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Initiative «For clean drinking water and healthy food»

General information
Official title Volksinitiative «Für sauberes Trinkwasser und gesunde Nahrung – Keine Subventionen für den Pestizid- und den prophylaktischen Antibiotika-Einsatz»
Voting day 13.06.2021
Voting result Rejected (39.31% Yes votes and 0.5 out of 23 votes of the Cantons)
Vote Nº 641
Legal form Popular initiative
Policy area Environment and living space > Environment > Water pollution control
Agriculture > Agricultural policy
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 Verein «Sauberes Trinkwasser für alle», unterstützt von Umwelt- und Tierschutzorganisationen
Preliminary examination PDF (in German)
Signatures 113,979
Time used to collect signatures 303 days
Success PDF (in German)
Pre-parliamentary phase
Federal Council dispatch PDF (in German)
Parliamentary phase
Item Nº 18.096
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings 651 days
Parliament's position Reject
Position of the National Council Reject (81 Yes, 107 No)
Position of the Council of States Reject (9 Yes, 31 No)
Public campaign
Official explanatory brochure PDF (in German)
Position of the Federal Council Reject
Online information by the federal authorities
Explainer video by easyvote Link (in German)
Explanatory brochure by easyvote PDF (in German)
Campaign websites
Recommendations by parties
Yes
EVP
GLP
GPS
KVP
SD
SPS
No
EDU
FDP
Lega
MCG
Mitte
PdA
SVP
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 40.0% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Yes
VPOD
Pro Natura
Greenpeace
WWF
Fischereiverband
BirdLife
Schweizer Tierschutz
Swisscleantech
Piratenpartei
CSP OW
JFDP GL
JFDP ZG
No
eco
Gem
SBV
SGV
Schweizerischer Bäuerinnen- und Landfrauenverband
BioSuisse
Fleischfachverband
Obstverband
Getreideproduzentenverband
Milchproduzenten
GastroSuisse
Gärtnerverband Jardin Suisse
PCSI JU
PEV Jura bernois
Free vote
SSV
Parti socialiste autonome du Sud du Jura
SolidaritéS NE
Deviating party sections
Yes
FDP ZG
JFDP AG
No
EVP JU
EVP TG
SPS VSr
Free vote
EVP AG
GLP JU
GLP NE
JM NW
JUSO JU
SPS JU
Number of adverts in print media 886
Percentage of adverts for a 'yes' 27%
Analysis of the advertising campaign by Année Politique PDF (in German)
Media coverage: number of articles 566
Media coverage: tonality -4 (predominantly negative)
Media coverage: fög analysis PDF / Link (in German)
Documents from the campaign Display the list of documents
Graphical campaign material for a Yes
Vote
Voting result Rejected
People Rejected (39.31% Yes votes)
Cantons Rejected (0.5 Yes, 22.5 No)
Rejected
AG
AI
AR
BE
BL
FR
GE
GL
GR
JU
LU
NE
NW
OW
SG
SH
SO
SZ
TG
TI
UR
VD
VS
ZG
ZH
Accepted
BS
Turnout 59.78%
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)
Dataset of the post-vote poll
Codebook for the post-vote poll