Initiative «For food sovereignty»

Popular vote of Sep 23, 2018 · Popular initiative · No. 622Initiative populaire «Pour la souveraineté alimentaire. L'agriculture nous concerne toutes et tous»

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
31.6 %
Cantons
4 : 19
Turnout
37.5 %
Yes
628'301 (32 %)
No
1'358'894 (68 %)
Eligible voters
5'412'449

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, Council of States
37 (88 %) : 1 (2 %), 4 (10 %) abstentions
Recommend yes
SD, Grüne, KVP, PdA, SP
Recommend no
BDP, CVP, EDU, EVP, FDP, FPS, GLP, SVP
Associations
Recommend no: economiesuisse, GewerbeverbandFree vote: BauernverbandNo recommendation: Travail.Suisse

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich93'763 (26 %)268'041 (74 %)39.4 %
Bern72'056 (28 %)181'903 (72 %)35.0 %
Lucerne23'199 (22 %)80'644 (78 %)38.1 %
Uri1'461 (20 %)5'751 (80 %)27.6 %
Schwyz7'214 (18 %)33'097 (82 %)38.8 %
Obwalden1'743 (16 %)9'137 (84 %)41.9 %
Nidwalden2'202 (18 %)10'148 (82 %)40.1 %
Glarus1'867 (25 %)5'597 (75 %)28.5 %
Zug6'841 (20 %)27'090 (80 %)44.5 %
Fribourg29'246 (43 %)38'371 (57 %)33.8 %
Solothurn15'096 (24 %)47'580 (76 %)35.2 %
Basel-Stadt15'272 (32 %)32'364 (68 %)42.9 %
Basel-Landschaft16'689 (26 %)48'576 (74 %)35.5 %
Schaffhausen7'869 (28 %)20'528 (72 %)59.6 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden3'869 (25 %)11'432 (75 %)39.8 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden702 (19 %)2'918 (81 %)31.3 %
St. Gallen26'966 (23 %)91'853 (77 %)37.2 %
Graubünden11'492 (23 %)39'078 (77 %)37.5 %
Aargau32'920 (22 %)116'787 (78 %)35.6 %
Thurgau13'741 (23 %)46'839 (77 %)36.0 %
Ticino32'315 (37 %)54'267 (63 %)40.7 %
Vaud94'390 (57 %)70'968 (43 %)38.0 %
Valais27'868 (36 %)49'858 (64 %)35.8 %
Neuchâtel19'378 (52 %)17'746 (48 %)33.7 %
Geneva61'625 (60 %)41'087 (40 %)39.7 %
Jura8'517 (54 %)7'234 (46 %)30.3 %

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.