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Hunting Act

General information
Official title Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über die Jagd und den Schutz wildlebender Säugetiere und Vögel (Jagdgesetz, JSG)
Voting day 27.09.2020
Voting result Rejected (48.07% Yes votes)
Vote Nº 632
Legal form Optional referendum
Policy area Agriculture > Fishing, hunting and pets
Environment and living space > Environment > Animal 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)
Pre-parliamentary phase
Federal Council dispatch PDF (in German)
Parliamentary phase
Item Nº 17.052
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings 765 days
Parliament's position Accept
Position of the National Council Accept (117 Yes, 71 No)
Position of the Council of States Accept (28 Yes, 16 No)
Collection of signatures
Initiators Umwelt- und Tierschutzorganisationen (Pro Natura, WWF, BirdLife, Gruppe Wolf, Zoo Schweiz)
Signatures 58,570
Time used to collect signatures 97 days
Success PDF (in German)
Public campaign
Official explanatory brochure PDF (in German)
Position of the Federal Council Accept
Online information by the federal authorities Link Federal Council Link department Link federal office
Explainer video by easyvote Link (in German)
Explanatory brochure by easyvote PDF (in German)
Recommendations by parties
Yes
BDP
CVP
EDU
FDP
SVP
No
EVP
GLP
GPS
KVP
PdA
SD
SPS
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 55.5% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Yes
SBV
JagdSchweiz (Dachverband der Jägerinnen und Jäger)
Schweizerische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für die Berggebiete
Alpwirtschaftlicher Verband
Bio Suisse
Kantonsregierung VS
No
Pro Natura
BirdLife
Fondation Franz Weber
Gruppe Wolf Schweiz
Schweizer Tierschutz
WWF
Schweizerischer Forstverein
CSP OW
JCVP ZG
Free vote
JUSO UR
None
eco
SGV
Deviating party sections
Yes
EVP GR
SPS AI
No
CVP GE
CVP VD
EDU TG
FDP AG
FDP BE
FDP SH
Free vote
CVP BE
EVP AR
Number of adverts in print media 1,073
Percentage of adverts for a 'yes' 27%
Analysis of the advertising campaign by Année Politique PDF (in German)
Media coverage: number of articles 266
Media coverage: tonality 2 (predominantly positive)
Media coverage: fög analysis PDF / Link (in German)
Documents from the campaign Display the list of documents
Graphical campaign material for a No
Link Social Archives
Vote
Voting result Rejected
People Rejected (48.07% Yes votes)
Cantons Majority of the cantons not required (13.0 Yes, 10.0 No)
Rejected
AG
BE
BL
BS
GE
JU
NE
SH
SO
VD
ZH
Accepted
AI
AR
FR
GL
GR
LU
NW
OW
SG
SZ
TG
TI
UR
VS
ZG
Turnout 59.34%
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)