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Initiative «For a Switzerland without artificial pesticides»

General information
Official title Volksinitiative «Für eine Schweiz ohne synthetische Pestizide»
Voting day 13.06.2021
Voting result Rejected (39.44% Yes votes and 0.5 out of 23 votes of the Cantons)
Vote Nº 642
Legal form Popular initiative
Policy area Environment and living space > Environment > Water pollution control
Agriculture > Agricultural policy
Environment and living space > Environment > Soil protection
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 Stiftung "Future3"
Preliminary examination PDF (in German)
Signatures 121,307
Time used to collect signatures 542 days
Success PDF (in German)
Pre-parliamentary phase
Federal Council dispatch PDF (in German)
Parliamentary phase
Item Nº 19.025
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings 576 days
Parliament's position Reject
Position of the National Council Reject (78 Yes, 111 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
GPS
KVP
PdA
SD
SPS
No
EDU
FDP
Lega
MCG
Mitte
SVP
Free vote
GLP
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 33.2% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Yes
VPOD
Kleinbauern-Vereinigung
BioSuisse
Uniterre
Pro Natura
Greenpeace
WWF
Fischereiverband
BirdLife
Klimastreik
Christlich-Soziale Vereinigung (CSV)
CSP OW
JGLP Nid- und Obwalden
No
eco
Gem
SBV
SGV
SSV
Schweizerischer Bäuerinnen- und Landfrauenverband
Fleischfachverband
Obstverband
Getreideproduzentenverband
Milchproduzenten
GastroSuisse
Gärtnerverband Jardin Suisse
Swisscleantech
Piratenpartei
PCSI JU
Free vote
EDU Appenzellerland
Deviating party sections
Yes
GLP GL
GLP LU
GLP TG
JCVP SO
JM SZ
No
EVP JU
GLP SZ
jglp CH
Free vote
JM NW
JUSO JU
SPS VSr
Number of adverts in print media 773
Percentage of adverts for a 'yes' 16%
Analysis of the advertising campaign by Année Politique PDF (in German)
Media coverage: number of articles 531
Media coverage: tonality -2 (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 (39.44% 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 59.76%
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