universities, research
Share of Yes recommendations by decade
Above 50 % means the party recommended Yes more often than No. A vote can belong to more than one topic.
Ordered by seats in the National Council (2023 election). A decade appears from 3 recommendations.
Numbers as a table
| Party | Proposals | Yes recommendations |
|---|---|---|
| Swiss People's Party | 28 | 46 % |
| Social Democratic Party of Switzerland | 27 | 74 % |
| FDP.The Liberals | 30 | 60 % |
| Green Party of Switzerland | 15 | 73 % |
| Green Liberal Party of Switzerland | 6 | 67 % |
| Federal Democratic Union | 20 | 35 % |
| Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland | 28 | 57 % |
The latest votes on this topic
✓ Yes · ✗ No · – Free vote or no recommendation
- Initiative for a ban on animal and human experiments
13 February 2022 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP NoMitte NoFDP NoGPS NoGLP NoEDU NoEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Reproductive Medicine Act
5 June 2016 · ✓ Accepted
SVP NoSP Free voteMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS Free voteGLP YesEDU NoEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Constitutional article on reproductive medicine and genetic engineering in the human field
14 June 2015 · ✓ Accepted
SVP NoSP Free voteMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS YesGLP YesEDU NoEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative on scholarships
14 June 2015 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS YesGLP NoEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Federal decree on the promotion of musical training for young people
23 September 2012 · ✓ Accepted
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS YesGLP YesEDU YesEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Constitutional article on human research
7 March 2010 · ✓ Accepted
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS Free voteGLP YesEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Neuordnung der Verfassungsbestimmungen zur Bildung
21 May 2006 · ✓ Accepted
SVP YesSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS YesGLP No recommendationEDU YesEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «für Lebensmittel aus gentechnikfreier Landwirtschaft»
27 November 2005 · ✓ Accepted
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS YesGLP No recommendationEDU YesEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Stammzellenforschungsgesetz
28 November 2004 · ✓ Accepted
SVP YesSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS NoGLP No recommendationEDU NoEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- «Lehrstellen-Initiative»
18 May 2003 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS YesGLP No recommendationEDU NoEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «für menschenwürdige Fortpflanzung»
12 March 2000 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP NoMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS Free voteGLP No recommendationEDU YesEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- «Gen-Schutz-Initiative»
7 June 1998 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS YesGLP No recommendationEDU YesEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «zur Abschaffung der Tierversuche»
7 March 1993 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP NoMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS YesGLP No recommendationEDU NoEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Regelung der Fortpflanzungs- und Gentechnologie
17 May 1992 · ✓ Accepted
SVP YesSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS YesGLP No recommendationEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «Weg vom Tierversuch!»
16 February 1992 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS YesGLP No recommendationEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative zur Berufsbildung und Umschulung
28 September 1986 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS NoGLP No recommendationEDU NoEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «für die Abschaffung der Vivisektion»
1 December 1985 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP NoMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS YesGLP No recommendationEDU NoEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Bundesbeschluss zur Koordination des Schuljahresbeginns
22 September 1985 · ✓ Accepted
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS NoGLP No recommendationEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Bundesbeschluss über die Ausbildungsbeiträge
10 March 1985 · ✗ Rejected
SVP YesSP NoMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS No recommendationGLP No recommendationEDU YesEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Aufhebung der Bundesbeiträge für den Primarschulunterricht
10 March 1985 · ✓ Accepted
SVP YesSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS No recommendationGLP No recommendationEDU YesEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Berufsbildungsgesetz
3 December 1978 · ✓ Accepted
SVP YesSP NoMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS No recommendationGLP No recommendationEDU No recommendationEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Gesetz über die Hochschulförderung
28 May 1978 · ✗ Rejected
SVP YesSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS No recommendationGLP No recommendationEDU No recommendationEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Verfassungsartikel zur wissenschaftlichen Forschung
4 March 1973 · ✓ Accepted
SVP YesSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS No recommendationGLP No recommendationEDU No recommendationEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Bildungsartikel
4 March 1973 · ✗ Rejected
SVP YesSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS No recommendationGLP No recommendationEDU No recommendationEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Verfassungsartikel zur Förderung von Turnen und Sport
27 September 1970 · ✓ Accepted
SVP YesSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS No recommendationGLP No recommendationEDU No recommendationEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
Source: Swissvotes (Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern) and FSO; own analysis.