Initiative to ban slaughter without stunning
Official title: Volksinitiative «Verbot des Schlachtens ohne vorherige Betäubung»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Accepted
60.1% yes
- Cantons: 11.5 for, 10.5 against
- Turnout 49.2%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 13 of 25 cantons, sorted by yes share.
- AargauYes majority, Yes share 90.1%, Turnout 84%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 85.9%, Turnout 70%
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 84.3%, Turnout 84%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 80.1%, Turnout 42%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 79.0%, Turnout 38%
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 77.4%, Turnout 63%
- Basel-Stadt ½Yes majority, Yes share 76.7%, Turnout 34%
- Basel-Landschaft ½Yes majority, Yes share 76.4%, Turnout 55%
- ZugYes majority, Yes share 64.9%, Turnout 22%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 57.8%, Turnout 27%
- Nidwalden ½Yes majority, Yes share 57.3%, Turnout 30%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 57.3%, Turnout 44%
- SchwyzYes majority, Yes share 57.2%, Turnout 21%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 47.3%, Turnout 76%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 45.8%, Turnout 41%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 40.3%, Turnout 72%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 38.7%, Turnout 68%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 32.4%, Turnout 28%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 28.7%, Turnout 60%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 24.5%, Turnout 53%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 24.0%, Turnout 37%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 17.0%, Turnout 29%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 12.8%, Turnout 31%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 12.6%, Turnout 24%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 3.2%, Turnout 45%
✓ 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-speaking70.4% yes
- French-speaking20.2% yes
- Ticino12.6% 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
Party recommendations
Recommend No
FDP FDP.The Liberals
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
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14 January 1866 · ✗ Rejected · 15 of 25 cantons the same
- Freedom of belief and religious practice
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Official resources
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.