«Fair Food Initiative»

Popular vote of Sep 23, 2018 · Popular initiative · No. 621Initiative populaire «Pour des denrées alimentaires saines et produites dans des conditions équitables et écologiques (initiative pour des aliments équitables)»

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
38.7 %
Cantons
4 : 19
Turnout
37.5 %
Yes
774'821 (39 %)
No
1'227'326 (61 %)
Eligible voters
5'412'449

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, Council of States
34 (81 %) : 1 (2 %), 7 (17 %) abstentions
Recommend yes
SD, EVP, Grüne, KVP, PdA, SP
Recommend no
BDP, CVP, EDU, FDP, FPS, SVP
Free vote
GLP
Associations
Recommend no: economiesuisse, GewerbeverbandFree vote: BauernverbandNo recommendation: Travail.Suisse

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich129'032 (35 %)236'433 (65 %)39.5 %
Bern94'422 (37 %)161'415 (63 %)35.0 %
Lucerne30'240 (29 %)74'272 (71 %)38.2 %
Uri1'876 (26 %)5'394 (74 %)27.7 %
Schwyz9'120 (23 %)31'293 (77 %)38.8 %
Obwalden2'232 (20 %)8'688 (80 %)41.9 %
Nidwalden2'791 (22 %)9'632 (78 %)40.2 %
Glarus2'467 (33 %)5'035 (67 %)28.6 %
Zug9'322 (27 %)24'757 (73 %)44.6 %
Fribourg33'114 (49 %)34'925 (51 %)33.8 %
Solothurn19'711 (31 %)43'441 (69 %)35.3 %
Basel-Stadt20'607 (43 %)27'542 (57 %)42.9 %
Basel-Landschaft22'018 (34 %)43'697 (66 %)35.5 %
Schaffhausen9'932 (34 %)18'979 (66 %)59.6 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden5'022 (33 %)10'364 (67 %)39.9 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden846 (23 %)2'781 (77 %)31.3 %
St. Gallen35'581 (30 %)84'002 (70 %)37.3 %
Graubünden15'113 (30 %)35'976 (70 %)37.6 %
Aargau43'399 (29 %)107'268 (71 %)35.6 %
Thurgau17'636 (29 %)43'343 (71 %)36.1 %
Ticino37'279 (43 %)50'045 (57 %)40.7 %
Vaud106'484 (64 %)60'309 (36 %)38.0 %
Valais30'072 (39 %)47'986 (61 %)35.8 %
Neuchâtel21'359 (57 %)16'057 (43 %)33.7 %
Geneva65'891 (64 %)37'226 (36 %)39.7 %
Jura9'255 (59 %)6'466 (41 %)30.1 %

Municipalities in Appenzell Ausserrhoden

AreaYesNoTurnout
Herisau1'193 (31 %)2'703 (69 %)37.5 %
Hundwil46 (21 %)174 (79 %)31.9 %
Schönengrund37 (25 %)109 (75 %)37.6 %
Schwellbrunn140 (31 %)315 (69 %)38.6 %
Stein (AR)134 (30 %)316 (70 %)41.5 %
Urnäsch150 (27 %)399 (73 %)32.7 %
Waldstatt117 (24 %)380 (76 %)38.2 %
Bühler125 (30 %)296 (70 %)38.1 %
Gais334 (36 %)601 (64 %)41.6 %
Speicher479 (36 %)862 (64 %)42.7 %
Teufen (AR)581 (28 %)1'489 (72 %)44.2 %
Trogen278 (46 %)324 (54 %)46.6 %
Grub (AR)82 (29 %)203 (71 %)39.1 %
Heiden441 (35 %)832 (65 %)45.6 %
Lutzenberg104 (32 %)217 (68 %)37.6 %
Rehetobel257 (48 %)284 (52 %)42.1 %
Reute (AR)80 (37 %)136 (63 %)41.2 %
Wald (AR)105 (39 %)163 (61 %)41.4 %
Walzenhausen169 (38 %)274 (62 %)34.5 %
Wolfhalden170 (37 %)287 (63 %)35.3 %

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.