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Initiative «Weg vom Tierversuch!»

General information
Official title	Volksinitiative «zur drastischen und schrittweisen Einschränkung der Tierversuche (Weg vom Tierversuch!)»
Voting day	16.02.1992
Voting result	Rejected (43.63% Yes votes and 3.5 out of 23 votes of the Cantons)
Vote Nº	374
Legal form	Popular initiative
Policy area	Education and research > Research > Animal testing Social policy > Health > Medical research and technology Agriculture > Livestock
Brief description by Swissvotes	PDF (in German)
Description by Année Politique Suisse	Link (in German / French)
Text subject to vote	PDF (in German)
Official Chronology	Link (in German)

Collection of signatures
Initiators	Schweizer Tierschutz
Preliminary examination	PDF (in German)
Signatures	130,175
Time used to collect signatures	534 days
Success	PDF (in German)

Pre-parliamentary phase
Federal Council dispatch	PDF (in German)

Parliamentary phase
Item Nº	89.010
Parliamentary debate	PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings	781 days
Parliament's position	Reject
Position of the National Council	Reject (35 Yes, 92 No)
Position of the Council of States	Reject (4 Yes, 33 No)

Public campaign
Official explanatory brochure	PDF (in German)
Position of the Federal Council	Reject
Recommendations by parties	Yes EVP GPS LdU PdA SD SPS No CVP EDU FDP FPS LPS SVP Free vote Lega
Electoral share of 'yes' camp	33.5% (Details)
Recommendations by others	No eco SAV SBV SGV TravS VSA Free vote SGB
Deviating party sections	Yes JCVP CH No EVP BL GPS VS LdU SH SD BL SD NE Free vote GPS BS SPS BS
Documents from the campaign	Display the list of documents

Vote
Voting result	Rejected
People	Rejected (43.63% Yes votes)
Cantons	Rejected (3.5 Yes, 19.5 No) Rejected AG AI BL BS FR GE GL JU LU NE NW OW SG SH SO SZ TG TI UR VD VS ZG Accepted AR BE GR ZH
Turnout	44.50%
Decree on voting result	PDF (in German)
Result by canton, district and municipality	Excel (in German)
Overview of voting result by the Federal Chancellery	Link (in German)
Interactive map by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office	Display the map

Post-vote poll
Full analysis of post-vote poll results	PDF (in German)