Kleinbauern-Initiative
Official title: Volksinitiative «für ein naturnahes Bauern - gegen Tierfabriken (Kleinbauern-Initiative)»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
49% yes
- Cantons: 8 for, 15 against
- Turnout 36%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 9 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
- Basel-Stadt ½Yes majority, Yes share 66.2%, Turnout 34%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 59.8%, Turnout 39%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 58.0%, Turnout 64%
- Basel-Landschaft ½Yes majority, Yes share 57.4%, Turnout 35%
- TicinoYes majority, Yes share 54.9%, Turnout 36%
- GlarusYes majority, Yes share 53.8%, Turnout 33%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 53.4%, Turnout 34%
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 52.2%, Turnout 67%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 51.8%, Turnout 30%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 48.8%, Turnout 32%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 46.9%, Turnout 41%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 41.7%, Turnout 42%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 41.1%, Turnout 33%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 40.7%, Turnout 34%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 39.8%, Turnout 49%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 38.4%, Turnout 43%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 37.5%, Turnout 48%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 34.8%, Turnout 34%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 34.5%, Turnout 39%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 34.3%, Turnout 24%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 33.4%, Turnout 37%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 29.8%, Turnout 20%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 28.6%, Turnout 20%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 27.6%, Turnout 26%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 26.9%, Turnout 39%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 19.9%, 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-speaking51.3% yes
- French-speaking35.8% yes
- Ticino54.9% 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
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 · 17 of 26 cantons the same
- Raumplanungsgesetz
13 June 1976 · ✗ Rejected · 20 of 25 cantons the same
- Verfassungsartikel über den Schutz der Gewässer
6 December 1953 · ✓ Accepted · 9 of 25 cantons the same
- Tierschutzartikel
2 December 1973 · ✓ Accepted · 9 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.