Loi sur la protection des animaux

Popular vote of Dec 3, 1978 · Optional referendum · No. 290Loi fédérale sur la protection des animaux (LPA)

The people accepted the proposal.

Yes share
81.7 %
Turnout
43.3 %
Yes
1'339'252 (82 %)
No
300'045 (18 %)
Eligible voters
3'857'162

Recommendations

Federal Council
Yes
Parliament
Yes
Final vote, National Council
157 (99 %) : 1 (1 %)
Final vote, Council of States
34 (100 %) : 0 (0 %)
Recommend yes
SD, CVP, EVP, FDP, LdU, LPS, PdA, Republikaner, SP, SVP
Recommend no
POCH
Associations
Recommend yes: Bauernverband, Gewerkschaftsbund, Travail.Suisse

By canton

AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich266'863 (86 %)42'118 (14 %)45.7 %
Bern235'625 (84 %)44'405 (16 %)44.4 %
Lucerne64'056 (80 %)15'762 (20 %)44.9 %
Uri8'223 (78 %)2'258 (22 %)50.4 %
Schwyz15'917 (70 %)6'781 (30 %)40.4 %
Obwalden5'366 (77 %)1'566 (23 %)44.7 %
Nidwalden6'145 (76 %)1'894 (24 %)45.3 %
Glarus7'663 (86 %)1'244 (14 %)39.6 %
Zug16'561 (83 %)3'352 (17 %)46.4 %
Fribourg33'227 (77 %)9'857 (23 %)38.4 %
Solothurn48'582 (80 %)12'250 (20 %)45.3 %
Basel-Stadt51'248 (86 %)8'285 (14 %)43.0 %
Basel-Landschaft49'841 (86 %)8'304 (14 %)44.2 %
Schaffhausen23'975 (79 %)6'196 (21 %)75.2 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden11'288 (85 %)1'968 (15 %)44.5 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden2'797 (81 %)638 (19 %)43.0 %
St. Gallen77'093 (83 %)15'458 (17 %)40.8 %
Graubünden33'489 (85 %)6'058 (15 %)40.6 %
Aargau87'971 (81 %)20'280 (19 %)41.5 %
Thurgau41'851 (82 %)9'009 (18 %)49.1 %
Ticino43'857 (76 %)13'696 (24 %)39.9 %
Vaud90'696 (79 %)24'231 (21 %)38.1 %
Valais41'486 (69 %)18'688 (31 %)46.6 %
Neuchâtel29'574 (79 %)7'907 (21 %)39.1 %
Geneva45'858 (72 %)17'840 (28 %)36.2 %

On the same day

Sources: Swissvotes, Federal Chancellery

Data: Swissvotes, the database of federal popular votes (Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern; CC BY 4.0), the Federal Statistical Office and the Parliamentary Services.