Initiative to ban slaughter without stunning

Popular vote of Aug 20, 1893 · Popular initiative · No. 40Initiative populaire concernant l'interdiction de l'abattage des animaux sans étourdissement préalable

The people and the cantons accepted the proposal.

Yes share
60.1 %
Cantons
11½ : 10½
Turnout
49.2 %
Yes
191'527 (60 %)
No
127'101 (40 %)
Eligible voters
668'913

Recommendations

Federal Council
No recommendation
Parliament
No
Final vote, National Council
49 (45 %) : 61 (55 %)
Final vote, Council of States
0 (0 %) : 31 (100 %)
Recommend no
CVP, FDP

By canton

AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich47'146 (86 %)7'712 (14 %)70.5 %
Bern38'440 (80 %)9'531 (20 %)41.9 %
Lucerne4'816 (58 %)3'517 (42 %)27.0 %
Uri736 (29 %)1'826 (71 %)59.8 %
Schwyz1'492 (57 %)1'115 (43 %)21.3 %
Obwalden321 (32 %)669 (68 %)27.5 %
Nidwalden486 (57 %)362 (43 %)29.7 %
Glarus2'055 (57 %)1'533 (43 %)44.4 %
Zug865 (65 %)467 (35 %)22.2 %
Fribourg2'542 (24 %)8'036 (76 %)37.1 %
Solothurn5'559 (79 %)1'478 (21 %)38.2 %
Basel-Stadt3'480 (77 %)1'058 (23 %)33.8 %
Basel-Landschaft5'336 (76 %)1'650 (24 %)54.6 %
Schaffhausen5'538 (84 %)1'032 (16 %)83.9 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden3'091 (39 %)4'891 (61 %)67.8 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden1'077 (47 %)1'198 (53 %)75.7 %
St. Gallen14'564 (40 %)21'608 (60 %)71.8 %
Graubünden2'903 (24 %)8'959 (76 %)53.3 %
Aargau29'653 (90 %)3'264 (10 %)83.9 %
Thurgau11'496 (77 %)3'349 (23 %)62.6 %
Ticino854 (13 %)5'934 (87 %)24.4 %
Vaud3'071 (17 %)14'964 (83 %)28.8 %
Valais395 (3 %)12'106 (97 %)45.1 %
Neuchâtel4'866 (46 %)5'770 (54 %)41.2 %
Geneva745 (13 %)5'072 (87 %)30.6 %

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.