Initiative «No speculation on food»

Popular vote of Feb 28, 2016 · Popular initiative · No. 598Initiative populaire «Pas de spéculation sur les denrées alimentaires»

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
40.1 %
Cantons
2 : 22
Turnout
62.9 %
Yes
1'287'786 (40 %)
No
1'925'937 (60 %)
Eligible voters
5'302'873

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, Council of States
31 (72 %) : 11 (26 %), 1 (2 %) abstention
Recommend yes
SD, EVP, Grüne, PdA, SP, UCSP
Recommend no
BDP, CVP, EDU, FDP, FPS, GLP, MCG, SVP, Lega
Associations
Recommend yes: GewerkschaftsbundRecommend no: economiesuisse, Bauernverband

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich231'366 (40 %)341'684 (60 %)64.5 %
Bern179'297 (41 %)253'538 (59 %)61.6 %
Lucerne63'263 (36 %)112'947 (64 %)66.7 %
Uri6'249 (36 %)11'193 (64 %)68.7 %
Schwyz22'848 (33 %)45'516 (67 %)67.7 %
Obwalden5'591 (31 %)12'179 (69 %)71.3 %
Nidwalden6'599 (31 %)14'792 (69 %)72.6 %
Glarus5'480 (38 %)9'118 (62 %)57.1 %
Zug16'272 (32 %)34'360 (68 %)68.7 %
Fribourg47'349 (40 %)70'605 (60 %)62.9 %
Solothurn44'438 (40 %)66'057 (60 %)63.6 %
Basel-Stadt36'396 (50 %)35'765 (50 %)66.6 %
Basel-Landschaft45'542 (40 %)67'073 (60 %)62.1 %
Schaffhausen15'724 (44 %)20'044 (56 %)75.7 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden9'512 (38 %)15'247 (62 %)65.1 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden2'152 (33 %)4'458 (67 %)58.9 %
St. Gallen71'087 (37 %)119'423 (63 %)61.1 %
Graubünden29'856 (38 %)48'589 (62 %)59.3 %
Aargau96'211 (38 %)159'468 (62 %)63.0 %
Thurgau36'548 (38 %)59'320 (62 %)59.3 %
Ticino57'368 (42 %)80'021 (58 %)68.0 %
Vaud110'222 (44 %)143'013 (56 %)61.7 %
Valais47'208 (36 %)83'589 (64 %)63.2 %
Neuchâtel27'544 (46 %)32'798 (54 %)57.0 %
Geneva59'995 (46 %)71'747 (54 %)55.4 %
Jura13'669 (51 %)13'393 (49 %)54.5 %

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.