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Stammzellenforschungsgesetz

General information
Official title Bundesgesetz über die Forschung an embryonalen Stammzellen
Voting day 28.11.2004
Voting result Accepted (66.39% Yes votes)
Vote Nº 516
Legal form Optional referendum
Policy area Education and research > Research
Social policy > Health > Reproductive medicine
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)
Pre-parliamentary phase
Federal Council dispatch PDF (in German)
Parliamentary phase
Item Nº 02.083
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings 394 days
Parliament's position Accept
Position of the National Council Accept (103 Yes, 57 No)
Position of the Council of States Accept (35 Yes, 1 No)
Collection of signatures
Initiators Schweizerische Hilfe für Mutter und Kind, Human Life International Schweiz, Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Bioethik, Vereinigung katholischer Ärzte der Schweiz, Arbeitsgemeinschaft evangelischer Ärzt
Signatures 85,470
Time used to collect signatures 99 days
Success PDF (in German)
Public campaign
Official explanatory brochure PDF (in German)
Position of the Federal Council Accept
Campaign websites
Campaign for a Yes
Link
Recommendations by parties
Yes
CVP
FDP
FPS
Lega
LPS
SPS
SVP
No
EDU
EVP
GPS
SD
Free vote
CSP
PdA
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 84.4% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Yes
eco
SBV
SGB
SGV
Free vote
GLP ZH
None
SAV
Deviating party sections
Yes
CSP FR
No
CVP AR
CVP NE
CVP TI
CVP VS
SVP AI
SVP OW
SVP VS
Free vote
GPS NE
SPS AG
SPS BS
SPS OW
SPS TG
SVP NW
Documents from the campaign Display the list of documents
Graphical campaign material for a No
Link Basel Poster Collection
Vote
Voting result Accepted
People Accepted (66.39% Yes votes)
Cantons Majority of the cantons not required (23.0 Yes, 0.0 No)
Accepted
AG
AI
AR
BE
BL
BS
FR
GE
GL
GR
JU
LU
NE
NW
OW
SG
SH
SO
SZ
TG
TI
UR
VD
VS
ZG
ZH
Turnout 37.04%
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 polls
Full analysis of VOX post-vote poll results PDF (in German)
Technical report on the VOX poll PDF (in German)