Hunting Act
Official title: Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über die Jagd und den Schutz wildlebender Säugetiere und Vögel (Jagdgesetz, JSG)
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
48.1% yes
- Turnout 59.3%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 15 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- Appenzell InnerrhodenYes majority, Yes share 70.8%, Turnout 57%
- UriYes majority, Yes share 69.6%, Turnout 60%
- ValaisYes majority, Yes share 68.6%, Turnout 64%
- GraubündenYes majority, Yes share 67.3%, Turnout 62%
- ObwaldenYes majority, Yes share 63.1%, Turnout 67%
- NidwaldenYes majority, Yes share 62.9%, Turnout 65%
- SchwyzYes majority, Yes share 58.9%, Turnout 63%
- LucerneYes majority, Yes share 56.0%, Turnout 61%
- St. GallenYes majority, Yes share 55.5%, Turnout 59%
- Appenzell AusserrhodenYes majority, Yes share 53.0%, Turnout 63%
- ZugYes majority, Yes share 52.9%, Turnout 65%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 52.7%, Turnout 55%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 51.5%, Turnout 60%
- FribourgYes majority, Yes share 50.7%, Turnout 59%
- ThurgauYes majority, Yes share 50.3%, Turnout 57%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 48.2%, Turnout 59%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 47.6%, Turnout 57%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 47.0%, Turnout 60%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 44.0%, Turnout 57%
- Basel-LandschaftNo majority, Yes share 42.6%, Turnout 57%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 42.0%, Turnout 54%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 41.4%, Turnout 59%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 40.2%, Turnout 59%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 36.9%, Turnout 54%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 36.7%, Turnout 70%
- Basel-StadtNo majority, Yes share 36.1%, Turnout 60%
✓ Yes majority · ✗ No majority · Turnout %
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-speaking48.2% yes
- French-speaking47.0% yes
- Ticino51.5% 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
- Optional referendum
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters
- Federal Council recommends
- Yes
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SVP Swiss People's Party
FDP FDP.The Liberals
EDU Federal Democratic Union
BDP Conservative Democratic Party (2008–2020)
CVP Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2020)
Recommend No
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
GLP Green Liberal Party of Switzerland
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
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
- Gegenentwurf zur Mieter- und Konsumentenschutzinitiative
13 March 1955 · ✗ Rejected · 20 of 25 cantons the same
- Gegenentwurf zur Initiative zur Getreideversorgung
3 March 1929 · ✓ Accepted · 16 of 25 cantons the same
- Zolltarifgesetz
3 March 1929 · ✓ Accepted · 16 of 25 cantons the same
- Abkommen mit Italien zur Wasserkraft des Spöl
7 December 1958 · ✓ Accepted · 15 of 25 cantons the same
Official resources
- Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über die Jagd und den Schutz wildlebender Säugetiere und Vögel (Jagdgesetz, JSG)
- VoteInfo (federal)
- smartvote
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.