«Initiative pour la protection génétique»

Popular vote of Jun 7, 1998 · Popular initiative · No. 440Initiative populaire «pour la protection de la vie et de l'environnement contre les manipulations génétiques (Initiative pour la protection génétique)»

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
33.3 %
Cantons
0 : 23
Turnout
41.3 %
Yes
624'964 (33 %)
No
1'252'302 (67 %)
Eligible voters
4'629'496

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, National Council
44 (29 %) : 107 (71 %)
Final vote, Council of States
0 (0 %) : 40 (100 %)
Recommend yes
SD, EDU, EVP, Grüne, LdU, SP
Recommend no
CVP, FDP, FPS, KVP, LPS, SVP, Lega
Free vote
PdA, UCSP
Associations
Recommend yes: Travail.SuisseRecommend no: economiesuisse, Arbeitgeberverband, Bauernverband, GewerbeverbandFree vote: Gewerkschaftsbund, VSA

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich128'140 (38 %)211'872 (62 %)44.8 %
Bern107'254 (42 %)150'129 (58 %)38.7 %
Lucerne36'313 (35 %)67'144 (65 %)45.8 %
Uri3'073 (37 %)5'325 (63 %)33.6 %
Schwyz10'534 (35 %)19'499 (65 %)36.8 %
Obwalden2'695 (35 %)4'937 (65 %)35.5 %
Nidwalden3'619 (34 %)7'030 (66 %)41.5 %
Glarus4'467 (39 %)7'072 (61 %)47.6 %
Zug10'299 (36 %)17'966 (64 %)45.4 %
Fribourg11'218 (21 %)41'804 (79 %)34.7 %
Solothurn26'565 (36 %)47'474 (64 %)45.8 %
Basel-Stadt21'661 (33 %)44'656 (67 %)54.4 %
Basel-Landschaft22'779 (29 %)54'909 (71 %)45.2 %
Schaffhausen10'590 (36 %)18'790 (64 %)63.7 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden7'206 (44 %)9'115 (56 %)46.6 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden1'262 (37 %)2'133 (63 %)34.5 %
St. Gallen43'561 (39 %)68'589 (61 %)40.0 %
Graubünden18'150 (43 %)24'332 (57 %)34.3 %
Aargau44'753 (34 %)86'043 (66 %)38.2 %
Thurgau20'862 (37 %)35'796 (63 %)41.6 %
Ticino20'534 (37 %)35'296 (63 %)30.1 %
Vaud20'928 (17 %)103'959 (83 %)34.9 %
Valais12'755 (16 %)68'486 (84 %)45.8 %
Neuchâtel7'723 (21 %)28'785 (79 %)35.5 %
Geneva23'883 (23 %)80'275 (77 %)51.6 %
Jura4'140 (28 %)10'886 (72 %)32.2 %

On the same day

Sources: Swissvotes, Federal Chancellery, Année politique suisse

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.