Initiative for a ban on animal and human experiments

Popular vote of Feb 13, 2022 · Popular initiative · No. 651Initiative populaire «Oui à l'interdiction de l'expérimentation animale et humaine - Oui aux approches de recherche qui favorisent la sécurité et le progrès»

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
20.9 %
Cantons
0 : 23
Turnout
44.2 %
Yes
499'485 (21 %)
No
1'895'061 (79 %)
Eligible voters
5'532'520

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, National Council
0 (0 %) : 195 (100 %)
Final vote, Council of States
42 (95 %) : 0 (0 %), 2 (5 %) abstentions
Recommend yes
SD
Recommend no
EDU, EVP, FDP, GLP, Grüne, PdA, SP, SVP, Die Mitte
Associations
Recommend no: economiesuisse

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich90'988 (20 %)356'755 (80 %)47.5 %
Bern70'373 (21 %)261'169 (79 %)45.5 %
Lucerne24'299 (19 %)104'241 (81 %)46.3 %
Uri1'726 (17 %)8'180 (83 %)37.5 %
Schwyz8'949 (18 %)41'596 (82 %)47.5 %
Obwalden2'077 (17 %)10'400 (83 %)46.9 %
Nidwalden2'537 (17 %)12'576 (83 %)48.2 %
Glarus2'570 (22 %)9'017 (78 %)44.2 %
Zug6'865 (17 %)32'665 (83 %)50.7 %
Fribourg16'683 (21 %)64'105 (79 %)39.0 %
Solothurn15'857 (21 %)59'748 (79 %)42.1 %
Basel-Stadt10'862 (20 %)43'385 (80 %)48.6 %
Basel-Landschaft14'083 (17 %)66'933 (83 %)43.8 %
Schaffhausen8'455 (26 %)24'539 (74 %)66.1 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden4'275 (24 %)13'745 (76 %)46.5 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden874 (18 %)3'911 (82 %)40.2 %
St. Gallen30'486 (22 %)108'428 (78 %)42.7 %
Graubünden12'330 (22 %)43'585 (78 %)40.4 %
Aargau36'391 (20 %)145'697 (80 %)42.1 %
Thurgau16'018 (22 %)56'395 (78 %)42.0 %
Ticino29'956 (31 %)65'227 (69 %)43.7 %
Vaud35'438 (18 %)157'314 (82 %)42.6 %
Valais17'343 (19 %)75'784 (81 %)42.0 %
Neuchâtel9'549 (22 %)33'161 (78 %)38.6 %
Geneva26'112 (24 %)81'699 (76 %)40.7 %
Jura4'389 (23 %)14'806 (77 %)36.3 %

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.