Environment and land: 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.
112 votes since 1897. Climate, nature, spatial planning, housing
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 | 108 | 41 % |
| Social Democratic Party of Switzerland | 106 | 81 % |
| The Centre | 16 | 50 % |
| FDP.The Liberals | 112 | 43 % |
| Green Party of Switzerland | 74 | 77 % |
| Green Liberal Party of Switzerland | 28 | 46 % |
| Federal Democratic Union | 70 | 33 % |
| Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland | 102 | 71 % |
The latest votes on this topic
✓ Yes · ✗ No · – Free vote or no recommendation
- «Food Initiative»
27 September 2026 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP NoMitte NoFDP NoGPS Free voteGLP NoEDU NoEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Climate Fund Initiative
8 March 2026 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP YesMitte NoFDP NoGPS YesGLP NoEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «For a social climate policy (Initiative for a Future)»
30 November 2025 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP YesMitte NoFDP NoGPS YesGLP NoEDU NoEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Cantonal taxation of second properties
28 September 2025 · ✓ Accepted
SVP YesSP NoMitte YesFDP YesGPS NoGLP Free voteEDU YesEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative for an economy within planetary boundaries («Environmental Responsibility Initiative»)
9 February 2025 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP YesMitte NoFDP NoGPS YesGLP NoEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Termination due to personal need (tenancy law)
24 November 2024 · ✗ Rejected
SVP YesSP NoMitte YesFDP YesGPS NoGLP YesEDU YesEVP Free voteMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Conditions for subletting
24 November 2024 · ✗ Rejected
SVP YesSP NoMitte YesFDP YesGPS NoGLP NoEDU YesEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Expansion of the motorway network
24 November 2024 · ✗ Rejected
SVP YesSP NoMitte YesFDP YesGPS NoGLP NoEDU YesEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Biodiversity initiative
22 September 2024 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP YesMitte NoFDP NoGPS YesGLP YesEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Act on a Secure Electricity Supply from Renewable Energy Sources
9 June 2024 · ✓ Accepted
SVP NoSP YesMitte YesFDP YesGPS YesGLP YesEDU Free voteEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Climate and Innovation Act
18 June 2023 · ✓ Accepted
SVP NoSP YesMitte YesFDP YesGPS YesGLP YesEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative against factory farming
25 September 2022 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP YesMitte NoFDP NoGPS YesGLP YesEDU NoEVP Free voteMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «For clean drinking water and healthy food»
13 June 2021 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP YesMitte NoFDP NoGPS YesGLP YesEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «For a Switzerland without artificial pesticides»
13 June 2021 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP YesMitte NoFDP NoGPS YesGLP Free voteEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- CO2 Act
13 June 2021 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP YesMitte YesFDP YesGPS YesGLP YesEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Economic partnership agreement with Indonesia
7 March 2021 · ✓ Accepted
SVP YesSP NoMitte YesFDP YesGPS NoGLP YesEDU YesEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «For responsible businesses – protecting human rights and the environment»
29 November 2020 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS YesGLP YesEDU YesEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Hunting Act
27 September 2020 · ✗ Rejected
SVP YesSP NoMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS NoGLP NoEDU YesEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «More affordable homes»
9 February 2020 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS YesGLP NoEDU NoEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative against urban sprawl
10 February 2019 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS YesGLP NoEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «For the dignity of farm animals (horned cows initiative)»
25 November 2018 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS YesGLP YesEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «For a Green Economy»
25 September 2016 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS YesGLP YesEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Spatial Planning Act
3 March 2013 · ✓ Accepted
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS YesGLP YesEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «Safe housing for the elderly»
23 September 2012 · ✗ Rejected
SVP YesSP NoMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS NoGLP NoEDU YesEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «Access to home ownership thanks to home savings»
17 June 2012 · ✗ Rejected
SVP YesSP NoMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS NoGLP NoEDU YesEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
Source: Swissvotes (Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern) and FSO; own analysis.