Initiative «Weg vom Tierversuch!»
Official title: Volksinitiative «zur drastischen und schrittweisen Einschränkung der Tierversuche (Weg vom Tierversuch!)»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
43.6% yes
- Cantons: 4 for, 20 against
- Turnout 44.5%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 4 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½Yes majority, Yes share 56.5%, Turnout 52%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 52.0%, Turnout 49%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 51.9%, Turnout 46%
- GraubündenYes majority, Yes share 50.9%, Turnout 35%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 48.9%, Turnout 41%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 48.2%, Turnout 43%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 46.9%, Turnout 71%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 45.0%, Turnout 43%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 43.6%, Turnout 52%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 43.5%, Turnout 53%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 42.6%, Turnout 44%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 42.5%, Turnout 39%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 42.0%, Turnout 40%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 40.0%, Turnout 59%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 38.6%, Turnout 41%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 37.8%, Turnout 39%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 37.3%, Turnout 39%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 36.0%, Turnout 38%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 35.7%, Turnout 45%
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 34.7%, Turnout 54%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 33.9%, Turnout 37%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 32.0%, Turnout 34%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 31.7%, Turnout 51%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 29.1%, Turnout 36%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 27.2%, Turnout 35%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 23.5%, Turnout 37%
✓ 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-speaking46.8% yes
- French-speaking31.8% yes
- Ticino40.0% 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 die Abschaffung der Vivisektion»
1 December 1985 · ✗ Rejected · 22 of 26 cantons the same
- Revision der Brotgetreideordnung
30 November 1980 · ✓ Accepted · 8 of 26 cantons the same
- Aufhebung der Bundesbeiträge für den Primarschulunterricht
10 March 1985 · ✓ Accepted · 9 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «zur Bekämpfung des Alkoholismus»
16 October 1966 · ✗ Rejected · 21 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.