«Verkehrshalbierungs-Initiative»
Official title: Volksinitiative «für die Halbierung des motorisierten Strassenverkehrs zur Erhaltung und Verbesserung von Lebensräumen (Verkehrshalbierungs-Initiative)»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
21.3% yes
- Cantons: 0 for, 23 against
- Turnout 42.4%
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.
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 33.9%, Turnout 52%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 26.7%, Turnout 45%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 23.4%, Turnout 30%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 23.3%, Turnout 43%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 22.2%, Turnout 43%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 22.2%, Turnout 47%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 22.0%, Turnout 51%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 21.6%, Turnout 67%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 21.3%, Turnout 36%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 21.2%, Turnout 40%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 20.6%, Turnout 52%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 20.5%, Turnout 44%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 20.3%, Turnout 47%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 20.2%, Turnout 47%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 19.4%, Turnout 46%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 18.3%, Turnout 41%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 18.3%, Turnout 42%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 17.7%, Turnout 35%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 16.6%, Turnout 35%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 16.0%, Turnout 44%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 15.2%, Turnout 44%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 14.4%, Turnout 41%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 14.3%, Turnout 43%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 14.2%, Turnout 51%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 13.9%, Turnout 39%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 10.0%, Turnout 34%
✓ 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-speaking22.5% yes
- French-speaking16.5% yes
- Ticino23.4% 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
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
Recommend No
SVP Swiss People's Party
FDP FDP.The Liberals
EDU Federal Democratic Union
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 für eine Schwerverkehrsabgabe
7 December 1986 · ✗ Rejected · 26 of 26 cantons the same
- Verfassungsartikel zur Landwirtschaft
9 June 1996 · ✓ Accepted · 0 of 26 cantons the same
- Kleinbauern-Initiative
4 June 1989 · ✗ Rejected · 17 of 26 cantons the same
- Raumplanungsgesetz
13 June 1976 · ✗ Rejected · 19 of 25 cantons the same
Official resources
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.