Initiative «For a Switzerland without artificial pesticides»

Popular vote of Jun 13, 2021 · Popular initiative · No. 642Initiative populaire «Pour une Suisse libre de pesticides de synthèse»

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
39.4 %
Cantons
½ : 22½
Turnout
59.8 %
Yes
1'280'026 (39 %)
No
1'965'161 (61 %)
Eligible voters
5'507'117

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, Council of States
31 (70 %) : 9 (20 %), 4 (9 %) abstentions
Recommend yes
SD, EVP, Grüne, KVP, PdA, SP
Recommend no
EDU, FDP, MCG, SVP, Lega, Die Mitte
Free vote
GLP
Associations
Recommend yes: VPODRecommend no: economiesuisse, Gemeindeverband, Bauernverband, Gewerbeverband, Städteverband

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich269'282 (48 %)292'415 (52 %)59.4 %
Bern185'102 (40 %)273'491 (60 %)62.3 %
Lucerne61'482 (34 %)120'028 (66 %)65.4 %
Uri4'674 (28 %)12'220 (72 %)63.6 %
Schwyz20'790 (29 %)52'091 (71 %)68.6 %
Obwalden5'238 (28 %)13'671 (72 %)71.5 %
Nidwalden6'181 (29 %)15'187 (71 %)68.4 %
Glarus6'296 (40 %)9'405 (60 %)59.5 %
Zug19'238 (37 %)33'087 (63 %)67.4 %
Fribourg42'550 (33 %)86'619 (67 %)62.2 %
Solothurn42'283 (40 %)64'248 (60 %)59.1 %
Basel-Stadt37'196 (57 %)27'883 (43 %)58.1 %
Basel-Landschaft44'466 (41 %)65'314 (59 %)59.4 %
Schaffhausen15'950 (43 %)21'335 (57 %)73.1 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden10'033 (39 %)15'550 (61 %)66.3 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden2'039 (26 %)5'794 (74 %)65.5 %
St. Gallen71'444 (37 %)122'993 (63 %)59.8 %
Graubünden32'481 (39 %)51'243 (61 %)60.3 %
Aargau95'107 (37 %)160'335 (63 %)59.1 %
Thurgau35'413 (34 %)69'989 (66 %)61.5 %
Ticino42'898 (40 %)63'892 (60 %)48.6 %
Vaud97'322 (37 %)163'937 (63 %)57.8 %
Valais30'084 (23 %)100'535 (77 %)59.4 %
Neuchâtel25'799 (43 %)34'715 (57 %)54.0 %
Geneva66'414 (49 %)68'215 (51 %)50.8 %
Jura10'264 (33 %)20'969 (67 %)58.6 %

Municipalities in Nidwalden

AreaYesNoTurnout
Beckenried499 (27 %)1'349 (73 %)69.3 %
Buochs687 (27 %)1'877 (73 %)67.7 %
Dallenwil240 (22 %)829 (78 %)73.8 %
Emmetten191 (25 %)560 (75 %)67.8 %
Ennetbürgen701 (29 %)1'705 (71 %)68.8 %
Ennetmoos223 (19 %)957 (81 %)71.2 %
Hergiswil (NW)699 (28 %)1'835 (72 %)64.2 %
Oberdorf (NW)431 (24 %)1'342 (76 %)77.3 %
Stans1'573 (40 %)2'405 (60 %)67.3 %
Stansstad705 (33 %)1'444 (67 %)64.9 %
Wolfenschiessen232 (21 %)884 (79 %)70.1 %

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.