Initiative against urban sprawl
Official title: Volksinitiative «Zersiedelung stoppen – für eine nachhaltige Siedlungsentwicklung (Zersiedelungsinitiative)»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
36.3% yes
- Cantons: 0 for, 23 against
- Turnout 37.9%
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.
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 47.7%, Turnout 44%
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 46.5%, Turnout 47%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 46.2%, Turnout 32%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 41.8%, Turnout 32%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 40.6%, Turnout 61%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 40.0%, Turnout 40%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 38.4%, Turnout 30%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 38.0%, Turnout 33%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 37.1%, Turnout 38%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 36.7%, Turnout 37%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 36.5%, Turnout 38%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 36.2%, Turnout 35%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 36.1%, Turnout 28%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 35.0%, Turnout 38%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 33.7%, Turnout 37%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 33.6%, Turnout 34%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 33.5%, Turnout 35%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 33.4%, Turnout 40%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 30.5%, Turnout 42%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 30.2%, Turnout 33%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 28.1%, Turnout 34%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 28.1%, Turnout 33%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 26.2%, Turnout 40%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 24.3%, Turnout 38%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 24.2%, Turnout 39%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 21.3%, Turnout 43%
✓ 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-speaking35.8% yes
- French-speaking37.3% yes
- Ticino41.8% 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
- Topics
- Environment and land
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
GLP Green Liberal Party of Switzerland
EDU Federal Democratic Union
BDP Conservative Democratic Party (2008–2020)
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
- «Stadt-Land-Initiative gegen die Bodenspekulation»
4 December 1988 · ✗ Rejected · 26 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «gegen die Bodenspekulation»
2 July 1967 · ✗ Rejected · 24 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative «For a Green Economy»
25 September 2016 · ✗ Rejected · 25 of 26 cantons the same
- Mieterschutzinitiative
25 September 1977 · ✗ Rejected · 21 of 25 cantons the same
Official resources
- Volksinitiative «Zersiedelung stoppen – für eine nachhaltige Siedlungsentwicklung (Zersiedelungsinitiative)»
- VoteInfo (federal)
- smartvote
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.