Initiative «For clean drinking water and healthy food»
Official title: Volksinitiative «Für sauberes Trinkwasser und gesunde Nahrung – Keine Subventionen für den Pestizid- und den prophylaktischen Antibiotika-Einsatz»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
39.3% yes
- Cantons: 0.5 for, 22.5 against
- Turnout 59.8%
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 58.8%, Turnout 58%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 49.3%, Turnout 59%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 46.9%, Turnout 51%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 44.2%, Turnout 73%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 41.5%, Turnout 59%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 40.7%, Turnout 59%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 40.4%, Turnout 62%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 40.3%, Turnout 59%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 39.1%, Turnout 66%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 38.7%, Turnout 67%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 38.6%, Turnout 54%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 38.2%, Turnout 59%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 37.8%, Turnout 49%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 37.8%, Turnout 60%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 37.5%, Turnout 60%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 34.2%, Turnout 65%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 34.0%, Turnout 58%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 34.0%, Turnout 62%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 31.2%, Turnout 62%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 30.7%, Turnout 59%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 29.2%, Turnout 69%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 29.2%, Turnout 68%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 27.8%, Turnout 72%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 27.4%, Turnout 64%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 26.0%, Turnout 65%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 21.7%, Turnout 59%
✓ 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-speaking41.1% yes
- French-speaking33.9% yes
- Ticino37.8% 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
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
Recommend No
SVP Swiss People's Party
Mitte The Centre
FDP FDP.The Liberals
EDU Federal Democratic Union
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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Official resources
- Volksinitiative «Für sauberes Trinkwasser und gesunde Nahrung – Keine Subventionen für den Pestizid- und den prophylaktischen Antibiotika-Einsatz»
- VoteInfo (federal)
- smartvote
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.