Biodiversity initiative

Popular vote of Sep 22, 2024 · Popular initiative · No. 671Initiative populaire «Pour l’avenir de notre nature et de notre paysage (Initiative biodiversité)»

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
37.0 %
Cantons
1½ : 21½
Turnout
45.2 %
Yes
926'059 (37 %)
No
1'579'467 (63 %)
Eligible voters
5'611'289

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, Council of States
33 (73 %) : 12 (27 %)
Recommend yes
SD, EVP, GLP, Grüne, PdA, SP
Recommend no
EDU, FDP, MCG, SVP, Lega, Die Mitte
Associations
Recommend yes: VCSRecommend no: economiesuisse, Bauernverband, Gewerbeverband

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich184'151 (42 %)257'255 (58 %)45.8 %
Bern132'305 (38 %)213'524 (62 %)46.5 %
Lucerne40'715 (31 %)91'821 (69 %)46.6 %
Uri2'954 (24 %)9'126 (76 %)44.8 %
Schwyz12'809 (23 %)42'016 (77 %)50.8 %
Obwalden3'405 (24 %)10'511 (76 %)51.0 %
Nidwalden3'776 (24 %)11'815 (76 %)49.1 %
Glarus3'934 (34 %)7'631 (66 %)43.5 %
Zug11'903 (32 %)24'876 (68 %)46.8 %
Fribourg32'380 (34 %)62'071 (66 %)44.1 %
Solothurn27'026 (35 %)50'607 (65 %)42.5 %
Basel-Stadt28'786 (58 %)21'133 (42 %)44.2 %
Basel-Landschaft33'260 (41 %)47'288 (59 %)42.9 %
Schaffhausen12'735 (39 %)20'071 (61 %)64.0 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden6'873 (34 %)13'071 (66 %)51.3 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden1'296 (23 %)4'219 (77 %)45.5 %
St. Gallen50'815 (32 %)110'144 (68 %)48.7 %
Graubünden20'176 (33 %)41'316 (67 %)43.9 %
Aargau62'998 (33 %)128'626 (67 %)43.3 %
Thurgau24'036 (30 %)55'547 (70 %)44.9 %
Ticino32'373 (36 %)58'104 (64 %)40.8 %
Vaud86'190 (40 %)129'099 (60 %)45.8 %
Valais25'729 (26 %)72'918 (74 %)42.9 %
Neuchâtel20'334 (44 %)26'095 (56 %)41.0 %
Geneva55'612 (51 %)53'082 (49 %)39.9 %
Jura9'488 (35 %)17'501 (65 %)50.2 %

On the same day

Sources: Swissvotes, Federal Chancellery, Federal Statistical Office, 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.